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- 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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Chinh Chu
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Chinh Chu is a successful Wall Street Billionaire. Today he is the Senior Managing Director and Co-Chair in the Private Equity Group. Chinh Chu has led Blackstone’s investments in Stiefel Laboratories, ReAble Therapeutics’ acquisition of DJ Orthopedics, Biomet, Catalent Pharma Solutions, Alliant, ReAble Therapeutics, Celanese, Nalco, SunGard Data Systems, Nycomed, and LIFFE. He has also been involved in Blackstone’s investments in FGIC, Graham Packaging, Sirius Satellite Radio, StorageApps, Haynes International, Prime Succession. Before joining Blackstone in 1990, Chinh Chu worked at Salomon Brothers in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department. He serves as a Director of Alliant, BankUnited, BayView Financial, Healthmarkets, DJO Incorporated, Catalent Pharma Solutions, SunGard, Graham Packaging. As a well-known philanthropist, Chu has given millions of dollars to relief funds and charitable organizations.
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Adam Fletcher
Managing Director and Chief Information Security Officer of Blackstone Group
Adam Fletcher is the and managing Director and chief information security officer at The Blackstone Group.
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Prakash Melwani
Sr. Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Blackstone Group
Prakash A. Melwani is a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone and is based in New York. He is Chief Investment Officer of the Private Equity Group and chairs each of its Investment Committees. Since joining Blackstone in 2003, Prakash Melwani has led Blackstone’s investments in Kosmos Energy, Foundation Coal, Texas Genco, Ariel Re, Pinnacle Foods, RGIS Inventory Specialists, Performance Food Group and Crocs. Before joining Blackstone, Prakash Melwani was a founding partner of Vestar Capital Partners and served as its Chief Investment Officer. Prior to that, he was with the management buyout group at The First Boston Corporation and with N.M. Rothschild & Sons in Hong Kong and London. Prakash Melwani received a First Class Honors degree in Economics from Cambridge University, England, and an MBA with High Distinction from the Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar and a Loeb Rhodes Fellow. Prakash Melwani serves as a Director of Crocs, Kosmos Energy, Performance Food Group, RGIS Inventory Specialists and Blackstone strategic partner, Patria.
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David Foley
Sr. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Energy Partners of Blackstone Group
David I. Foley is a Senior Managing Director in the Private Equity Group and Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Energy Partners. David Foley is based in New York and is responsible for overseeing Blackstone’s private equity investment activities in the energy & natural resource sector on a global basis. Since joining Blackstone in 1995, David Foley has been responsible for building the Blackstone energy & natural resources practice and has played an integral role in every private equity energy deal that the firm has invested in, including: Premcor, Kosmos Energy, Foundation Coal, Texas Genco, Sithe Global Power, OSUM Oil Sands, PBF Energy, Global Offshore Wind, GeoSouthern, Alta Resources, Moser Baer, Cheniere and LLOG Exploration. Before joining Blackstone, David Foley worked with AEA Investors in the firm’s private equity business, and prior to that served as a consultant for the Monitor Company. David Foley received a BA and an MA in Economics, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, from Northwestern University and received an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.
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Angelo Acconcia
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Angelo Acconcia is a Senior Managing Director in the Private Equity Group, based in New York, and leads Blackstone’s private equity investment activities in the oil & gas sector on a global basis. Since joining Blackstone in 2004, and prior to fully dedicating his time to energy and the oil & gas sector, Angelo Acconcia has been involved in the execution of several important Blackstone investments, including Graham Packaging, Ondeo Nalco, TRW Automotive and Texas Genco. Angelo Acconcia has either led or played a critical role in every one of Blackstone’s oil and gas investments, including: Alta Energy, GeoSouthern Energy, Hunter Oil & Gas, Kosmos Energy, LLOG Exploration, OSUM Oil Sands and Royal Resources. Before joining Blackstone, Angelo Acconcia worked at Morgan Stanley & Company’s Investment Banking Division in their Global Energy and Mergers and Acquisitions departments in both the U.S. and Canada. Prior to that, Angelo Acconcia worked at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s Investment Banking Division in Canada and separately in Hong Kong. Angelo Acconcia is a member of the Investment Committee for Blackstone Energy Partners, a $2.5 billion Blackstone private equity fund dedicated exclusively to the energy sector, and also serves as a director of Alta Energy, GeoSouthern Energy, Hunter Oil & Gas, LLOG Exploration, Osum Oil Sands, and Royal Resources. Angelo Acconcia received an Honors degree in Business from Queen’s University in Canada, where he graduated with First Class Honors.
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Martin Alderson Smith
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Martin Alderson Smith is a Senior Managing Director in our Corporate Development and Strategy group. Since joining Blackstone in 1991, Martin Alderson Smith has worked on an array of projects, both for third-party clients as well as on behalf of the firm. Advisory assignments have included the acquisition of Sanford C. Bernstein by Alliance Capital Management; the sale of Banco Patrimonio to Chase Manhattan Bank; the establishment of a retirement services joint venture between the asset management divisions of Citigroup and the State Street Corporation; the sale of Wells Fargo Nikko Investment to Barclays Bank; and the sale of Gartmore to National Westminister Bank. Since 2007, Martin Alderson Smith has also worked closely with Blackstone senior management on the acquisition of new asset management platforms, divestitures of certain businesses, and the firm’s IPO. Before joining Blackstone, Martin Alderson Smith was with First Boston in London and New York for eight years. Martin Alderson Smith holds a MA from Oxford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Verdun S. Perry
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Verdun S. Perry is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Strategic Partners, Blackstone’s secondary fund of funds business, which it acquired from Credit Suisse in August 2013. Verdun Perry joined Credit Suisse in November 2000 when it acquired Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (“DLJ”), where he was an Associate in the Investment Banking Division before joining Strategic Partners the year it was founded. Verdun Perry sits on Strategic Partners’ Investment Committees and his current responsibilities include fundraising, deal-sourcing, negotiating and executing secondary transactions and co-investments, as well as various post-purchase fund monitoring activities. Previously, Verdun Perry worked in the strategic investments group at Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon and Eckhardt, Inc. and in the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley & Co. Verdun Perry received a B.A. from Morehouse College, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected Phi Beta Kappa, as well as an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where he was a Robert Toigo Foundation Fellow. Verdun Perry serves on the boards of The Blackstone Charitable Foundation and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO).
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William Murphy
Sr. Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of Blackstone Group
Bill Murphy is the Chief Technology Officer at Blackstone, leading the Blackstone Innovations and Infrastructure team. William Murphy is responsible for the firm’s technology efforts. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2011, Bill was founding Chief Technology Officer for Capital IQ. Bill was responsible for overseeing all product design, development, infrastructure and technology support and was involved with all operations of the business. Before Capital IQ, Bill led teams at Sapient, delivering solutions for large clients primarily in financial services. He received a BSE in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Brian Dunlap
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Brian Dunlap is the Sector Lead for Technology, Media & Telecommunications for The Rise Fund and is based in San Francisco. Prior to joining TPG, Brian worked at General Atlantic and JMI Equity, where he led investments in enterprise software / SaaS, consumer internet, financial technology and financial services in the U.S. and Latin America. Brian received a B.A., and M.A. from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Brian speaks Spanish and Portuguese and serves on the Boards of Directors at EverFi, HotSchedules, Noodle AI, and Resultados Digitais.
