# Will Chance

> Will Chance is Principal & CEO of Atlas at Alpine Investors, based in San Francisco. A Princeton graduate who studied applied mathematics and computer science, he joined Alpine’s investing team in 2018 and moved into post-acquisition operating support. He previously rowed for Princeton and trained toward the 2020 Olympic team. He also founded the literacy nonprofit Books That Benefit.

- **Role:** Principal & CEO, Atlas at Alpine Investors
- **Organizations:** Alpine Investors, Atlas, Alpine Operations Group, Books That Benefit, Inc.
- **Education:** Princeton University, Lufkin High School
- **Known for:** Graduated with Honors from Princeton University., Princeton second varsity Eastern Sprints gold medal crew member in 2015 and 2017., Princeton second varsity IRA silver medal crew member in 2015 and 2016.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Began rowing in March.
- **2014** — Entered Princeton’s heavyweight rowing program; trained in New Zealand that summer.
- **2015** — Won Eastern Sprints gold and IRA silver with Princeton’s second varsity crew.
- **2016** — Won second varsity silver at Eastern Sprints and IRA; received IRA All-Academic recognition.
- **2017** — Won Eastern Sprints second varsity gold; raced in the first varsity at IRA.
- **2018** — Graduated from Princeton and joined Alpine’s Investing team.
- **2024** — Promotion to Principal announced January 30; identified as Playbook CEO.
- **2026** — Identified as CEO of Atlas in Alpine’s June 23 feature.

## Achievements

- Graduated with Honors from Princeton University.
- Princeton second varsity Eastern Sprints gold medal crew member in 2015 and 2017.
- Princeton second varsity IRA silver medal crew member in 2015 and 2016.
- IRA All-Academic honors in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
- Promoted to Principal at Alpine Investors in January 2024.
- Helped build Atlas and became its leader.
- Founded Books That Benefit, Inc., a literacy nonprofit.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Graham Weaver’s August 5 retrospective describes Chance’s transition from part-time investing while training toward the 2020 Olympic rowing team to helping build and leading Atlas.
- **2026-06** — Alpine’s June 23 Atlas feature identifies Chance as CEO and describes team work at Mosaic Service Partners.

## Links

- Website: https://alpineinvestors.com/team/will-chance/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-chance-6b5aa0262

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Last updated: 2026-10-09