Private Fund Compliance Forum San Francisco 2021

Jamila is a Partner in the EY Financial Services Office – Wealth and Asset Management practice in New York, NY. Jamila rejoined EY from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where she served as the Assistant Regional Director for the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations. In this role, Jamila served as an expert advisor for the SEC Examinations program, specializing in compliance program effectiveness, risk analytics, enterprise risk management, and cybersecurity for the asset management industry. Jamila provides coverage on key wealth and asset management accounts with increased risk and compliance service capabilities, especially involving the Investment Company Act, FINRA regulations, Dodd-Frank regulatory reform, and the recent SEC Modernization rule. Prior to the SEC, Jamila was a Manager in the EY Fraud Investigations and Dispute Services practice where she led restatements, investigations, and litigation support matters for healthcare, manufacturing, government, and technology clients. Jamila is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF). She has a BA in Accounting from Florida A&M University, a MS in Accountancy from the University of Virginia, and a MBA in Asset Management from Yale University. Jamila is on the Board of Directors of Sanctuary for Families, New York’s leading service provider for domestic violence survivor – and an active member of the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), and the Association for Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Michael serves as Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, and is responsible for Comvest’s administrative operations and legal function. Prior to joining Comvest, Michael spent five years as the general counsel and corporate secretary for a NYSE listed finance company. Earlier in his career, Michael was a Director & Counsel at UBS Investment Bank where he had legal responsibility for high-yield originations and bridge lending and also practiced as a securities and capital markets attorney with Latham & Watkins LLP.

Michael received a J.D. from Columbia Law School, an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Comvest Partners is a private investment firm providing equity and debt capital to middle-market companies across the U.S. Since its founding in 2000, Comvest has invested over $7.1 billion. Today, Comvest Partners has approximately $6.5 billion of assets under management. Through extensive capital resources and a broad network of industry relationships, Comvest Partners offers companies financial sponsorship, critical strategic and operational support, and business development assistance. For more information, please visit www.comvest.com

Mr. Beatty is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for White Oak Global Advisors, a San Francisco-based middle-market private credit manager. In this role, he is responsible for White Oak’s providing legal services and advice to White Oak’s executive officers and employees throughout the organization. Mr. Beatty has over 16 years of experience dealing with corporate and securities law and compliance matters. Immediately prior to joining White Oak, he held the position of Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for a private equity fund in New York; prior to that, he worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC for over 11 years. Mr. Beatty began his legal career as a corporate and securities associate attorney at Baker & McKenzie. In these positions, he provided in-depth legal analysis for private funds, developed robust compliance policies and policies for registered investment advisers and broker-dealers, fulfilled regulatory reporting requirements, and advised on SEC enforcement actions and complex corporate transactions. He holds a J.D. from Brigham Young University Law School (BYU), Master of Arts, Kennedy Center for International Studies (BYU), and a Bachelor of Arts, International Relations (BYU).

Mike is a Partner with Ernst & Young LLP, based in San Francisco, with more than 19 years of experience advising the financial services industry. He works closely with global and local leaders in the private equity industry on tax strategy and considerations ranging from portfolio company acquisition and new fund structuring, to general partner and management company strategic tax planning and reporting. Additionally, Mike advises clients on topics such as partnership agreement allocations and distribution waterfall provisions.

Mike joined EY in January, 2014 from another Big Four firm where his private equity tax concentration included a 2-year assignment on a dedicated mergers & acquisitions team providing exclusive transaction advisory services to one of the largest global private equity firm. Mike started his career in financial and economic consulting, performing complex financial analysis and modeling for Fortune 100 companies, banks, and real estate clients.

Mike earned a Master of Science in Taxation, with distinction, from Golden Gate University and a Bachelor of Science in Managerial Economics from the University of California at Davis. He is a certified public accountant licensed in the state of California, and a frequent speaker at private equity conferences.

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Jason Brown is a partner in the asset management group and co-head of the firm’s private funds regulatory practice. Jason has extensive experience representing investment advisers to private equity funds, real estate funds, credit funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds, separate accounts and commodity pools, including:
• Assisting numerous leading private fund managers in registering as investment advisers with the SEC and developing Advisers Act compliance programs;
• Working with investment advisers on over 100 SEC examinations;
• Regularly advising clients on SEC enforcement actions;
• Advising a wide variety of registered investment advisers on Advisers Act and other regulatory matters as new funds or products are launched, compliance questions arise or new rules are adopted.

