Meet New York's 101 Top Managing Directors in the Venture Capital Space

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Robert Nelsen

Co-Founder & Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners

Robert Nelsen is a co-founder and a Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners. He joined ARCH at its founding and played a significant role in the early sourcing, financing and development of more than 100 companies, including nineteen which have reached valuations exceeding $1 billion. His seed and early-stage investments include Illumina (ILMN); Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY); Juno Therapeutics (JUNO); Unity Biotechnology (UBX); Sienna Biopharmaceuticals (SNNA); Vir Biotechnology, Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO); Sage Therapeutics (SAGE); GRAIL, Ikaria; Kythera Biopharmaceuticals (KYTH), Receptos (RCPT); Aviron (AVIR); Denali Therapeutics (DNLI); Rubius Therapeutics, KSQ Therapeutics, Beam Therapeutics, NetBot; Bluebird Bio (BLUE); R2 Technology; XenoPort (XNPT); Caliper Life Sciences (CALP); Trubion Pharmaceuticals (TRBN); Adolor (ADLR); deCODE Genetics; Array BioPharma (ARRY); Editas (EDIT), IDUN Pharmaceuticals; Classmates.com; Hua Medicine; Fate Therapeutics (FATE); WuxiNextCODE; and Everyday Learning Corporation. Mr. Nelsen is a director of Vir Bio, GRAIL, Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Beam Therapeutics, Unity Biotechnology, Denali Therapeutics, Arivale, Syros Pharmaceuticals, and serves as Chairman of Hua Medicine, among others. He previously served as a Trustee of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute, the Institute for Systems Biology, and was a director of the National Venture Capital Association. Mr. Nelsen holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.S. from the University of Puget Sound with majors in Economics and Biology.

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About ARCH Venture Partners: ARCH is an early-stage venture firm that focuses on life science discoveries to prevent, detect, and cure disease.

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Jeff Horing

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Jeff Horing has been a co-founder and managing director at Insight Venture Partners since 1995. Under his leadership Insight has become a premier venture capital and private equity firm focused on growth investments in software and internet businesses, currently investing from a $2.56 billion fund. Jeff’s areas of focus include mobile, online gaming, data, infrastructure and internet software. Jeff is a former member of the board of directors of Airborne Entertainment (acquired by Cybird Co.), CTSpace (acquired by Sword Group), Beechwood Data Systems (acquired by Cap Gemini), Greenfield Online (IPO, later acquired by Microsoft), Hitwise (acquired by Experian Group Ltd), IAG Research (acquired by The Nielsen Company), ProMira Software (acquired by Manugistics), Shutterstock (IPO), SLP Infoware (acquired by Gemplus), Solarwinds Inc. (IPO NYSE: SWI), and Xchange (IPO acquired by Amdocs). Jeff is an investor or currently serves on the board of directors of AirWatch (mobile device management), Anaqua (IP asset management), GFI Software (cloud-based services), Jagex Ltd (online gaming), Nexon (online gaming), Datacore Software (storage virtualization), New Relic (application performance management), Teamviewer (remote desktop collaboration), WIX (free DIY flash-based websites), Whitney University System (distance learning technology), and Zumba (global fitness and lifestyle brand). Prior to founding Insight, Jeff was a key member of the technology investing team at Warburg Pincus. Earlier in his career he worked at Goldman Sachs in the Capital Markets group. Jeff holds an MBA from the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. He has dual undergraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Engineering and Wharton School, where he graduated with high honors and was Phi Beta Kappa. Jeff is a regular speaker at Wharton as part of the Distinguished Guest speaker series.

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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Richard Wells

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Richard Wells has over 12 years of experience in investing and advising managers of high growth software and Internet companies. He currently serves on the boards of BeyondTrust, Enigma, HealthcareSource, Kinnser, Metalogix, PHD Virtual, Smartbear Software and is active with the board of Zumba Fitness. Richard previously served on the boards of Netsmart Technologies (acquired by Genstar Capital) and Primavera (acquired by Oracle), and was active with the board of Buddy Media (acquired by Salesforce.com). Richard joined Insight in 2005 after previously serving as an investment team member at Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), with a focus on software, online media and e-commerce. Richard also worked in product management for enterprise data protection products at Veritas Software (now part of Symantec), and in field sales for Paciolan Systems (now part of Ticketmaster). Richard received a BS from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude) and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He grew up in Southern California and resides in Manhattan with his wife and son. Thanks to his father’s New England roots, Richard is an avid Boston Red Sox fan and is already having a lot of fun making his son one too.

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About Esper, Insight Partners, Nuvemshop: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Peter Sobiloff

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Peter Sobiloff joined Insight Venture Partners as Managing Director in 1998, bringing to the firm 20 years of operational experience in executive leadership positions, sales management and worldwide operations. Peter was President of Think Systems, an Insight portfolio company focused on supply chain management, which was acquired by i2 Technologies; thereafter Peter served as Vice President of Business Development at i2 Technologies. Prior to Insight, Peter was President of Datalogix, a vendor of enterprise application software for process manufacturers. He also held senior executive roles at Ross Systems, a provider of financial application software. Peter was part of the management teams that executed IPOs for both companies. Subsequently, as President of Datalogix, Peter led the sale of Datalogix to Oracle corporation. Peter is a well-known executive in the software industry and regularly speaks on industry panels. He served as Chairman of Greenfield Online (NASDAQ: SRVY) for six years, including three years as a public company. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Medidata Solutions (NASDAQ: MDSO) for seven years, the final two as a public company. Other notable previous investments include Argus Software (acquired by Altus Group), DWL (acquired by IBM), GETPAID (acquired by Sunguard), Netsmart Technologies (acquired by Genstar Financial), iMany (IPO), Nistevo (acquired by Sterling Software), Paisley (acquired by Thomson Reuters), PerTrac (acquired by eVestment), Primavera (acquired by Oracle), and Rockport Trade Systems (acquired by QRS Corp). Peter currently serves on the board of directors at Achieve3000, Anaqua, DrillingInfo, Kinnser Software, Kony Solutions, Overdrive, Shunra, Syncsort, and Mediaspectrum. In his role as investor, Peter specializes in mentoring management teams to foster technological change in existing markets in order to produce greater productivity and deliver incremental value to customers. Peter enjoys working to create successful liquidity events that positively change the lives of entrepreneurs and employees.

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About Insight Partners, Oracle: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Nikitas Koutoupes

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Nikitas Koutoupes is a managing director at Insight and co-manages Insight Onsite, the firm’s team of dedicated operations and growth experts who provide hands-on assistance and advice to Insight’s portfolio companies. He leads Insight’s investment activities in the post-secondary education market: his most recent investments in education include Whitney International and Academic Partnerships. In addition to his investment and Insight Onsite responsibilities, Nikitas is one of the firm’s experts in online and recurring revenue business models. He currently serves on the Board of Directors or works with Academic Partnerships, GenArts, HealthcareSource, Fanatics, SpaceTime Studios, Syncsort, Whitney International and Zumba Fitness.Nikitas’ prior investments at Insight include Capella University (IPO, NASDAQ: CPLA), Exact Target (IPO, NYSE: ET), Football Fanatics (acquired by GSI Commerce, then eBay), Greenfield Online (IPO, acquired by Microsoft), Platespin (acquired by Novell), and Realink (acquired by Zaio Corp).Prior to Insight, he co-founded and was the Chief Financial Officer of CTSpace, a software-as-a-service company which became part of Insight’s portfolio and was subsequently acquired by the Sword Group. He was previously with McKinsey & Company, where he worked on strategy, turnaround, M&A and corporate finance engagements across a variety of industries.He also contributed to a major research initiative entitled “The War For Talent.”Nikitas co-authored with Hilary Gosher, a chapter titled “Customer Lifetime Value: Methodology and Applications for Operating Partners”, in “The Operating Partner in Private Equity”, published by Private Equity International in 2011.

