StoriesHow PeopleFirst Leadership Powers Growth at Ascend
Ascend brings Alpine’s PeopleFirst leadership to life, showing how people-first private equity can drive growth while preserving integrity.
On episode 161 of the Private Equity Fast Pitch podcast, host Jeff Henningsen interviews Alpine’s President, Mark Strauch. The Private Equity Fast Pitch podcast interviews private equity leaders and explores their firms’ recent activities, target industries, acquisition profiles, and their “closing pitch”.
In this episode, Mark shares his unique journey into private equity, offers insight into Alpine’s differentiated talent and investing strategy, and provides advice for those aiming to start a career in private equity.
Mark is a founding partner and President of Alpine. Mark also co-founded ASG, the firm’s vertical SaaS platform. He has been involved as a board member in over 25 past and present Alpine investments. Prior to Alpine, Mark served in several CEO roles for venture and PE-backed businesses and has over 30 years of experience as an investor and operator. Mark received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University, where he graduated with honors and served as a four-year letter winner and captain of the baseball team.
