Alex Gillette
InvestorManaging Director and Global Co-Head of Corporate Strategy at Fortress Investment Group · Head of Operations, Value Creation Team at Vector Capital
New York
About
Alex Gillette is a Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Corporate Strategy at Fortress, where he works on business and product development and on expanding the firm's capital solutions for investors and institutions. He joined Fortress in 2008 in the legal department and served as Deputy General Counsel from 2014 to 2023, handling the formation and structuring of the firm's investment funds. Before Fortress, he spent six years at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP working on M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions, and he holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Experience
- Vector Capital ManagementHead of Operations, Value Creation Teamcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Vector Capital ManagementProject Managercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- SQN InvestorsVice President, Investor Relations & Operationscurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SQN InvestorsManager, Investor Relations & Operations2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- SQN InvestorsManager, Operations2018Redwood City, California, United States
- SQN InvestorsExecutive Assistant to CIO/Founder & Office Manager2017Redwood City, California, United States
- Ankura Consulting GroupSenior Consultant2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Ankura Consulting GroupConsultant2014 — 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Colleagues at Fortress Investment Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Gillette?
- Alex Gillette is a Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Corporate Strategy at Fortress, where he works on business and product development and on expanding the firm's capital solutions for investors and institutions. He joined Fortress in 2008 in the legal department and served as Deputy General Counsel from 2014 to 2023, handling the formation and structuring of the firm's investment funds. Before Fortress, he spent six years at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP working on M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions, and he holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
- Where does Alex Gillette work?
- Alex Gillette is Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Corporate Strategy at Fortress Investment Group.
- Where did Alex Gillette go to school?
- Alex Gillette studied at University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management (Master of Business Administration); Lewis & Clark College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics); Global College of Long Island University (International/Global Studies).
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