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.
- 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
- Firm bio
- gridironcapital.com
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.
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.





