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This list showcases the top United States based Managing Director operating in the Asset Management space. If you think a Managing Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
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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.
Praveen Akkiraju
Managing Director of Insight Partners
Praveen Akkiraju is Chief Executive Officer of VCE. Akkiraju and his team are working to deliver next generation converged infrastructure to transform the economics, agility and profitability of Enterprises and Service Providers as they transition to cloud-enabled business models. VCE is a joint venture between Cisco and EMC with investments from VMware and Intel. A 19-year veteran at Cisco, Akkiraju has successfully led businesses across the enterprise and service provider market segments. In his most recent role, he was responsible for setting the direction for Cisco’s next generation enterprise architecture and integrating security and application awareness capabilities with the network and cloud. His previous roles included vice president and general manager of service provider infrastructure businesses, where he was instrumental in defining the product direction and strategy for Cisco’s Core, Mobile & Broadband Edge business. Akkiraju holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School. He also serves on the Senior Advisory Council at the non-profit Industry Initiatives for Science & Math Education (IISME).
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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.
Josh Fredberg
Managing Director of Insight Partners
Josh has 20+ years as a Director and Vice President in business development, product strategy and marketing at leading CAE software companies such as PTC, ANSYS, and Aspen Technology. His most recent experience was Senior Advisor McKinsey & Company, and is currently a Managing Director at Insight Partners. He has a proven track record of driving sales beyond $1B and operating margins north of 48%.
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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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George Mathew
Managing Director of Insight Partners
George Mathew is a Managing Director at Insight Partners focused on earlier venture stage investments in AI, ML, Analytics, and Data companies as they are establishing Product/Market Fit. He brings 20+ years of experience developing high-growth technology startups including most recently being CEO of Kespry. Prior to Kespry, George was President & COO of Alteryx where he scaled up the company through its IPO (AYX). Previously he held senior leadership positions at SAP and salesforce.com. He has driven company strategy, led product management and development, and built sales and marketing teams. George holds a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology from Cornell University and a Masters in Business Administration from Duke University, where he was a Fuqua Scholar.
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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.
Adam Berger
Managing Director of Insight Partners
Adam Berger is the managing director/operating partner at Insight Partners.He is also the executive chairman of Episerver.
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Ganesh Bell
Managing Director of Insight Partners
A lifelong student of enterprise software industry and digital transformation Accomplished builder, operating executive and leader of change. Thought leader, market creator, product innovator, inspiring keynote speaker & evangelist. Battle tested success record across early stage startups, largest multinational corporations, hypergrowth to IPO and M&A. Rare ability to balance GTM & product-oriented CEO responsibilities. Breadth & depth across enterprise software markets (platforms, apps, BI, next gen data), industrial tech & digital business. Passionate builder of high performing culture & teams.
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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.
Rachel Geller
Managing Director of Insight Partners
Rachel Geller joined Insight in 2008 and is a Vice President in the Onsite team. She leads engagements and works with portfolio company executives, assisting with managing growth, scaling sales, optimizing pricing and operational support including customer analytics, lifecycle marketing and M&A. She has evaluated more than ten M&A transactions for Insight’s portfolio companies, helping them grow through acquisition. Rachel was a key member of the team that worked with HauteLook, prior to the company’s acquisition by Nordstrom. She currently works closely with multiple eCommerce and software, including SaaS, companies to drive growth and operational efficiency. Prior to joining Insight, Rachel worked as an internal strategy consultant in American Express’ corporate strategy group, where she evaluated business strategy and growth opportunities across all areas of the company. Her strategy work included developing new business concepts, evaluating partnership opportunities, customer segmentation and technology planning. She was also a Senior Marketing Manager in the co-branded consumer credit card division responsible for new product and concept development, customer research and launch planning.
