Christopher Petrini

Managing Partner

Chris co-founded Cypress Ridge in 2021 and plays an active role in shaping the firm’s strategy, recruiting talent, and sourcing new investment opportunities. Prior to Cypress Ridge, he was a senior investment professional at WindRose Health Investors, a healthcare-focused private equity firm. Before joining WindRose, he worked at CI Capital Partners and Blue Sage Capital, two middle market private equity firms, and began his career in the investment banking division of Houlihan Lokey. He previously held board directorships across several private equity backed healthcare businesses including Medical Knowledge Group (pharma commercialization), basys (Taft-Hartley benefits administration), Trumpet Behavioral Health (autism services), and Lykan Bioscience (pharma CDMO), and actively managed Ovation Fertility (fertility services) and Accuity Delivery Systems (CDI-focused RCM).

EDUCATION

▪  BBA – The Business Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin

EXPERIENCE

▪  WindRose Health Investors

▪  CI Capital Partners

▪  Blue Sage Capital

▪  Houlihan Lokey