Keith Stimson
Deal Partner & Co-Head of Heritage Group
Keith joined Gryphon in 2003 and currently serves as Co-Head of the Gryphon Heritage Group. He is also a Co-Director of Gryphon’s Flagship Heritage Management Committee. Prior to leading the Heritage Group, Keith was Head of Gryphon’s Consumer team. He is responsible for managing the group, overseeing portfolio companies, and originating, analyzing and executing investments. The Heritage Group is currently focused on new platform investments in the lower middle market across Consumer, Industrial, Business Services and Healthcare. Current Gryphon portfolio company board appointments include Mechanix Wear, RapidAir, Repipe Specialists, Thermal Technology Distribution Solutions and Vivify Specialty Ingredients. Keith previously served on the boards of Consolidated Fire Protection, Dessert Holdings, Flagstone Foods, Fleet Laboratories, Heritage Distribution Holdings, K&N Engineering, Kano Laboratories, Matrixx Initiatives/ZICAM, Milani Cosmetics, RoC Skincare, Sheplers and TrustHouse Services.
Prior to joining Gryphon, Keith was a Principal with Saunders Karp & Megrue, where he managed investments across a variety of sectors, including retail, consumer, health care, manufacturing, and business services. Previously, Keith worked for Big Flower Press Holdings, the investment vehicle for former Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Partner Ted Ammon, where he shared responsibility for sourcing and executing private equity investments in the business services sector. Prior to joining Big Flower, Keith worked for Bankers Trust and its successor company, DB Alex Brown, where he was a member of the firm’s Leveraged Finance and Private Equity Sponsor Coverage Groups.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
B.S., Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
M.B.A., The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Member, SF Chapter of Association for Corporate Growth
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CYO basketball coach for both daughters
FAVORITE BOOK/OTHER
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larsen
Avid fan of daughter’s volleyball team