Eric Becker
American businessperson
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Eric Becker is an American businessperson and co-founder of multi-family office Cresset. Prior to Cresset, he co-founded the investment firms Sterling Partners and Caretta Group.[1]
Eric Becker | |
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| Born | Eric Becker United States |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupations | Businessperson, investor, philanthropist |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Employer | Cresset |
| Notable work | The Long Game: A Playbook of the World's Most Enduring Companies |
| Title | Co-founder and Co-chairman, Cresset |
| Board member of | Positive Coaching Alliance |
| Children | 3 (including Cara Becker) |
| Website | CressetCapital.com |
Biography
Becker worked as an intern at Levy Restaurants while a student at the University of Chicago.[2] He started as a secret shopper, with the position evolving into business plan writing and doing financial analyses. Just prior to graduation, Becker co-founded LifeCard, a company that digitized medical records.[3] That technology was developed with the assistance of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland.[4] He later co-founded Sterling Partners, an investment management platform.[5][4]
Sterling Partners was co-founded by Becker in 1983. He retired as a general partners in the firm in 2015 to pursue two ventures.[6] The first is Launch Chapel Hill, a venture lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The other is the Karma for Cara Foundation which was founded in honor of his daughter and provides micro-grants for local community service projects.[6] Becker also founded a series of companies in 2015, including the private investment firm Caretta Group and the real estate investment firm Vennpoint.[7]
In 2017, Becker co-founded Cresset, a multi-family office and private investment firm. The firm manages $235 billion in assets as of 2025.[8][better source needed]
Outside of Cresset, Becker has served on the board of numerous non-profit organizations, including Positive Coaching Alliance.[9] In 2025, he authored The Long Game: A Playbook of the World's Most Enduring Companies which was a USA Today bestseller.[10]
