Martin W Sumner

Bio

Martin W. Sumner is a Principal focused on U.S. buyout opportunities in the industrial and transportation sectors. He is based in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Sumner was an Associate at Thayer Capital Partners, where he focused on buyouts and growth equity investments. Prior to that, Mr. Sumner served as an Associate with Mercer Management Consulting, where he consulted on various strategic and operational issues for several Fortune 1000 companies. Mr. Sumner is actively involved in Carlyle’s investments in Allison Transmission and Veyance Technologies where he is a member of the Board of Directors and previously served on the Board of AxleTech International Holdings prior to its sale to General Dynamics and United Components prior to its sale to the Rank Group. Mr. Sumner received his M.B.A. from Stanford University, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He received a B.S. in economics, magna cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.