Billy Butcher
Partner
Billy Butcher (New York) joined Global Atlantic Financial Group in 2024 and is the Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Butcher also is Head of Strategy for KKR. Prior to his current roles, Mr. Butcher has held a number of positions since joining KKR in 2004 including the Co-President of KKR's global real estate business, which he helped to establish in 2011; an investor in the firm's U.S. private equity business; and moving to Tokyo to help launch KKR’s Japan business in 2006. Prior to joining KKR, he was at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Butcher holds an A.B., summa cum laude, from Princeton University, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was the Henry Ford II Scholar and an Arjay Miller Scholar. Mr. Butcher is actively involved in a number of non-profit organizations and currently serves on the Board of Peer Forward, which is committed to enabling broader college access to U.S. high schoolers through positive peer influence.