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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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Whitney Bouck
Managing Director of Insight Partners
Whitney Bouck joined HelloSign as COO in 2016, where she is responsible for growing and scaling the company in partnership with the CEO, CTO and the executive team. HelloSign was acquired by Dropbox in 2019, and Whitney continues to serve as COO of the business inside Dropbox. She is on the board of Paycor and BlueOcean, was previously on the board of Ekata (acquired by Mastercard in 2021), is advisor to ARC and Anvilogic, and invester in LogDNA as well as early stage VC funds. Before joining HelloSign, she ran the global marketing organization at Box and built Box’s Enterprise business from the ground up, helping pivot the company from being an SMB-oriented product. Whitney also spent 15 years with Documentum and then EMC (via acquisition) and held a variety of leadership positions, including CMO of the Information Intelligence division at EMC. Previously, Whitney held a variety of technology and leadership roles at both Sybase and Oracle. She was recognized in 2017 as one of the top 40 Women in Revenue, in 2015 as one of the World’s 100 Most Innovative CMOs, previously recognized with the Silicon Valley Women of Influence award in 2009 and received the Top 40 Under 40 award in 2003.
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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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Stephen Ward
Managing Director of Insight Partners
Stephen Ward is a Managing Director at Insight Partners.
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Drew Harman
Managing Director of Insight Partners
Drew has more than 25 years of software startup experience as a strategy, product management and marketing executive. Since 2001, he been an investor and advisor to early-stage technology ventures, including Mainframe 2, Eucalyptus, Framehawk, AppCentral and Readyforce. Drew was also an early investor in insurance software provider Guidewire (NYSE:GWRE) and revenue management vendor Model N (NYSE:MODN). Previously, Drew was with Ariba, where as VP of Product Management he managed a team of 35 product managers across five product lines with annual revenues of $500m. Later, as VP of Corporate Strategy, he defined product strategy and drove M&A activity. He was formerly VP of Marketing for TradingDynamics, which was acquired by Ariba in November 1999. Earlier in his career, Drew held marketing & technical positions at Neuron Data, News Corporation, Zanza Software and Cambridge Technology Group. Drew holds a BA from Harvard College and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
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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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Stu Phillips
Managing Director of Insight Partners
Stu Phillips is a managing director at Insight Venture Partners. He joined in 2016 with a successful 20 year technology investing track record and almost 20 years’ experience in corporate operating roles. At Insight he serves on the board of directors, or works with DataSift and Ensighten. Prior to Insight, Stu was a general partner at Bay Partners where he was a board member or observer with Bay’s investments in Deis (formerly Engine Yard), Envia Systems, MiMoni, Mulesoft, Vaxart, and AMEC. Prior to their exits, he also managed investments in Covestor (acquired by Interactive Brokers), Eventful (acquired by CBS Local Media), Lending Club (NYSE:LC), Oncomed (NASDAQ: OMED), Zenprise (acquired by Citrix) and Paraccel (acquired by Actina). Earlier in his career, Stu was a founding partner at Ridgelift Ventures and also served as a general partner at US Venture Partners, where he led investments in communications, software and services companies. These included Cacheflow, @Road, Procket Networks, Flyswat, Merlin Networks and Force10 Networks. Before becoming a technology investor, Stu was VP of Central Engineering at Cisco, responsible for the strategy and development of Cisco’s IOS. He previously held leadership positions at Tandem Computers, Logica, and ICL. Stu is a Commercial Pilot and an avid participant in RadioSport (the contesting side of Ham Radio). Stu lives with his wife, Barbara, in Woodside, CA, where the hardest decision is whether to turn left or right when they cycle on the many routes in the area. Stu earned a BS Electronic from Cardiff University in Wales, graduating summa cum laude.
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Nikhil Sachdev
Managing Director of Insight Partners
Nikhil is the Managing Director of Insight Partners and a Board Observer at MURAL. He is also a Board Member of Apprentice.io.
