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Glenn Hutchins

Vice Chair and Lead Independent Director, Banco Santander, S.A.

Search every verified Glenn Hutchins interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In two October 2026 podcast appearances, Glenn Hutchins discussed his early career in private equity and the founding of Silver Lake. He described starting at Chemical Bank, where he completed a year-long training program and then worked in the credit department analyzing the borrowing power of American companies. Hutchins said that after the early-1980s stock market collapse, he observed that many companies had debt capacity exceeding their market capitalization, which led him to pursue a career in private equity. He recounted being hired by Tom Lee and being sent to a meeting at a diner in Encino, California at 3:15 a.m. on his first day. Hutchins also discussed the decision to co-found Silver Lake in 1999, noting that private equity firms at the time generally avoided technology investments due to perceived cash flow volatility and specialized expertise requirements. He said he and his partners identified mature technology companies that resembled firms like Hewlett-Packard and IBM rather than venture capital startups. Hutchins stated that after raising the fund, the dot-com bubble collapsed, and Silver Lake waited nearly two years before making its first investment, emphasizing the importance of discipline during periods of market distress.

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“The 20 largest countries in the world are generating, on average, 6% of GDP in terms of deficits today. That means and they start this with 100% of GDP in terms of debt and spending, which is and debt levels, which is nearly three times the level of their government spending. That's completely unsustainable.”

“I would say, roughly two thirds of 75% of the most important scientists I meet do not speak with an American accent. They're almost all immigrants, and I'm not exactly sure how this might discourage them coming to the United States for training and research as opposed to working in some of these other companies. But I think we're it's vitally important for us to continue to be the place where the world's most importa”

“I think the Trump administration understands what the Biden administration did not, which is that these are companies that make our nation globally competitive. And I think a light touch regulatory approach is appropriate with the understanding the boundaries between these companies as are necessary.”

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