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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Hilary Gosher

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Hilary Gosher is a Managing Director at Insight Venture Partners, a global growth investor in software companies with $16 billion AUM. Hilary leads Onsite, the firm’s specialized due diligence team and growth experts who evaluate investments and help to drive scale at portfolio companies. She has worked with more than 200 tech companies, engaged with five IPOs and dozens of M&A transactions. Among these are Mimecast, Shutterstock, Cvent, Planview, eVestment and Primavera. Hilary is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) where she teaches entrepreneurship. From 2010-2015 she was an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business. In 2015 she was listed on the TechWeek100 Tech Leaders in NY. Business Insider recognized Hilary as one of the Most Inspiring Women in Tech in New York City. In 2016, Hilary co-founded, and is currently on the board of Parity Partners, a firm focused on advocating, educating, and recruiting for diverse and inclusive talent in investment, asset management and tech industries.

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About Columbia University, Insight Partners, NYU Stern School of Business: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Teddie Wardi

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Teddie Wardi is a Managing Director at Insight Partners. Previously Teddie was a Vice President at Dawn Capital. His focus areas include the Enterprise SaaS market. Prior to joining Dawn Teddie was the founder and CTO of Nervogrid, a Cloud Service Broker operating in the Nordics and the Benelux area. At Nervogrid he grew the company from two to 50+ employees in five countries, managed R&D and service operations, and raised multiple rounds of Venture Capital funding. Nervogrid was acquired by ALSO Holding AG, a Switzerland based publicly listed IT distribution group. His previous investing experience includes being an Associate at Nokia Growth Partners, a global later-stage Venture Capital fund, where he worked on deal sourcing and transactions in the Enterprise Mobility space. Teddie is also an advisor to the Frontier Seed Accelerator in Finland, helping seed stage companies access developing markets in the Middle East and South East Asia. Teddie holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.Sc. (Econ) from Aalto University.

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Deven Parekh

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Deven Parekh is a Managing Director at Insight Venture Partners and joined the firm in 2000. Deven manages investments in application software, data and consumer internet businesses globally. Notable previous companies in Deven’s portfolio have included Buddy Media (acquired by SalesForce, NASDAQ: CRM), Chegg (IPO), Football Fanatics (acquired by GSI Commerce, later acquired by eBay), Media Mind (IPO and subsequent sale to DG Fast Channel), Procuri (acquired by Ariba, NASDAQ: ARBA), ECI Solution (sold to Carlyle), Russian Trading System (merged with MICEX), Tumblr (acquired by Yahoo!), Hayneedle (sale to Jet.com), Syncsort (sale to Clearlake Capital), Alibaba (IPO), Twitter (IPO), JD.com (IPO), and Website Pros (IPO). Deven is a global investor, actively working with investments in China, Latin America, Europe and Russia. Deven serves as Board Chair for eVestment, DrillingInfo, Turnitin, Campaign Monitor, Ministry Brands and Appriss. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Fanatics, Diligent, 1stdibs, Vela, Chrono24, LetGo, and Wallapop. He represents the firms interests in Despagar, Automattic (WordPress), Yext, SkyTap and Zenefits. Deven was previously a Principal at Berenson Minella & Company, a New York based merchant banking firm where he served on the firm’s M&A Committee. Prior to Berenson Minella, Deven was with The Blackstone Group, where he was involved in both M&A advisory and principal activities. Deven was selected in 2014 by AlwaysOn as a Venture Capital 100 winner for his investments in Twitter and Chegg. He was also selected to be on the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Forbes Midas list. In 2016 he was selected as a Top 100 Venture Capitalist by CB Insights. In 2010 Deven was part of a US delegation of several investors, government representatives, and technology companies that visited Russia to explore investment and technology collaboration opportunities between the United States and Russia. He is a Member of the Technical Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which assists the Commission with developing informed technology policies supporting America’s competitiveness and job creation in the global economy. During the period 2010–2012, Deven served as a Member of the Advisory Board of the U.S. Export-Import Bank which is the official export credit agent of the United States. He was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2016 to be on the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Board. In 2006, Deven was named a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, which seeks to develop the next generation of community spirited leaders. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Publicolor (which he chaired from 2007 – 2012), a New York City based non-profit organization that focuses on inner city schools. He is a Member of the Board of the Tisch New York MS Research Center. He is a member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee for the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Deven was a member of the Greater NY Partnership, which pairs business executives with non-profit executive directors. The Partnership is an initiative of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City. Deven is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations as well as the Economic Club of New York. Deven received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Deven Parekh is a Managing Director at Insight Venture Partners and joined the firm in 2000. Deven manages investments in application software, data and consumer internet businesses globally. Notable previous companies in Deven’s portfolio have included Buddy Media (acquired by SalesForce, NASDAQ: CRM), Chegg (IPO), Football Fanatics (acquired by GSI Commerce, later acquired by eBay), Media Mind (IPO and subsequent sale to DG Fast Channel), Procuri (acquired by Ariba, NASDAQ: ARBA), ECI Solution (sold to Carlyle), Russian Trading System (merged with MICEX), Tumblr (acquired by Yahoo!), Hayneedle (sale to Jet.com), Syncsort (sale to Clearlake Capital), Alibaba (IPO), Twitter (IPO), JD.com (IPO), and Website Pros (IPO). Deven is a global investor, actively working with investments in China, Latin America, Europe and Russia. Deven serves as Board Chair for eVestment, DrillingInfo, Turnitin, Campaign Monitor, Ministry Brands and Appriss. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Fanatics, Diligent, 1stdibs, Vela, Chrono24, LetGo, and Wallapop. He represents the firms interests in Despagar, Automattic (WordPress), Yext, SkyTap and Zenefits. Deven was previously a Principal at Berenson Minella & Company, a New York based merchant banking firm where he served on the firm’s M&A Committee. Prior to Berenson Minella, Deven was with The Blackstone Group, where he was involved in both M&A advisory and principal activities. Deven was selected in 2014 by AlwaysOn as a Venture Capital 100 winner for his investments in Twitter and Chegg. He was also selected to be on the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Forbes Midas list. In 2016 he was selected as a Top 100 Venture Capitalist by CB Insights. In 2010 Deven was part of a US delegation of several investors, government representatives, and technology companies that visited Russia to explore investment and technology collaboration opportunities between the United States and Russia. He is a Member of the Technical Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which assists the Commission with developing informed technology policies supporting America’s competitiveness and job creation in the global economy. During the period 2010–2012, Deven served as a Member of the Advisory Board of the U.S. Export-Import Bank which is the official export credit agent of the United States. He was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2016 to be on the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Board. In 2006, Deven was named a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, which seeks to develop the next generation of community spirited leaders. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Publicolor (which he chaired from 2007 – 2012), a New York City based non-profit organization that focuses on inner city schools. He is a Member of the Board of the Tisch New York MS Research Center. He is a member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee for the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Deven was a member of the Greater NY Partnership, which pairs business executives with non-profit executive directors. The Partnership is an initiative of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City. Deven is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations as well as the Economic Club of New York. Deven received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Lonne Jaffe

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Lonne Jaffe currently works as the Managing Director for Insight Partners. He previously worked at Precisel as the Board Director.