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Paul Morrissey
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Paul joined Battery as an Associate and focuses on later stage investments, including growth equity, buyouts, rollups, PIPES and take-privates. Prior to Battery, Paul spent time with Goldman Sachs’ investment banking division focusing on the technology, media & telecom sectors. While Paul was at Goldman, he worked on a variety of debt and equity financings, M&A transactions and strategic advisory assignments. Paul graduated from Stanford University, where he earned a BS in Economics.
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Gideon Berger
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Gideon L. Berger is a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group and is Head of Risk Management and Technology for the Hedge Fund Solutions Group. Gideon Berger is responsible for hedge fund manager risk analysis, as well as risk monitoring and analysis of BAAM funds. Before joining Blackstone in 2002, Gideon Berger was a Founder and President of Ez-Ways, Incorporated, a technology startup, where he also served on the Board of Directors. Prior to that, Gideon Berger was a Founder and Principal of a consulting firm specializing in the design and implementation of database and enterprise solutions. Gideon Berger received a BA in Mathematics and Physics from Vassar College, an MS in Applied Physics from Columbia University and a PhD in Computer Science from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.
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David Blitzer
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
David S. Blitzer is a Senior Managing Director & Head of the Tactical Opportunities group. David Blitzer is based in New York, having established Blackstone’s corporate private equity investment efforts in Europe. Since joining Blackstone in 1991, David Blitzer has been involved in the execution of Blackstone’s investments in Spirit Group, SULO, Allied Waste, Aspen Insurance Holdings, Houghton Mifflin, Universal Orlando, Centerplate, Cadillac Fairview, Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, Southern Cross, NHP, Orangina, and United Biscuits. David Blitzer graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. David Blitzer serves as a Director of United Biscuits and Jack Wolfskin.
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Juergen Pinker
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Juergen Pinker is a Managing Director in the Private Equity Group and is based in London. Since joining Blackstone in 2011, Juergen Pinker has been involved in the execution of Blackstone’s investments in Intertrust, ATC, Scout24 and Armacell. Before joining Blackstone, Juergen Pinker worked as a Director at Strategic Value Partners focusing on European distressed situations. Before that, Juergen Pinker was an Associate Director at The Carlyle Group. Juergen Pinker received a master degree in economics and business from WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management. Juergen Pinker serves on the Board of Directors of Armacell.
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AJ Agarwal
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
A. J. Agarwal is a Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate Group and is based in New York. Mr. Agarwal oversees the U.S. Core+ business for the Real Estate Group. He has been directly involved in a number of the Real Estate Group’s investments, including Extended Stay Hotels, Hilton Hotels, General Growth Properties, Centro Properties, and Hotel del Coronado. Mr. Agarwal joined Blackstone in 1992. Prior to joining the Real Estate Group in 2010, Mr. Agarwal was a member of Blackstone’s Financial Advisory Group, leading the firm’s advisory practice in a number of areas, including real estate and leisure/lodging. Mr. Agarwal graduated from Princeton University, where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa and received an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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Joshua Pang
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Joshua Pang is a Managing Director at Blackstone. Previously Mr. Pang served as a Principal in the Tactical Opportunities group of Blackstone. Before re-joining Blackstone, Mr. Pang was a Principal at BC Partners in New York, where he was responsible for the execution of private equity buyouts. Mr. Pang started his career as an Analyst at Blackstone. Mr. Pang received a B.S. in Finance and Financial Accounting from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, where he graduated magna cum laude.
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John G. Finley
Sr. Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Blackstone Group
John G. Finley, a Senior Managing Director, is the firm’s Chief Legal Officer. Before joining Blackstone, John Finley had been a partner with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett for 22 years where he was most recently a member of that law firm’s Executive Committee and Head of Global M&A. John Finley is a member of the Advisory Board of the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance and a Trustee of the Jewish Board of Family and Children Services. He is also a guest lecturer at Harvard Law School. He has served on the Committee of Securities Regulation of the New York State Bar Association and the Board of Advisors of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University. He has also served as Chairman of the Annual International Mergers & Acquisitions Conference of the International Bar Association. John Finley has a BS in Economics, summa cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1978), a BA in History, summa cum laude, from the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania (1978), and a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School (1981).
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Jacob Werner
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Jacob Werner is a Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate group and is based in New York. Since joining Blackstone in 2005, Jacob Werner has been involved in analyzing Blackstone’s real estate investments in all property types and has worked on a variety of transactions, including Equity Office Properties, CarrAmerica, Trizec, 1140 Avenue of the Americas and the former New York Times Building. Before joining Blackstone’s Real Estate group, Jacob Werner was an analyst in Blackstone’s Restructuring and Reorganization group where he assisted in advising on a variety of restructuring transactions, including Goodyear Tire & Rubber and General Motors Corporation. Jacob Werner received a BS from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia where he graduated with distinction.
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Jason New
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Jason New, 45, has been Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group L.P., a global investment and advisory firm, and Head of Special Situation Investing for GSO Capital Partners LP, a credit-oriented alternative asset manager, since 2005. New focuses on managing GSO’s public investment portfolio with a specific emphasis on stressed and distressed companies and on sourcing direct special situation investment opportunities. He is a member of the GSO Investment Committee. New joined The Blackstone Group L.P. in 2008 in connection with its acquisition of GSO. Before joining GSO in 2005, New was a senior member of Credit Suisse’s distressed finance group. New joined Credit Suisse in 2000 when it acquired Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), where he was a member of DLJ’s restructuring group. Prior to joining DLJ in 1999, he was an associate with the law firm Sidley Austin LLP, where he practiced in the firm’s corporate reorganization group. New served as a director of Cheniere Energy, Inc. from August 2008 to December 2010 and as a director of Global Aviation Holdings Inc. from September 2009 to January 2012.
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Kathleen McCarthy
Sr. Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Group
Kathleen McCarthy is a Senior Managing Director and Global Chief Operating Officer of the Blackstone Real Estate group. She is based in New York. Kathleen McCarthy oversees Real Estate Investor Relations and Business Development, Human Resources, Legal & Compliance and Finance. Previously she was responsible for marketing Blackstone’s real estate private investment funds. Before joining Blackstone in 2010, Kathleen McCarthy worked at Goldman Sachs, where she was a Vice President focused on investments for the Real Estate Principal Investment Area. Kathleen McCarthy began her career at Goldman Sachs as an Analyst in the Mergers & Strategic Advisory Group within the Investment Banking Division. Kathleen McCarthy received a BA with Distinction from Yale University.
