Ms. Adamek serves as Managing Director of Portfolio Management, with responsibility for the asset management of Madison’s domestic and international investment portfolio. Ms. Adamek manages all aspects of the asset and portfolio management process, including oversight of Madison’s investment positions, monitoring financial performance, maintaining relationships with Madison’s counterparties, and providing strategic recommendations seeking to enhance investment returns.  Prior to joining Madison in 2014, Ms. Adamek spent seven years with CBRE Global Investors.  While there, Ms. Adamek served as an Acquisition Director in the Managed Accounts Group, responsible for sourcing, underwriting and closing over $1 billion in commercial assets.  Prior to CBRE Global Investors, Ms. Adamek spent three years with Unico Properties as an Analyst and Associate, where she worked on the Investments team underwriting real estate transactions.  Ms. Adamek graduated with an MBA from New York University and a BS in Finance from Northern Arizona University.

Sophia is a partner in the Corporate Finance Group at Seward & Kissel. Sophia joined the firm in 2016 and represents both lenders and borrowers in connection with debt financing and other credit transactions.​

Sophia’s practice spans a wide array of debt financing transactions, including the representation of U.S. banks, foreign banks, credit funds, and other institutional lenders in secured and unsecured financing arrangements, in particular in the asset-based lending market. Sophia’s work negotiating and drafting credit agreements across all industries is informed by experience she gained while seconded to the New York office of DNB Bank, where she structured and coordinated secured loans. Sophia also has significant experience in structuring joint ventures in connection with a variety of U.S and cross-border business transactions. ​

Sophia has been honored as a Rising Star by Private Debt Investor, Legal 500 and New York Super Lawyers. Sophia received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and her B.A. from Swarthmore College, where she played NCAA Division III field hockey.

Emily Goergen Azer is a Director of GI Partners. She currently serves on the board of Rise Broadband and DR Fortress. Prior to joining GI Partners, Mrs. Azer was a Vice President at Stonepeak Partners in New York where she focused on infrastructure investments in the Communications sector. Earlier in her career, Emily worked in the North America Private Equity and Global Infrastructure groups at KKR in New York and was an investment banking analyst with the Blackstone Group in New York.

Elizabeth is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Real Estate on the Real Assets team, where she is responsible for due diligence of primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities in real estate. She is a member of the Real Asset Investment Committee.

Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2022, Elizabeth was a Managing Director with Jaguar Growth Partners where she was responsible for leading Latin American real estate private equity investments. Previously, Elizabeth was an Investment Manager at Aberdeen Asset Management on the Property Multi-Manager team and was a Vice President at Equity International, responsible for investing in emerging markets real estate companies. Earlier in her career, Elizabeth was an Associate at real estate private equity firm, JER Partners, and an investment banking analyst at Deutsche Bank.

Maurissa joined Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (C$80 billion AUM) investing in a cross-asset equity strategy from private equity fund, Clairvest Group (C$4.5 billion AUM), where she was involved in all areas of the investment process. Prior to Clairvest, Maurissa was an executive at George Weston Limited (TSX:GWL), Canada’s largest food and drug retailer, REIT and provider of financial services. Maurissa has also held various roles in investment and corporate banking where she assisted companies achieve their growth objectives through mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing and IPO’s. Maurissa is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Management and Organization Studies with a specialization in Finance from Western University.

Bethany Brantley is a sustainability executive and ESG investor with over a decade of experience driving corporate action and investment strategy on climate change and ESG integration in private equity. As Head of ESG for IPI Partners, Bethany oversees all aspects of the firm’s responsible investment, sustainability, and portfolio stewardship activities.

Bethany is also a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs, where her work centers on complex ESG risk and opportunity areas within digital infrastructure private equity.

Before IPI, Bethany was SVP and Head of Investor Relations and ESG at Orion Infrastructure Capital. Earlier, she was a VP and Head of Fundraising and Impact Measurement at Energy Impact Partners. Earlier in her career, Bethany was a technical analyst in roles focused on renewable energy procurement and ESG at S&P Global, the U.S. DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

Bethany has a master’s in environmental management and sustainability from Harvard University and a BBA in finance and marketing from Texas Christian University.

