Chris Thorne

Chris Thorne is a seasoned executive and noted investor who has worked in a number of industries in senior leadership positions. He currently serves as executive chairman of Broadline Capital, the global alternative investment firm. Founded in 2005, Broadline primarily focuses on growth capital and impact investments in North America and Asia, and has backed numerous innovative companies in life sciences and technology from venture-stage through IPO. Previously, he served as a senior management consultant at McKinsey & Co., where he managed strategic and operational programs for Fortune 500 clients. After serving leadership roles there, he left the firm to execute on his entrepreneurial vision by launching a category-leading SaaS company whose on-demand intelligence solutions create efficiency gains for F&B manufacturers, distributors and retail operators by converting paper-based processes into paperless digital transactions throughout the entire value chain. He then initiated a roll-up of tech companies with backing from Accel-KKR. The resulting company successfully sold to Roper Technologies for greater than a half billion dollars. He has served directorships for private companies, NYSE-listed public companies, as well as 501(c)3 nonprofits including Creative Commons, the Silicon Valley nonprofit that promotes educational access at a global scale. Mr. Thorne holds three degrees from Harvard and is an active member of a number of alumni-associated activities.