Six Degrees –

James Perry is a fellow managing director at Madison Dearborn Partners. In January 2002, Perry appeared on a leveraged buyouts panel at the Wharton Private Equity Conference. Also on the panel was …

Todd Abbrecht, a managing director with Thomas H. Lee Partners. The omnipresent namesake of Abbrecht’s firm is …

Tom Lee, who last May hosted a book signing party for pal …

Rikki Kleiman, an attorney turned Court TV star turned author of “Fairy Tales Can Come True: How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny.” Kleiman is married to …

Bill Bratton, current LAPD chief who also has held top police posts in New York and Boston. In Boston, Bratton reported directly to …

Thomas Menino, the marble-mouthed mayor of Boston. Last April, Menino showed off his acting chops by appearing in a local theater group’s eight annual Banned in Boston event. Also sharing the Avalon Ballroom stage was …

Tom Hamilton, bass guitar player for Boston-bred rock band Aerosmith. For the uninitiated, Hamilton is the tall blond guy being overshadowed by …

Joe Perry, Aerosmith lead guitarist and onetime front man for the imaginatively named Joe Perry Project.

Compiled by Dan Primack