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm with approximately 1,400 lawyers and legal professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology and government. More than 300 Ropes & Gray partners, counsel and associates focus on advising a global client base of asset management firms, including fund sponsors, investors, and investment advisers, on all aspects of their business. The firm has offices in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul, and has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Our team is uniquely qualified to assist sponsors of private funds in navigating an increasingly complicated regulatory landscape around the world. We have significant experience in investment adviser, broker-dealer, commodity, securities/World Sky, anti-corruption, money laundering and other regulatory areas. We regularly advise sponsors of private funds in these areas as new funds or products are launched, compliance questions arise, new rules are adopted or regulatory examinations occur. Our ability to bring all relevant disciplines to the table enables us to provide unique, creative, and practical guidance.

To learn more about Ropes & Gray's award-winning teams and worldwide resources, visit www.ropesgray.com.

Jennifer is Senior Vice President and Registered In-House Counsel at Jordan Park where she leads the legal and compliance function. Previously, she served in other in-house roles at Hall Capital Partners LLC, an outsourced chief investment officer, and Pine River Capital Management L.P., a global hedge fund. At Pine River, she managed the legal and compliance function of the firm’s Asian offices. Prior to Pine River, Jennifer practiced law at Robins Kaplan LLP in the corporate group and then the business litigation group. She began her career in investment banking at Lazard Middle Market and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of The Breakthrough National Collaborative.

José Cisneros is the elected Treasurer for the City and County of San Francisco. As Treasurer, he serves as the City’s banker and Chief Investment Officer, managing all tax and revenue collection for San Francisco. Appointed in 2004, and first elected in 2005, Cisneros has used his experience in the tech and banking industries to enhance and modernize taxpayer systems and successfully manage the City’s portfolio through a major recession.

Treasurer Cisneros believes that his role of safeguarding the City’s money extends to all San Francisco residents, and continues to expand his role as a financial educator and advocate for low-income San Franciscans through award-winning programs like Kindergarten to College, Bank On San Francisco and The Financial Justice Project. Cisneros served as Vice Chair on the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, and is currently Co-Chair of the Cities for Financial Empowerment Coalition.

Treasurer Cisneros has a strong business background in the private sector, previously working for IBM Corporation and Lotus Development Corporation as a Senior International Product Manager. Prior to this, he was an Assistant Vice President at Bank of Boston where he managed financial product portfolios valued at over $100 million.

Treasurer Cisneros lives with his husband in San Francisco. He received his Bachelor of Science from Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and studied for an MBA at Boston University.

Robert D. Conca is a Partner at Jacko Law Group, PC. His practice includes representation of investment advisers, broker-dealers, private funds, and nonfinancial industry companies, and their personnel, in a variety of regulatory, transactional and corporate matters.

He has over 20 years of experience advising businesses and financial professionals. He has acted both in legal counsel and senior executive capacities for companies spanning all stages of development. From start-ups to established entities, his diverse experience provides a unique background allowing him to understand a client's practical business issues when delivering legal advice.

Mr. Conca has extensive experience counseling corporate clients, including SECand state registered investment advisers and private investment funds, regarding regulatory compliance, regulatory examinations, fund management issues, investment transactions, corporate governance and Board of Directors matters, human resources, and legal and operational strategy.

Previously, Mr. Conca served as Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of an international private equity family of companies with approximately $17 billion under advisement. He managed legal and compliance functions and strategy for four separately SEC-registered investment advisers, including a fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940,oversaw corporate spin-offs and advised on investment transactions. Mr. Conca counseled all levels of Executive Management and the Board of Directors on strategy, corporate, regulatory, government and public relations issues, as well as routine corporate legal matters. In addition, Mr. Conca established and coordinated expansion of legal and operations processes for affiliate offices in Asia and Europe.

Prior to that, Mr. Conca was Legal Director and Chief Operating Officer at a start-up financial services company located in San Francisco. There, he oversawlegal operations, regulatory compliance and supervised a cross-functional team developing a novel financial services product designed to deliver a liquidity solution to open end and closed end mutual funds.

Mr. Conca began his legal career as an attorney at Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger in Los Angeles where he handled corporate litigation on behalf of financial institution clients, making over 300 court appearances in three years.

