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JR Conese, portrait

JR Conese

Member at Gridiron Capital

Firm officerUpdated

JR Conese has held the title Member at Gridiron Capital, LLC, a New Canaan, CT investment adviser managing $9.52B, since January 2005.

21
Years in role
$9.52B
Firm AUM
31
Firm clients
35
Firm advisers

From Form ADV filed 30 March 2026Form ADV

Career

JR Conese is a control person of Gridiron Capital and directly owns between 25% and 50% of it. JR Conese holds a BA in Economics from Denison University.

Gridiron Capital is an investment adviser based in New Canaan, CT, registered with the SEC since 2012. It provides investment management. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles. Its regulatory assets under management total $9.52 billion, as filed on 30 March 2026. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.

Gene Conese is Senior Advisor and Co-Founder of Gridiron Capital. He currently serves on the boards of Essential Cabinetry Group, HM Dunn, and Tokyo Joe's. Before co-founding Gridiron Capital, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Greenwich Air Services, Inc., and took Greenwich Air public in 1993.

Key facts

CRD
6026946
Firm
Gridiron Capital · CRD 158241
Role
Member
In role since
January 2005 · 21 years
Control person
Yes
Direct ownership
25% to 50%
Firm headquarters
New Canaan, CT
Individual registration
No current adviser record · SEC search
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record

Common questions

Where does JR Conese work?

JR Conese has held the title Member at Gridiron Capital, LLC since January 2005, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 30 March 2026

How can I verify JR Conese’s record?

JR Conese’s role is listed on Gridiron Capital, LLC’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 158241.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 30 March 2026

Leadership at Gridiron Capital

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 6026946, checked 21 October 2026. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Gridiron Capital, LLC, filed 30 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Gridiron Capital team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.