Dr. Grace Bucchianeri is the Americas Head of Global Investment & Portfolio Strategy at GIC Real Estate. In her role, she is responsible for investment strategy, underwriting guidance, and portfolio construction, and is a voting member of the investment committee. She also leads the Open-End Fund Program for Real Estate. Prior to her current role, Grace was the Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac, and an Assistant Professor of Real Estate at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her research has been published in top peer-reviewed journals and frequently cited by the media. Grace also serves as a board member of Store Capital, a private REIT.

She holds a PhD degree in Economics from Princeton University as well as MSc and BSc degrees in Economics (First-Class Honors) from the London School of Economics.

Prior to joining Nicola in April 2024, Tori was a Partner at Morningside Capital and led the Firm’s single asset secondary strategy. While at Morningside, Tori was involved in over $400 million of GP-led secondary transactions. Prior to joining Morningside at its inception in January 2016, Tori worked in the Funds, Secondaries and Co-Investments team at CPPIB in Toronto and London where she gained extensive experience in private equity, investing $5.3 billion in the asset class including $1 billion in principal secondaries. Her experience spans North America, Europe and Asia in the mid, large and mega markets. Tori also served as a member of the Institutional Limited Partners Association’s Education Committee. In 2023, she was named as a Woman of Influence in Private Markets by Private Equity International. Tori serves on the Board of Urban Squash Toronto, a not-for-profit supporting at-risk youths, and the Finance Committee of the North York Harvest Food Bank. Prior to joining CPPIB, Tori worked at BMO Capital Markets in Investment and Corporate Banking. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Business and Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Nicola Wealth

Nicola Wealth is a Canadian asset manager with over C$16 billion in assets under management and seven offices across the country.

Nicole Byrns is an accomplished asset-backed finance investor with 20+ year track record of private investing and financing experience at funds and financial institutions. Ms Byrns is currently a senior advisor to funds considering launching a structured finance strategy and to specialty finance companies looking to optimize their capital structure. Previously, Ms Byrns was Managing Director at Canada’s largest pension plan, CPP Investments (CPPIB). She was a senior leader in CPPIB’s Capital Solutions Group where she focused on developing and growing the fund’s private structured credit platform. She managed $3.5bn credit portfolio that focused on asset-backed lending, specialty finance, renewables, CLOs and fintech sectors. She also led the division’s financing practices that oversaw a $47bn leverage portfolio. She was a member of the Real Assets Credit, Capital Solutions and Leveraged Finance Investment Committees.

Prior to CPP Investments, Ms. Byrns was at Deutsche Bank’s Global Credit Trading group where she developed innovative financing solutions for her clients in the fintech, aviation, mortgage and esoteric industries. Previously, she was at Garrison Investment Group and Citi where she was responsible for originating and executing asset-based financings and whole loan purchase programs.

Ms. Byrns is a distinguished writer, contributor, and conference speaker, known for her engagements at industry-leading events such as the Kayo Women’s Group and ABS East. She regularly publishes insightful articles for "Credit Check," a forum dedicated to discussing trends in the asset-based finance industry. A strong advocate for women's advancement in financial services, Ms. Byrns frequently contributes to "Balancing the Books," where she explores themes affecting women in private credit. Additionally, she has collaborated with the Structured Finance Association on various research publications and is an editorial board member for SFA’s Structured Finance Journal.

Ms Byrns received a BA from Wellesley College and an MA from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. She also studied at L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) as a Rotary Scholar. She serves on the board of Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement.

Sijia advises fund sponsors on the formation and operation of investment funds in a variety of strategies and asset classes, including private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, “hybrid” funds and debt funds. She also advises fund managers on fund-related aspects of M&A transactions, including deal structuring and co-investment arrangements.

Sijia represents fund sponsors and investors in connection with a broad range of complex secondary transactions – including continuation vehicle transactions, portfolio sales, tender offers, structured secondaries, synthetic secondaries and fund restructurings across various sectors.

She also advises fund sponsors on internal operations and firm management matters, including governance, compensation, succession planning and separation arrangements, as well as regulatory and compliance matters.

In 2024, Law360 named Sijia a “Rising Star” in fund formation and Secondaries Investor named her among the “Next Gen Leaders of Secondaries.”

