Jan Risi

Operarting Partner

Jan joined Fifth Down as an Operating Partner in October 2025. Jan’s career spans across 40 years of both CPG and Foodservice experience with executive leadership roles at Ralston Purina, Chef America (Hot/Lean Pockets), Jack-in-the-Box, the Inno-Pacific Group and Burger King. From 2022 until July, 2025, Jan served as the Head of International for Jersey Mike’s. Prior to that, Jan was Founder, President and CEO of Independent Purchasing Cooperative (IPC), the global leader in foodservice supply chain. Jan ran IPC for 28 years; during that time, she was instrumental in Subway’s rise to the world’s largest restaurant chain, including purchasing approximately 26,000 Subway® stores in the U.S. and Canada. Jan is a seasoned public board director across industries including environmental services to banking. In February 2025, Jan joined the board of directors of Dumpling Daughter and additionally serves as a business and leadership advisor to Dumpling Daughter’s CEO. Jan is a graduate of DePauw University.

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Senior Advisors and Operating Partners are non-control advisors. These individuals are not employees of Fifth Down Cap LLC (“FDC”) or any of the funds or SPVs managed by FDC or its affiliate, Fifth Down Capital Partners, LLC (together with FDC, “Fifth Down”). Certain of the Senior Advisors and Operating Partners are engaged by FDC to provide consulting services. Consultants may be compensated with fees for such services. Additionally, Senior Advisors and Operating Partners may receive incentive unit grants in FDC and grants of carried interest in funds or vehicles managed by Fifth Down. Further, Senior Advisors and Operating Partners may be investors, directly or indirectly, in FDC, Fifth Down funds or vehicles, and/or existing and prospective portfolio companies and may receive fee breaks in connection with such investments. These arrangements may pose an inherent conflict of interest in, or may otherwise influence, the Senior Advisors’ and Operating Partners’ endorsement of Fifth Down.