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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Anika Agarwal

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Anika Agarwal joined Insight in 2014. She focuses on leveraged buyouts and majority recapitalizations of application and infrastructure software companies. Anika helps lead investments in both high growth and mature software businesses and works with several portfolio companies. Prior to joining Insight, Anika was a member of the investment team at Vista Equity Partners. Anika completed multiple platform and follow on software buyouts in which her role included conducting market and operational due diligence, negotiating agreements, and arranging financing commitments. Anika was active at both the board and company level at portfolio companies advising management teams on operating improvements and add-on acquisitions. Previously Anika was an investment professional at the Mayfield Fund, where she focused on investments in consumer internet companies. Earlier in her career, she worked in the Principal Investment Area at Goldman Sachs and the Technology Investment Banking group at Lehman Brothers. Anika holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University. She speaks French and Hindi.

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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Jeff Lieberman

Managing Director of Insight Partners

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Matt Gatto

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Matt Gatto joined Insight in 2010. Previously he worked in the Global Infrastructure Technology group at Merrill Lynch focusing on Electronic Communications Risk Management in Electronic Communications. Prior to this he was a team member in the PPC Advertising Optimization group at Verizon Information Services. Matt also worked in Hong Kong and Singapore on Deutsche Bank Asia’s Debt Capital Markets and Global Risk Syndicate desks. Matt graduated with high honors from the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School. Matt’s personal interests include golf and most other sports, the outdoors, trying new foods and craft brews, and travel.

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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Thilo Semmelbauer

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Thilo Semmelbauer joined Insight as a Venture Partner in 2015 and works with portfolio companies to accelerate growth, resolve key strategic and operational issues, and build scalable organizations. Thilo also supports new opportunities, with a focus on Internet, subscription, and marketplace businesses. Thilo has been involved in technology ventures for over 25 years, most recently as President and COO of Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK), a global marketplace for licensing images, videos, and music to businesses worldwide. Under Thilo’s leadership, revenue grew from $60M to over $300M, and the business expanded into new areas, including video, music, and premium imagery. Shutterstock completed a successful IPO in October 2012, and subsequently delivered eight consecutive beat-and-raise quarters as a public company. In the early 1990s, Thilo worked for an internal startup at Motorola, where he launched Motorola’s first consumer wireless “communicator” (the Envoy), and then launched Motorola’s first cable modem for broadband Internet access. In 1996, Thilo joined The Boston Consulting Group, focused on Consumer and Technology strategy, including projects in medical imaging, digital printing, and online retail. While at BCG, he helped launch Sotheby’s online auction business. In 2000, Thilo co-founded and was President & COO of WeightWatchers.com, which became the global leader in online weight loss and was acquired in 2005 by the licensor, Weight Watchers International. Thilo then served as COO of the combined companies, where he oversaw revenue growth from $1.2B to $1.6B through 2008. Thilo lives in NY with his wife, and enjoys traveling, sailing, and photography. He is on the Board of Action Against Hunger, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. Thilo holds a dual masters degree from MIT, in Management and Electrical Engineering, from the Leaders for Global Operations program, as well as a BA in Engineering and Computer Science from Dartmouth College, summa cum laude.

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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Stephen Ward

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Stephen Ward is a Managing Director at Insight Partners.

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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Ross Devor

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Ross Devor joined Insight in 2013. Ross focuses primarily on leveraged buyouts and majority recapitalizations in both high-growth and mature software businesses. Ross works with several Insight portfolio companies and helps lead new investments across Application and Infrastructure software. Prior to joining Insight, Ross was a member of the investment team at Thoma Bravo. During his tenure Ross completed multiple platform and follow-on software buyouts where his role included leading vertical sourcing initiatives, conducting operational and market due diligence and arranging financing commitments. Post investment, Ross was active at both the Board and company level supporting portfolio company operating improvements and inorganic growth initiatives. Previously Ross worked in the Corporate Finance/ Mergers & Acquisitions group at Morgan Stanley.

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Mark Lessing

Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer of Insight Partners

Mark Lessing joined Insight in 2000 and is currently a Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer. Mark serves on several of the firm’s executive committees and handles investor relations, including quarterly financial reporting, investor presentations, and communications to limited partners. He was integral to the firm’s efforts in raising its last several investment funds (totaling approximately $2.0 billion in 2011, $1.3 billion in 2007 and $0.7 billion in 2005). Additionally, Mark has been involved in the financial due diligence efforts on many of Insight’s investments since joining the firm in 2000. Subsequent to Insight’s investment in a company, Mark interacts with and supports the CFOs of Insight’s portfolio companies to help them negotiate with lenders, prepare board packages and financial reports, coordinate annual audits and evaluate the impact of new accounting rules. Prior to joining Insight, Mark was a Vice President at Prudential Securities, where he was responsible for a wide range of financial functions, including assessing the firm’s capital requirements, foreign exchange hedging and financial planning issues. Prior to that, Mark worked at J.P. Morgan, as part of the expense management team.

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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

Ryan Hinkle

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Ryan Hinkle joined Insight in 2003 and has worked across many industries, geographies and deal structures, spanning internet, e-commerce, infrastructure and application software companies in Europe, Australia and North America. Ryan’s investments include growth equity, leverage buyouts, growth buyouts, and platform roll-ups. Current investments include eCommerce companies (Hayneedle, Fanatics, Newegg, Ozsale), mobile solution companies (AdColony, Branding Brand), SaaS/applications software companies (ECi Solutions, Kony Solutions, Smartsheet) and education companies (Chegg, Pluralsight). Ryan also works with Syncsort, a big data infrastructure company. Ryan oversaw Insight’s investments and subsequent acquisitions of Argus Software (acquired by Altus Group Ltd), Football Fanatics (acquired by GSI Commerce, now eBay) and Punch! Software (acquired by Navarre Corporation). Ryan works closely with the executive management of his investments and has stepped in as deputy-CFO on several occasions to help the teams. Ryan is also a key manager of the Analyst program at Insight with responsibility for recruiting, training, and mentoring. Prior to Insight, Ryan began his journey as a lifelong technology enthusiast by developing real-time electricity trading productivity tools with PPL Corporation. Ryan also worked with Morgan Stanley where he observed trader behavior and built software tools to increase their efficiency.

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Eoin Duane

Managing Director of Insight Partners

Eoin Duane currently works as the Managing Director for Insight Partners. He previously worked at Introhive as a Board Member.

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Ian Sandler

Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer of Insight Partners

Ian Sandler is the Managing Director and COO of Insight Partner.

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Richard Sarnoff

Managing Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Richard Sarnoff brings his extensive experience serving in senior leadership roles, including chief financial officer, and on the boards of directors of media and digital technology companies, and has served on our board of directors since August 2012. Since January 2011, Sarnoff has served as Managing Director and as senior advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a private equity firm. Previously, Sarnoff was employed by Bertelsmann, a diversified media and services company, where he served as the Co-Chairman of Bertelsmann, Inc. from 2008 to 2011 and the President of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments from 2006 to 2011. Prior to those roles, Sarnoff served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Random House, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann. Sarnoff also served as a member of the supervisory board of Bertelsmann from 2002 to 2008 and served as a member of the boards of directors of Activision Blizzard from 2005 to 2015,The Princeton Review from 2000 to 2009, of Audible from 2001 to 2008 and of Amdocs from 2009 to 2011. Sarnoff currently serves on the boards of directors of several privately held companies. Sarnoff holds a B.A. in art and archeology from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.