Sijia’s clients include Coller Capital, Citibank, CPPIB, Enfoca Asset Management, GHK Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley, Mudrick Capital Management, Pinebridge Investments, Rialto Capital, Rubicon Founders, TruArc Partners, Niobrara, White Deer Management and Whitehorse Liquidity Partners, among others.

Lisa Calhoun is a recognized and experienced leader in venture capital. Lisa was recently named Atlanta Investor of the Year by Startup Atlanta and highlighted among Business Insider’s Top 30 Women Early-stage Investors in the U.S. She is the founder of Valor Ventures, the South’s first woman-led, institutional venture capital firm, now investing its third fund. Valor funds are backed by notable institutional investors including Delta Airlines, Georgia Tech Foundation, and the Sisters of St. Joseph.

Under her leadership, Valor has built a high performance portfolio of AI and SaaS software companies based in the South. Valor is known for developing Vic, a visionary AI-powered investment management platform integrated with industry leaders like Salesforce, Carta, and PitchBook.

Lisa is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 23), recipient of the Kauffman Fellows Leadership Award, and frequent keynote speaker. She’s spoken recently for NASDAQ, SuperReturn, and the Kauffman Leadership Summit. Her insights have been featured in Forbes, Inc., and the Venture Capital Journal. She also shares insights as a co-host of the Atlanta Startup Podcast.

Dianna Carr-Coletta is a Managing Director and Partner within PGIM Private Capital's Alternatives Direct Lending Group. Prior to this role, she was a Managing Director leading our Corporate and Project Workout team and oversaw the management and restructuring of non-performing investments. Previously, Mrs. Carr-Coletta was a Senior Vice President in PGIM Private Capital's Chicago Corporate Finance group. In this role, she led a team responsible for marketing, originating and managing private placement, mezzanine and structured equity investments in Michigan and Wisconsin, with prior geographies that also included Southern Ohio and Kentucky.

Mrs. Carr-Coletta received a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.Dianna Carr-Coletta is a Managing Director and Partner within PGIM Private Capital's Alternatives Direct Lending Group. Prior to this role, she was a Managing Director leading our Corporate and Project Workout team and oversaw the management and restructuring of non-performing investments. Previously, Mrs. Carr-Coletta was a Senior Vice President in PGIM Private Capital's Chicago Corporate Finance group. In this role, she led a team responsible for marketing, originating and managing private placement, mezzanine and structured equity investments in Michigan and Wisconsin, with prior geographies that also included Southern Ohio and Kentucky.

Mrs. Carr-Coletta received a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Sara Casey is a Director of AB NAV Lending, where she is one of the initial senior team members involved in the development of the net asset value (NAV) lending strategy. Her responsibilities include deal sourcing, structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB in 2023, Sara was a principal at Hark Capital, where she sourced and executed NAV loans. Prior to Hark Capital, she was an associate at Wells Fargo Securities. Sara is a member of the Fund Finance Association’s NextGen Committee and was the Fund Finance Association’s 2023 NextGen Member of the Year. She holds a BS in finance from Providence College.

Genie Cesar-Fabian joined ILPA in January 2024 as its first General Counsel. Her role expanded to include Chief Operating Officer in January 2025. Prior to joining ILPA, Genie practiced law as both outside and in-house counsel in the financial services industry for over 20 years, beginning as a securities/financial services litigator at AmLaw 100 firms. She later joined a middle market private equity firm as its first General Counsel/CCO, successfully building its legal and compliance department from the ground up. Having achieved partnership and been designated Head of ESG & Sustainability, Genie transitioned out of sponsor-side private equity and joined a tech-enabled asset manager as its first General Counsel, where she helped the leadership team lay the foundation for a legal department designed to scale. She then returned to private equity, heading to the LP side of the industry at ILPA.

In addition to her legal and financial services work, she has also served as a subject matter author for Thomson Reuters on topics relating to ESG and as a Strategic Advisor to BlueFlame AI. She is a founding member of both the St. John’s School of Law Alumnae Leadership Council, and its OUTLaws & Allies Alumni Association. Ms. Cesar-Fabian has been recognized by N.O.W. as a “Woman of Power and Influence,” by Mergers & Acquisitions as a “PE Innovator in ESG” and a “Leader in DEI,” and by Crain’s NY Business as a “Notable LGBTQ Leader & Executive.” She has also received her law school Alumni Association’s St. Thomas More award (for outstanding moral leadership over a career) and the Erica B. Fine ’82 Public Interest Champion Award (for commitment to public interest work). She regularly speaks at industry events on topics relating to women in financial services, US securities regulation, ESG, and DEI. Ms. Cesar-Fabian holds a B.A. in Politics from NYU and a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law.

