Book Capital Group is a family office specializing in lower and middle market business acquisitions and real estate investment. Founded in 2017, Book Capital is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.
Chris Book, Founder & General Partner
Book Capital Group was founded by Chris Book with the mission of making meaningful investments in business and real estate that make lasting impact through value creation and highly functioning organizations.
Currently, Chris serves as the President for Raceway Car Wash and is a Director for Clear Sky Capital.
Chris has developed leadership teams and built winning strategies at Fortune 500 businesses across a variety of industries. Through senior executive roles, Chris has extensive experience delivering growth for top brands including:
He is a skilled operator, with an industry background spanning brick & mortar retail and e-commerce, technology, and media & entertainment. He has a proven track record of developing winning strategies, leading change, and facilitating execution throughout organizations.
Previously, Chris was Head of E-Commerce at Sears Holdings (Sears & Kmart parent company), where he lead a turnaround of the company’s multi-billion dollar e-commerce business unit and guided the group to profitability. Prior to that, he served as Head of Strategy, Analytics & Expense Management where he lead corporate strategy functions and oversaw the company’s $10B expense budget, including a strategic restructuring and transformation of the company’s operations.
Before joining Sears, Book was CEO and Co-Founder of customer engagement company ChatterPlug (and its healthcare division, PatientConnecter). He still serves as Chairman of the ChatterPlug Board of Directors.
Chis received an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. An avid wine collector, together Chris, his wife, and their twin boys spend their time skiing and cycling around the world.