Alpine Peaks Capital, LP

Jennifer Ralph Oppold - Portfolio Manager & Founder

Jennifer Ralph Oppold is the Portfolio Manager and Founder of Alpine Peaks Capital. She founded the Firm in 2017 after spending a decade at Select Equity Group, a fundamentally focused investment manager. Jennifer began her career with McKinsey & Company from 2001 to 2003, advising multi-national corporations on strategy and operational efficiencies.  In 2001, Jennifer received an AB cum laude from Princeton University. From 2003 to 2007, Jennifer attended Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, from which she earned her MBA and JD cum laude in 2007.  She is originally from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Venera Giannetto - Partner and Chief Operations Officer & Chief Compliance Officer

Venera joined Alpine Peaks as Chief Financial and Compliance Officer in 2017. From 2011 to 2017, Venera was Chief Financial and Compliance Officer at Espalier Global Management, a $900 million investment manager. Prior to joining Espalier, Venera was Controller at Level Global Investors, a $4 billion investment manager. From 2001 to 2006 Venera was a senior account manager with Citco Fund Services. Venera began her career at Deloitte and Touche, where she was a manager in the Assurance and Advisory Group from 1997 to 2001. Venera graduated with honors in 1997 from Schulich School of Business at York University with a Bachelors of Business Administration. She is a Certified Public Accountant and member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. She is originally from Toronto, Canada.

Katie Procter - Consultant

Katie joined Alpine Peaks in February 2024 and has over 25 years of investment experience.  Prior to joining Alpine Peaks, Katie served as CIO of Hintz Capital Management, a single family office. From 2011-2019, Katie was a Managing Director at White Elm Capital LLC, a global long/short fund, and from 2002-2010, she worked as an analyst at HHR Asset Management. Prior to these roles, Katie held positions in equity research at ABRY Partners and T. Rowe Price Associates and an Associate role in Mergers & Acquisitions at JP Morgan & Co.  Katie received a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.  Katie is originally from Darien, Connecticut. 

Matt Wing - Analyst

Matt joined Alpine Peaks in October 2023 and has over 15 years of investment experience.  Prior to joining Alpine Peaks, Matt served as the managing member of a private investment partnership he founded. From 2017-2021, Matt was a senior research analyst at Third Avenue Management’s Value Fund, and from 2013-2017 he worked in a similar capacity at Causeway Capital Management. Prior to these roles, Matthew held positions in equity research at Sanford C. Bernstein and investment banking at Bank of America. Matthew is a CFA Charterholder and received a BA from Yale University and MBA from Columbia Business School. He is originally from Fort Myers, Florida.

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