Eric Zinterhofer
{{Short description|American banker}}
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| birth_name = Eric Louis Zinterhofer
| birth_date = {{birth year and age |1971|08}}
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| nationality = American
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| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|University of Pennsylvania (BA)|Harvard University (MBA)}}
| occupation = private equity financier
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| title = founding partner, Searchlight Capital Partners
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| spouse = {{marriage|Aerin Lauder|1996}}
| children = 2 sons
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Eric Louis Zinterhofer (born August 1971) is an American private equity financier who is a founding partner of Searchlight Capital Partners.
Early life
Eric Zinterhofer was born in August 1971.{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/XWdTbw0ilToueSQ5zzncbC5PImw/appointments|title=Eric ZINTERHOFER - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|author=|date=|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|access-date=20 February 2018}} He is the son of Dr. Louis J. M. Zinterhofer and Susan A. Zinterhofer of Rumson, New Jersey.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/02/style/weddings-aerin-r-lauder-eric-zinterhofer.html|title=Aerin R. Lauder, Eric Zinterhofer|author=|date=2 June 1996|website=The New York Times|access-date=20 February 2018}} He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Career
In his early career, Zinterhofer worked at Morgan Stanley as a financial analyst. In 1998, he took a job under Leon Black at Apollo Global Management.{{Cite news|first=Connie |last=Guglielmo |authorlink= |title= Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg And The Rise Of Women Billionaires |newspaper=Forbes|date= March 23, 2014|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2014/03/03/the-class-of-2014-leans-in/?sh=3c6377274960 |accessdate=}} In 2010, he co-founded Searchlight Capital with Oliver Haarmann and Erol Uzumeri.{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Searchlight Capital Partners|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=111957144|website=Bloomberg LP|access-date=20 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pehub.com/2015/07/searchlight-capital-nears-1-bln-first-close/|title=Searchlight Capital nears $1 bln first close - PE Hub|author=|date=6 July 2015|website=pehub.com|access-date=20 February 2018}}
Zinterhofer was the chairman of Charter Communications from 2009 to 2016 and returned to the role in 2023 upon Tom Rutledge's retirement.{{Cite news|last=Silver|first=Jim|date=October 23, 2023|title=Charter Names Lead Ind. Director Zinterhofer Non-Exec. Chairman|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/charter-names-lead-ind-director-zinterhofer-non-exec-chairman|work=Bloomberg Law}} In 2025, he joined the board of Estée Lauder.{{Cite news|last=Prosperi|first=Alice|date=January 10, 2025|title=Estée Lauder, Ronald S. Lauder esce dal cda. Subentra Eric Zinterhofer|trans-title=Estée Lauder, Ronald S. Lauder Exits Board of Directors. Eric Zinterhofer Takes Over|url=https://www.milanofinanza.it/fashion/estee-lauder-ronald-s-lauder-esce-dal-cda-subentra-eric-zinterhofer-202501101714193742|work=MF Milano Finanza|language=it}}
Personal life
In June 1996, Zinterhofer married billionaire heiress Aerin Lauder, the daughter of Ronald Lauder in his home at Wainscott, Long Island, New York, with Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein presiding. They have two sons.{{cite news|last1=Mulligan|first1=Kimberly|title=Aerin Lauder Invites Us Into Her Home; Dishes On Parenting & That Gorgeous New Lifestyle Brand|url=http://www.elizabethstreet.com/living/aerin-lauder-home|access-date=3 January 2016|work=Elizabeth Street|date=21 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930184002/http://www.elizabethstreet.com/living/aerin-lauder-home|archive-date=30 September 2013}}
They live in New York City{{cite news|last1=Parnass|first1=Alexandra|title=Aerin Lauder's Closet Confidential|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a9579/aerin-lauder-closet-confidential-0607/|access-date=3 January 2016|work=Harper's Bazaar|date=1 June 2007}} and have homes in Easthampton, New York,{{cite news|last1=Stewart Ward|first1=Kristina|title=At Home with Stylesetter Aerin Lauder|url=http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/a3939/at-home-stylesetter-aerin-lauder-a-57996/|access-date=3 January 2016|work=Elle Decor|date=25 June 2009}}{{cite news|title=From the Archives: Aerin Lauder's Wainscott Home|url=http://www.vogue.com/865395/from-the-archives-aerin-lauders-wainscott-home/|access-date=3 January 2016|work=Vogue|date=1 July 2011}} and Aspen, Colorado.{{cite news|title=Mountain High: Aerin Lauder's Aspen Home|url=http://www.vogue.com/865396/mountain-high-aerin-lauders-aspen-home/|access-date=3 January 2016|work=Vogue|date=2 November 2011|language=en-US}}