Sarah is the head of Enterprise Risk and Chief Compliance Officer for Wellington Management’s Private Investments business. She leads a team that is responsible for the design and management of the private investments compliance program and for providing ongoing regulatory compliance advice and support to the privates investment platform, product and infrastructure teams. She also oversees resources dedicated to assessing and mitigating operational risk for private investments.

Prior to joining the firm in 2021, Sarah co-led the private funds regulatory compliance consulting practice at Promontory Financial Group (2019 – 2021). Prior to that, Sarah worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Examinations in various roles, most recently as a manager in the Private Funds Unit (2005 – 2019). Sarah started her career as a sell-side fixed income sales trader (2003 – 2005).

Sarah earned her BA in International Economics from Fordham University (2003).

Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, serving as a trusted adviser to over 2,300 clients in more than 65 countries. The firm manages more than US$1 trillion for pensions, endowments and foundations, insurers, family offices, fund sponsors, global wealth managers, and other clients. Wellington aspires to provide excellent service to clients through a unique combination of independence enabled by its distinctive private partnership model, diverse perspectives through its unified, multi-asset investment platform, and relentless curiosity and intellectual rigor fostered by its enduring collaborative culture.

Melissa Dickerson is the Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, Operations of Genstar Capital, responsible for finance & accounting, regulatory compliance, risk management, technology and administration. She joined Genstar in 2004. During her tenure at Genstar, Melissa has built out the firm’s operational infrastructure, as the firm grew from $200 million to $19 billion in assets under management. Concurrently, Genstar acquired and divested over 100 platform investments, and doubled its staff. Melissa has more than 20 years of middle-market private equity experience, with over 15 years served at Genstar Capital managing a number of teams as its Chief Financial Officer (current), Chief Compliance Officer (January 2012 to June 2019) and Managing Director of Operations (current).

In November 2019, the Wall Street Journal highlighted Melissa in “Top Female Deal Makers Shaping Private Equity’s Present & Future” as one of 17 women who rank among the private-equity industry’s leading senior and rising star deal makers. In June 2019, PitchBook featured Melissa in, “Yes, girls allowed: 5 women thriving in the male-dominated world of PE” as one of the “most powerful” women in private equity. In November 2018, Bold Business named Melissa one of the “Top Ten Women Business Leaders in Private Equity”. In December 2017, Mergers & Acquisitions highlighted Melissa as one of the 35 “Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A”.

Before Genstar, from 1999 to 2004, Melissa was the Controller of American Industrial Partners, a middle market private-equity firm focused on industrial businesses, where she was responsible for finance & accounting, risk management and administration. Prior to AIP, Melissa worked at Deloitte as a Senior Accountant focused on businesses in the financial services industry, where she obtained her CPA license (currently inactive) in March 1999.

Melissa is a member of the American Investment Council’s (“AIC”) Board of Directors. The AIC is an advocacy and resource organization established to develop and provide information about the private investment industry and its contributions to the long-term growth of the U.S. economy and retirement security of American workers.

Melissa is also a member of the Advisory Council for the Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, an organization committed to ignite and accelerate change by addressing barriers, increasing access, and driving change for positive impact.

Jessica Duran is a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of TSG Consumer. Prior to joining TSG, Jessica was a tax partner at Deloitte, serving clients in the investment management industry. She also spent five years at AMB, a publicly traded company with private capital funds.

She currently serves as on the board of Broadstone Net Lease and is a trustee of the Branson School and the College Preparatory School.

Steve Eisner is Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Francisco Partners, where he oversees all legal and regulatory matters for the firm and its private equity funds. Prior to joining Francisco Partners, Mr. Eisner served as the Chief Administrative Officer, Fund General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of The Gores Group, where he was responsible for managing the legal and compliance affairs of Gores and overseeing a number of other functional areas, including Human Resources, Insurance and Risk Management, Tax, IT, Facilities and general administrative matters. Mr. Eisner began his career at O’Melveny & Myers working on Securities and M&A transactions and general corporate matters. Mr. Eisner earned a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of California Berkeley, with high honors, and a J.D. from the University of California Los Angeles School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Francisco Partners is a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses. Since its launch over 20 years ago, Francisco Partners has invested in more than 300 technology companies, making it one of the most active and longstanding investors in the technology industry. With more than $25 billion in assets under management, the firm invests in opportunities where its deep sectoral knowledge and operational expertise can help companies realize their full potential. For more information on Francisco Partners, please visit www.franciscopartners.com.