Anna Chalker leads Williams Lea’s business group for the Financial and Professional Services sectors in the Americas.

Anna, originally from England, has resided in the United States for the past 25 years. She began her career with Reuters in Sydney as an Account Executive for Business Information Products, serving the Asia Pacific region. She then transitioned to Reuters Singapore, where she spent three years as an Account Manager for the financial sector, collaborating closely with the real-time sales team managing global clients.

In 1999, Reuters and Dow Jones formed Factiva, a joint venture providing business information tools and a news research database. Anna served as a Major Account Manager in New York City for four years before being promoted to Regional Sales Manager in Washington, D.C., where she managed the sales function for the Southeast region of the United States for two years. Subsequently, Anna moved into a sales onboarding role, where she successfully developed a dynamic program for all new sales hires.

Ms. Sweta Chanda is a Managing Director, Head of Business Strategy of Monroe Capital. She is responsible for firmwide strategy, product and corporate development, and new initiatives to expand Monroe’s global footprint. Ms. Chanda has over 15 years of experience in asset management and has achieved business growth through strategic stewardship, new product development and sourcing of M&A opportunities. Prior to Monroe, Ms. Chanda was a Director at New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) within the Strategy and M&A team responsible for heading alternative investment strategy, where she helped launch a European Opportunistic Credit Fund, European CLO platform, GP Stakes Fund, and a Social Impact Fund amongst other strategic business development and growth opportunities for NYLIM. Prior to NYLIM, she was a Vice President at Blackstone, where she led initiatives related to cross platform mandates, relationship management, and operations across the firm’s Hedge Fund Solutions platform. Prior to Blackstone, she was an Assistant Vice President at Lehman Brothers in the Business Process Alignment Group working on strategy and process alignment for the investment banking division, and a Client Relations Associate, Management Consultant at Starpoint Solutions. Ms. Chanda earned her B.S. in TXA Management and Foundations in Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.

Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier boutique asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, asset-based lending, specialty finance, opportunistic and structured credit, and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe prides itself on being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and independent sponsors. Monroe’s platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high net worth investors with a focus on generating high quality “alpha” returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and maintains offices in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, Naples, New York, San Francisco, and Seoul.

Monroe has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including Creditflux as the 2021 Best U.S. Direct Lending Fund; Global M&A Network as the 2021 Mid-Markets Lender of the Year, U.S.A.; Private Debt Investor as the 2020 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, 2020 Lender of the Year, and 2020 CLO Manager of the Year, Americas; and Pension Bridge as the 2020 Private Credit Strategy of the Year. For more information, please visit www.monroecap.com.

Regina Cho is an Investment Director at Crewcial Partners.  She also serves on the Investment Committee and co-leads the investment team.  She has been with Crewcial since May 2011 and has over ten years of investment experience. Regina travels globally and is an integral member of the investment team,  sourcing and conducting investment manager research across asset classes. Regina has a core focus on US and international public equities alongside experience investing in multi-strategy, credit, and private equity. She also plays a significant role in the firm’s diversity initiative and identifying emerging managers. Regina directly supports seven clients, which are all not-for-profit organizations. Regina works with clients to provide insights into asset allocation, manager selection, and performance. Prior to joining Crewcial, Regina was a Senior Research Analyst for Deerfield Partner's internal research firm and a Research Analyst for Gerson Lehrman Group on the healthcare primary research team. Regina has a BA in Biology from George Washington University.

Jennifer Ciullo is a Senior Managing Director of Investor Relations for the Global Investment Management business and is a member of the Greystar Executive Committee. Within the Office of the Chief Investment Officer, Jennifer leads the Capital Formation team, which is responsible for raising capital across the globe from Greystar’s institutional partners, cultivating and growing Greystar's global institutional investor relationships, and supporting investment strategy and venture formation efforts globally.

