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Board of Directors

Jack Purcell

Managing Partner

Ridgemont Equity Partners

Term 2026 – 2028

Charlotte, North Carolina

Jack Purcell is a managing partner of Ridgemont Equity Partners, with responsibility for firm management and its investment activity.

Purcell serves on the boards of several of Ridgemont’s portfolio companies, as well as other corporate and non-profit boards. He is a trustee of Davidson College and the Charlotte Latin School.

Purcell graduated from Davidson College and earned an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.