Victor Vescovo
Victor Lance Vescovo (born February 10, 1966) is an American private equity investor, retired naval officer, sub-orbital spaceflight participant, and undersea explorer. He was a co-founder and managing partner of private equity company Insight Equity Holdings from 2000-2023. Vescovo achieved the Explorers Grand Slam by reaching the North and South Poles and climbing the Seven Summits. He visited the deepest points of all of Earth's five oceans during the Five Deeps Expedition of 2018–2019.
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Vescovo in 2020 | |
| Born | February 10, 1966 Dallas, Texas, US |
| Education | Stanford University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Private equity investor, former naval officer, mountain climber, undersea explorer |
| Title | Co-Founder, Insight Equity Holdings; Commander, US Navy (Ret.) |
| Awards | The Explorer Medal (2020), Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration (2021), The Historical Diving Society USA - Hans Hass Award (2023) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1993–2013 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Space career | |
| Blue Origin Space Tourist | |
Flight time | 10 minutes, 5 seconds |
| Missions | Blue Origin NS-21 |
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