Ted W. Beneski ’78
Ted Beneski ’78 was appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2012. He is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Insight Equity Holdings LLC.
Insight Equity currently manages three buyout equity funds and a mezzanine debt fund. Insight’s total capital under management is approximately $1.4B. Its institutional investors consist primarily of insurance companies, academic endowments, foundations, state investment funds and pooled funds.
Beneski is currently chairman or vice chairman of the board at the following Insight Equity portfolio companies: Versatile Processing Group, A.P. Plasman, Micross Holdings, MB Precision Holdings, Dustex Holdings, Panolam, Riverbend Investment Holdings, VirTex Holdings, Eddy Packing, Strauss Brands, CSAT Investment Holdings and Easy Way Holdings. Insight Equity’s current cumulative gross equity returns since inception is 2.7x with an IRR of 49% which is top quartile performance.