Primary Job Title Founder and Managing Partner Primary Organization 
Glen Capital Partners
Location Weston, Massachusetts, United States Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England Gender Male
Gregory Summe is a Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Global Buyout at the Carlyle Group. He is based in Washington, DC. He is a member of the firm’s Operating Committee and is responsible for the Buyout Funds in Financial Services, Infrastructure, Japan, the Middle East and Africa.
He was formerly the Chairman and CEO of PerkinElmer,
Inc., a company he led for eleven years from 1998 to 2009. He joined PerkinElmer in January 1998 in the role of President and Chief Operating Officer and in 1999 was elected Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. He also served as a Senior Advisor to Goldman Sachs Capital Partners from 2008 to 2009.
During his tenure at PerkinElmer, Gregory Summe transformed the company from a diversified defense contractor known as EG&G to a global technology leader in Health Sciences. The company is the world leader in many of its markets, including prenatal and neonatal testing for inherited diseases, digital x-ray detectors for medical imaging, and scientific research instruments for drug discovery and development. The cumulative returns to shareholders through his tenure as President and CEO were approximately double the S&P 500 Index.
Prior to joining PerkinElmer, Gregory Summe was with AlliedSignal, now Honeywell International, serving successively as the President of General Aviation Avionics, President of the Aerospace Engines Group, and President of the Automotive Products Group. Before joining AlliedSignal, he was the General Manager of Commercial Motors at General Electric and was a Partner with the consulting firm of McKinsey & Company, Inc.
