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James KuklinskiunlockedChad: together at Stephens Inc. (2014–2015)
Chad: together at Northwestern University
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Chad: together at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
About
Chad Crank is a Managing Director in Private Equity at Grain Management, LLC. He has advised on more than 50 completed M&A transactions totaling over $100 billion in value and has invested over $4 billion in private equity transactions. Crank has served as a board member and investor in multiple private companies and has managed teams of more than 250 people.
Experience
- Grain Management, LLCManaging Director, Private Equitycurrent2017 — presentUnited States
- Stephens Inc.Managing Director - Head of TMT Investment Banking2010 — 2016
- Stephens Inc.Managing Director2008 — 2010
- Stephens Inc.Senior Vice President2007 — 2008
- Stephens Inc.Vice President2006 — 2007
- Stephens Inc.Associate2004 — 2006
- AlltelCorporate Strategy2002
- US ArmyCompany Commander, Captain2000 — 2001
- US ArmyTroop Executive Officer, First Lieutenant1999 — 2000
- US ArmyScout and Tank Platoon Leader, Lieutenant1996 — 1999
Colleagues at Grain Management
Abbas Hasan
Principal at Grain Management
Abilash Prabhakaran
Associate at Grain Management
Adam Pickard
Principal at Grain Management
Alessandro Sicilia
Senior Associate at Grain Management
Alex Lee
Senior Associate at Grain Management
Alexis Granger
Executive Assistant at Grain Management
Arya Heidari
Principal at Grain Management
Ben Sugerman
Associate at Grain Management
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chad Crank?
- Chad Crank is a Managing Director in Private Equity at Grain Management, LLC. He has advised on more than 50 completed M&A transactions totaling over $100 billion in value and has invested over $4 billion in private equity transactions. Crank has served as a board member and investor in multiple private companies and has managed teams of more than 250 people.
- Where does Chad Crank work?
- Chad Crank is Managing Director at Grain Management.
- Where did Chad Crank go to school?
- Chad Crank studied at United States Military Academy at West Point (Bachelors of Science, Systems Engineering); Harvard University (Masters in Public Administration, Economics); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Masters of Business Administration, Finance).
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Also attended Harvard University2,000
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management913
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Northwestern University637
Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupAnna WangAssociate at March Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stephens Inc.35
James KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalMiles LittlefieldDirector of Investor Relations at Cortado VenturesChad HookerPartner at Fulcrum Equity PartnersLindel EakmanGeneral Partner at FoundryMatt KelleyDirector, FINTOP Network at FINTOP CapitalWilliam LeeAssociate at Vocap Partners
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Also worked at Alltel2
Also worked at US Army240
A.J. BertoneExecutive Vice President, Investments at In-Q-TelJesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsAndrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean InvestmentsAaron StachelPartner at FirstMile VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesTim HsiaFounder at Context Ventures
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