Chip is a founding partner of May River Capital.  Chip assists in the overall management of the firm, including the development of investment theses, origination of new investment opportunities, deal structuring, negotiations, transaction execution, portfolio management, and internal operations.

Prior to co-founding May River, Chip was a Managing Director at Wynnchurch Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, where he worked from 2000 to 2011.  Prior to joining Wynnchurch, Chip worked in leveraged finance and investment banking at GE Capital, Salomon Smith Barney, and A.G. Edwards & Sons.

Chip earned a B.A. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Outside of May River, Mr. Grace serves on the Board of Directors and is the Treasurer and Finance Committee member of No Greater Sacrifice Foundation, a non-profit organization serving the children of fallen and wounded veterans. Mr. Grace is also a former Trustee and is a current member of the Investment Subcommittee and Audit Committee of Lake Forest Country Day School.