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Kelley Morrell
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Kelley Morrell is Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. She is responsible for leading the evaluation and execution of a wide range of strategic initiatives, including large-scale strategic mergers and acquisitions, as well as for partnering with senior leaders across the organization to develop the Company’s strategy and execute its strategic priorities.
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Jonathan Korngold
Senior Managing Director and head of Growth Equity of Blackstone Group
Jonathan Korngold is a Senior Managing Director and head of Blackstone’s Growth Equity investing platform. Korngold was a Managing Director and Global Head of General Atlantic’s Financial Services sector prior to his move to Blackstone in January 2019. He served as Chairman of the firm’s Portfolio Committee and was a member of the firm’s Executive, Investment, Human Resources, and Emerging Growth Investment Committees. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2001, Korngold worked at Goldman Sachs in the Principal Investment Area and in the Mergers & Acquisitions groups in London and New York, respectively. He received an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College, graduating with honors, and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
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Brian Gavin
Senior Managing Director and COO of Blackstone Group
Member, Board of Directors at New York City Investment Fund.
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Ram Jagannath
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Ram M. Jagannath is a Managing Director with U.S. Buyout, focusing on investments in the healthcare sector. He is based in New York. Since joining Carlyle in 2007, Ram Jagannath has been actively involved with Carlyle’s investments in Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD), Healthscope Ltd. and HCR ManorCare. Prior to joining Carlyle, Ram Jagannath was with Genstar Capital and Thomas Weisel Capital Partners (now Tailwind Capital) in San Francisco.
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Anjan Mukherjee
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Anjan Mukherjee served as Senior Managing Director at The Blackstone Group, Private Equity Group.Anjan Mukherjee joined The Blackstone Group, Private Equity Group in 2001. He serves as a Manager of Celanese International Corporation. Previously, he served as a Managing Director of The Blackstone Group, Private Equity Group until 2010. Since joining Blackstone in 2001, Anjan Mukherjee has been involved in Blackstone’s investments. He served at Thomas H. Lee Company, where he was involved with the analysis and execution of private equity investments in a wide range of industries. Prior to that, he worked in the media and telecommunications area of the Mergers and Acquisitions Department at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. He served as a Secretary of Celanese Corp. He has also worked at the Department of Education as well as the Brookings Institution. He serves as a Director of Stiefel Laboratories. He has been a Director of Celanese Corp. and Celanese Emulsions GmbH since April 2004. He serves as a Director of Emdeon. He is a Director of NantPharma, LLC and NantWorks LLC. He served as a Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc. from September 21, 2009 to December 24, 2014. He served as a Director at Polymer Group, Inc. from January 28, 2011 to December 23, 2014. He served as a Director of Companhia Providencia. He served as a Director of Nycomed Pharma SA. He served as a Director of Mega Bloks Inc., until February 2004. He was a director of LiveWire / H.O. Systems. Anjan Mukherjee holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and B.A. from Harvard University, where he graduated, magna cum laude as a Harry S. Truman Scholar.
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Sean Klimczak
Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Infrastructure of Blackstone Group
Sean T. Klimczak is the Global Head of Infrastructure and is based in New York. Since joining Blackstone in 2005, Mr. Klimczak has been involved in the execution of several Blackstone investments, including various Sithe Global investments (including Goreway, Bujagali, GNP Mariveles and SKS), Cheniere Energy Partners, Fisterra, PQ Energy, Utility One Source, Meerwind, Transmission Developers, American Petroleum Tankers and The Weather Channel. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Klimczak was an Associate at Madison Dearborn Partners. Prior to that, Mr. Klimczak worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Morgan Stanley & Company’s Investment Banking Division. Mr. Klimczak received a BBA in Finance and Business Economics from the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, and an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with the highest academic standing in his class and was selected as a Baker Scholar, a John L. Loeb Fellow, a Henry Ford II Scholar and a William J. Carey Scholar. Mr. Klimczak was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2015.
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Wallace Henderson
Sr. Managing Director and Infrastructure of Blackstone Group
Wallace Henderson is a Senior Managing Director in the Infrastructure Group and leads the group’s investment activities in the midstream sector. Prior to joining Blackstone, Wallace Henderson was a Managing Director and Member of the Executive Committee at EIG Global Energy Partners, where he led the firm’s global midstream effort. In that role, Wallace Henderson oversaw the origination, execution and management of numerous large-scale midstream investments, including transactions in natural gas and liquids gathering and processing, long haul pipelines, and LNG-related infrastructure. Prior to joining EIG in 2011, Wallace Henderson was a Managing Director at UBS Investment Bank, where he led a New York- based, ten-member, investment banking team responsible for advisory and capital raising transactions for UBS oil and gas clients in the Americas. From 1987 to 2004, Wallace Henderson had a number of investment banking roles at Credit Suisse, including as a Managing Director in the Global Project Finance, Oil & Gas and Latin American Groups. Wallace Henderson received his BA in Economics from Kenyon College and his MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School, where he was elected to the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society.
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Bruce McEvoy
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Bruce McEvoy has been a director since April 2007. McEvoy is a Managing Director at Blackstone. Before joining Blackstone in 2006, McEvoy worked as an Associate at General Atlantic from 2002 to 2004, and was a consultant at McKinsey & Company from 1999 to 2002. McEvoy received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2006. McEvoy currently serves on the boards of directors of GCA Services, Performance Food Group, RGIS Inventory Specialists, Vivint and Vivint Solar, and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Ivan Brockman
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
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Tripp Smith
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Tripp Smith is a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group, and a Founder of GSO Capital Partners. Before co-founding GSO, Tripp Smith was Global Head of the Capital Markets Group within the Alternative Capital Division of CSFB. The Capital Markets Group had $16 billion of assets under management including CSFB’s credit opportunities fund, mezzanine investment fund, CDO business and hedge fund-of-fund business. Prior to that, Tripp Smith was a Managing Director and Global Co-Head of CSFB’s Leveraged Finance Group. His responsibilities included the coordination of CSFB’s global origination, distribution and trading activities relating to high yield securities, leveraged loans, high yield credit derivatives and distressed securities. Additionally, Tripp Smith was a member of CSFB’s Investment Banking Operating Committee, Fixed Income Operating Committee and Co-Chair of the Bank/High Yield Finance Committee. He was also a member of CSFB’s Management Council. Tripp Smith joined CSFB in November 2000 when it acquired DLJ, where he was Global Head of High Yield Capital Markets. Tripp Smith had been a member of DLJ’s high yield team since he joined the firm in 1993. Prior to that, he worked for Smith Barney and Drexel Burnham Lambert. Tripp Smith received a BBA in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
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Mary Citrino
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
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James Quella
Senior Managing Director and Senior Operating Partner of Blackstone Group
James Quella has been a director since December 2009. Quella was a Senior Managing Director and Senior Operating Partner in the Corporate Private Equity group of The Blackstone Group until June 30, 2013. Quella was responsible for monitoring the strategy and operational performance of Blackstone portfolio companies and providing direct assistance in the oversight of large investments. He was also a member of the firm’s Private Equity Investment Committee. Currently, James serves as a Senior Advisor to the Private Equity Group of Blackstone and continues to be involved in a few key portfolio companies as a board member and executive advisor, as well as participating in selected portfolio review processes and due diligence. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2004, Quella was a Managing Director and Senior Operating Partner with DLJ Merchant Banking Partners-CSFB Private Equity. Prior to that, Quella worked at Mercer Management Consulting and Strategic Planning Associates, its predecessor firm, where he served as a senior consultant to CEOs and senior management teams, and was Co-Vice Chairman with shared responsibility for overall management of the firm. Quella received a BA in International Studies from the University of Chicago/University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA with dean’s honors from the University of Chicago. He is also the co-author of Profit Patterns: 30 Ways to Anticipate and Profit from the Strategic Forces Reshaping Your Business. Quella has been a member of various private equity company boards and currently, in addition to Catalent, serves as a Director of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Michaels Stores, Inc., and DJO Global.
