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Group COO

  • Crystal Smolinski
  • 415.512.0490

Portfolio Associates

  • Mieke Vandewalle
  • 415.512.0690
  • Lilly Johnsen
  • 212.756.3471
  • Caroline Kelley, CFP®
  • 212.756.3160
  • Winnie Lau
  • 212.756.3188

Wealth Advisory

  • Christopher Dende, CFP®
  • 212.756.3110

Firm Resource

  • Jennifer McCarthy, Head of Trusts & Estates
  • 212.756.3128

Steven Grand-Jean

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

55+
Years of
Experience

Steven Grand-Jean is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, with over five decades of experience advising individuals and families. Prior to joining First Manhattan in 2025, he served as President of Grand-Jean Capital Management, a firm he founded in 1990.

Steve began his career practicing corporate and securities law in Chicago before transitioning to investment banking. At Salomon Brothers, he worked as an Associate before becoming a General Partner and a Managing Director, specializing in mergers and capital raising. He later joined Montgomery Securities, where he led the Mergers & Acquisitions Division as a General Partner.

Steve holds a BA from Stanford University and an LLB from Harvard Law School.


Group COO

  • Crystal Smolinski
  • 415.512.0490

Portfolio Associates

  • Mieke Vandewalle
  • 415.512.0690
  • Lilly Johnsen
  • 212.756.3471
  • Caroline Kelley, CFP®
  • 212.756.3160
  • Winnie Lau
  • 212.756.3188

Wealth Advisory

  • Christopher Dende, CFP®
  • 212.756.3110

Firm Resource

  • Jennifer McCarthy, Head of Trusts & Estates
  • 212.756.3128