Alastair Goldfisher is venture capital editor at Venture Capital Journal, which is owned by PEI Media. Alastair reports on the venture community, creating content for venture firms raising funds and seeking investment opportunities and limited partners looking for compelling investments in venture managers. Alastair has worked as a business journalist since 1994, and he’s been with the group that publishes Venture Capital Journal since 2003. Previously, he was founding editor of California CEO and before that was a reporter with the Silicon Valley Business Journal. He graduated from San Jose State with a bachelor’s in magazine journalism and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, sons and pets. Alastair is a vegan, likes to exercise, takes lots of photos, and his two favorite drinks are espresso and beer. Reach him via Twitter at @agoldfisher. You can also see his writing work at VCJ.

Jane Goodman is a Los Angeles-based Audit Partner with Ernst & Young’s Wealth and Asset Management practice. She has over 12 years of experience serving asset management clients focused on both fund audits and corporate audits. Jane specializes in private equity, private credit and hedge funds and also has experience with registered funds, energy-focused funds, and real estate funds. In addition to Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, she has also worked in the Perth, Australia office of Ernst & Young and has spent time in the Tokyo, Japan and Bangalore, India Ernst & Young offices working with her global asset management teams. Jane has a broad asset management focused client base with AUM ranging from $100M to $140B including Private Equity Funds, Private Equity Fund of Funds, Hedge Funds, Hedge Fund of Funds, ETFs, Mutual Funds and Business Development Companies. She has a Masters of Accounting Degree and Bachelor of Finance Degree from Tulane University. Jane is a member of the AICPA CPA in both New York and California. Jane also sits on the Education Committee for the Southern California Chapter of 100 Women in Finance.

Christopher S. Harrison is the founder of Sterlington. He is focused on innovation in law through the use of process management, data analytics, and technology-enabled services. He is the author of Make the Deal: Negotiating Mergers & Acquisitions, which was published by Bloomberg and ranked as the #1 New Release in Corporate Finance and M&A on Amazon. He comes to the firm with profound experience, having managed billions of dollars in successful investment transactions during his eight years at Cravath, Swaine & Moore as well as his role as Co-Head of the market-leading asset management M&A practice of Schulte Roth & Zabel. For eleven years, he has been teaching popular courses on M&A at the NYU School of Law. Chris also serves as the Chief Investment Officer of The Falconwood Corporation, a substantial family office for the family that founded a variety of technology and financial ventures, including Moviefone in the 90s, Interactive Brokers, and Gresham Investment Management.

Jane joined Promontory in December 2018 as a special adviser to the asset management group. Jane spent 28 years at the Securities and Exchange Commission and has extensive experience in both the Examinations and Enforcement programs. Prior to leaving the SEC, Jane was the Deputy Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) as well as the head of the National Investment Adviser/Investment Company (IA/IC) exam program. In that capacity, she was responsible for setting examination priorities related to IA and ICs. Jane was also responsible for setting OCIE national priorities for Private Funds, as well as working with other senior OCIE staff to set Broker-Dealer and Exchange, Clearing and Settlement, and FINRA and Securities Industry Oversight priorities. Jane was instrumental to bringing significant efficiencies to the examination process and moving to risk-based examinations. As a result of the changes she spearheaded, after five years, the IA/IC Examination Program more than doubled the number of examinations it conducted. Jane led numerous national examination initiatives including in the following areas: Cybersecurity, ETFs and mutual funds, money market funds, share class selection exams, robo advisers, target date funds, wrap fees, supervision of IARs with disciplinary history, new and never-before-examined IA Registrants, alternative mutual funds, high yield funds, internet advisers, proxy voting, securities lending, 12b-1 fees, multi-branch advisers, variable insurance products, disclosure of cost of investing, and senior investors and retirement accounts and products.

Prior to joining OCIE, Jane had a distinguished 18-year career in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. She began her career in the Enforcement Division in the Chicago Regional Office in 1990 and held several positions, including Assistant Regional Director and Trial Counsel. She was involved in the original internet focused enforcement unit as well as in the market timing and late trading investigations. Jane’s enforcement work covered a breadth of areas, including complex financial frauds, insider trading, offering frauds, market manipulation, broker-dealer supervision, and investment adviser and investment company violations.

Brian King (San Francisco) joined KKR in 2007 and is a Director in KKR Credit, where he leads the credit tax team globally. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. King worked at Deloitte Tax, where he served a variety of clients in the investment management industry. Mr. King holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics with a minor in Accounting, magna cum laude, from University of California, Los Angeles and also holds a CPA license.