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Menes Chee
Sr. Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Menes Chee is a Senior Managing Director in the Tactical Opportunities Group. He is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments in private opportunities and capital markets. Menes Chee joined Blackstone in 2009, as a Managing Director of GSO Capital Partners, and transferred to Tactical Opportunities in 2012. Before joining Blackstone, Menes Chee was a Principal with TPG-Axon Capital, where he invested globally in equity and credit in public markets and private transactions. Prior to that, he was a private equity investment professional with Texas Pacific Group. Previous to TPG, Menes Chee worked at Credit Suisse First Boston in the Merchant Banking Group and at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette in the Leveraged Finance Group. Menes Chee graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A. from the College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
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Thomas Middleton
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Tom Middleton is a Senior Managing Director (partner) at The Blackstone Group based in New York City. He has specialized in mergers and acquisitions, and strategic advisory to the communications sector since 1985. His clients and transactions have included a wide range of telecommunications, technology and media businesses in the US and abroad. He has also led public and private equity and debt financings for new, growing and mature businesses. After working in the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Kidder, Peabody he became co-head of the Telecom Group at Salomon Brothers in 1990 and then the head of the Communications Group at Merrill Lynch in 1996. He joined Blackstone in 2003 and engaged in both merger advisory and private equity projects. Thomas Middleton is a member of the Board of Directors of the Nature Conservancy, the Advisory Board of the Northwestern University School of Communications, and the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California, as well as several of charity boards. He graduated in 1980 from Ithaca College and in 1985 from the Columbia University School of Business.
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Joshua Blaine
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Joshua Blaine is a Senior Managing Director in Strategic Partners, Blackstone’s secondary private fund of funds business. Joshua Blaine is based in New York and sits on the Investment Committee for each of the SP Funds. He founded the Strategic Partners London office in 2004. Since joining Strategic Partners in 2001, Joshua Blaine has led or been involved in several hundred secondary transactions, co-investments and primary fund commitments on a global basis across SP’s private equity, real estate and infrastructure verticals.
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Scott Soussa
Sr. Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Scott Soussa is the Co-Head of the Hedge Fund Solutions Group’s Strategic Capital Group, which includes the hedge fund seeding and GP stakes businesses. Previously, Mr. Soussa was Head of Due Diligence in the Hedge Fund Solutions Group where he led a cross-functional team charged with evaluating and monitoring underlying hedge fund managers, which encompassed front office, business and operational, risk management and legal due diligence. Before joining Blackstone in 2003, Mr. Soussa was Controller of Lava Trading Inc., a securities trading technology company. Prior to that, he worked in Arthur Andersen’s Hedge Fund Advisory and Capital Markets Group. Mr. Soussa received a BS in Accounting from Binghamton University, where he graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma. He is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Michael’s Mission, a charity focused on improving the quality of life and treatment options for colorectal cancer patients, families and caregivers. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Sebastien Sherman
Sr. Managing Director and Infrastructure of Blackstone Group
Sebastien Sherman is a Senior Managing Director in the Infrastructure Group and leads the group’s coverage of the utilities, renewable and transportation sectors. Prior to joining Blackstone, Sebastien Sherman spent 14 years with OMERS Infrastructure (Borealis Infrastructure), including most recently as its Head of the Americas region. While at OMERS, Sebastien was involved in the origination, deal execution and oversight of a number of large-scale infrastructure portfolio companies across North America, Europe and South America. These investments spanned sectors including utilities (gas and electric), natural gas transmission pipelines, LNG import infrastructure, power generation, high-speed rail infrastructure, airports, toll roads, land registry and satellites. Prior to joining OMERS Infrastructure, Sebastien spent seven years with Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities, where he advised on M&A transactions and financings. Earlier in his career, Sebastien also worked at the Bank of Canada, Canada’s Central Bank. Sebastien has an Honours BA (Economics) from Queen’s University, and is a CFA charterholder.
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Joan Solotar
Senior Managing Director, Head of External Relations and Strategy of Blackstone Group
Joan Solotar is a Senior Managing Director, Head of the External Relations & Strategy Group at Blackstone and a member of the firm’s Executive and Management Committees. Joan Solotar has management responsibility for shareholder relations and public affairs and also guides the firm on analyzing strategic development opportunities. Before joining Blackstone in 2007, Joan Solotar was with Bank of America Securities where she was a Managing Director and Head of Equity Research. She started her career in equity research at The First Boston Corporation and, prior to joining Bank of America, was part of the financial services team at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and later with CSFB as a Managing Director. Joan Solotar was consistently ranked highly in the Brokers and Asset Management category of the Institutional Investor “All-America Research Team” and the Greenwich Survey of portfolio managers. She also served as Chairperson of the Research Committee for the Securities Industry Association and is currently serving on the Advisory Board of Evine. Joan Solotar Chairs the Board of Directors of Blackstone’s Charitable Foundation. She is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the East Harlem Tutorial Program and the East Harlem Scholars Academy. She is the recent author of a Harvard Business Review article entitled “Truths for our Daughters.” Joan Solotar received a B.S. in Management Information Systems from the State University of New York at Albany and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University.
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Martin Brand
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Martin J. Brand is a director on the board of Orbitz Worldwide. Martin Brand was appointed to the board as a Class II director in March 2010. His current term expires at the 2015 Annual Meeting.Martin Brand is a Managing Director in the Private Equity group of The Blackstone Group. Martin Brand joined Blackstone’s London office in 2003 and transferred to Blackstone’s New York office in 2005. Before joining The Blackstone Group, Martin Brand was a consultant with McKinsey & Company in London from 2000 to 2001 and worked as a derivatives trader with the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York and Tokyo from 1998 to 2000.Martin Brand currently serves on the boards of directors of Travelport Limited, Performance Food Group, PBF Energy and Bayview Asset Management, LLC.Martin Brand holds a BA and MA degree in Mathematics and Computation from Oxford University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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Michael McRaith
Managing Director and Insurance Solutions of Blackstone Group
Michael T. McRaith is a Managing Director in Blackstone Insurance Solutions. Before joining Blackstone in 2018, Michael served from 2011 to 2017 as the first Director of the Federal Insurance Office in the U.S. Department of the Treasury. From 2005 to 2011, Michael served as Illinois Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, including on the Executive Committee and as an officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Prior to his public service, Michael practiced law for fifteen years, was admitted to the Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois (1995), and focused on the defense of financial institutions as a partner in the Chicago office of McGuireWoods.