Before joining Greystar in 2017, Jennifer served as a Vice President at JP Morgan Asset Management – Global Real Assets, where she was responsible for capital raising and client advisory across the firm's Real Estate Americas investment platform. She was previously an Investment Associate at Court Square Capital, a private equity firm in New York City, and an Analyst in Citi's Global Investment Bank.

Jennifer graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University and earned a Master’s of Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Cohen joins from Monroe Capital LLC, where she was the Global Head of Institutional Partnerships, responsible for fostering key partnerships and driving growth initiatives. Before her tenure at Monroe Capital, she held top leadership positions at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (USA) (“MUFG”), including Chief Investment Strategy Officer. At MUFG, Ms. Cohen was responsible for advising, directing, and governing the strategic alternatives investment portfolio, as well as playing a strategic role in the Firm's ESG and DEI initiatives.

Additionally, Ms. Cohen has held senior investment banking and trusted advisor roles at J.P. Morgan, UBS Investment Bank, and Credit Suisse First Boston, where she honed her abilities in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and client relations.

Anna Dayn is a Managing Director and US head of New End, where she partners and invests in high-growth companies, sponsors and investment platforms in private markets. New End, launched in 2018 and undergirded by a multi-family-office, anchors asset managers and facilitates future access to institutional capital. Anna has over 20 years' experience in funding, designing, and implementing private equity investment programs. Before New End, Anna established the North American platform of XTP, a cost analysis platform serving institutional investors. Anna previously served as the head of Private Equity at Cardano, a UK pension consultant, where she built a private equity program spanning $2bn of invested capital. Prior to that, Anna worked at Capital Dynamics in Switzerland and Rothschild in New York.

Anna has served on the limited partner advisory boards of several private equity funds across North America and Europe, is a published author, media commentator, and a frequently featured speaker at investment industry conferences. She sits on the Executive Board of WAVE, the Women’s Association for Venture and Equity, and serves on the New York Steering Committee for PEWIN, the Private Equity Women’s Investor Network.

Anna received an MBA from the Wharton School and a BA in Economics from the College of Arts and Sciences, both at the University of Pennsylvania.

Andrea Dowding is a strategist and executive performance consultant for Transcend, a performance consulting firm delivering integration, strategy, execution, and executive team performance services. 

 Transcend currently has 20+ billion under current strategic advisory, a company NPS of 90+, and delivered billions in value creation for loyal clients and companies 

As a former corporate leader with over 20 years of experience driving innovation, growth, and value creation across multiple industries, Andrea combines extensive C-suite experience with a proven track record in coaching high-performing leaders. She is particularly well-suited to support private equity firms and their portfolio companies in achieving accelerated growth and maximizing returns. She understands the unique challenges that portfolio executives face in achieving alignment across the business to deliver a performance culture focused on accelerated outcomes and profit optimization. Andrea currently has an NPS score of 95+ in both strategy and Executive performance.

Transcend

Transcend is a performance consulting firm focused on driving value creation for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Leveraging our expertise in fast-paced, high-stakes environments, we also help public- and founder-led companies scale effectively. Transcend offers services in three main areas: strategic deal execution, portfolio company growth, and firm operations. We believe that leadership is key to PE success and our proprietary approach focuses on leadership transformation, talent optimization, and strategic alignment to accelerate returns for our clients.

Anne Duggan joined TIFF in 2024 and serves as a Managing Director on the Client CIO team and Co-Head of Custom Asset Allocation. In this role, Anne collaborates with clients to develop investment strategies and construct portfolios that are designed to help them achieve their objectives.

Before joining TIFF, Anne was a Managing Director at Partners Capital, an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) firm, where she spent 7 years serving as the lead advisor to many of the firm’s endowment and foundation clients. Anne also sat on Partners Capital’s Client Committee, which reviewed client profitability and pricing and ensured best practices across all client teams globally.

Earlier in her career, Anne worked at Fidelity Investments in corporate strategy. She also worked in Credit Suisse private equity multi-manager business making fund, secondary and co-investment investments on behalf of institutional clients. She started her career at Morgan Stanley in investment banking.

She holds a BA with Honors from Brown University and an MBA with Distinction from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where she was named a Tuck Scholar. Anne is a CAIA Charterholder and is a member of TIFF’s Investment Committee.

