Dayton T. Carr ’63

Dayton T. Carr ’63, of New York City; Apr. 7. He established the Venture Capital Fund of America Group (VCFA Group) in 1982 and is credited as being the founder of the secondary private equity industry. He was captain of the sailing team at Brown and was an accomplished competitive racer in a variety of boats throughout his sailing career. He was a champion and ambassador for the causes he supported, which included the U.S. Sailing and U.S. Olympic Sailing Program. He served on the board of directors of the National Sailing Hall of Fame for many years and was involved in various organizations, including Sail Newport, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island, Herreshoff Marine Museum, the Preservation Society of Newport County, Redwood Library and Athenaeum, and ChildFund International.