Pierre Chao
Chief Executive Officer at Proteus Capital Solutions
Profile
Pierre A.
Chao is the founder of Renaissance Strategic Advisors LLC (founded in 2008) and Enlightenment Capital LLC (founded in 2012).
He is currently the Chairman of Pcs Mosaic Holdings LLC, Director of Renaissance Strategic Advisors Ltd., and Director of Information International Associates Holdings LLC.
Mr. Chao's former positions include Managing Director at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Director at The KeyW Corp., Director at Vistronix, Inc., Director at Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions LLC, Principal at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., Analyst at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Principal at Bache Capital Management, Inc., Principal at Prudential-Bache Capital Funding Plc, Principal at Smith Barney & Co., Inc., and Member-Strategic Advisory Board at Blue Wolf Capital Management LLC.
Mr. Chao received his undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr. Chao is also the founder of JSA Research, Proteus Capital Solutions LLC.
Pierre Chao active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Renaissance Strategic Advisors Ltd.
Renaissance Strategic Advisors Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Renaissance Strategic Advisors Ltd. provides consulting services to the aerospace, defense, space, intelligence and government services industries. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 2011-01-17 |
Information International Associates Holdings LLC
Information International Associates Holdings LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Information International Associates Holdings LLC engages in technology-related business activities. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Pcs Mosaic Holdings LLC
Pcs Mosaic Holdings LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pcs Mosaic Holdings LLC is a national security company with a focus on serving the intelligence community, special operations forces, and related defense customer components. The private company is based in Fulton, MD and has subsidiaries in the United States. Pcs Mosaic Holdings supports national security customers with front-line intelligence, SIGINT, cyber, and readiness requirements for missions that cannot fail. The CEO of the company is Tom Middleton. | Chairman | - |
Proteus Capital Solutions
Proteus Capital Solutions Investment ManagersFinance Proteus Capital Solutions LLC is a private company that makes control investments in middle-market aerospace/defense/government services companies with the strategic goal of building the next generation of mid-tier competitors in the sector. The company is based in Potomac, MD. The Proteus team has spent a lifetime investing in, supporting, and operating aerospace, defense, and government services businesses and has a deep passion for the industry. The company has two other platform companies in the portfolio, Athenix Solutions Group and CSSI, and continues to seek out new businesses to add to its existing holdings or to start new platforms altogether. The company was founded by Pierre A. Chao. Pierre A. Chao has been the CEO since incorporation. | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-02-28 |
Former positions of Pierre Chao
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Enlightenment Capital LLC
Enlightenment Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Enlightenment Capital LLC (Enlightenment Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Devin L Talbott and Pierre A Chao. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. | Founder | 2016-11-30 |
Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions LLC
Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions LLC develops software and solutions for solving complex data challenges. It services include advanced analytics, signals processing, cloud computing and large-scale data management. The company was founded by Deepak Hathiramani in 1990 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Director/Board Member | 2016-07-31 |
Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc.
Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. provides strategic insights & policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. Its projects focus on areas such as AIDS, arms control, conflict resolution, NATO, the environment, immigration, intelligence, trade, health care, OPEC, space policy, and terrorism. The company was founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2006-12-31 |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker)
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world. | Analyst-Equity | - |
Vistronix, Inc.
Vistronix, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vistronix, Inc. develops applications and provides information technology solutions. The company also offers services on information management, geospatial information systems, and engineering and operations. The company was founded by Deepak Hathiramani in 1990 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Pierre Chao
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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Private companies | 19 |
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker)
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world. | Finance |
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. | Technology Services |
The KeyW Corp.
The KeyW Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The KeyW Corp. engages in the provision fo cybersecurity and cyber superiority solutions. Its solutions include cyber, geospatial, cloud and data analysis, engineering, and analysis and operations. The company was founded by Leonard E. Moodispaw on August 4, 2008 and is headquartered in Hanover, MD. | Commercial Services |
The KeyW Holding Corp.
The KeyW Holding Corp. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology The KEYW Holding Corp. engages in the provision of engineering and technology solutions. It offers solutions to support the collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of information across the missions of intelligence, cyber, and counterterrorism communities. The company was founded by Leonard E. Moodispaw on August 4, 2008 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD. | Electronic Technology |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry. | Finance |
Bache Capital Management, Inc.
