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SK Capital names Jason Grapski as MD to supercharge portfolio performance strategy
Grapski will drive SK Capital’s portfolio improvement strategy, sharpening execution across portfolio companies and accelerating delivery of strategic, operational, and financial goals
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By ICN Bureau | May 04, 2026
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SK Capital, the private investment firm focused on material sciences, specialty ingredients, and life sciences, has strengthened its leadership bench with the appointment of Jason Grapski as Managing Director, Portfolio Excellence.
In his new role, Grapski will drive SK Capital’s portfolio improvement strategy, sharpening execution across portfolio companies and accelerating delivery of strategic, operational, and financial goals.
Grapski joins from Berkshire Partners, where he spent more than a decade as an Operating Partner in its Portfolio Support Group. Earlier, he served as Senior Vice President at Univar, leading strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and continuous improvement initiatives, and also worked as a Partner at McKinsey & Company.
He holds a B.S. from MIT and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware.
"I am excited to join SK Capital as Managing Director, Portfolio Excellence and look forward to working alongside the investment teams, operating resources, and executive leadership teams across the firm’s portfolio companies to translate investment theses into high-velocity execution plans,” said Grapski.
Barry Siadat, Co-Founder and Managing Director at SK Capital Partners, said Grapski’s appointment reinforces the firm’s execution-focused investment approach. “Jason brings a unique combination of operational leadership, strategic insight, team building and hands-on execution experience. We are excited to welcome him as we continue to strengthen our differentiated approach to value creation.”