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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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Peter Segall
Managing Director of Insight Partners
Peter is a CEO with a successful track record of growing innovative software and service businesses in the education, human capital management, and healthcare industries. Prior to his role as Managing Director at Insight Venture Partners, Peter led one of Insight’s portfolio company investments, serving as CEO and President of HealthcareSource, a high-growth, leading provider of talent management software to hospitals and other healthcare providers. Before HealthcareSource, Peter served as President North America Higher Education and member of the Senior Executive Team at Blackboard Inc., was EVP Sales and a member of the Board of Directors at WebCT, and a Partner in the Coopers & Lybrand Higher Education Consulting Group. He currently serves on the Board of American Student Assistance and Board of Governors for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Peter is an expert at building SaaS businesses, and is passionate about growing companies with positive, team-oriented cultures that create meaningful value for all stakeholders: customers, employees, partners and investors. In his role as Managing Director at Insight, Peter evaluates potential investments with the investment team, and serves as mentor and executive coach to Executive teams.
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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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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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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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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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Usman Rabbani
Managing Director & Director, KKR Capstone of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Usman Rabbani (Menlo Park) joined KKR Capstone in 2015. Mr. Rabbani leads technology related value creation efforts across the private equity portfolio and works with the Technology industry team on evaluating new investments. Previously, he was a partner at McKinsey & Company focused on the high tech sector and the enterprise IT function. Before that, he spent 10 years in software engineering and operational roles as Founder and CTO of a cloud video surveillance platform, as an enterprise IT architect at Pfizer, as a tech team lead at Scient, and as a software developer at Massachusetts General Hospital. Mr. Rabbani earned an M.B.A. at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Computer Science at Harvard University, and a B.A. in Computer Science and Psychology at Yale University.
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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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Felix Gernburd
Managing Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
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Vincent Letteri
Managing Director, TMT Growth Equity of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Vincent E. Letteri (Menlo Park) is a member of the TMT team, focusing on growth equity. Mr. Letteri originally joined KKR Capstone in 2007 before becoming a part of KKR’s TMT team in 2015. While at KKR Capstone he worked across a number of KKR portfolio companies including US Foods, Oriental Brewery, MMI, Yageo, and First Data. Mr. Letteri transferred to the Hong Kong office from 2009 to 2011 to assist in developing KKR Capstone’s Asia operations and to work with portfolio companies in the region. He also co-led KKR’s Green Portfolio Program from 2009 to 2012. Prior to KKR Capstone, Mr. Letteri worked for Nike, Inc., and McKinsey & Company in Boston, where he focused on private equity, retail, and consumer goods companies. He holds a B.A. with honors from Harvard University and an M.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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John Hockin
Managing Director, Private Equity of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
John C. Hockin (Menlo Park) joined KKR in 2015 to work within the private equity group and focus on its public equity investment effort. He joins from Golden Gate Capital where he was Co-Head of Public Equities from 2010-2015. Prior to Golden Gate, he spent fifteen years at J.H. Whitney & Co. where he devoted the first ten years to the private equity side of the business and the last five years to managing the Whitney Green River hedge fund. He started his career in the investment banking group at Morgan Stanley in New York. In college, he successfully launched and sold a baseball hat company called J&J Lids. He holds a B.A. in Economics (cum laude) from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Arjay Miller Scholar).
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Jeff Van Horn
Managing Director, Credit of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Jeffrey B. Van Horn (San Francisco) joined KKR in 2004. Mr. Van Horn is a Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of KKR’s Credit business. Previously, he was the Co-Head of the KKR Global Tax Team and the KKR Global Public Markets Tax Director. Mr. Van Horn is also the Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Director of Tax of KKR Financial Holdings LLC. He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of KKR Financial Holdings LLC from May 2006 to November 2010. Before joining KKR, Mr. Van Horn worked in various finance positions, including senior vice president of Investments and Chief Financial Officer of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. and its predecessor, Bay Apartment Communities, Inc., respectively. Prior to that, he was a tax partner with Arthur Andersen LLP serving clients in the real estate, leasing, private equity, and REIT industries. Mr. Van Horn was also a member of Arthur Andersen’s firmwide Partnership and REIT Tax Specialty Teams. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Business Administration from California State University, Stanislaus. Mr. Van Horn is also a California licensed Certified Public Accountant.
