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Simons: Having Loads of Fun Helping Council Capital Portfolio Companies
W. LUCAS 'Luke' SIMONS told VNC he's having loads of fun helping Council Capital's portfolio companies grow their businesses, as a member of the private-equity firm's CEO Council and operating-partners group. After 37 years with J.C. Bradford & Co., Simons was co-senior partner and chief operating office in that firm when it sold in 2000 to Paine Weber, which then sold to UBS.
Four times each year, Simons convenes as many as 100 healthcare executives for a private forum with invited healthcare speakers. The speaker forum has been underway without interruption for about 18 years, he said. In recent years, the forums have been sponsored by Council Capital and American Sentinel University (ASU). Simons said his personal venture commitments include investments and advisory roles with three healthcare-related companies.