Eric Zinterhofer


Eric Louis Zinterhofer is an American private equity financier, and a founding partner of Searchlight Capital Partners.

Early life

Eric Zinterhofer was born in August 1971. He is the son of Dr Louis J. M. Zinterhofer and Susan A. Zinterhofer of Rumson, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

Searchlight Capital was established in 2010 by Zinterhofer, Oliver Haarmann, and Erol Uzumeri, its founding partners.

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.
They live in New York City and have homes in Easthampton, New York, and Aspen, Colorado.