Jesse Watson

Biography

Jesse is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Virgo with lead responsibility for the day-to-day operations of Virgo and the Fund, the sourcing and investment process, portfolio construction, and investor relationships. Jesse co-founded Virgo with Capricorn Investment Group as the initial, anchor investor.

Research Interest

Prior to Virgo, Jesse was a senior investment professional at Eton Park Capital Management where he focused on credit, distressed, special situations, and asset-based investing. Jesse joined Eton Park through a merger with R6 Capital Management, where he was a co-founder, partner, and portfolio manager with responsibilities which included portfolio construction and hedging, management of the investment process, and firm strategy. Prior to joining R6 Capital, Jesse was a senior investment professional at Silver Point Capital. Jesse worked on the public trading desk and assisted in the build out of the firm’s middle-market, private investment business, where he worked with several Virgo team members. Prior to Silver Point, Jesse was an Associate with Clayton, Dubilier, and Rice (CD&R) and an Analyst with Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the leveraged buyout principal investment division of Morgan Stanley.