Eric Becker

Eric Becker has a long history of starting, backing and nurturing companies. Prior to Cresset, Eric co-founded Sterling Partners (1983), a value-added, growth private equity firm that raised eight funds with over $5.7B of capital. At Sterling, Eric served for 32 years as Senior Managing Director and Co-Chairman of the Operating Committee.

Eric also founded the Caretta Group (2015), a private investment firm that invests in and partners with customer-focused growth companies that have a compelling mission, Trilogy/Vennpoint (2015), a real estate investment firm that invests in value-added real estate in the path of progress and LifeCard International (Co-Founder), a healthcare technology company that automated claims processing and developed digital portable medical records.

Eric is also keenly interested and active in a range of civic and philanthropic organizations including serving as the Co-Chairman of Chicago Ideas Week, a premier annual gathering of global thought leaders created to provoke new ideas and inspire actionable results; and as past Chapter Chairman of DC/Baltimore YPO, and as a Member of CEO and YPO Palm Beach.