Canopy Partners

Canopy Partners

Canopy Partners was founded in 2023 by Charles "Chuck" Stutenroth after three decades at U.S. Bank and Fifth Third Bank family-office units. The firm operates as an independent shared family office serving a select group of entrepreneurial families. No single family supplies the capital; instead the firm draws clients from prior institutional and private-wealth relationships. The firm allocates across private equity, real estate, private credit, hedge funds, infrastructure, and natural resources. It executes through fund commitments, co-investments, and direct holdings. Confirmed exposures include Partners Group Real Estate SEC and StepStone Real Estate Partners. Allocations target buyout and growth stages primarily in North America with additional exposure to global real-asset mandates. The investment committee, led by Christopher Baucom and Stutenroth, sources managers and monitors liquidity across public and private sleeves. Canopy maintains seven named partners and additional investment and operations staff. The team previously worked together at Ascent Private Capital Management. No additional offices are disclosed. Philanthropic vehicles connected to clients include the Jerry and Kathleen Grundhofer Foundation. Christopher Baucom served as Trustee of the Cincinnati Retirement System until at least 2023. The firm’s ownership is held by its partners rather than an external sponsor or bank parent. This structure removes product-distribution mandates and limits client intake to preserve service depth. Investment, estate, and operational decisions remain coordinated inside a single fiduciary entity.