Ms. Fallon joined JP Morgan in 2024 as a member of the Credit Market Strategic Situations group. She was most recently Head of the Special Situations Group at CPPIB and formerly a member of the Special Situations Group at Goldman Sachs. Over her entire career, Ms. Fallon has focused on fundamental investments along the entire capital structure including capital solutions, distressed securities, loans, high yield bonds and equities. She began her career at Rothschild focusing on restructuring and advisory services. Ms. Fallon received a MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in the School of Public and International Affairs from Princeton University.

Michael Felman is President and CEO of MSF Capital Advisors, a global multi-family office. Besides his own family office, his firm advises other family offices and a select group of high net worth individuals. Mr. Felman began his investment career as an Angel Investor. He invested in real estate, film projects, technology companies and a restaurant. Mr. Felman received his B.A from Clark University and J.D. from Pace University. Winner of Acquisition International 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Global Multi-Family Office award. Winner of Wealth & Finance International 2014, 2020,2021 Global Multi-Family Office Award. Winner of Corporate Live Wire 2020 Investment Advisory Firm of the Year. A member of the NYU Stern Family Office Council. Advisory Board member of Family Office Association. He is a frequent speaker at family office, hedge fund and emerging markets conferences.

Mary Kathleen (MK) Flynn serves as the Editor-in-Chief of PE Hub, which covers private equity deals and dealmakers in North America and Europe. In addition to the pehub.com website, PE Hub produces the popular Wire daily newsletters, which have a circulation of 65,000 readers. MK joined PEI Group in 2021 and leads an editorial team of reporters based in New York and London. She has covered private equity for more than 20 years. Previously, MK served as Editor-in-Chief of Mergers & Acquisitions and held editorial positions at The Deal, CNN, MSNBC, U.S. News & World Report and PC Magazine. She graduated from Vassar College with a major in English.

Susanne Forsingdal has been serving as head of the New York investment team at Allianz Capital Partners, GmbH  since January 2015. Prior to joining ACP, she headed the New York team of ATP Private Equity Partners, which she joined in 2003. Previously she worked in equity research, strategy and investor relations with Copenhagen based banks and insurance companies. Ms. Forsingdal represents ACP on the advisory boards of a number of Private Equity Funds. Ms. Forsingdal received a Msc in Finance and Accounting from Copenhagen Business School.

For over 15 years, I have worked in the leveraged finance market as a lawyer specializing in high yield bond offerings and covenant analysis, spending most of my career in Europe. During that time I have worked to equip investors with tools to make sound investment decisions. Also Founder of women's empowerment program and collective providing a platform for members to live with more authenticity and joy.

Sabrina Fox, founder of Good Girl to Goddess, is an entrepreneur and empowerment advocate. Just a decade ago, she was working in a job that didn’t inspire her and she was exhausted from always doing things for other people and making no time for herself – sound familiar?

Almost every woman in modern society has a “good girl” inside who is putting others’ feelings and desires ahead of her own, using a self-critical voice in her head to motivate her, and striving to achieve her best, yet feeling that she constantly falls short.

Good Girl to Goddess is the women’s empowerment program comprised of the daily practices, mindset shifts and relationship tools that Sabrina used to turn her life around by channelling her inner “goddess.”

The GGTG Program and Collective is designed for busy women who want to hone their authenticity so they can show up stronger for the people in their lives. Find out more at www.ggtg.me.

Bonnie Frank is Managing Director and Head of Private Investment and Enterprise Risk, at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), leading a team of diverse risk professionals who oversee private investment risk management covering various asset classes. She is also responsible for ensuring a robust enterprise risk framework that includes non-investment and operational risk management, risk transfer solutions and the Corporate Global Insurance Program.

After earning a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University, she then earned her Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the Université de Montréal. Bonnie began her career at Aon Risk Solutions, eventually serving as Assistant Vice President. She then went on to work in Strategy Planning and Risk Management at the Business Development Bank of Canada before joining PSP Investments in 2011.