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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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Scott Cullerton
Managing Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
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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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Max Justicz
Managing Director of UBS
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Kristen Stephens
Managing Director & Head of Credit Strategies of UBS
Kristin Stephens is an Executive Director and the Head of Credit Strategies for the UBS Public Finance Department. In this capacity, she works with a variety of governmental issuers and non-profit organizations to help achieve their goals in accessing the tax-exempt and taxable fixed income markets. Building upon nearly twenty years of experience in municipal credit analysis, Kristin applies a deep knowledge of the high-grade and high-yield sectors to apprise clients of industry trends and developments, provide innovative credit solutions, develop rating agency strategies, and enhance investor outreach. Previously the Senior Municipal Credit Strategist for the UBS Chief Investment Office, Kristin has shared her knowledge of municipal credit with UBS clients and financial advisors for nearly a decade. In this role, she was a lead contributor to the monthly Municipal Market Guide and other municipal credit publications. Before joining UBS in 2008, Kristin held positions in bond insurance as an underwriting analyst at ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation and as a sell-side credit analyst at JPMorgan Securities Inc., where she worked with many municipal issuers as well as institutional investor clients. Kristin earned her bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She maintains FINRA Series 7 and 63 securities licenses. Kristin is a former chair of the Municipal Analysts Group of New York (MAGNY) and served as a member of the Board of Governors of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NFMA) from 2015-16. She is a member of Northeast Women in Public Finance and of 100 Women in Finance. Kristin was named a Rising Star by The Bond Buyer in 2016.
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Adam Davis
Managing Director, Finance, Risk and Analytics Services CTO of UBS
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Bob Casey
Managing Director, Co-Head of Software Investment Banking, Americas of UBS
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Adam Schwarzchild
Managing Director of UBS
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Kraleigh Woodford
Managing Director, Head of Digital Client Experience of UBS
Kraleigh Woodford is the Managing Director and Head of Digital Client Experience at UBS.
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Andrew Nakahata
Managing Director and Regional Head of Public Finance West Region of UBS
Andy Nakahata is a Managing Director and Regional Head of Public Finance, West Region for UBS Financial Services Inc. Andy has 25 years of public finance experience across several firms and roles in the municipal bond industry. Andy has assisted clients in executing a range of financing products and structures – fixed rate bonds, floating rate bonds, current interest and capital appreciation bonds, floating rate bonds, TRANs, BANs and commercial paper. Andy has worked across a wide variety of credits as his clients have included state and local governments, higher education institutions, healthcare institutions, public utilities and 501(c)3 organizations. Andy serves on the Board of Directors of Asian Americans in Public Finance and the Marin Country Day School. He holds a master’s degree in public and private management (MPPM) from the Yale School of Management and a B.A. degree from Wesleyan University.
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Marisa Buchanan
Managing Director & Global Head of Sustainability of JP Morgan Chase
Marisa Buchanan is a Managing Director, Head of Sustainability at JP Morgan Chase & Co. from July 2020.
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Prashant Dhingra
Managing Director – Machine Learning of JP Morgan Chase
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Tien-Tsin Huang
Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase
Tien-tsin is the #1 rated equity analyst for the payment sector (https://www.jpmorgan.com/country/US/en/detail/1320570403245) Tien-tsin Huang is the Senior Coverage Analyst of J.P. Morgan’s U.S. Payments, Processing & IT Services team. His team has consistently been ranked in the top 2 by Institutional Investor since 2009, and ranked #1 in 2018. He has followed the sector as an Equity Research analyst at J.P. Morgan since 1999, after spending two years in investment banking and public finance. He holds a B.S. in commerce from the University of Virginia. Tien-tsin is also a CFA® charterholder.
