Public wellbeing report · People

James Coulter

American businessman

#1299
of 1,411 ranked people
Top 93%
24.3% of matchups won 214 matchups Elo 1448 tracked 2025/10/18 → 2026/10/27

mission: Private equity investment management · Private equity finance · billionaires

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Public sentiment

how often it gets picked, by matchup framing
20%
picked as helping wellbeing
177 matchups
43%
picked as hurting wellbeing
37 matchups

On balance people see it as hurting.

Rating over time

Elo, 7-day average

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Known for
  • Co-founded TPG Inc.
  • Led Continental Airlines buyout
  • Ranked in Forbes 400
  • Executive chair of TPG
  • Founded Coulter IDEApitch

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Based on 214 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/27. Full rankings ·

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