Fostering Inclusion Through Employee Resource Groups at Alpine Investors

Alpine Investors launched its first set of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) in 2022, with leaders from across the firm playing key roles in ensuring their success. ERGs provide cross-functional communities for employees to engage in and learn alongside their peers. Our ERGs are open to all employees and are designed to increase inclusiveness by creating a forum where employees can celebrate their unique perspectives.  Below is a glimpse of our current ERGs at Alpine.

BLACK, LATINÉ, AND INDIGENOUS ERG

This ERG is centered on our Black, Latiné and Indigenous (BLI) employees across all teams at the firm. In addition to being a dedicated space to foster connection and community for employees, this ERG gathers to identify any initiatives that they as a group want to help sponsor or lead. Additionally, BLI members build cross-departmental mentorships from connections made in this space.

“Leading the BLI ERG is an opportunity to foster an inclusive and empowering community where everyone feels valued and heard. By driving initiatives that support professional growth, collaboration, and belonging, we can enrich our shared experience at Alpine. I look forward to championing diversity and inspiring positive change with kindness and curiosity.”
– Timi Adeniyi, BLI Lead

WOMEN ON INVESTING ERG

This ERG centers on women on the investing and investing-adjacent teams. Women on Investing gathers on a bi-monthly basis to facilitate mentorship and strengthen relationships through discussion of various topics relating to investors’ experience at Alpine. The group also organizes fireside chats and professional development opportunities with women in leadership at peer firms.

“It’s important to have this shared community to build camaraderie across senior and junior investors,” says Courtney Bond, a Women on Investing ERG co-lead. “It’s rewarding to have a safe space to have difficult conversations.”

NEW AND EXPECTING BIRTHING PARENTS ERG

To continue to support the growing needs of parents at our firm, we created this group of individuals who are pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or postpartum. This ERG primarily exists as a digital space on Slack for new and expecting birthing parents to build community and ask questions within a group of current and soon-to-be caregivers in similar situations. Whether one is curious about maternity leave logistics, transporting breast milk during a business trip, or wants to know where the nursing room is at an off-site event, the New and Expecting Birthing Parents ERG is a safe space to hold these conversations.

“Having this ERG brings peace of mind,” says Erin Ruck, who initiated the New and Expecting Birthing Parents community. “It’s comforting to have a space where we can ask questions without worry, while navigating this exciting, but also tumultuous, time in our lives.”

ALPINE PRIDE ERG

The Alpine Pride employee resource group is committed to building a community that is welcoming, nurturing and celebratory of LGBTQ+ identities at Alpine. We strive to create an environment where all feel valued, accepted and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Alpine Pride promotes open dialogue and fosters education and understanding of LGBTQ+ employees’ experience.

As avid advocates for LGBTQ+ rights, this ERG is committed to ensuring that respect for all identities is an integral part of Alpine’s culture. We use our collective power to counter societal bias, stereotypes, and prejudice against LGBTQ+ people.

“By engaging with the broader community through volunteering, networking, and mentoring, we forge lasting relationships and position Alpine as an employer of choice in the private equity industry,” says Jack Armstrong, Head of Capital Markets & Strategic Finance, and Alpine Pride ERG lead.