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Gregory Blank
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Gregory Blank is a Managing Director of Blackstone in the Private Equity Group based in New York where he focuses on investments in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors. Gregory Blank has been involved in the execution of many of Blackstone’s investments, including most recently in Kronos, Ipreo, and Optiv. Prior to joining Blackstone, Gregory Blank was an Associate at Texas Pacific Group (TPG) in San Francisco where he was involved in the evaluation and execution of private equity transactions. Gregory Blank graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard College and received an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He currently serves as a director of Ipreo, Optiv, Travelport, and The Weather Company.
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Jonathan Pollack
Sr. Managing Director of Real Estate and Chief Investment Officer of Real Estate Debt Strategies of Blackstone Group
Jonathan Pollack is a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of the Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies group and is based in New York. Since joining Blackstone in 2015, Jonathan Pollack has been responsible for overseeing our real estate debt investment strategy. He is also a member of the firm’s real estate investment committee, and serves on the board of Blackstone Mortgage Trust. Prior to joining Blackstone, Jonathan Pollack was a Managing Director and Global Head of Commercial Real Estate, as well as Head of Risk for Structured Finance, at Deutsche Bank. Jonathan Pollack joined Deutsche Bank in 1999 from Nomura Group. Jonathan Pollack received a BA in Economics from Northwestern University. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the East Harlem Tutorial Program.
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Anthony Merhige
Sr. Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Group
Anthony Merhige is a Senior Managing Director of Blackstone, serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Harvest Fund Advisors, Blackstone’s publicly traded MLP and Yield-Oriented Investment Platform. Having joined Blackstone in 2017, Anthony Merhige oversees the business development and investor relations functions of Harvest, as well as the day-to-day management of Harvest’s operations. Before joining Harvest in 2005, Anthony Merhige was the Chief Operating Officer of the Vivum Group. Prior to that Anthony Merhige was an Associate at the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP, where his practice focused on a wide variety of commercial matters, including antitrust mergers and acquisition counseling for national and multinational corporations. Anthony Merhige holds a BA from Johns Hopkins University and a JD from the Temple University Beasley School of Law.
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Stephen H. Can
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Stephen H. Can is Senior Managing Director and Co-head of Strategic Partners, Blackstone’s secondary private fund of funds business, which was acquired from Credit Suisse in August 2013. Stephen Can is the founding member of Strategic Partners, joining DLJ in 2000 as a Managing Director. Before joining Strategic Partners, Stephen Can worked with the IBM Pension Funds where he co-managed a $7.9 billion private equity portfolio with a focus on both secondary and primary investing. Stephen Can is the Chairman of the Strategic Partners Investment Committees, and previously served on the investment committee of CS Private Equity Strategies, L.P., Real Estate Capital Partners IV, L.P., Credit Suisse Selected Partners, L.P, and Credit Suisse First Boston Fund Investments VII, L.P. Stephen Can received an A.S. in Business Administration from J.C.C. S.U.N.Y. in 1980, a B.A. magna cum laude in Accounting from Plattsburgh S.U.N.Y. in 1982 and an M.S. in Finance from the Krannert Business School at Purdue University in 1984 where he was named outstanding graduate instructor. Stephen Can subsequently earned C.P.A., C.M.A., and C.F.M. designations.
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Liping Zhang
Senior Managing Director and Chairman of Blackstone Group
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Jim Schaefer
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
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Karan Mehandru
Managing Director and Head of Venture Capital of Steadfast Financial
Managing Director and Head of Venture Capital at STEADFAST FINANCIAL LTD.
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Christie Smith
Senior Managing Director, Global Talent & Organization/Human Potential Leader of Accenture
Christie Smith is the Senior Managing Director, Global Talent & Organization/Human Potential Leader at Accenture
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Ram Ramalingam
Managing Director of Accenture
Ram has over 25 years of technology leadership experience selling and delivering engineering projects across multiple industries around the globe. He is the Managing Director of Accenture’s Products and Platform Engineering Services practice. He specializes in innovative solutions that focus on bringing change, increasing productivity, and accelerating growth for customers. He enjoys applying his deep engineering experience in building modern platforms and facilitating client journeys to the Platform Economy.
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Christian Nahas
Managing Director of Accenture
Christian Nahas has 16 years of experience as a hands-on technology professional. He has built a career on a foundation of hard work and persistence and is known for his passion and drive to help businesses connect with their customers. He is currently the CEO of Salesfusion, a marketing automation company in Atlanta that empowers marketers to more effectively attract new opportunities, convert them into customers and nurture them into lifetime relationships.
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Karen Voelker
Managing Director, Global Lead, Customer Innovation Network of Accenture
Karen Voelker is the Global Lead of Accenture’s Customer Innovation Network (ACIN), specializing in retail and the digital customer. She has 16 years of experience working in the retail and consumer packaged goods industries, focused on innovation, digital, merchandising, inventory optimization, and store operations. Karen’s current role takes her to Accenture’s innovation centers in Chicago, Milan, Singapore, Bangalore, Manila, Dublin and London. This network provides companies with access to the latest global innovations and emerging industry trends. During her work with ACIN, she has planned and facilitated more than 700 workshops with clients from across consumer-facing industries, which were focused on exploring consumer trends and defining the operational implications. Karen is passionate about helping support clients in the development of their innovation practices, processes, organization and showcases. Karen’s responsibilities also include contributing to Accenture’s research and thought leadership on consumer trends and the implications to consumer facing companies, and has published two points of view, Retail @ the Edge, and A New Era for Retail – Cloud Computing Changes the Game. Karen is based in Chicago, Illinois, and has a degree in Management Information Systems from Bradley University.
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Nikhil Sethi
Managing Director – Global Programmatic Services Lead of Accenture
Nikhil Sethi is the Managing Director – Global Programmatic Services Lead at Accenture.
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Paula O’Reilly
Managing Director, Senior Client Account Lead of Accenture
Paula is a Managing Director at Accenture responsible for leading strategic and transformational initiatives at one of Accenture’s principal and global financial clients. Prior to this role, Paula was the Capital Markets Lead in North America at Accenture. She was responsible for the overall strategy and the sales and delivery of Accenture services to investment banks, wealth &, asset managers and exchanges across Strategy, Consulting, Digital, Technology, and Operations. In the course of her twenty-five year career, she has consulted with many of Accenture’s Banking and Capital Markets clients, including leading global banks and several US regional banks. These initiatives included strategy development, large scale system selection and implementation, post-merger integration, finance and risk management, back office operations, and overall account management. In addition to client work, Paula actively participates in the community. She serves on the Board of Directors for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) and Fintech71. She also volunteers with and supports NPower, Junior Achievement, and Girls on the Run.