Kabir Masson is Associate General Counsel & Deputy CCO at GI Partners. Prior to joining GI Partners, Mr. Masson was Vice President & Counsel at Deutsche Bank. Prior to Deutsche Bank, he practiced law at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York. Before attending law school, Mr. Masson worked in Operations for Google. Mr. Masson has a J.D. & M.B.A. from Columbia Law School and Columbia Business School. He got his undergraduate degree from Stanford University.

Edward McNicholas leads Ropes & Gray’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. He represents technologically-sophisticated clients facing complex data, privacy, and cybersecurity issues.

Recognized by the National Law Journal as a “Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Trailblazer,” Ed has significant experience with litigation and counseling matters involving privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, online advertising, and big data/data science. Chambers USA has included Ed in its rankings of the country’s Leading Lawyers since 2008 and notes that he “impresses sources with his outstanding knowledge and responsive service . . . handling complex privacy matters in his trial and appellate practice.” Chambers Global has recognized the global reach of Ed’s U.S. data protection practice since 2011. In 2016, the Washingtonian named Ed in its inaugural listing of best Cybersecurity lawyers, and the Cybersecurity Docket included Ed on its inaugural and 2018 “Incident Response 30” list of the nation’s best cybersecurity and data breach response lawyers. Most recently, he advised the Special Cybersecurity Review Committee of the Yahoo! Board of Directors with regard to its investigation of Yahoo! data security incidents.

Ed previously served as an Associate Counsel to President Clinton, where he advised senior White House staff regarding various Independent Counsel, congressional and grand jury investigations. He has developed unique experience representing clients in the midst of media-driven legal challenges. His crisis management skills are particularly useful in coordinating the swirl of complex litigation, congressional hearings, and federal and state investigations that can follow from major privacy and cybersecurity incidents.

Mr. McNicholas received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He received his A.B. from Princeton University, and served as a clerk for the Honorable Paul Niemeyer on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Hiren Modi is an Audit Partner in the firm's Financial Services Group. He has nearly 20 years of extensive experience in all areas of accounting and auditing. In particular, he serves a large number of broker-dealers, domestic and offshore hedge funds, real estate funds, technology, and not-for-profit companies. Hiren has completed the Series 27 examination of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and has served as Financial and Operational Principal (Fin-Op) for several boutique broke-dealers and option traders.

Hiren's previous experience includes serving as a Staff Accountant and, later, a Supervisor at a regional accounting firm in India, where he was involved in the audits of large domestic and foreign publicly-traded companies, local mutual funds and stockbrokers.

Jennifer Naylor is the CFO of Sandbox Industries, responsible for financial operations, investor relations, tax and treasury management. Prior to joining Sandbox Industries, she was a principal at Wrightwood Financial, a real estate investment company; served as a vice president at Ares Management, a global alternative investment firm; and was the controller for Wrightwood Capital, a specialty finance company. She started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the assurance practice, focused on private and public clients in the real estate and financial services industries.

A Chicago native, Jennifer holds a B.S. in accountancy from the University of Illinois, and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Annette O’Donnell-Butner (San Francisco) joined KKR in February 2009 and is a Director and Chief Compliance Officer for Public Markets. In this capacity she serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for KKR Credit. Previously, Ms. O’Donnell-Butner was senior vice president and deputy director of compliance private investment management for Lehman Brothers. Prior to that, she was a vice president of JP Morgan where she was responsible for creating estate plans for affluent clients including interpretive review of documents and trust and estate/generational planning strategies and techniques. Ms. O’Donnell-Butner holds a B.A. in political science from Pennsylvania State University and a Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law. She serves as a member of the Board of Visitors for the Political Science Department at The Pennsylvania State University.

Andrew joined Pfingsten in 2008 and is responsible for all financial, tax, compliance and administrative activities of the firm. Prior to joining Pfingsten, Andrew worked with private equity, hedge fund, and broker-dealer audit clients in the Financial Services Office at Ernst & Young, L.L.P. in Chicago. A Wisconsin native, Andrew holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from University of Wisconsin, a Masters in Accounting from University of Wisconsin and is a registered Certified Public Accountant.

Pfingsten is an operationally focused private equity firm formed in 1989. From its headquarters in Chicago, IL and representative offices in ChangAn, China, New Delhi, India and Chennai, India, the firm builds better businesses through operational improvements, professional management practices, global capabilities and profitable business growth rather than financial engineering. Since completing its first investment in 1991, Pfingsten has raised five investment funds with total commitments of approximately $1.3 billion and has acquired 155 manufacturing, distribution and business services companies.