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Reggie Chambers
Managing Director & Chief Administrative Officer of JP Morgan Chase
Reggie Chambers is Chief Administrative Officer of Chase Consumer Bank, leading all branch operations, branch real estate, ATMs, innovation, branch systems, policies & procedures, and our project management office. In addition, Reggie partners with technology, operations, and risk & control leaders to ensure branches and customers receive a best-in-class experience. Reggie was formerly the Head of Transformation & Innovation for the Consumer Bank, leading the implementation of our CB 2.0 strategy that is focused on positioning the bank to be more digitally oriented. He also led the branch systems, ATMs and Innovation Labs for Chase. Prior to JPMC, Reggie Chambers spent significant time in senior leadership positions in the private, public and social sectors and worked on more than $70 billion in transactions helping to structure, negotiate, valuate and invest in businesses domestically and internationally. Reggie has had significant customer facing roles in the private sector. While at McKinsey & Company, Reggie was a part of the Strategy & Corporate Finance practice focused on financial institutions and helped to establish McKinsey’s strategy execution and performance practice focused on helping clients to translate strategy from theoretical into actionable and measureable steps that are tied to financials and key performance metrics. Prior to McKinsey, Reggie was a founding member and Head of the North American Infrastructure team of 3i Group plc, a UK-headquartered private equity firm with $20 billion of assets under management. He helped lead 3i’s efforts to make equity investments in North American infrastructure and was a member of the board of Eversholt Rail Group, a ~$4bn UK rail company. Before 3i, Reggie was a Vice President on the Global Energy Investment Banking team of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and began his career practicing corporate law with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Uría Menéndez Abogados, S.L.P. in Madrid, Spain. Reggie has also spent considerable time in the public sector, recently helping lead the Clinton- Kaine Transition Team as a full-time Senior Advisor spearheading the redesign of the organizational structure of the White House and determining the selection criteria for the White House Chief of Staff. Reggie also was the Co-Leader of the Small Business Policy Working Group for the Hillary for America campaign. Previously, Reggie was appointed by President Obama as a White House Fellow at the White House National Economic Council (NEC), serving as a policy lead behind the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which facilitates access to capital for small and high-growth businesses through mechanisms such as securities crowdfunding. The JOBS Act received more bipartisan support than almost any other substantive piece of legislation proposed during the Obama Administration (every voting Republican in the House and Senate voted in favor of the bill). Additionally, he helped lead the first-ever White House summit on financial capability and lead the White House Rural Council alongside Secretary Vilsack. Reggie earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his A.B. in Political Science, Spanish and Markets & Management from Duke University. Reggie is a former Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of Crain’s 2015 class of 40 under 40.
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Jennifer Nason
Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase
Jennifer Nason is a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Gulrukh Ahanger
Managing Director, Head of Cyber Security & Fraud Technology of JP Morgan Chase
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Katie Taormino
Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase
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Reetika Grewal
Managing Director, Digital of JP Morgan Chase
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David Gill
Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase
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Matt Arnold
Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Finance of JP Morgan Chase
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Pamela Aldsworth
Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase
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Melissa Feldsher
Managing Director, Head of Digital Products of JP Morgan Chase
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Adam Waltz
Managing Director Investment Banking of Morgan Stanley
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Andrew Sheets
Managing Director, Research of Morgan Stanley
Andrew Sheets is the Chief Cross-Asset Strategist for Morgan Stanley, responsible for identifying investment opportunities and risk across global asset classes. Prior to his current role, he spent 10 years in the firm’s credit research department, serving as Chief European Credit Strategist from 2009 to 2014. Andrew received dual degrees in applied mathematics and economics from Brown University.
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Katy Huberty
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
Katy L. Huberty is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, Research Division. Katy joined Morgan Stanley in 2000 as a Research Associate on the enterprise hardware team and currently covers the enterprise systems and PC hardware industry.
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Brian Nowak
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
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Mike Wilson
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
Mike Wilson is Chief Investment Officer, Chair of the Global Investment Committee and Head of Research for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. He is also a member of the Morgan Stanley Retirement Plan Investment Committee and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s Management Committee. Mike began his career with the firm in 1989 as an investment banker. Between 1995 and 2012, he held numerous positions within Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division, including the Head of Content Distribution for North American Equities between 2009 and 2012. Mike holds a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, both with honors.
