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Alex Gillette

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Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Corporate Strategy at Fortress Investment Group · Head of Operations, Value Creation Team at Vector Capital

New York

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×2Alex: together at Vector Capital
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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

  1. Fortress Investment GroupCo-Head of Corporate Strategycurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Fortress Investment GroupManaging Directorcurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  3. CitadelGeneral Counsel - GFS2023
  4. Fortress Investment Group LLCDeputy General Counsel & Managing Director2008 — 2023

Colleagues at Fortress Investment Group

Aaron Blanchette
Global Co-Head of Corporate Credit at Fortress Investment Group
Ahsan Aijaz
Global Head of Net Lease at Fortress Investment Group
Akio Yamashita
Co-Head of Asia, Co-Head of Japan Real Estate at Fortress Investment Group
Andrew Walsh
Chief Compliance Officer at Fortress Investment Group
Andy Frank
Global Head of Origination at Fortress Investment Group
Assunta Gaglione-Austin
Chief Information and Technology Officer at Fortress Investment Group
Bob Warden
Global Co-Head of Private Equity at Fortress Investment Group
Brent Weeks
Innovation Fund Administrator at Alliance of Angels

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 Chicago Law School (Juris Doctor with Honors); University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, Distinguished Major in Political and Social Thought).

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