Greg Guest

Managing Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Greg Guest (New York) joined KKR in 2007 with a focus on KKR Capital Markets and KKR Private Equity Investors. Currently, Mr. Guest is involved in both debt and equity aspects of capital markets transactions, focusing primarily on developing distribution relationships with major institutional investors, marketing securities offerings, and providing assistance with capital structures. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Guest spent twelve years at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Most recently he served as managing director in Citigroup’s equity capital markets division covering a mix of global accounts such as Wellington, Gartmore, HBK, Morgan Stanley, T. Rowe Price, and Frontpoint. Mr. Guest began his career at Wellington as a research analyst on the $20 billion Windsor fund run by John Neff and Chuck Freeman covering financials and industrials. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University.

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Edward Law

Managing Director, Capital Markets of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Edward Law (New York) joined KKR in 2010 and is a member of KKR Capital Markets, focused on providing equity capital markets advice to corporates globally. Mr. Law transferred from London to New York in 2012. He has worked in the industry for over 22 years. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Law was head of Western European Equity Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank. He has also worked in the equity capital markets team at Citigroup Global Markets and at James Capel. He holds a B.A. with honors from Exeter University.

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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.

Terence Gallagher

Managing Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Terence P. Gallagher (New York), a Director on the finance team, joined KKR in 2005. He was previously a Firm Director in the Private Equity Group of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Gallagher graduated from Pace University in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and received a master’s degree in Taxation from Pace University in 1993. He is licensed in the state of New York as a Certified Public Accountant.

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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.

Waldemar Szlezak

Managing Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Waldemar Szlezak currently serves as a Managing Director in the private equity group of Soros Fund Management LLC (“SFM”). Prior to joining SFM, he worked at Soros Private Equity Investors and prior to that, in the Mergers & Acquisition Investment Banking group at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York. Mr. Szlezak currently serves on the board of directors of Guinness Peat Group plc, Coats plc, Hyperoptic Ltd, TowerCo 2013 LLC, Helios Towers Africa Ltd, ExteNet Systems Inc., Quattro Consultoria em Telecomunicacoes Ltda, and GSRP LLC. He earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research from Columbia University in New York, NY and his B.A. in Mathematics from Knox College in Galesburg, IL.

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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.

Philip Kim

Managing Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Philip Kim (New York) joined KKR in 2012 and is a member of KKR Capital Markets. Mr. Kim is responsible for managing the firm’s interest rate and foreign exchange exposure. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Kim was with Morgan Stanley in its corporate derivatives group. He holds a B.A. from Stanford University.

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Anthony C. Hass

Managing Director, Client and Partner Group of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Anthony C. Hass (New York) joined KKR in 2003 and is a member of KKR Client and Partner Group. Mr. Hass is involved in institutional investor coverage and capital raising activities. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Hass was with Deutsche Bank, Bankers Trust, and Lehman Brothers. Mr. Hass holds a B.A. from Trinity College and an M.B.A. from the Anderson School at UCLA.

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George Mueller

Managing Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

George Mueller (New York) joined KKR in 2009 and is a member of KKR Capital Markets. Prior to joining KKR, he worked at Barclays Capital where he worked in high yield credit research, credit trading, and capital markets with a focus on high yield, leveraged loan, and mezzanine transactions. Mr. Mueller holds a B.A., magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University.

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Helenmarie Rodgers

Managing Director, KKR Prisma of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Helenmarie Rodgers (New York) joined KKR Prisma, which previously conducted business as Prisma Capital Partners LP, in 2004. Ms. Rodgers is part of the Client and Partner Group, focusing on customized hedge fund solutions. Prior to joining KKR Prisma, she was a managing director of institutional client management at J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management. Previously, Ms. Rodgers was managing director and head of worldwide marketing and product development for Chase Alternative Asset Management, the predecessor firm to J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management. Formerly, she was a portfolio specialist for several funds of hedge funds and feeder funds at Union Bancaire Privee, Geneva, Switzerland. Ms. Rodgers’ rior career positions include: senior vice president for the World Gold Council in Geneva, Switzerland; vice president at Salomon Brothers, NY in the pension consulting, real estate corporate finance and fixed income capital markets groups; and corporate lending officer at Continental Bank in Chicago. Ms. Rodgers holds a B.A. degree from Tulane University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

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Peggy Shaughnessy

Managing Director, Business Operations of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Peggy Shaughnessy (New York) joined KKR in 2012 as the Global Head of Office Operations. She is responsible for the management and integration of internal operations across the world. She also oversees the execution of all Investor events globally throughout the year. Ms. Shaughnessy joined from Goldman Sachs with considerable operational and managerial experience across a wide range of support activities, functions and regions over the course of her 20 years there, most recently as managing director and global head of hospitality and retail operations. She serves on the board of The Great Oaks Foundation, a non-profit organization founded with the mission of supporting the achievement of public school students.

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Amanda Siegel Lansky

Managing Director, Customized Portfolio Solutions of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

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Craig Larson

Managing Director, Investor Relations of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Craig Larson (New York) is the Head of Investor Relations for KKR and leads KKR’s efforts to engage with public investors and industry analysts. Prior to this role, Mr. Larson was a member of the Client and Partner Group. Mr. Larson joined KKR in 2009 after spending 17 years at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. where he was a managing director in the global communications franchise. While at Citigroup, Mr. Larson played a leading role on a broad array of merger and acquisition and financing assignments for global media and telecommunications clients. Mr. Larson graduated with a B.A. with honors from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.

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Jason Carss

Managing Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Jason Carss (New York) joined KKR in 2008. Prior to joining KKR, he was an attorney at Linklaters LLP in New York for five years. While at Linklaters, he represented a number of alternative asset managers, including KKR, in connection with structuring, raising and operating investment funds. Mr. Carss holds a B.A. from Columbia University and a J.D. from Fordham Law School.

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Daniel Parant

Managing Director, Co-Head of Private Wealth Partners of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Daniel B. Parant (New York) joined KKR in 2012 and is a member of the Client and Partner Group. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Parant was a vice president and head of alternatives business development for intermediary distribution at Neuberger Berman, and previously was a member of the absolute return strategies business at Lehman Brothers. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Parant worked as an associate in the capital markets consulting group at Thomson Financial. Mr. Parant holds a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.

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Joan Lacagnina

Managing Director, Finance of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Joan Lacagnina (New York), a Managing Director in Finance on the Private Markets-Funds team, joined KKR in 1997. Prior to Ms. Lacagnina’s 16 years with KKR, she was a Senior Manager with the tax practice office of Deloitte & Touche. Ms. Lacagnina graduated from St. John’s University in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and earned her Masters degree in Taxation from Pace University in 1995. She is licensed in the state of New York as a Certified Public Accountant.

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Neil R. Brown

Managing Director, KKR Global Institute and KKR Infrastructure of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Neil R. Brown (New York) joined KKR in 2014 and is the Director of Policy and Research of the KKR Global Institute. Previously, Mr. Brown served on the senior staff of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senator Richard Lugar and was a senior advisor at Goldwyn Global Strategies. He is a fellow at the German Marshall Fund and serves on the boards of The Lugar Center, U.S. Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative advisory committee for the U.S. Department of Interior, Merton College Charitable Corporation, and Association of American Rhodes Scholars. Mr. Brown graduated with a B.A. from Harvard University and M.Sc and M.Phil from Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar.

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Gary H. Jacobs

Managing Director, Capital Management Group of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Gary H. Jacobs (New York) joined KKR in 2008 to provide risk management, derivative structuring and trading insight to the Capital Markets business. Since 2009, he has been focused exclusively on capital management within Treasury. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Jacobs was a managing director at Citigroup within the equities division where he spent 16 years trading options, derivatives, convertibles and cash equities. Mr. Jacobs received a B.A. from Columbia College and an M.B.A. from New York University.

