Jean-Pierre "JP" Conte is the founder and managing partner of Lupine Crest Capital, a family office focused on private market investments across healthcare, financial services, software, and industrial technology. A graduate of Colgate University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1985, and Harvard Business School, where he received his MBA in 1989, Conte brings decades of experience in private equity and financial leadership. Conte began his finance career at Chase Manhattan Bank before joining a San Francisco-based private equity firm in 1995. Over nearly three decades, he helped grow that organization from approximately $100 million in assets under management to roughly $49 billion, while overseeing two generational leadership transitions. Beyond his investment work, Conte ser...