Gwen Reinke joined Vista Equity Partners in 2014 and is Vista’s Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Reinke oversees the regulatory and compliance functions for Vista, along with legal oversight for internal firm
matters including fundraising.

Prior to joining Vista, Ms. Reinke worked at Blum Capital from 1993. While at Blum, she initially joined as the Director of Finance and most recently served as Partner, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer overseeing all the legal, regulatory and compliance functions. Prior to joining Blum, Ms. Reinke worked for Sen. Dianne Feinstein during her initial U.S. Senate campaign and term. She also served as Corporate Controller for USL Capital Corp., the Manager of Financial Reporting for Schwab, and started her career in the Audit Department at Deloitte & Touche. Ms. Reinke is a member of the State Bar of California and is also a CPA (inactive).

Ms. Reinke is currently on the Board of Governors of the Investment Advisers Association.

Education

B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles

J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law

Vista is a leading global investment firm that exclusively invests in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled organizations across private equity, permanent capital, credit and public equity strategies, bringing an approach that prioritizes creating enduring market value for the benefit of its global ecosystem of investors, companies, customers and employees.

Vista’s investments are anchored by a sizable long-term capital base, experience in structuring technology-oriented transactions and proven, flexible management techniques that drive sustainable growth. Vista believes the transformative power of technology is the key to an even better future – a healthier planet, a smarter economy, a diverse and inclusive community and a broader path to prosperity.

Further information is available at vistaequitypartners.com.

Paul Schappell is a Senior Principal Consultant at ACA Aponix, the cybersecurity and IT risk division of ACA Compliance Group. In this role, he leads personal data processing discovery and data privacy program assessment reviews.

Prior to ACA, Paul served as a Privacy Manager in EY’s cyber practice. While at EY, Paul oversaw multinational privacy gap assessments and program implementations for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies against regulatory and industry frameworks including GDPR, HIPAA, and Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs).

Paul earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University. He is an IAPP Certified Privacy Technologist (CIPT), an ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and an ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Dana Schmidt is Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Jordan Park Group, a multi-family office located in San Francisco. Prior to Jordan Park, Dana was CCO for LOYAL3 Securities, a San Francisco-based self-clearing online broker offering IPOs, fee-free investing, and Stock Rewards. Prior to LOYAL3, Dana served as CCO and CAO of MicroPlace, an eBay/PayPal broker-dealer platform offering investments benefitting microfinance organizations worldwide. She also served as a Trustee of the PayPal Mutual Funds. Prior to MicroPlace, served in various positions with Wells Fargo Funds, Montgomery Asset Management, and Morgan Stanley. She has a BA in Economics from Haverford College and an MBA in Finance from Duke University.

Kristin Snyder is the Co-Deputy Director of the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) as well as OCIE’s National Associate Director of the Investment Adviser/Investment Company Examination Program. Ms. Snyder also serves as the Co-Acting Regional Director and Associate Regional Director for Examinations in the SEC’s San Francisco Regional Office, where she leads the examinations program. Ms. Snyder has worked at the SEC for more than fifteen years, and previously served as a Branch Chief and a Senior Counsel in the San Francisco office’s enforcement program. Prior to joining the SEC staff, Ms. Snyder practiced with Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP in San Francisco. She earned her law degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law, and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Davis.

Amelia joined Foresite Capital in 2017 as Director of Investor Relations and Registered In-House Counsel, and serves as Chief Compliance Officer. She brings more than ten years of combined professional experience in the compliance and legal fields.

Prior to joining Foresite Capital, Amelia was a Partner and Senior Vice President at Cordium, the second largest compliance consulting firm in the U.S. During her 7-year tenure at Cordium, she launched and was the head of the firm’s West Coast Office. She was also responsible for overseeing and monitoring the compliance programs of more than 85 registered investment advisers (representing over $35 billion in assets). Amelia began her legal career in Boston at Proskauer Rose, where she focused on private-equity fund formation. She received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and her J.D., with honors, from the University of Connecticut School Of Law.