PSP Investments

The Public-Sector Pension Investment Board (“PSP Investments”) is one of Canada's largest pension investment managers with C$230.5 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2022. It manages a diversified global portfolio composed of investments in public financial markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt. Established in 1999, PSP Investments manages net contributions to the pension funds of Canada’s federal Public Service, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Kaitie Gannett is Head of Investments for Atlantic Harbor Group, a single-family office with roots in the Boston area. Previously, Kaitie held investment roles at Mason Wells, a private equity firm and Northwestern Mutual Capital. Her earlier career includes roles as a Principal at Guidepost Growth Equity and an investment banking Analyst at William Blair. She earned her undergraduate degree from Hamilton College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Kaitie currently serves as the Investment Committee Chair at Children's Wisconsin.

Pooja Goyal is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer of the Infrastructure Group. She is Co-Head of the Carlyle Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund (CGI), and Head of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund. She is based in New York. In her capacity, Ms. Goyal overseas all investment activities across Renewables and Energy Transition, Digital, Transport and Utilities globally.

Prior to joining Carlyle in 2019, Ms. Goyal was the Head of the Alternative Energy Investing Group at Goldman Sachs, where she led Goldman Sachs’ investments in the renewables sector. Ms. Goyal has been investing in the renewables / energy transition sector since 2005 when she joined the Alternative Energy Investing Group as an associate. She was promoted to Managing Director in 2012 and took over as Head of the group in 2013. Prior to 2005, Ms. Goyal was part of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs.

Ms. Goyal is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania, where she received a BS in finance from the Wharton School and a BAS in computer and cognitive science from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Ms. Goyal is on the Board of Advisors of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania and on the Board of Trustees for the Chapin School in New York City.

Akila Grewal is a Partner at Apollo, where she serves as the Global Head of Credit Product and Lead of the Institutional Product Specialist team. As part of her role, Akila leads a global team of professionals who work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners on capital formation across Credit, Private Equity, Real Assets and Infrastructure. Akila is part of the Firm’s Credit Management team which helps set strategy for the credit platform and executes on key priorities.  Akila sits on several committees, including the Firm’s Credit Allocations Sub-Committee and the Apollo Opportunity Foundation’s Council. Akila also serves on the not-for-profit Braven’s NYC Board as well as PK AirFinance and Stable Asset Management's Board. Akila graduated from New York University's Stern School of Business with a BS in Finance and is a CFA charterholder.

Andrea Griswold is a partner in Skadden’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Group. She joined Skadden in 2024 after serving for 11 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), most recently as the Deputy U.S. Attorney (2022-2024) and previously as the Chief of the Office’s Securities Fraud Unit (2020-2022). As Deputy U.S. Attorney, Ms. Griswold oversaw all prosecutions in both the criminal and civil divisions as well as SDNY’s press office. As Chief of the Securities Fraud Unit, she supervised individual and corporate investigations concerning accounting and valuation fraud, market manipulation, insider trading, investor fraud and money laundering. Many of the investigations she led concerned potential fraud impacting the asset management industry, including private equity and hedge funds. Before leading the Securities Fraud Unit, Ms. Griswold served for seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the SDNY, where she investigated — and prosecuted through trial — securities fraud and other federal cases including several complex fraud trials, all of which resulted in convictions. Prior to joining the SDNY, Ms. Griswold worked for five years as a white collar litigator at a global law firm where she tried three cases to verdict, including two federal criminal trials, one of which ended in a hung jury and the other with an acquittal on the top charge.

Lori is currently the Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Private Equity at Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP). Since joining HOOPP in 2022, Lori leads the Private Equity team and is responsible for the strategic, operational and global investment activities for private capital across multiple strategies, including buyouts, secondaries, venture/growth and private credit.

Prior to joining HOOPP, Lori spent six years with CPP Investments, most recently as Managing Director, Direct Private Equity, where she led the Consumer sector team. Previously, she spent nearly eleven years in the Private Capital team at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, helping establish their London office and leading their European fund and co-investments. Lori also previously worked in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs.

Lori holds a BBA (Honours) from the Schulich School of Business at York University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Lydie B. Hudson is the Co-founder and President of Citation and member of the firm's Investment Committee. Lydie manages all aspects of the day-to-day of Citation. Prior to launching Citation, Lydie was on the Executive Board of Credit Suisse through 2021 where she held a number of leadership roles, ultimately including oversight of over ~$240bn in fiduciary product solutions for the firm's individual, institutional and corporate clients.

