Our Team

Frank Angella

Managing Partner

Joined GroveStreet: 2001
First year in Private Equity: 1989
Every day…I get to talk to really smart people about great companies across diverse markets – from new biotech platforms to decentralized computing to transformation of old-line industries – there is nothing like the bird’s eye view of investing globally in venture, growth and buyouts.

Frank is a Managing Partner of GroveStreet and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. He is responsible for a number of our client relationships and leads fund and direct investments across all segments of private equity and venture capital in the US and Europe including healthcare venture capital.  Frank is also a guest lecturer in the Harvard MBA class Venture Capital and Private Equity.

Prior to GroveStreet, Frank was a co-founder of Biocode Inc., a venture-backed biotech start-up where he helped raise $15 million in venture capital over three rounds of financing.  During his six-year tenure at Biocode, Frank played a number of executive roles, including 18 months as Managing Director, Asia, based in Singapore and was a co-inventor on two patents.  Previously, Frank was an Associate at Innotage Management, an early stage venture investment group, and was an Analyst in the healthcare group of Advent Venture Partners in London.

BA, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Virginia
MBA, Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar)

Catherine Crockett

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Joined GroveStreet: 1998
First year in Private Equity: 1984
A good day is…when a team GroveStreet backed as a new manager proves they are now one of the very best at what they do.
A great day is…when it’s clear GroveStreet delivered strong performance to a client despite turbulent markets.

Catherine co-founded GroveStreet, is a Managing Partner of the firm and a member of its Investment Committee. She is responsible for a number of our client relationships and leads fund and direct investments across all segments of buyouts and venture capital including proven as well as emerging teams in both the US and Europe. She has worked full cycle with both fund managers and clients to pro-actively manage the wind down of mature portfolios.

Prior to GroveStreet, Catherine built a successful 14-year career in the design and implementation of private equity investment programs where there was both a financial and business development objective. In total, she led the formation of private equity investment programs with nearly $400 million under management for major corporate and state pension fund investors.

BA, Business Admin & Government, University of Notre Dame
MPA, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government

Bruce Ou

Managing Partner

Joined GroveStreet: 2007
First year in Private Equity: 2004
What’s fun? Partnering with world-class teams and clients that are truly passionate about what they do.

Bruce is a Managing Partner of GroveStreet and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. He is responsible for a number of our client relationships and leads fund and direct investments across all segments of private equity and venture capital.

Prior to joining GroveStreet, Bruce was with the Monitor Group, a leading strategy consulting firm, where he focused on M&A, due diligence, corporate finance and strategy engagements for both corporate and private equity clients in carve-outs, investment diligence, growth initiatives, balance sheet optimization and strategic turnarounds. His engagements spanned the US/Canada, China, London, and Israel.

BA, Economics and Asian Studies, Williams College (Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude)
MBA, The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Tuck Scholar with High Distinction)
Native speaker and writer in Chinese

Christopher Quinn, CPA

Managing Partner & Chief Financial Officer

Joined GroveStreet: 2015
First year in Private Equity: 2001
What’s fun? Using data analytics, technology and logic to solve complex problems.

Chris is a Managing Partner of GroveStreet and the firm’s Chief Financial Officer. His responsibilities include all aspects of client and firm operations including financial reporting, analysis, performance, budgeting, tax, and investment monitoring.

Prior to GroveStreet, Chris was the CFO at Regiment Capital Advisors, where he was responsible for the firm’s financial affairs, fund accounting and tax functions. Previously, Chris spent 8 years at Bain Capital most recently as Director of Tax, where he oversaw tax related matters across the firm’s public and private market businesses. Chris was also a Tax Manager at Highfields Capital and a Senior Tax Consultant at Deloitte.

BS, Business Administration (Accounting), Bryant University
MT (Taxation), University of Denver

John Merrill

Partner

Joined GroveStreet: 2022
First year in Private Equity: 2005
What’s fun? Understanding the distinctive aims of sophisticated investors and collaborating with them to design bespoke, innovative investment programs that address their needs and empower their work.

John is a Partner at GroveStreet and focuses on expanding and enhancing our partnerships with existing investors and expanding the firm’s footprint and reach in the marketplace. John helps lead GroveStreet’s market-facing initiatives focused on business innovation and thought leadership.

Prior to joining GroveStreet, John was the Co-Head of the Private Client Practice for the Americas at Cambridge Associates. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Makena Capital where he worked with clients building endowment-style portfolios, and before that he was a Managing Director and Investment Committee member at TIFF Investment Management, where he managed the firm’s Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) program. John started his investing career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in New York. Prior to business school, John was with PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York and completed a 2-year commitment with Teach For America in Los Angeles.

BA, History, Hamilton College
MBA, The Yale School of Management

Mario Miranda

Partner

Joined GroveStreet:  2018
First year in Private Equity: 2011
What’s fun? Engaging in lively debates where someone changes my mind on an investment thesis, broadening my understanding even when I already have strong opinions and prior knowledge.

Mario is a Partner at GroveStreet and focuses on fund and direct investment activities across sectors, including fund due diligence and analysis. He is also actively involved in analyzing and managing client portfolios.

Prior to GroveStreet, Mario worked on Goldman Sachs’s Leveraged Finance team in New York where he focused on structuring and executing financings primarily for middle-market leveraged buyouts. Previously, he worked at Citigroup’s Financial Sponsors team where he advised private equity clients on identifying, structuring, and financing leveraged buyouts. Mario has also completed internships at UBS’s New York-based Latin America Team and at Rent The Runway, where he worked with the CFO on evaluating growth opportunities and operational improvements, and gained a first-hand understanding of what it takes to scale a VC-backed company in a rapidly evolving space.

BS, Finance, The Wharton School (Summa Cum Laude)
BA, International Studies, University of Pennsylvania (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
MBA, The Wharton School

Native Spanish speaker. Fluent in Portuguese.

Patrick Sherwood

Partner

Joined GroveStreet:  2022
First year in Private Equity: 2013

Patrick is a Partner at GroveStreet and focuses on fund and direct investment activities across sectors, including fund due diligence and analysis. He is also actively involved in analyzing and managing client portfolios.

Prior to GroveStreet, Patrick was Managing Director of Investments at The Wallace Foundation, where he worked on manager sourcing, due diligence, and monitoring across all asset classes, and contributed to setting the investment strategy, asset allocation, and portfolio construction of the Foundation’s portfolio. Previously, he worked for the Yale Investments Office, helping to manage the University’s endowment as a member of the Foreign Equity and Natural Resources asset class teams. Patrick began his career at MIO Partners, McKinsey & Co.’s internal asset management subsidiary, where he focused on hedge fund manager due diligence, market research and valuation, and proprietary trading strategies.

BA, Philosophy, Binghamton University (Cum Laude)
MBA, Yale School of Management