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Douglas Brody

Managing Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

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David McNellis

Managing Director, Global Macro & Asset Allocation of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

David McNellis (New York) joined KKR in 2011 and is a member of KKR’s Global Macro and Asset Allocation team. Prior to joining KKR.

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Aaron Dupuis

Managing Director of CVC Capital Partners

Aaron Dupuis sits on the board of Wireless Logic as a non-executive director. As Managing Director of CVC, Aaron joined the organisation in 2014. Prior to joining CVC, Aaron was a Principal at Serent Capital, where he led the firm’s business and tech-enabled services efforts. Prior to Serent, he was a Vice President at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. Previously, Aaron worked at Berkshire Partners and subsequently worked for a Berkshire Portfolio company in a range of strategy and operating roles. He received a B.A. cum laude in Economics from Williams College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

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James Sinclair

Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking of Goldman Sachs

James Sinclair is a managing director in the Consumer Retail and Healthcare Group covering healthcare services and technology companies. Previously, he was a healthcare services equity research analyst. Jim first joined Goldman Sachs in 2002 as an analyst and rejoined the firm in 2007 as an associate. He was named vice president in 2010 and managing director in 2015. Jim serves as a member of the Advisory Board for Ben’s Friends, a nonprofit focused on building online communities for patients with rare diseases. Jim earned a BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from Duke University in 2002, a JD from Northwestern University School of Law and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2007.

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Thomas Spoto

Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

Thomas Spoto is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs.

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Mancy Sun

Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

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Ken Eberts

Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

Ken is global co-head of Goldman Sachs Investment Partners in the Investment Management Division, a position he has held since the group’s inception in 2007. He is also a managing director ally of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Network. Ken joined Goldman Sachs in 1989 as an analyst in the Investment Banking Division and worked in the Real Estate and Financial Institutions Groups. From 1992 to 1998, he worked on the Equity Derivatives desk and then moved to Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies in 1998. Ken was named managing director in 2001 and partner in 2004. Ken serves on the Board of Directors of Riverdale Country Day School. Ken earned an AB in Quantitative Economics and History from Stanford University in 1989.

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Antoine Munfa

Managing Director – Merchant Banking Division at Goldman Sachs – Growth Equity Team of Goldman Sachs

Antoine Munfa is a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, where his current board responsibilities include Forefront Dermatology, Cervalis, Resolute Anesthesia and Pain Solutions, and Business Records Management. Prior board responsibilities include Amber Road (NYSE: AMBR). Antoine holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Harsh Nanda

Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

Harsh is a Managing Director in Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division (MBD) in India. He is responsible for investments across growth and buyout opportunities. Previously, Harsh was in the healthcare group of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in New York. Prior to that he was a manager at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Harsh serves on the Board of ReNew Wind Power Pvt. Ltd. Harsh earned a B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Delhi, a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he was a recipient of the Dean’s Award for academic achievement.

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Christopher Chattaway

Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

Christopher manages the FX and Commodities Systematic Market Making business. He is a member of the Regional Securities Division Automated Trading Controls Committee (Americas). Previously, he worked in FX Strats, FX Spot Trading and FX Technology. Christopher joined Goldman Sachs in 2001 as an analyst and was named managing director in 2011. Christopher serves on the board of FXSpotStream, a bank-owned consortium for FX aggregation and execution services. Christopher earned a BA in Computer Science from Cornell University in 2001 with a concentration in Math and Business.

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Charles Elkan

Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

Charles Elkan is a managing director and the global head of machine learning at Goldman Sachs, and also an adjunct professor of computer science at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Earlier, he was the first Amazon Fellow, leading a team of over 30 scientists doing research and development in applied machine learning in both e-commerce and cloud computing, with wins totaling over $100M incremental earnings. Before joining Amazon, Dr. Elkan was a tenured professor of computer science at UCSD. His Ph.D. is from Cornell and he was an undergraduate at Cambridge. His students at UCSD have gone on to to many leading companies, and to faculty positions at universities including Columbia, CMU, the University of Washington, and Stanford.

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John Blondel Jr.

Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

John Blondel is a Managing Director in the Investment Management Division at Goldman Sachs. An experienced financial executive, where he advises families, foundations, and endowments on their assets and portfolios. He first joined the firm in the fixed income division in 1983. John is on the board and executive committee at the Friends of the High Line and has also led initiatives that raised more than 100 million dollars towards this cause. He is on the board and executive committee and has served as chair of the committee for the Academy of American Poets. John is the director emeritus of the Jackie Robinson Foundation and has chaired their investment committee. John graduated from Harvard Business School in 1983 and received an A.B. from Harvard in 1978. He has served as chair of the National Committee for the Memorial Church in the Harvard Campaign. He supports Harvard through a variety of roles, including as a member of the Harvard’s Committee on University Resources and the Co-Chair of his class for the Harvard College Fund. John was raised in Montclair, New Jersey and he is a graduate of Montclair Academy where he was given the Klein award for excellence as a scholar athlete. He co-edited the Montclair News at Montclair Academy as well as a member of the Master’s Singers in the Glee club.

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Stephanie Cohen

Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

Stephanie Cohen is Goldman Sachs’s Chief Strategy Officer, an ex officio member of the management committee and a member of the partnership committee. Previously, Cohen served as the Global Head of financial sponsor mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Before that she was Sector Captain for general industrials in the global industrials group and a member of the M&A group. In 2008 Cohen managed conflicts and business selection for the investment banking division in the Americas. Previously, she was a Vice President in the industrials and merger leadership groups in San Francisco. Cohen joined Goldman Sachs as an Analyst in 1999, was named Managing Director in 2008 and Partner in 2014. She serves on two literacy-focused nonprofit boards, Reading Partners and Quill. She lives with her husband and two children in New York City.

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David Friedland

Partner, Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

David Friedland is a Partner, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs.

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William Connolly

Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

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Max Ritter

Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

Max Ritter is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs.

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Michel Dimitri

Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

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Andrew Berman

Managing Director of Fortress Investment Group

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Matthias Moser

Managing Director of Fortress Investment Group

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Jason Horne

Managing Director of GSV Ventures

Jason Horne is the Managing Director at GSV Ventures.

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Max Justicz

Managing Director of UBS

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Adam Davis

Managing Director, Finance, Risk and Analytics Services CTO of UBS

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Adam Schwarzchild

Managing Director of UBS

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David Joerg

Managing Director of Two Sigma Ventures

Since joining Two Sigma in 2001, David led a series of software engineering and research efforts, with a focus on automated trading, market microstructure and optimal execution strategy. David started his career in 1994 programming for the NeXT platform, the direct predecessor to today’s OS X and iPhone technologies. After several years at D. E. Shaw & Co, he co-founded Vindigo, an early and successful provider of location services for mobile devices. David’s personal projects focus on the application of data analysis to domains such as real-time strategy games, policy journalism and automated coaching. David graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Computer Science.

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Matt Jacobus

Managing Director of Two Sigma Ventures

Matt is a venture partner at Two Sigma Ventures and supports all activities of the fund including sourcing deals, evaluating potential investments, and supporting our portfolio companies as an advisor and board member. Matt brings a wealth of experience to Two Sigma Ventures from his prior role as the first CTO of Two Sigma Investments. Matt joined Two Sigma Investments in 2003, and managed the firm’s foundational technology platform providing scalable tools and computational resources that make Two Sigma’s Modelers and Engineers highly productive. He served as the Chief Technology Officer from 2013 to 2016. Prior to joining Two Sigma, Matt was with Opticality Ventures as investor and in various leadership positions of their portfolio companies. He also previously worked for Objective Technologies as Director of Software Engineering, UBS as Vice President of Equities, JF Technology as Director of Technology, and Reservoir Capital as Chief Technology Officer. Matt earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. When he’s not spending time with his wife and three kids, Matt is playing tennis or eating.

