Christopher Grillo is a Principal at Brightstar. Chris helps lead Brightstar’s portfolio value creation strategies.
Prior to joining Brightstar, Chris was an operator on the investment team at Partners Group focused on services, industrial, and consumer businesses. He led value creation projects across multiple portfolio companies and took on full-time P&L roles within select companies.
Chris spent 13 years as a U.S. Navy SEAL officer where he led operations globally at the highest tier of Special Operations. He continues to serve in the U.S. Navy Reserves as a Commander.
Chris holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and has a BS in Quantitative Economics from the United States Naval Academy.