Gregg Engles

Co-founder & Partner

Capitol Peak Partners

Joined: 2017


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Bio

Gregg founded Capitol Peak Partners in August 2017. Prior to Capitol Peak, Gregg was the Chairman & CEO of WhiteWave, a high-growth food and beverage company with sales of $4BN+ across four branded platforms: Plant-Based Foods & Beverages (Silk, Alpro, So Delicious and Vega), Premium Dairy (Horizon and Wallaby), Coffee Creamers & Beverages (International Delight) and Fresh Foods (Earthbound). Gregg sold WhiteWave to Danone for $12.5BN in April 2017. Prior to WhiteWave, Gregg was the Chairman & CEO of Dean Foods, the largest processor and distributor of fluid milk in the United States and the former parent company of WhiteWave. Gregg built Dean Foods through more than 100 transactions over 25 years beginning with the acquisition of Reddy Ice from Southland Corporation in 1988 for approximately $25MM. He began his career as an investor and operator in Dallas after serving as a clerk for Judge Anthony M. Kennedy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Gregg received his BA from Dartmouth College and a JD from Yale Law School. Gregg currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College and the Board of Directors of Danone (ENXTPA.BN). He previously served on the Boards of TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS), the Grocery Manufacturers Association, The Hockaday School, the Southwestern Medical Foundation, the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas and as the Chairman of the Tate Lecture Series at Southern Methodist University.

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