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Thomas J Walker

Partner, Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings

Mr. Walker is a Partner of Riverstone and serves as the Chief Financial Officer. He is based in New York. Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Walker was a Principal at The Carlyle Group serving as the Carlyle/Riverstone Fund Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Carlyle, he held similar positions at Hampshire Equity Partners, a middle market buyout fund managing approximately $900 million of capital commitments; and Ripplewood Holdings, a private equity firm managing approximately $4 billion of capital commitments in the U.S. and Japan. Prior to joining Ripplewood, Mr. Walker was the Director of Financial Reporting and Planning at Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE: ABG), a Ripplewood portfolio company. He started his career in Arthur Andersen’s Metro New York office. Mr. Walker earned a B.S. degree in Accounting and Finance from Binghamton University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Pierre F. Lapeyre, Jr.

Founder & Senior Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings

Prior to founding Riverstone, Mr. Lapeyre was a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs in its Global Energy & Power Group. Mr. Lapeyre joined Goldman Sachs in 1986 and spent his 14-year investment banking career exclusively focused on energy and power, particularly the midstream/pipeline and oil service sectors. Mr. Lapeyre’s responsibilities included client coverage and leading the execution of a wide variety of M&A, IPO, strategic advisory and capital markets financings for clients across all sectors of the industry. Mr. Lapeyre received his B.S. in finance/economics from the University of Kentucky and his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Lapeyre serves on the Boards of Directors of Dynamic Industries, Enduro, Enduro II, EP Energy, Fieldwood, Legend, Meritage II, Quorum Business Solutions, Sage Midstream, Three Rivers II, and Venado. He also serves on the Board of Visitors of the MD Anderson Cancer Center and is a Trustee of The Convent of The Sacred Heart.

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Christopher Barton Hunt

Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings

Christopher B. Hunt is a Partner of Riverstone based in London. Mr. Hunt joined Riverstone in 2008. Through his more than thirty-year career, he has primarily specialized in renewable energy, conventional power, and natural gas projects. Mr. Hunt has developed, constructed, financed and operated energy businesses in over 25 countries across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. He has completed several hundred facilities totalling more than 35 gigawatts of power capacity and several million gas customers. Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Hunt ran international power development and generation businesses for both BP and Enron. He was also responsible for various commodity trading and finance businesses. Prior to that, Mr. Hunt developed a wide range of international energy assets, serving in capacities ranging from Chief Executive, President or Board member. Mr. Hunt currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Enviva, Pattern Energy, Silver Ridge, Velocita and NTR. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and his M.B.A. from Columbia University. He has also completed various post-graduate training at Harvard, Stanford, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Oxford Universities.

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N. John Lancaster, Jr.

Partner & Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings

Mr. Lancaster joined Riverstone in 2000 and is responsible for the sourcing and management of investments across the energy industry, with a particular emphasis on the oilfield service and exploration and production sectors. Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Lancaster was a Director with The Beacon Group, LLC (“Beacon”), a privately held firm specializing in principal investing and strategic advisory services in the energy and other industries. Mr. Lancaster began his career at Bankers Trust and later at CS First Boston, spending time as an investment banker and equity research analyst focused on the oil service and unregulated gas transmission sectors of the energy industry. Mr. Lancaster received his B.B.A. from the University of Texas, where he serves on the McCombs School of Business Advisory Council, and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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Kenneth Ryan

Partner & Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings

Mr. Ryan is a Partner of Riverstone and is responsible for business development. He is based in New York. Prior to joining Riverstone in 2011, Mr. Ryan worked for Gleacher & Company / Gleacher Partners in both London and New York, most recently as Managing Director and Co-head of Investment Banking. Prior to Gleacher, Mr. Ryan worked for Goldman Sachs in the European Financial Institutions Group in London, the U.S. Financial Institutions Group in New York, and the European Advisory Group. Mr. Ryan also co-founded UCTX, a European Internet/media company, which he sold in 2001. Mr. Ryan serves on the Board of Directors of TrailStone. He received an LL.B. from University of Dublin, Trinity College.

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E. Bartow Jones

Partner & Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings

Mr. Jones is a Partner of Riverstone. He is based in New York. Since joining Riverstone in 2001, Mr. Jones has been active across a variety of sectors in the energy industry, with significant experience in midstream, mining, and exploration and production. His specific transactional experience includes investments in PVR, Vantage, Quintana Shipping, Foresight, Niska, Buckeye, Magellan, and Legend. Mr. Jones also has investment experience in the renewable sector through Riverstone’s investments in CODA Holdings and Kramer Junction. Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Jones was an Associate in the M&A group at J.P. Morgan in New York. Mr. Jones received his B.S. in Commerce with concentrations in both Finance and Accounting from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

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Jamie M Brodsky

Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings

Mr. Brodsky is a Managing Director at Riverstone, focused on credit and capital markets activities. He is based in New York. Prior to joining Riverstone in 2014, Mr. Brodsky was a Managing Director and head of energy leveraged finance at Nomura Securities International. Prior to Nomura, Mr. Brodsky was an Executive Director at UBS Investment Bank in Leveraged Finance Origination, a group in which he was a founding member. Mr. Brodsky began his career as an analyst at UBS in 2000 and has primarily served as a natural resource-focused leveraged finance professional throughout. Mr. Brodsky holds a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia and London Business Schools through the EMBA Global Program.

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Christopher A Abbate

Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings

Managing Director at Riverstone.

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Jim McGee

Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings

Global Head of Private Equity Fundraising – Senior Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management.

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Brett S Staffieri

Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings

Mr. Staffieri is a Managing Director of Riverstone. He is based in New York. Prior to joining Riverstone in 2006, Mr. Staffieri was a Senior Analyst at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners. Previously, Mr. Staffieri worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions group at Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Staffieri serves on the Boards of Directors of Abaco Energy Technologies LLC, Fieldwood Energy LLC, Hudson Products Corp., Kerogen Exploration LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services LLC, Liberty Resources II LLC, Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc., Rover Petroleum, UTEX Industries and Wayne Fueling Systems. He received his B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and his M.B.A. from The Wharton School, where he graduated with honors.

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Stephen S Coats

Partner, Managing Director & General Counsel of Riverstone Holdings

Mr. Coats is a Partner of Riverstone, serving as General Counsel. He is based in New York. Prior to joining Riverstone in April 2008, Mr. Coats was a Partner at Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., a law firm specializing in the energy sector. While at Vinson & Elkins, he focused on domestic and cross-border M&A work in the energy sector. Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Coats was outside counsel to Riverstone in several transactions including, among others, Niska Gas Storage, Frontier Drilling, Red Technology Alliance, and Phoenix Exploration Company. He received his B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993 and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1997. Mr. Coats is licensed to practice law in the states of New York and Texas.

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Colin Farmer

Managing Director of One Equity Partners

Mr. Farmer is a Managing Director of OEP. Prior to joining OEP he worked at Harvest Partners, a middle market private equity firm, and at Robertson Stephens & Company. Mr. Farmer serves on the Boards of ANX eBusiness and Expert Global Solutions and he previously served on the Board of X-Rite and TV Guide Network. He is a Trustee of the Princeton University Rowing Association, and received his A.B. in English Literature from Princeton University.

