Primary Job Title Founder and Executive Chairman Primary Organization Providence Equity Partners
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male Also Known As Jonathan M. Nelson
Website www.provequity.com/people/jonathan-nelson LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
Jonathan M. Nelson is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Dynasty Equity, with over 35 years of private equity investing experience. He founded Providence Equity Partners in 1989, pioneering a sector-focused strategy to private equity investing with the vision that a dedicated team of industry experts could build exceptional companies of
enduring value. He serves on the Board of Directors of The Chernin Group and Univision Communications. He has also served as a director of numerous other Providence portfolio companies, including Bresnan Communications, Eircom plc, Hulu, Language Line, MetroNet (now AT&T Canada), MLS Media, VoiceStream Wireless (now Deutsche Telekom), Warner Music Group, Western Wireless Corporation (now AT&T Corp.) and Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES).
Prior to founding Providence, he was a Managing Director of Narragansett Capital, which he joined in 1983. At Narragansett Capital, Mr. Nelson specialized in private equity investments in the cable television, broadcasting and publishing sectors.
He received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. He is a Trustee of Brown University and founder of the University’s Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, which supports a student-centered and faculty-led initiative that operates in collaboration with various other departments, schools, and centers at Brown to provide students with a strong academic grounding in entrepreneurship, blended with applied experiences and mentorship opportunities. He is also a Trustee of The Rockefeller University and Institute for Advanced Study, a member of the Board of Dean's Advisors at Harvard Business School and serves on the Board of the Newport Festivals Foundation.
