D.J. Lipke
Principal
Investment Team, Consumer
Joined Prairie: 2011
D.J. leads Prairie's investment efforts in the Consumer sector. Prior to Prairie, D.J. was an Associate at Summit Partners where he focused on sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities, as well as working with portfolio companies. He began his career as an Analyst in JPMorgan's Investment Banking Division, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions advisory and debt and equity financings. D.J. received a BBA in Finance and Economics, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Northwestern University. He and his wife have three children and live in the Northcenter neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