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Scott Feldman

Managing Director of Susquehanna Growth Equity

Scott Feldman is a Managing Director with SGE and has been with the group since its inception. He focuses on financial services, healthcare IT and human resources technology. He currently serves on the boards of Credit Karma, Fundera, HMP Communications, iCIMS, iContracts and MMIT. He previously served on the board of Clearleap (acquired by IBM) and JK Group (acquired by CyberGrants). Before joining SGE, Scott was an investment banker with Broadmark Capital, a boutique investment banking firm serving telecom, technology and internet companies. He started his career at Gabelli & Company and worked directly for the founder Mario Gabelli, widely considered one of the greatest value investors of all time. A product of the 1980s, Scott was a serious video game junkie and today boasts one of the most complete collections of games and game consoles for the Vectrex, Odyssey, Atari, Commodore 64, Vic20, Intellivision, Colecovision and Sega. Scott’s favorite games include 1-on-1 Larry Bird vs Dr J, Pitfall, Yars Revenge, Tecmo Bowl and The Bard’s Tale. Scott also considers himself one of the greatest Chexx Dome Hockey players of all time and still owns one of the original machines featuring the “Miracle on Ice” game from the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics where amateur and collegiate players from the USA defeated the Soviet Union national team on their way to winning the gold medal. Having been a New York Knicks fan his entire life, Scott has learned how to be humble and intimately understands how to manage through failure and significant losses; lessons he regularly shares with the entrepreneurs with whom he works. Scott graduated with a B.S. in Finance from the Wallace E. Carroll School of Management at Boston College with concentrations in Economics and Computer Science.

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Guy Cartwright

Operating Partner and Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners

Guy Cartwright is a Senior Principal of TowerBrook. Previously, he was Vice President, Operations at NEWAsurion – a global provider of technology protection products and services. Prior to that, he was Chief Executive Officer of Truefitt & Hill, N.A., a men’s shaving and grooming company and a consultant at Bain & Company – with a focus on merger integration and growth strategy. He also worked in various roles at a chemical engineering consultancy. He earned his B.S., Chemistry from The College of William & Mary and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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Evan Goldman

Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners

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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.

Abrielle Rosenthal

Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners

Abrielle Rosenthal is a Senior Principal and Senior Compliance Counsel of TowerBrook. Prior to joining TowerBrook, she was a corporate partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis advising U.S. and European private equity clients in cross-border leveraged buyouts. She received a BS from the Wharton School (finance) and a BA in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, a JD from Columbia University Law School, and an M.Phil. from Cambridge (Queens’ College). She holds the Series 7, 24, 63, 79 and 99 licenses

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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.

Walter Weil

Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners

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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.

Ian Sacks

Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners

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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.

Michael Recht

Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners

Michael Recht is a Principal at TowerBrook. Previously, he was a Senior Associate with the Retail & Consumer team at Apax Partners. Before joining Apax he worked for Thoma Cressey Bravo, focusing on investments in the consumer products and services sector. Prior to Thoma Cressey, he was a member of the Technology & Defense teams at CIBC World Markets. He earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his B.A. From Williams College.

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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.

Glenn Miller

General Counsel North America and Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners

Glenn Miller is a Managing Director and General Counsel North America of TowerBrook. Before joining TowerBrook in July 2006, He worked as an Associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He earned his B.A. from Washington and Lee University and received his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.

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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.

Derrick Li

Managing Director, Biotech Investment Banking of Baird Capital

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About Baird Capital: Baird Capital makes venture capital, growth equity, and private equity investments in strategically-targeted sectors around the world.

Ashlyn Gentry

Managing Director, NewCo of Human Ventures

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About Human Ventures: Human Ventures is a business creation platform, comprised of a venture fund, studio and enterprise agency.

Rick Heitzmann

Founder, Partner, and Managing Director of FirstMark

Rick Heitzmann is a Founder and Managing Director at FirstMark Capital. Mr. Heitzmann focuses on investments in emerging media, advertising, data, and information services. Rick has led or co-led many investments in market leaders in commerce (StubHub, acquired by eBay), gaming (Riot Games, acquired by Tencent), data services (First Advantage, NASDAQ: FADV; acquired by First American), advertising technology (Tapad), media (Pinterest), and more. Previously, Rick was a Managing Director at Pequot Ventures, and a founding member of the senior management team at First Advantage (NASDAQ: FADV). At US Search, Rick, as the Senior Vice President of corporate development and member of the Board of Directors, led the public company turnaround. Mr. Heitzmann graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Business Administration and earned his M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School. Rick sits on the Board of Directors of Pinterest, Dashlane, Omaze, and Hubble Contacts among others. Rick is also on the Board of Directors of the New York Venture Capital Association.

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About FirstMark: FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs.

David Bonano

Managing Director of Third Point Ventures

Primary investment professional at Third Point focused on financial service institutions and credit opportunities globally. David is also the primary investment professional responsible for the Third Point Hellenic Recovery Fund L.P., a $750mm private equity style vehicle exclusively dedicated to equity investments in Greece and Cyprus. Previously held roles in the Private Equity Group at Cerberus Capital Management, L.P and in the Restructuring and Reorganization Advisory Group at Rothschild Inc. David graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a B.A. in Psychology.

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About Third Point Ventures: Third Point Ventures is an investment firm that focuses on enterprise, fintech, mobile, and healthcare innovation.

David Lee

Managing Director, LVAM of Laconia

David Lee is the Managing Director of Laconia Venture Asset Management (LVAM). Prior to Laconia, David held senior leadership roles in the alternative asset management industry, as Managing Director of CSat Investment Advisory and Chief Operating Officer of RNK Capital. His venture capital experience includes Investor AB, Moore Capital Management, and Eos Partners. David is a graduate of Harvard College and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He credits his business acumen to his stints at the World Series of Poker Main Event. But his talents don’t end there – David is also a pop culture trivia buff (Geri, take note!).

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About Laconia: Laconia leads investments in seed-stage B2B companies digitizing legacy industries.

Luke Barrett

Managing Director, Global External Affairs of TPG

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About TPG, TPG: TPG is a private investment firm that manages capital across a family of funds.

Andrew Cleland

Managing Director of Comcast Ventures

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About Comcast Ventures, FanDuel: Comcast Ventures partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs building transformative consumer and enterprise companies.

Daniel Gulati

Managing Director of Comcast Ventures

Daniel focuses on seed and early-stage investments in consumer internet companies. Additionally, Daniel’s experience frequently leads him to startups that are redefining the future of retail and commerce.

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About Comcast Ventures: Comcast Ventures partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs building transformative consumer and enterprise companies.

Kim Armor

Managing Director and CFO of Comcast Ventures

Kim oversees the finance, operations and administration for Comcast Ventures and its portfolio companies. She is also responsible for identifying and cultivating new business development opportunities for the fund and its portfolio companies both internally and externally. Prior to joining Comcast Ventures, Kim was the CFO and Senior Vice President of Business Development for VERSUS, where she grew all business metrics, launched profitable business models and positioned the company for the merger with NBC Sports. Previously, she was the Senior Vice President of Finance and Planning Operations for ESPN, Inc. Earlier in her career, she launched the finance and strategy operations for ESPN and ABC Internet brands. Kim received her M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a B.S. in accounting from Penn State University. “Choosing the right subway car (that puts you at the right exit at your stop) is a borderline obsession for me. I am tickled when I get it right and disappointed with myself if I make a mistake.”

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About Comcast Ventures, Lendio, Outdoorsy: Comcast Ventures partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs building transformative consumer and enterprise companies.

