Steve Russell, MD & Sr. Portfolio Mgr.

Steve Russell is Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Highview Capital, where he oversees all facets of its private equity investment activities. He also serves on the Board of Directors for portfolio companies American Plastics, Firstlight Media, and GS Foods. Prior to joining Highview in 2016, Steve was a Director at Madison Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based private equity fund, where he executed investments across business services, healthcare, industrials, technology and other sectors. Steve previously served on the Board of Directors for Fleet Complete, LGS Innovations, Quickplay Media and America SCORES Chicago. Earlier in his career, he worked as an Analyst at Chilton Investment Company and in investment banking at J.P. Morgan. Steve holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.