Youngkin Racked Up Bad Bets as Carlyle Boss Before Move to Politics

Glenn Youngkin cites his business acumen in race for governor
Yet colleagues say he left after missteps and a power struggle

Glenn Youngkin at a protest against the teaching of critical race theory.Photographer: Michael Blackshire/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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By Heather Perlberg and Tom Maloney

August 4, 2021 at 1:01 PM UTC

Updated on

November 3, 2021 at 4:10 PM UTC

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(This story was originally published on Aug. 4. Today, he won Virginia’s gubernatorial race.)

By Glenn Youngkin’s account, Virginia and its economy are “in the ditch.” So much so that he gave up his dream job atop Carlyle Group Inc. to get the state back on track.