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Nisha Sharma
Managing Director of Accenture
Nisha Sharma is a Managing Director for Accenture Digital. She leads service and offering development for the Accenture Google Cloud Business Group, with a focus on bringing new business value and digital transformation ideas to life for large enterprise clients.
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Peters Suh
Managing Director, Communications Industry Lead & Network Practice Lead North America of Accenture
Peters Suh was the CEO of the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), an alliance of communications companies committed to building an open applications platform. WAC will deliver an open industry application development platform that will benefit the entire ecosystem. By providing a single route for developers to deliver the latest innovative applications, WAC will bring applications to more than three billion global mobile users. Previously, Peters was the CEO of JIL (Joint Innovation Lab), a joint venture with Vodafone, China Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Softbank Mobile. Before joining JIL, Peters was President of Vodafone Global Enterprise Incorporated and Vodafone Ventures Limited. He was a managing director for Fremont Communications a private equity fund focusing on telecommunication investments. Peters was previously Vice President, Chief Technical Officer for Vodafone’s Global Internet Services group and also held a number of positions with AirTouch Cellular. Peters is a director of Vodafone Americas Foundation, Aspire Technologies, and the Diablo Regional Arts Association. Peters holds a B.A. and M.B.A., both from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Rob Harles
Managing Director, Global Lead, Social Media Collaboration & Emerging Channels of Accenture
Rob Harles is Global Lead for Social Media & Collaboration for Accenture Interactive responsible for developing and managing Accenture’s social media practice and initiatives around the world. Rob joined Accenture from Bloomberg where he was Global Head of Social Media responsible for building and managing Bloomberg’s social presence across its businesses and media properties. Before joining Bloomberg, he was Vice President of Social Media at Sears Holdings where he built Sears’ core social media platform and customer communities. Rob was SVP for comScore Networks, in charge of custom analytics services and a member of the Senior Operating team that took the company public. Rob started his career as a Senior Consultant in the financial services practice of McKinsey & Co.
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Vincent Ball
Managing Director of Accenture
Vincent Ball is the visionary force behind Nytec’s Product Innovation Center. Over the years, he has expanded Nytec globally, and formed a talented interdisciplinary team to deliver industry-leading innovative consumer lifestyle product design, engineering and manufacturing management solutions for some of the top Fortune 100 companies. Ball leverages his innate ability to combine his deep business experience with over two decades of design, management, and leadership expertise to assure Nytec is able to help clients turn dreams into reality. Nytec has delivered some of the most innovative lifestyle technology products and services, enabling their global clients to establish first-of-a-kind industry experiences. Prior to joining Nytec, Ball led the design and development of hundreds of consumer hardware and software products while at Microsoft.
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Jeff Scheel
Managing Director, Accenture Security of Accenture
Jeff Scheel is Mandiant’s Vice President of Business Development. He is responsible for building Mandiant’s relationships with technology alliance partners and global systems integrators while leading Mandiant’s corporate development and acquisition activities. He has more than twenty-five years of experience at enterprise software and security companies in sales, alliances, corporate development and executive leadership roles. Prior to joining Mandiant, Jeff served as vice president of business and corporate development for HP’s Enterprise Security Products business unit. He joined HP through its acquisition of ArcSight where he was senior vice president of business development and built alliance relationships with global systems integrators, ISVs and cloud security providers. Jeff has also held leadership roles at security and enterprise software companies including Damballa, PassMark Security (sold to RSA Security), Vocent Solutions (sold to PassMark Security), Siebel Systems and Oracle. Jeff earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History with honors from Stanford University and a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
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John Walsh
Senior Managing Director of Accenture
John Walsh is the Chief Sales Officer at Accenture.
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Jim Bailey
Senior Managing Director of Accenture
Jim Bailey is the Global Managing Director for Accenture Mobility, responsible for advancing Accenture’s global mobility strategy and capabilities. The Accenture Mobility agenda stretches across both traditional enterprise mobility and mobile application development and testing to emerging areas in the Internet of Things (IoT). Jim brings a strong command of Accenture’s business, with more than 26 years’ experience across Accenture consulting, technology and operations business units. Jim has held a variety of leadership positions within Accenture in North America and was responsible for creating value for our clients across a variety of industries including Financial Services, Communications Media & Technology and Products. Most recently, Jim was a Client Group Lead (Banking-South; Payments & Services) and a Diamond Client Account Lead for six years in Financial Services North America. He has served some of Accenture’s largest clients across multiple industries, including communications, capital markets, banking and payments, consumer goods and retail. Jim holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Princeton University. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and three children.
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Sven Loberg
Managing Director of Accenture
Sven Loberg is a Managing Director within Accenture’s Emerging Technology practice leading Software Engineering Innovation. Sven is the Chief Technology Officer for the Accenture Pivotal Business Group (APBG) and serves as Accenture’s global lead for Open Source. Sven is certified as a Master Technology Architect within Accenture’s Master Technology Architecture (MTA) Program.
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Gus Hunt
Managing Director & Cyber Lead for Accenture Federal Services of Accenture
Gus Hunt joined the Board of Directors in September 2014. Hunt is Managing Director and Cyber Lead for Accenture Federal Services. He is responsible for building Accenture’s new cyber security practice focused on novel and differentiated approaches to address the cyber security needs of Accenture Federal Services’ diverse client portfolio. Previously, he was Chief Architect for Bridgewater Associates, and President and CEO of Hunt Technology LLC, a private consulting practice focused on strategic IT planning, cyber and data-centric security, big data analytics, and cloud computing. Hunt retired from the CIA as their CTO in October 2013 after a 28-year career. As CTO, Hunt set the information technology strategic direction and future technology investment plan for the CIA. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering and Masters of Engineering in Civil/Structural Engineering from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Jake Kaldenbaugh
Managing Director, Global Venture Investments of Accenture
Jake Kaldenbaugh is the Managing Director, Global Venture Investments at Accenture Ventures.
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Christopher Chu
Managing Director, Accenture Strategy of Accenture
Chris is a Managing Director from the Strategy practice based in the San Francisco office. He leads Accenture Strategy’s Talent and Organization Practice for the West Coast region, and the global Organization Design practice. Chris has been with Accenture for over two decades leading operating model and workforce transformation programs for clients in multiple industries in Canada, United States, Brazil, Mexico and Asia Pacific. Chris works with Fortune 100 companies to solve their most complex talent, leadership, organization and cultural challenges. His recent experiences include designing the operating model and workforces of the future resulting from digital disruption and new business strategies. These client engagements have included programs with a global telecommunications, semi-conductor manufacturer, oil and gas super major, and consumer packaged goods companies. Chris has served as an advisor and consultant for international clients including a State Owned Enterprise in China, the Brazilian Electricity Exchange, Canadian Energy Companies and a Mexican Retail Bank and Consumer Products and Goods company. Prior to arriving to the Bay Area, Chris had been based in the Accenture offices of Ottawa, New York, Florham Park, Vancouver and Seattle.