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Jeff Hoffmeister
Managing Director, Head of East Coast Tech Banking of Morgan Stanley
Jeff Hoffmeister co-heads Morgan Stanley’s U.S. Technology Investment Banking group. He has worked at Morgan Stanley for 16 years, serving in the Tech Banking group the entire time. Jeff is currently based in New York and previously served as the head of Morgan Stanley’s Tech Banking group in Europe.
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Audrey Choi
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
Audrey Choi is CEO of Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing. She is also Managing Director and Head of Morgan Stanley’s Global Sustainable Finance Group. In these roles, she oversees the firm’s efforts to support resilient communities and promote economic opportunity and global sustainability through the capital markets. In a career spanning the public, private and nonprofit sectors, Audrey has become a thought leader on how finance can be harnessed to address public policy challenges. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Audrey held senior policy positions in the Clinton Administration, the Commerce Department and the Federal Communications Commission. While at the White House, she served as Chief of Staff of the Council of Economic Advisers and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President. Previously, Audrey was a foreign correspondent and bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal. She is currently a member of President Obama’s US Community Development Advisory Board and on the boards of several national nonprofits focused on education, conservation and impact investing. Audrey is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.
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Dan Toscano
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
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Troy Griepp
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
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Robin Lahoud
Managing Director and Wealth Management of Morgan Stanley
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Melanie Schnoll Begun
Managing Director, Head of Philanthropy Management of Morgan Stanley
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Carla Harris
Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
Carla Harris is Vice Chairman of Wealth Management and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley. She was Chair of the Morgan Stanley Foundation from 2005 to 2014, and sits on the boards of several community organizations. In August 2013, Carla was appointed by President Barack Obama to chair the National Women’s Business Council. She is a gospel recording artist and a popular public speaker who gives impactful career guidance to corporate audiences based on her book, “Expect to Win.” Carla joined Morgan Stanley in 1987 after completing an AB in economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Brian Weinstein
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
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Bjarne Stroustrup
Technical Fellow and Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
Bjarne Stroustrup is the designer and the original implementer of C++, one of the world’s most popular programming languages. Dr. Stroustrup is a Distinguished Professor and holder of the College of Engineering Chair in Computer Science at Texas A&M University. Dr. Stroustrup was the head of the AT&T’s Large-Scale Programming Research Department from its creation in AT&T Bell Labs until late 2002 when he joined the Texas A&M University. He still retains a link with AT&T Labs as an AT&T Fellow. He is also a Fellow of the ACM and IEEE, and was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2004. He is the author of several books (translated to at least 19 languages) as well as many academic publications on C++ programming.
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Luis Fernandez
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
Luis Fernandez is Managing Director of Morgan Stanley in Spain and Country Head for the Iberia region. Luis Fernandez joined Morgan Stanley in London in 1987. Prior to that,Luis Fernandez served as executive director at First Chicago Ltd. in London and, previously, worked in New York for the Latin American department of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. Luis Fernandez started his professional career in Abengoa, in Seville (Spain) in 1977. Luis Fernandez has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business by the University of Seville, and holds a M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in New York, United States, obtained in 1982.
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Martin Leibowitz
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
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Andres Pinter
Managing Director of Ares Management
Andres Pinter is a Techstars Mentor and angel investor based in Los Angeles, CA.
