Founder
Melanie Santos Grant
Founder & Managing Partner
Founded in 2022. Re-established in 2026.
Melanie founded 2ndGenPartners to partner with founders and families at turning points in their businesses. Her career spans capital markets, corporate law, and operations. She started at Goldman Sachs, practiced M&A law at Morgan Lewis, served as Assistant General Counsel at Aramark, and was Chief Transformation Officer at Burlington. She speaks often on independent sponsorship and the lower middle market.
J.D., University of Virginia ยท B.A., Rutgers, Phi Beta Kappa
