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Last Updated Mar 10, 2026, 1:01am EDT

  • Scott Nuttall is the co-CEO of storied private equity giant KKR.
  • He and Joseph Bae were appointed as chief executives in October 2021 when KKR co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts stepped down.
  • Nuttall first joined KKR in his early 20s, in 1996, following a brief stint at Blackstone.
  • He spearheaded KKR's capital markets, fundraising, insurance, credit and hedge fund initiatives, and helped take the company public in 2010.
  • KKR has about $638 billion in total assets under management.
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Age
53
Source of Wealth
Private equity, Self Made
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Children
5
Education
Bachelor of Science, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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Nuttall and his billionaire co-CEO Joseph Bae began as KKR analysts together when they were 24.
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