Bache Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Bache Capital Management, Inc. (Bache Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded by Stephen K. Bache in 2000. Bache Capital manages client assets through discretionary accounts on a fee-only basis for individuals and for corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. | Finance |
JSA Research
JSA Research Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1993 by Paul Nisbet, JSA Research is an independent research firm located in Ballston Spa, New York with an additional office in Sarasota, Florida. The firm provides fundamental equity research on the aerospace and defense industry. JSA Research covers two dozen of the most prominent, large-, mid- and small-cap aerospace and defense firms. The firm's financial models feature five years each of historical and forecast data and the last and current years of quarterly data, including comprehensive income statements, balance sheets, cash flow analyses and detailed revenue and profit source breakdowns. JSA Research typically emphasizes 1 to 3 year return-on-investment horizons. | Finance |
Vistronix, Inc.
Vistronix, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vistronix, Inc. develops applications and provides information technology solutions. The company also offers services on information management, geospatial information systems, and engineering and operations. The company was founded by Deepak Hathiramani in 1990 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Technology Services |
Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc.
Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. provides strategic insights & policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. Its projects focus on areas such as AIDS, arms control, conflict resolution, NATO, the environment, immigration, intelligence, trade, health care, OPEC, space policy, and terrorism. The company was founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Prudential-Bache Capital Funding Plc | Finance |
Smith Barney & Co., Inc. | Finance |
Blue Wolf Capital Management LLC
Blue Wolf Capital Management LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Blue Wolf Capital Management LLC operates as a private equity firm. It controls equity investments in middle-market companies. The firm serves governments, labor unions, creditors and other complex constituencies. The company was founded by Josh Wolf-Powers and Adam Blumenthal in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Renaissance Strategic Advisors LLC
Renaissance Strategic Advisors LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Renaissance Strategic Advisors LLC provides management consultation services. It specializes in the global aerospace, defense, space, government services, homeland security, and intelligence markets. The firm's services are divided into three core areas, this includes, corporate strategy, transaction advisory, and transaction execution services. The company was founded by Pierre Chao in 2008 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Commercial Services |
Enlightenment Capital LLC
Enlightenment Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Enlightenment Capital LLC (Enlightenment Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Devin L Talbott and Pierre A Chao. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. | Finance |
Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions LLC
Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions LLC develops software and solutions for solving complex data challenges. It services include advanced analytics, signals processing, cloud computing and large-scale data management. The company was founded by Deepak Hathiramani in 1990 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Technology Services |
Renaissance Strategic Advisors Ltd.
Renaissance Strategic Advisors Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Renaissance Strategic Advisors Ltd. provides consulting services to the aerospace, defense, space, intelligence and government services industries. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
Information International Associates Holdings LLC
Information International Associates Holdings LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Information International Associates Holdings LLC engages in technology-related business activities. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA. | Technology Services |
Pcs Mosaic Holdings LLC
Pcs Mosaic Holdings LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pcs Mosaic Holdings LLC is a national security company with a focus on serving the intelligence community, special operations forces, and related defense customer components. The private company is based in Fulton, MD and has subsidiaries in the United States. Pcs Mosaic Holdings supports national security customers with front-line intelligence, SIGINT, cyber, and readiness requirements for missions that cannot fail. The CEO of the company is Tom Middleton. | Commercial Services |
Proteus Capital Solutions
Proteus Capital Solutions Investment ManagersFinance Proteus Capital Solutions LLC is a private company that makes control investments in middle-market aerospace/defense/government services companies with the strategic goal of building the next generation of mid-tier competitors in the sector. The company is based in Potomac, MD. The Proteus team has spent a lifetime investing in, supporting, and operating aerospace, defense, and government services businesses and has a deep passion for the industry. The company has two other platform companies in the portfolio, Athenix Solutions Group and CSSI, and continues to seek out new businesses to add to its existing holdings or to start new platforms altogether. The company was founded by Pierre A. Chao. Pierre A. Chao has been the CEO since incorporation. | Finance |
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