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David Bonalle
Managing Director, Global Delivery Lead, Accenture Marketing and Communications of Accenture
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Sanjoy Paul
Global Managing Director of Accenture
Dr. Sanjoy Paul brings more than 25 years of experience leading Technology, Strategy, Innovation, R&D, Product Development, and Product Management for Fortune 500 companies and startups in the United States and India. He has held senior Executive positions in Accenture, Infosys, Lucent Technologies, and AT&T Bell Labs in the reverse chronological order, worked as CTO in 3 venture-backed start-ups, and founded two companies. Recognized in the industry as an innovator, disruptive entrepreneur, and an authority in AI and IoT, he has a proven track record of converting new technology ideas into successful businesses multiple times during his 25 year career. Dr. Paul has impressive credentials in the field of innovation supported by 92 granted US patents, and multiple awards from renowned organizations like IEEE, New Jersey R&D Council, MIT Technology Review, Accenture, Bell Labs, Infosys and Wipro Technologies.
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Suchitra Bose
Managing Director, NA Lead Digital Productions & Operations of Accenture
Suchitra Bose is a Managing Director in Accenture’s Industry X.0 practice where she acts as the North America lead for Digital Manufacturing and IIOT, responsible for Business Development, growth, Industry Alliances, Assets, Offerings and Acquisitions. In this role, she uses her deep expertise in enterprise technology, supply chain and manufacturing processes and systems to help clients in their digital transformation journeys through value-led strategy consulting, technology & advisory services. With more than 20 years of experience at companies such as Siemens, IBM, Compaq, Johnson & Johnson, Cognizant and Prysm, Suchitra brings a deep understanding of core manufacturing applications and systems like MES, quality, scheduling and inventory management to the biggest challenges faced in manufacturing today. Suchitra is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology with a BTECH in Ceramic Engineering. She also has an MBA and Certificate in Health Sector Management from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business where she was part of the Global Executive Program.
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Claudio Valera
Managing Director, Talent & Organization Practice of Accenture
Claudio Valera is the Managing Director, Talent & Organization Practice at Accenture
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Kaveh Safavi
Senior Managing Director of Global Health Business of Accenture
Kaveh Safavi, M.D., J.D. is the senior managing director for Accenture’s global healthcare business. Dr. Safavi is responsible for developing and driving a growth strategy that differentiates Accenture’s offerings for providers, health insurers and public and private health systems across the globe. Dr. Safavi joined Accenture from Cisco, in 2011, where he led the global healthcare practice. Prior to that, he was Thompson Reuter’s chief medical officer of its health businesses and United Healthcare’s vice president of medical affairs. He also has served in leadership roles at HealthSpring and Humana. As a seasoned executive, Dr. Safavi brings more than three decades of leadership experience to Accenture Health including such accomplishments as establishing one of the Midwest’s first electronic health record-enabled primary care practices. He has published numerous papers and is quoted on healthcare issues in various media publications, including the Wall Street Journal, BBC, New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, Harvard Business Review and the Economist. Dr. Safavi serves as a member of the board of directors for Xcertia, an organization that supports industry guidelines for safe and effective mobile health apps. He’s also serves on the advisory committee of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Dr. Safavi has earned the distinction of both medical and law degrees, an M.D. from Loyola University School of Medicine and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. He is board-certified in internal medicine and pediatrics and completed his residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center.
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Chris Johnston
Managing Director of Accenture
Chris Johnston is a Managing Director in the Finance & Risk Business Services group, and leads the F&R insurance business service across North America. Over the years Chris has led a broad range of strategy initiatives and complex transformation programs involving core finance, performance management, and other corporate functions and processes. He has helped clients refine their operating models to streamline processes, optimize roles and skills, and implement service management and governance. He also has deep understanding of core insurance processes and business unit operations which has enabled him to help CFOs and their teams optimize their impact within their businesses. REMOVE PRIOR TO PUBLISHING: Title – Managing Director, Finance & Risk Business Services
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Diego Saenz
Managing Director of Accenture
Diego is a Managing Director with Accenture’s Digital Practice, my primary focus is on digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence. I lead global teams that deliver innovative digital solutions for some of the world’s biggest companies. I have worked in a variety of industries including high tech, consumer products travel, automotive and retail.
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Horst Groesser
Managing Director of CMT Industry X.0 – Communications, Media, Technology of Accenture
Horst is responsible for growing Accenture’s Industry X.0 business in Internet, Social Media, Electronics and High Tech on the West Coast. He has 25+ years experience in the development of engineering strategies and the transformation of engineering, product development and PLM operations in discrete manufacturing industries, including High Tech, Consumer Products, Medical, Pharma and Automotive.
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Max Furmanov
Managing Director, Accenture Technology of Accenture
Max is a Global Managing Director leading Accenture’s Emerging Technology practice focusing on solutions that connect the world around us such as the Internet of Things, API Enablement, Cloud Integration, and Wearable devices. Max is an innovation thought leader and has extensive experience delivering complex programs leveraging emerging technologies at scale across multiple industries including Financial Services, Public Sector, Telecom and Media/Entertainment for Accenture’s clients across the globe. Max has also helped launch Accenture’s offshore delivery centers in India instilling agile delivery and innovation there. Max is also a Master Technology Architect at Accenture and his current thought leadership focuses on API Enablement and Internet of Things technologies as well as Industrialized Custom Delivery Architectures.
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Craig Gottlieb
Managing Director of Accenture
Craig Gottlieb is a Principal Director in Accenture’s Aerospace and Defense Practice, focused on industry innovation and thought leadership. He also manages the Accenture’s Service Operations and Optimization Practice for communications, media, and technology clients in North America. In his over 15 years with Accenture, Craig has worked across manufacturing, aftermarket services, supply chain, and corporate strategy roles in the aerospace and high technology industries. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Carleton College and a Master of Arts in International Studies from the Henry Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. He is based in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Jefferson Wang
Managing Director of Accenture
For nearly two decades, Jefferson has guided business & technology innovation at the convergence of the Communications, Media and Technology industries. As this convergence takes shape, he has been focused on the wireless and mobility industry, working with network operators, OEMs, content providers and emerging tech players to create executable growth strategies through the entire product life-cycle. Jefferson built businesses on his belief that success comes from big picture thinking, mixed with detail-oriented execution. His ability to identify new patterns in technology has helped his clients navigate complex landscapes. He works with global leaders to break down complex problems into compelling stories, define a roadmap of key use cases, create innovative biz models and identify new addressable markets. As the wireless industry reshapes lives, 5G mobility will infuse itself in new industries, enabling innovation. For the last five years, Jefferson has worked on the convergence of AR in a mobile lifestyle, VR in a nomadic setting, the enablement of AI and the collision course between smart homes, autonomous vehicles and smart cities. Jefferson is a regular speaker at Mobile World Congress and CES and has appeared on CNN and Mobile World Live TV. His perspectives are featured regularly in publications that include The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fortune, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Wired and BGR. Previously, Jefferson was a Senior Partner at IBB Consulting, acquired by Accenture Strategy in Oct. 2017. At IBB, Jefferson built and led IBB’s Global Wireless, Mobility & Innovation Group and owned the P&L. He assembled a world-class team of x-functional wireless experts and opened new tier 1 clients for IBB. His successful track record is complemented by a passionate focus on giving back to support youth education. Jefferson holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.
