Chris Metcalf
Mr. Metcalf is an executive with extensive private equity and investment banking experience, and he brings a background in operations, strategic planning, corporate governance, and financial management. Since February, 2006, Mr. Metcalf has been a Vice President with GF Private Equity Group LLC, where he served on the investment committee which was responsible for all aspects of the venture capital investments for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. Mr. Metcalf's investment focus encompassed venture capital opportunities in early to growth stage companies in a wide variety of fields, including the clean technology, application and enterprise software, hardware, information technology, homeland security, and financial services sectors. During this time, Mr. Metcalf was also the President of Altitude Funds LLC, which sponsors and manages premier private equity partnerships on behalf of the GF Private Equity Group. From October, 2002 to February, 2006, Mr. Metcalf was a Vice President of Morgan Stanley (Graystone Research Group) where he was a portfolio and research analyst covering a variety of private equity and hedge fund investments. The Graystone Research Group builds customized private equity, real estate, and hedge fund portfolios for ultra high net worth individuals and institutions. As an investment professional, Mr. Metcalf brings with him significant venture capital experience in advanced oil and gas discovery technologies, including 3D seismic interpretive software and new surface geochemical survey technologies. In addition, Mr. Metcalf has expertise in advanced automated drilling rig technologies that are being used by major exploration and production companies.
Mr. Metcalf received a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business where he graduated with Honors. Mr. Metcalf is currently a member of the California and Virginia State Bar Associations.
