# Chris Kourtis

> Chris Kourtis is a startup investor at Ellerston Capital. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ellerston Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ellerston-capital)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-kourtis-4396084

Chris Kourtis is a startup investor at Ellerston Capital. Responsible for leading our investment team, Chris has served as a Director and Portfolio Manager of Ellerston since 2005, and has over 31 years investment experience. Prior to joining the Manager Chris co-founded the Melbourne based Investment Management firm Portfolio Partners in 1994, where he held various positions including Director and SeniorInvestment Manager and was formerly the Head of Equities until January 2003. It was from that point that he gave up his role to conceive and focus on managing the highly successful Elite Opportunities Concentrated Australian Shares Fund.Prior to Portfolio Partners, Chris worked as Senior Portfolio Manager, Deputy Head of Equities and Head of Resources Strategy at County Natwest Australia Investment Management where he was responsible for the management of County’s largest specialist equity mandates.Chris has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne and is a Senior Associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.

## About Ellerston Capital

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Ellerston Capital specialises in equity strategies. Today, they have over $5.1 billion in funds under management (as at 28 February 2017) – including separately managed accounts (SMAs), wholesale funds and retail offerings for a range of financial advisers, institutions and individual investors.As a dedicated investment manager, they aim to doone thing exceptionally well: grow and protect their clients’ wealth through investing. They are passionate about creating value for their clients by identifying outstanding stocks and designing portfolios that perform over the long term.

5 contacts available at Ellerston Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ashok Jacob | Founder , Chairman & Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashok-jacob |
| Brian O'Sullivan | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-o-sullivan-a98d |
| Chris Kourtis | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-kourtis |
| David Leslie | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-leslie-cf50 |
| Justin Diddams | Senior Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-diddams |

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