Alden French is Director of Relationship Management at Grata, where he helps investors and dealmakers connect with private companies and intermediaries more effectively. He began his career as an Analyst at Progress Partners, a boutique investment bank, and later became CEO of DeepBench, an expert network platform that was successfully acquired. Drawing on experience across banking, technology, and entrepreneurship, he focuses on building meaningful relationships and leveraging data-driven tools to accelerate deal origination and collaboration.