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Genesee & Wyoming
Genesee & Wyoming is an investment manager serving a family office, founded and led by President and Chief Investment Officer Jack Hellmann. The firm's wealth...
Genesee & Wyoming
Genesee & Wyoming is an investment manager serving a family office, founded and led by President and Chief Investment Officer Jack Hellmann. The firm's wealth origin is not publicly disclosed, but it operates with a national footprint across five US offices: New York, San Francisco, Greenwich, Menlo Park, and Dallas. The firm's investment strategy spans at least four asset classes: infrastructure, real estate, private credit, and energy transition and renewables. It focuses on direct investments and co-investments, targeting stable, long-duration cash flows. While no specific portfolio companies are publicly named, the sector mix implies a preference for tangible assets and yield-oriented opportunities. Team size and total deployment are not publicly available. No adjacent philanthropic vehicles or operating companies are mentioned in public records. The firm's recent activity is not attributable to any verifiable event in the last 24 months. Genesee & Wyoming's structural differentiator is its multi-city office model, which allows it to source deals across diverse US markets while maintaining a lean team. This setup resembles a distributed family office investment arm, balancing centralized decision-making with local market access. Succession and governance details are absent from public disclosures.
General information
Firm type
Other
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York
Corporate office
New York, NY, United States
Additional offices
San Francisco, CA, United States · Greenwich, CT, United States · Menlo Park, CA, United States · Dallas, TX, United States
Principals
Jack Hellmann
President and Chief Investment Officer
Michael Hartt
Chief Financial Officer
Steve Fraidin
General Counsel
Sam Ellison
Managing Director
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Genesee & Wyoming source deal flow?
With offices in New York, San Francisco, Greenwich, Menlo Park, and Dallas, the firm leverages local relationships and market knowledge across the United States. This distributed network supports proprietary sourcing, though the firm does not publicly detail its pipeline.
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