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Mei Friedman
Managing Director of BlackRock
Mei Friedman, is a Managing Director on BlackRock’s Private Equity Partners investment team. She helps lead deal teams reviewing PE fund investments and direct co-investment opportunities. She also works closely with client coverage teams in business development and separate account client servicing. Additionally, she is serving on the board of American Express Global Business Travel. Prior to joining BlackRock Private Equity Partners, Ms. Friedman headed up the Asian investment team at Swiss Re Private Equity Partners based in Hong Kong. Previously, she ran business development in Asia and China private equity investing for Angelo, Gordon & Co. Before moving to Hong Kong, she was a Director at Angelo, Gordon in New York where she wasresponsible for sourcing, negotiating, structuring, and monitoring direct private equity investments in the U.S. She made investments in industries including specialty financing, power and energy, retail and consumer services. She was a member of the Board of Directors for six portfolio companies during the period. She also sat on the board of New York Private Equity Network. Prior to that, Ms. Friedman structured convertible and equity derivative securities at Merrill Lynch’s Equity-Linked Capital Markets. She also spent a few years at Merrill Lynch’s investment banking division covering industrial clients. Ms. Friedman graduated Summa Cum Laude from Wellesley College and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa National Honour Society and Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Economics Honour Society. She received an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. She speaks English, a number of Chinese dialects (Mandarin, Shanghainese and Cantonese) and Japanese.
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Geraldine Buckingham
Senior Managing Director and Chairman of BlackRock
Geraldine Buckingham, Senior Managing Director, is Global Head of Corporate Strategy at BlackRock and a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee. She is responsible for helping BlackRock develop and implement long-term goals and respond to the competitive financial services landscape. She previously served as Head of Americas Corporate Strategy. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2014, she was a partner with McKinsey & Company’s financial services practice based in New York. She worked primarily with large global asset managers with additional experience in wealth management and private equity, as well as functional expertise in strategy and organization. She received the Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University, where she earned a Master of Philosophy degree in Comparative Social Policy. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees from Monash University.
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Kfir Godrich
Managing Director & Global Head of Technology of BlackRock
Kfir L Godrich, Managing Director, is Global Head of Technology for BlackRock. He is responsible for driving the firm’s technology platforms development, operations and Information Security. He is a member of BlackRock’s Global Operations Committee. Mr. Godrich served as CTO for Hewlett Packard Co. (HP) Technology Services, where he was responsible for road-mapping technology for company’s consulting and support business units as well as advising to HP Labs. Prior to that he was CTO for EYP MCF and actively involved in the acquisition by HP in 2007. Mr. Godrich has over 25 years of international experience in mission critical environments design, strategy and operations and began his career in the IAF. Mr. Godrich is a Senior Member and a reviewer of several IEEE transactions with interest in: IT strategy, mission-critical and complex systems applications, fin-tech and cyber-security. His R&D leadership is aligned with principles of “innovation by example” being developer of IP in the fields of converged IT, Data Centers and renewables. He earned a BaSc degree in Electrical and Computers Engineering from Ben-Gurion University where he also attended MaSc studies followed by later PhD studies at NYU/Polytechnic.
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Stefano Pasquali
Managing Director & Head of liquidity research of BlackRock
Stefano Pasquali is Managing Director in BlackRock and he is the Head of Liquidity Research. He oversees research for liquidity risk solution at Blackrock -20 years wide experience in the overall Risk Management. -Inventor and manager of Bloomberg Liquidity Assessment (LQA) based on innovative machine learning techniques. Cross asset class and portfolio level -Strong mix of Technology, Quantitative Finance and Business view -Speaker at main financial conferences Before finance, researcher in Computational Physics and long experience as free lance in IT project (Statistical Analysis & Data Management)
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Joseph Hill
Managing Director & Head of legal & Compliance for Latin America and Iberia of BlackRock
Joseph Hill is currently a managing director and the head of legal and compliance for Latin America and Iberia at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. Prior to joining BlackRock, Hill served as the principal lawyer for Latin America at MetLife for six years and J.P. Morgan Chase for 12 years. Previously, Hill was an associate at Mayer Brown in New York and Uría & Menéndez in Spain. He is admitted to practice in both jurisdictions. He is a member of the New York City Bar Association, where he has served on the Executive Committee and chaired the Committee on Inter-American Affairs. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a BA, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Fordham University, a JD from Columbia Law School and MBA degrees from Columbia and London Business Schools. Hill is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.
