CORE Industrial Partners
TJ Chung is a founding senior partner at CORE Industrial Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the North American lower middle-market manufacturing and industrial technology sectors, since March 2017. Concurrently, TJ serves as an independent director on the boards of Airgain, Littelfuse, and MasterCraft Boat Company. Previous leadership roles include president of Teletrac Navman and Navman Wireless under Danaher Corporation, where operations extended through multiple countries and unit tracking surpassed 500,000. Earlier experience includes significant roles at Brunswick Corporation, Mercury Marine, Emerson Electric, and Alcatel. Educational qualifications include an MBA from Duke University and advanced degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively.
CORE Industrial Partners
CORE Industrial Partners, with offices in Chicago, Austin, and Cleveland, is a private equity firm with more than $1.58 billion total limited partner commitments investing in North American lower middle-market manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services businesses. CORE’s team is comprised of highly experienced former CEOs and investment professionals with shared beliefs, deep experience, and a demonstrated track record of building market-leading industrial businesses. Through our capital, insight, and operational expertise, CORE partners with families, entrepreneurs and management teams and strives to build best-in-class companies.