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Christopher E. Yang

Grove Street Advisors, Managing Partner

Chris is a Managing Partner of Grove Street Advisors and a member of the firm's Investment Committee.  He is an active investor in micro and mid-market buyouts with a particular interest in distressed opportunities, as well as technology-oriented growth and venture funds.  Chris takes leadership responsibility for GSA''s strategy and portfolio development in Asia.  He also leads GSA's secondary fund investing activities with principal responsibility for both execution and management of intermediary relationships. 

Prior to joining Grove Street in 2001, Chris was a consultant with Integral, Inc. and Alliance Consulting Group where he worked on strategy development for a number of large technology companies across the software and telecommunications industries.  In addition, he has held various operating positions with Internet companies such as HomeGrocer, SchoolStop and Rotten Tomatoes.  Chris was an Associate with Seed Capital, SOFTBANK's early stage venture affiliate in Boston.  Chris worked at Bain & Company on its eVolution joint venture with Texas Pacific Group and Kleiner Perkins, as well as the law firm of Bingham McCutchen.

Chris holds an SB from MIT, a JD degree from Harvard Law School and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association.

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