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Andrew Ang
Managing Director & Head of Factor-based Strategies Group of BlackRock
Andrew Ang is the Ann F. Kaplan Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is a financial economist whose work centers on understanding the nature of risk and return in asset prices. His work spans bond markets, equities, investment management and portfolio allocation, and alternative investments. Prof. Ang has served as associate editor for several leading journals, and he has received grants from various government and industry organizations. He has consulted for several financial institutions, most often the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund. Prof. Ang received a Bachelor of Economics with First Class Honours from Macquarie University, Sydney, and a Masters of Statistics and PhD in Finance from Stanford University. Prof. Ang’s recent book, “Asset Management: A Systematic Approach to Factor Investing” published by Oxford University Press in 2014, is a comprehensive guide showing how factor risk premiums can be harvested in portfolio design and incorporated in all aspects of investment management.
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Philip Tseng
Managing Director, Co-Head of US Direct Lending and Special Situations of BlackRock
Philip Tseng is Board of Trustees at California Science Center.
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Lynn Baranski
Managing Director of BlackRock
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Edward Rzeszowski
Managing Director of BlackRock
Edward Rzeszowski, Managing Director, is a portfolio manager within BlackRock Alternative Advisors (BAA), the firm’s hedge fund solutions team. As part of the Absolute Return Strategies Manager Research Group, Edward Rzeszowski oversees sourcing, performance, due diligence and monitoring of hedge fund managers for both privately offered funds and mutual funds. Edward Rzeszowski’s service with the firm dates back to 1995, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM,
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Michelle Edkins
Managing Director, Global Head of BlackRock
Michelle Edkins, Managing Director, is the Global Head of BlackRock’s Investment Stewardship team of over 30 specialists covering the Americas; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and Asia-Pacific. Ms. Edkins is responsible for the team’s engagement and proxy voting activities in relation to the companies in which BlackRock invests on behalf of clients. She also serves on the firm’s Global Operating, Human Capital and Government Relations SteeringCommittees. She is an alumna of BlackRock’s Women’s Leadership Forum and its Enterprise Leadership Program. Ms. Edkins is an active participant in the public corporate governance debate and regularly speaks and writes on the importance of good stewardship for company performance. She was named in the NACD (the U.S. National Association of Corporate Directors) Directorship 100 Governance Professionals list for the past six years. She is also a Fellow of the Aspen Institute’s First Movers program and a former Chair of the Board of Governors of the International Corporate Governance Network. She currently serves on a number of industry initiatives to enhance governance and sustainable business practices including the Advisory Council of the International Integrated Reporting Council, the U.S. chapter of the 30% Club, a market initiative to increase the number of women on boards and in senior management, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Investor Advisory Group and the CECP’s Strategic Investor Initiative. Ms. Edkins’ service with the firm dates back to 2009.
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Michelle Edkins
Managing Director, Global Head of BlackRock
Michelle Edkins, Managing Director, is the Global Head of BlackRock’s Investment Stewardship team of over 30 specialists covering the Americas; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and Asia-Pacific. Ms. Edkins is responsible for the team’s engagement and proxy voting activities in relation to the companies in which BlackRock invests on behalf of clients. She also serves on the firm’s Global Operating, Human Capital and Government Relations SteeringCommittees. She is an alumna of BlackRock’s Women’s Leadership Forum and its Enterprise Leadership Program. Ms. Edkins is an active participant in the public corporate governance debate and regularly speaks and writes on the importance of good stewardship for company performance. She was named in the NACD (the U.S. National Association of Corporate Directors) Directorship 100 Governance Professionals list for the past six years. She is also a Fellow of the Aspen Institute’s First Movers program and a former Chair of the Board of Governors of the International Corporate Governance Network. She currently serves on a number of industry initiatives to enhance governance and sustainable business practices including the Advisory Council of the International Integrated Reporting Council, the U.S. chapter of the 30% Club, a market initiative to increase the number of women on boards and in senior management, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Investor Advisory Group and the CECP’s Strategic Investor Initiative. Ms. Edkins’ service with the firm dates back to 2009.
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