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Craig Vaughan
Managing Director, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence of Accenture
Craig Vaughan is the Managing Director, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence at Accenture.
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Andrew Costello
Strategy Managing Director of Accenture
Andrew Costello is a strategy managing director at Accenture.
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Rori DuBoff
Managing Director, NA Innovation Lead & Experience Strategy of Accenture
Rori DuBoff is the Global Head of Strategy for Havas Media Group, leading connections planning and innovation across all digital and integrated media, including North & South America, Europe, & APAC. Rori has spent the last 18 years working as a strategist in digital marketing, media and advertising helping major global companies such as IBM, LG, Unilever, Pfizer, Disney & Nestle transform their business and brand strategies. Prior to Havas, she was at Ogilvy & Mather, Omnicom agency Merkley + Partners, IPG Huge & FCB, Credit Suisse and two startups. As recognized leader within the digital strategy space, Rori is a contributing writer for Ad Age, Guardian, Campaign US, Media Post; and has been a jury member for Cannes Lions, 4As Jay Chiat, Festival of Media, M&M Global, Webby’s, Kinsale Sharks and Art Directors Club, among others. Rori holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business with a focus in marketing and information systems, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Eric Brown
Managing Director of Accenture
Eric Brown is a Manager Director at Accenture, responsible for the portfolio of Strategic Joint Initiatives. Eric manages teams across a broad variety of disciplines and geographies that are responsible for the strategic development of Solutions, Assets, and Go-To-Market activities which enable Accenture Industry and Cross Industry Offerings. Additionally, Eric also serves as the Global Lead and General Manager for the HP/ Accenture Joint Initiative. The primary goal of this team is to leverage HP products to grow Accenture’s services business, while increasing the market share of HP product globally. Eric has been with Accenture for 20+ years. He has a broad technology background with deep skills and experience in large scale transformation programs. Throughout his career, Eric served as a client facing Strategy and Delivery consultant in Financial Services, Products, and Resources industry groups.
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Paul McMahon
Managing Director of Accenture
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Andrew Burgin
Managing Director – Client Account Director of Accenture
Andy is a Managing Director in Accenture’s Asset Management practice. He is responsible for managing several of Accenture’s most strategic client relationships at various Asset Management firms and is part of the global capital markets leadership team. He previously led Accenture’s NA Asset Management industry practice. Andy has worked extensively across the asset management, wealth management and retirement services business over the past 24 years. He has partnered with senior client leaders on sales and service operating model design, operational transformation, package and custom system evaluation and implementations across asset classes (trading, portfolio management, CRM, etc), digital innovation, robotics and artificial intelligence, merger integration, and both application and business process outsourcing programs. Andy graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from N.C. State University and lives in Charlotte, NC.
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Brian Kalis
Managing Director of Accenture
Brian has worked at Accenture Health for the past 10 years. As an experienced healthcare management and marketing consultant, he is passionate about improving the healthcare consumer experience through process and technology innovations. Brian studied quantitative methods, computer science, and entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas earning dual Bachelor of Arts degrees. He earned his MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
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Jon Crawford
Managing Director of Accenture
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Aleksandra Davis
Managing Director of Deloitte
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Aaron Roe
CTO Products & Solutions – Managing Director of Deloitte
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Graham Allan
Managing Director of Deloitte
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Rasheq Zarif
Managing Director and Future of Mobility Tech Sector Leader of Deloitte
Rasheq Zarif is the Head of the Business Innovation division of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America located in Silicon Valley. His team focuses on the emergence and development of new business opportunities in the U.S. Market. The areas include but are not limited to: smart cities, mobility solutions, logistics, and digital services. Zarif has been in various strategic roles within the Mercedes-Benz organization for almost 15 years. Prior to that, he had held multiple research roles with UC Berkeley and the NYC Department of Transportation. Zarif graduated with an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Management of Technology from UC Berkeley and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from Columbia University.
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Muna Tuna
Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting of Deloitte
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Colin Soutar
Managing Director of Deloitte
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Mike Kavis
Managing Director of Deloitte
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Diana Fox-Hopkins
Managing Director, Global Clients and Industries – Marketing & Communications of Deloitte
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Sanjiv Sinha
Managing Director of Deloitte
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Prakash Santhana
Managing Director Payments Risk & Integrity of Deloitte
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Christopher Dinkel
Managing Director SAP HANA Analytics of Deloitte
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John Ferraioli
Managing Director of Deloitte
John Ferraioli is the data leader for Deloitte’s Digital Supply Networks (DSN) offering. Specializing in defining and deploying Enterprise Information Management Strategy, Systems, and Operating Models in support of Digital Supply Networks’ business outcomes. John brings over 25 years of Business Process, SAP, and Supply Chain experience to enable Digital Supply Networks. Relevant experience includes: multiple global SAP / ERP deployments and Data Migrations, Supply Chain Data and Analytics, IOT and Smart Factory, streamlining New Product Introduction, Retailer Collaboration, and B2B/C Collaboration across CPG, MFG, and multiple industries. John helps introduce and leverage advanced analytic, data, and enabling digital core technologies.
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Khalid Kark
Managing Director, CIO Program of Deloitte
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Eric Hipkins
Managing Director of Deloitte
Eric Hipkins is the Managing Director at Deloitte.
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Theresa Grafenstine
Managing Director of Deloitte
Theresa Grafenstine, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, CGAP, CGMA, CIA, CISSP, CPA, is a managing director at Deloitte & Touche LLP and Past Chair of ISACA. Grafenstine served as inspector general of the US House of Representatives, where she was responsible for planning and leading independent, non-partisan audits, advisories, and investigations of the financial and administrative functions of the House. Prior to joining the House Office of Inspector General (OIG), she served at the Department of Defense OIG, where she led acquisition audits of major weapon systems and responded to high-profile Congressional audit requests. Grafenstine also serves on the board of directors of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and as the audit committee chair of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union.
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Wendy Henry
Managing Director of Deloitte
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Rana Sen
Managing Director of Deloitte
Rana is a managing director in Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Public Sector practice, leading Deloitte’s smart city initiative in the US and supporting Deloitte’s smart city work globally. He has more than 18 years of experience in implementing and leading major government transformation initiatives in public health, human services, transportation, and finance and administration. His work with government agencies includes the development of strategic smart city roadmaps, implementation of smart transportation solutions, operations and maintenance of one of the largest civilian financial administration solutions for the federal government, and automation of long-term care case management.
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Rachael Goydan
Managing Director, Global Consulting of Deloitte
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Scott Corwin
Managing Director and US Leader for Sustainability & Climate Change of Deloitte
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