Foresite Capital is a multi-stage healthcare and life sciences investment firm with ~$4 billion under management. The firm aims to address areas of great unmet need by funding promising healthcare and life sciences businesses at all stages of their life cycles. Foresite Capital uses a data science-driven approach to invest in companies that leverage biology and big data to transform healthcare, including 10x Genomics, Relay Therapeutics, Element Biosciences, Inscripta, as well as companies developing next generation therapeutics. Founded in 2011, Foresite Capital is based in San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.foresitecapital.com.

Dale provides assurance services to registered funds, alternative funds and broker dealers in New York. Dale has more than 21 years of experience managing multiple audit engagements covering a wide range of asset management companies including business development companies, closed-end funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, mutual funds, registered investment partnerships, and investment advisers.

He leads teams of audit, information technology, tax, and valuation professionals in planning and executing internal control assessments and account balance procedures to address client-specific risk factors. He also advises senior executives on internal controls, accounting and reporting principles, regulatory matters, and industry developments. He has provided guidance to investment advisers on accounting, structuring and regulatory matters impacting their products as well as their advisory businesses.

Dale is an active contributor to BDO Thought Leadership publications on topics of importance to investment managers and funds. He is also a member of the AICPA Expert Panel – Investment Companies and serves as a technical resource to BDO’s National Asset Management Practice. Prior to joining BDO, Dale served as the Chief Financial Officer of a multibillion dollar investment company and was a partner at a Big Four accounting firm.

Dorothy is Chief Financial Officer at Alpine Investors, an $8bn AUM middle market private equity firm headquartered in San Francisco. Dorothy runs fund and management company accounting, capital markets, legal, compliance, ESG, fundraising project management, and IT/cybersecurity. At Alpine, she has closed two GP-led single asset continuation vehicle transactions and flagship fundraises; launched a captive consulting group; rolled out an ESG policy; registered the firm as a B-Corp; and onboarded a firm-wide CRM to improve the deal process and post-close monitoring. Dorothy brings a non-traditional background to her role and has prior experience at Apple, Inc. and The Carlyle Group on the private equity real estate solutions investment team. Dorothy holds a BA from Vassar College and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm that is committed to building enduring companies by working with, learning from, and developing exceptional people. Alpine specializes in investments in companies in the software and services industries. Its PeopleFirst strategy includes a talent program which allows Alpine to bring leadership to situations where additional or new management is needed post-transaction. Alpine is currently investing out of its over $2.25 billion eighth fund. For more information, visit www.alpineinvestors.com.

Drew Weilbacher is the Chief Compliance Officer at TSG Consumer Partners. Drew is responsible for administering TSG’s global compliance and enterprise risk programs. Prior to joining TSG, Drew was co-head of the private fund practice at Promontory Financial Group. Previously, Drew served as a Senior Specialized Examiner in the Division of Examinations at the Securities and Exchange Commission where he conducted examinations of private fund advisers throughout the country. He holds a BA in Philosophy, with honors, from the University of California, Los Angeles. Drew joined TSG in 2021.

TSG Consumer Partners, LP is a leading private equity firm with approximately $20 billion in assets under management that partners with founders and management teams to build and accelerate growth for best-in-class consumer-facing businesses. Since its founding in 1986, TSG has been an active investor in the consumer industry. Representative past and present partner companies include Backcountry, Canyon Bicycles, Duckhorn, Dutch Bros, e.l.f. Cosmetics, IT Cosmetics, Joe Hudson’s Collision Centers, Mavis Tires, Planet Fitness, popchips, Power Stop, Radiance Holdings, REVOLVE, Revolut, Robinhood, Rough Country, Smashbox, Super Star Car Wash, Stumptown, The Wrench Group, Thrive Pet Healthcare, and Vitaminwater.

Heather Zuzenak joined Advent International in 2013 and is the firm's Chief Compliance Officer. Heather previously worked at Audax Group as Chief Compliance Officer and fund counsel. Prior to Audax Group, she was Senior Counsel at Goodwin Procter LLP, where her practice focused on private investment funds and related regulatory matters.

Heather received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a JD from Boston University.

Founded in 1984, Advent International is one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors. The firm has invested in 420 private equity investments across 43 countries, and as of December 31, 2023, had over $90 billion in assets under management. With 15 offices in 12 countries, Advent has established a globally integrated team of over 300 private equity investment professionals across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The firm focuses on investments in five core sectors, including business and financial services; health care; industrial; retail, consumer, and leisure; and technology. For 40 years, Advent has been dedicated to international investing and remains committed to partnering with management teams to pursue sustained revenue and earnings growth for its portfolio companies.