Dinesh Moorjani

Managing Director of Comcast Ventures

Dinesh Moorjani is currently an Advisor and former Executive-in-Residence and LP at Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm investing out of a $13 billion fund. He is the Founder and CEO of Hatch Labs, funded by IAC and Xtreme Labs (acquired by Pivotal), that owned & operated its own ventures. Hatch built and cofounded over 10 startups from ground up. Dinesh cofounded Tinder in 2012. Prior to Hatch Labs, Dinesh started the Mobile Group at IAC in 2007, where he served as a Sr. Vice President of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI). He was previously the VP of Strategy & Corporate Development at Citysearch. Prior to Citysearch (now CityGrid Media), Dinesh built consumer technology products at Samsung Electronics in Korea and North America. He also started and ran the satellite radio-MP3 business from concept to steady-state revenue operations, winning over 10 consumer technology & industry awards. In Asia, Dinesh managed cross-border teams in the Samsung Chairman’s Office, focused on new product innovation and turnarounds. He has worked in Investment Management at Goldman Sachs, the Global Energy Practice at Arthur D. Little and was an early employee at Mainspring (acquired by IBM in 2001, after it’s IPO in 2000). Dinesh cofounded Saffronart, a leading e-commerce and online auction house for fine art and collectibles, backed by Sequoia Capital. Dinesh remains an active board member at the company. He serves as a Board Director and Advisor to several companies including American Express OPEN, CarTrade, and numerous startups he’s cofounded. Dinesh is an adjunct professor at USC, faculty advisor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Business and is a guest lecturer at Columbia Business School. Dinesh earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

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About Comcast Ventures, Warburg Pincus: Comcast Ventures partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs building transformative consumer and enterprise companies.

Joseph Lodato

Managing Director, Global Head of Compliance Surveillance and Technology of Guggenheim Partners

As a Executive, with more than two decades of leadership experience in the financial services industry, Joe Lodato offers a comprehensive understanding of the issues, trends, challenges and solutions facing leaders in today’s dynamic and volatile financial services organizations. Joe’s career success is based on strong and decisive leadership, combined with the ability to bridge the divide between technology and business and ensure alignment with corporate objectives delivered through technology. In Managing Director and Chief Operating roles, Joe led the successful integration of technology with financial and operations processes to ensure compliance and drive productivity across all levels of the organization, and in a variety of settings, from startup organizations to large global services organizations, including Bank of America, Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital and AllianceBernstein. Joe earned his degree in finance from the Lublin School of Business at Pace University in New York City and presently is the Chief Compliance Officer at Guggenheim Securities.

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About Guggenheim Partners: Guggenheim Partners is a diversified financial services firm, offers investment management and banking, and insurance services.

Joe McCurdy

Senior Managing Director of Guggenheim Partners

McCurdy is a Managing Director and Head of Origination in the Corporate Credit Group. He leads Guggenheim’s effort in sourcing and structuring directly negotiated transactions for both middle market private debt investments and larger underwritten co-arranger transactions. Mr. McCurdy was previously Co-Head of Research and has been with Guggenheim Partners since 2004. In the course of his career, he has covered a range of industries including Telecom, Media, Technology, Healthcare and Aerospace & Defense. Mr. McCurdy continues to be active in Guggenheim’s European Lending business based in Dublin, Ireland, an office he helped establish from 2007-2009. Mr. McCurdy also coordinates a team in Mumbai, India that augments the group’s research efforts. Prior to his time in Dublin, he covered Gaming, Lodging, Leisure and Real Estate in the New York office. Mr. McCurdy received a B.A. in History from Williams College.

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About Guggenheim Partners, Guggenheim Partners: Guggenheim Partners is a diversified financial services firm, offers investment management and banking, and insurance services.

Laurie Coben

Senior Managing Director of Guggenheim Partners

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About Guggenheim Partners: Guggenheim Partners is a diversified financial services firm, offers investment management and banking, and insurance services.

David Strasser

Managing Director of SWaN & Legend Venture Partners

David Strasser is currently a Managing Director in Equity Research (Retail Sector) at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and is a senior partner in Dexter Park Investors, a private equity firm. Previously, he worked as a Managing Director at Bank of America Securities covering retail stocks (Hardline/Broadline Retailing) and also has experience with Shearson Lehman, I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt, Citigroup, and Andor Capital. He was a founding partner of Moda Partners, a Retail/Consumer hedge fund. David appears frequently as an expert on CNBC, Bloomberg Television, and other media. David received his undergraduate degree from the Cornell University of Hotel Administration and his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He formerly served as Advisor to the YLC Junior Board. David was on the board of the Andor Capital Charitable Trust, whose mandate was to give away returns to September 11th causes after inadvertently profiting from a negative investment thesis as a result of the market downturn after 9/11. David has actively worked with Seeds of Peace graduates to try and maintain involvement of Seeds as they progress in their careers. He sits on the nominating committee.

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About SWaN & Legend Venture Partners: SWaN & Legend Venture Partners is a consumer-focused venture capital firm that invests in customer service-based companies.

Stephen D Owens

Managing Director & Founder of Staple Street Capital

Steve is a co-founder and Managing Director at Staple Street Capital where he jointly oversees all aspects of the firm’s investment activities. Prior to founding Staple Street Capital, Mr. Owens was a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group where he was a member of the firm’s U.S. Buyout team. During his tenure at Carlyle, he co-founded the firm’s Global Consumer & Retail Group, was a senior member of the firm’s Global Communications & Media Group, and executed and oversaw investments in the business services and transportation sectors. Mr. Owens was responsible for sourcing, executing, overseeing and exiting investments across a variety of industries and served on the boards of a number of Carlyle portfolio companies. Mr. Owens received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and graduated with distinction from Emory University. Mr. Owens currently serves on the board of directors of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX), Ironline Compression and Aaroma Holdings.

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About Staple Street Capital: Staple Street Capital invests in attractive middle market companies where we can partner with management to create value.

Hootan Yaghoobzadeh

Managing Director of Staple Street Capital

Hootan is a co-founder and Managing Director of Staple Street Capital where he jointly oversees all the aspects of the firm’s investment activities. Prior to founding Staple Street Capital, Mr. Yaghoobzadeh was a Senior Vice President at Cerberus Capital Management where he focused on distressed private equity, special-situation investments, balance sheet restructurings, and asset purchases across multiple industries including retail, industrials, and financial services. At Cerberus, Mr. Yaghoobzadeh was responsible for sourcing, executing, overseeing and exiting investments and serving on boards of Cerberus portfolio companies. Mr. Yaghoobzadeh received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and graduated from Cornell University.

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About Staple Street Capital: Staple Street Capital invests in attractive middle market companies where we can partner with management to create value.

Rob van Es

Managing Director of Vision Ridge Capital Partners

Rob van Es is responsible for investment strategy, sourcing, diligence, execution and asset management. Prior to Vision Ridge Partners he was a Sr. Manager at Accenture Strategy, a global consultancy focused on business and technology strategy. There he led teams partnering with client leaders to define, shape and execute growth strategies and operational restructuring, including multiple $1B+ transactions. Rob has been a business advisor to non-profits in Australia and Europe. He holds B.Com in Economics & Finance (first class honors) from Curtin University, including international programs at Lehigh University, USA and Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

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About Vision Ridge Capital Partners: Vision Ridge Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the technology, energy, and transportation sectors.

Matt Holt

Managing Director & President, Private Equity of New Mountain Capital

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About Avantor, Ciox Health, New Mountain Capital, Signify Health: New Mountain Capital manages private equity and public equity capital with aggregate assets.

Lars Johansson

Managing Director of New Mountain Capital

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About New Mountain Capital: New Mountain Capital manages private equity and public equity capital with aggregate assets.

Adam B. Weinstein

Managing Director – CFO of New Mountain Capital

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About New Mountain Capital: New Mountain Capital manages private equity and public equity capital with aggregate assets.

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