C. C. Melvin Ike (“Mel”) is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Visualize Group, an investment firm that makes high-conviction and long-duration investments in generationally enduring businesses as a control or lead, non-control investor.
Prior to founding Visualize, Mel was a Managing Director in the Tactical Opportunities Group at Blackstone, where he focused primarily on private equity, growth equity and public equities across a variety of industries. Before joining Blackstone, Mel was an investor across public and private markets at Third Point and TPG Capital, respectively. He started his career as an investment banker in the Restructuring Group at Lazard.
Mel received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering with a Cellular and Bio-molecular concentration from the University of Texas, where he was a student-athlete. He also earned a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School where he earned numerous Dean’s Scholar Prizes, and an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a George F. Baker Scholar, was the winner of the John L. Loeb Prize, graduated with the highest academic standing in his class, and was the highest ranked student in the Finance Department.
Mel currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Studio Museum of Harlem, The Marshall Project, the Harvard Law School Association of New York, and Youth INC.
