meet the team

Lincoln spent his early professional life as a start-up entrepreneur. At Columbia University he developed a stable of global content contributors and subscribers to one of the world’s first online research tools in the process creating the most profitable business at Columbia University’s Press.

Lincoln subsequently moved to Morgan Stanley where he spent the next 8 years in both strategic and investment related roles across Private Wealth Management. In 2009, Mr. Ellis founded Astor Janssen Holdings, a diversified consulting, strategy and asset management firm.

Most recently, Mr. Ellis was the Chief Investment Strategist for Northern Trust’s Global Family Office and Private Investment Company practice. In this capacity, Lincoln worked with Chief Investment Officers, investment committees and their families on portfolio construction, asset allocation, manager selection and program implementation. His group advised on and managed $145 Billion in assets. He was a member of the firm’s Global Investment Policy Committee and the Institutional Group’s Multi-Manager Solutions – Investment Oversight Committee.

Lincoln embodies the credentials needed to thrive at whitegate capital. Having advised or managed upwards of $ 200 billion for 25 years, his unique viewpoint will help steer the committee through the most innovative and unconventional investment opportunities.