Celebrating 25 years of unleashing heroes

In 2001, Alpine began charting a new path in private equity, testing our belief that extraordinary outcomes are the byproduct of extraordinary people. Twenty-five years and 1,000+ investments later, that belief drives everything we do.
A BELIEF, NOT A PLAYBOOK
We believe that when you give high-attribute leaders real ownership and the right environment, they can exceed all expectations, including their own.
Twenty-five years, nine flagship funds, and countless leaders later, our mission is to unleash as many heroes as possible.

25

Years of PeopleFirst Private Equity
$

18.5

Assets Under Management (as of 3/31/26)

1,000

+
Lifetime Investments

9

Flagship Funds Raised

129

PeopleFirst Leaders Placed (1)

40.1

Average Portfolio eNPS Since 2020 (2)

Unleashing Heroes Across Our Community

Every Hero We Unleash Adds Up

Over the years, Alpine's PeopleFirst program has delivered more than 2,500 hours of coaching,³ placed over 120 leaders in its portfolio companies, and developed over 70 CEOs-in-Training into CEOs.¹ See the full picture in our 2026 Force for Good Report.

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(1) As of September 2025. A ‘PeopleFirst Leader’ includes, CEOs-in-Training (‘CITs’), CEOs-in-Residence (‘CIRs’), Chief People Officers (‘CPOs’), and Chief Financial Officers (‘CFOs’) PeopleFirst Leaders may be employed or retained by Alpine on behalf of the Alpine Funds and/or its portfolio companies and in some cases do not perform services exclusively for the applicable Alpine Fund(s) and/or their portfolio companies. Irrespective of employment and exclusivity, any compensation, expense reimbursements, equity interests or other amounts received by such persons generally is paid for by the applicable Alpine Fund(s) and/or their portfolio companies, and unless otherwise specified in an Alpine Fund’s governing documents, such amounts do not offset the Alpine Fund’s management fee and are not otherwise covered by the management fee. 

(2) All-time average is calculated as a simple average of the period figures from 2020 through 2025, resulting in an all-time average of 40.1. Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) measures how employees feel about their company, and is based on customer NPS, a measure of loyalty, engagement, and experience pioneered by Bain & Co. eNPS scores range from -100 to 100. Scores between 10 – 40 are considered ‘good,’ and scores above 40 are considered ‘great’.

(3) As of September 2025. PeopleFirst Executive Coaches are independent third parties and are not employees, agents, or representatives of Alpine.  Executive Coaches providing services to portfolio companies are retained and compensated by such companies.