As a cofounder and co-CEO of private equity firm the Carlyle Group, William Conway appeared in Carlyle's first-ever Podcast, released in February 2013.

FORBES: William Conway, Jr.

In 1987 William Conway and Daniel D'Aniello (former financial gurus at MCI Communications and Marriott Corp. respectively) teamed up with David Rubinstein (a lawyer and Carter administration official) to found the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm based in the District.

FORBES: Valuations