Where does Pete Briger work?

Pete Briger is Principal at Fortress Investment Group.

What check size does Pete Briger write?

Pete Briger typically writes checks of $10M – $150M.

Where did Pete Briger go to school?

Pete Briger studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Princeton University (B.A.).

Pete Briger

Investor

Principal at Fortress Investment Group

San Francisco, California

Writes $10M – $150M checks · typically $50M

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684 people in our graph share verified history with Pete — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Briger is Executive Chairman of Fortress's Board of Directors and is quoted describing the firm's founding principles of patience, discipline, and investor focus.

Experience

StrategyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
The Guild TheatreBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessLecturercurrent2022 — present
University of California San Francisco FoundationExecutive Committee Member and Co-Chair of Innovation and Partnerships Committeecurrent2021 — present
Tipping Point CommunityEmeritus Board Membercurrent2014 — present
Fortress Investment GroupExecutive Chairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2002 — present
Princeton University Investment CompanyBoard Member2020 — 2024
Princeton UniversityBoard of Trustees2020 — 2024
PayPalBoard Member2021 — 2023
Goldman SachsPartner1986 — 2001

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

Alex Gillette

Global Co-Head of Corporate Strategy 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

Network1

Gary LauderScout

Founder at Lauder Partners

Investors connected to Pete in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Pete Briger?: Briger is Executive Chairman of Fortress's Board of Directors and is quoted describing the firm's founding principles of patience, discipline, and investor focus.
Where does Pete Briger work?: Pete Briger is Principal at Fortress Investment Group.
What check size does Pete Briger write?: Pete Briger typically writes checks of $10M – $150M.
Where did Pete Briger go to school?: Pete Briger studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Princeton University (B.A.).

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