Lydie serves as an Aspen Finance Fellow, a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and for the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. She also sits on the board of the Hudson Webber Foundation, a foundation founded by her family to support the economic and civic vitality of the City of Detroit, and Room to Read, a global not for profit focused on literacy and gender equality that has benefited the lives of over 39 million children in over 23 countries. Lydie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School where she was awarded the leadership award.

Ali is a Managing Partner at Arna, a private capital and sustainability advisory group, primarily focused on direct investments and fund strategy. She combines her unique experiences as a former sustainability investor, Fortune 500 operator and investment advisor to provide growth and capital raising strategy to sustainability technology companies and private asset managers.
Previously at PJT Partners, Ali advised alternative asset managers on fund formation and ESG strategies and strategy for impact capital raising. Ali also previously directed Sustainability and ESG for TPG where she developed an integrated, value-centric ESG approach across the investment cycle. During her time, she led ESG-related business building with over 200 portfolio companies, many from pre-investment to successful exit.
Ali spent her early career as an operator, leading sustainability strategies and advising companies like Apple, McDonalds, Bank of America and The Gates Foundation.

Janice is a partner in Pantheon’s Global Infrastructure and Real Assets team. Since joining as a principal in 2019, she focuses on identifying and executing a wide range of infrastructure investments across secondaries, co-investments, and primaries. Janice was previously an investment specialist at SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners and Babcock & Brown where she diligence, executed, and managed direct infrastructure deals in North America. Janice started her career in the Power and Utilities banking group at Barclays. She holds a BA in Economics and Operations Research from Columbia College and is based in San Francisco.

Kristine Jurczyk joined Vista Equity Partners in 2013 as a co-founder of Vista Credit Partners. She assists with managing the firm’s credit platform, raising and structuring the funds’ liabilities and is a voting member of the VCP Investment Committee.

Prior to joining Vista, Ms. Jurczyk served as a Team Leader at Antares Capital (Antares), the former middle-market sponsor finance platform of GE Capital, and was previously at Merrill Lynch Capital prior to its acquisition by Antares. At Antares and Merrill Lynch Capital, she managed all facets of the deal process from origination, underwriting, and structuring, to portfolio management of credit facilities to sponsor-backed companies across a diverse set of industries. Before her time at Merrill Lynch Capital, Ms. Jurczyk worked at Arthur Andersen in the Transaction Advisory Group, performing accounting and financial due diligence analysis on behalf of private equity firms.

Boriana Karastoyanova is a Managing Director of Managing Director and a member of the Secondary Private Equity Team. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman in 2019, Mrs. Karastoyanova was with Blackstone's Strategic Partners Fund Solutions where she focused on originating, evaluating, structuring and negotiating secondary private equity transactions, co-investments and primary commitments. She previously was with Strategic Partners while it was in the Asset Management division of Credit Suisse. From 2005 to 2008, she led Strategic Partners' European operations out of London. Mrs. Karastoyanova began her career in Investment Banking at Citigroup. She is a graduate of Middlebury College.

Susan Kasser, CFA, is Head of Neuberger Berman Private Debt, managing $19 billion in first-lien and unitranche loans for private equity-backed companies (as of January 2025).  Prior to joining Neuberger Berman in 2013, Susan was an investment professional in the Direct Lending business of the Carlyle Group.  Prior to joining Carlyle, she worked at Goldman Sachs as an investment banker in the Leveraged Finance group, a fund investor and direct private equity co-investor in the Private Equity Group, and as a financial analyst in Global Investment Research.  Susan was named one of The Wall Street Journal's 2024 Women to Watch and one of Pensions & Investments' 2023 Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing.  In addition to serving on the National Board of the Enterprise Club of the American Enterprise Institute, Susan serves on the Investment Committee and the Board of Directors for Vail Health, a nonprofit healthcare system in Colorado. 

Shamafa L. Khan is a Managing Director at Bain Capital.

Prior to joining Bain Capital, Shamafa was the Head of Investor Relations & Marketing at Crayhill Capital Management, a private credit manager focused on specialty finance and asset-based investments. Prior to joining Crayhill, she was a member of the Global Business Development Group at Babson Capital Management (now Barings), where she held various positions, the last of which was on the Institutional Sales team where she was responsible for client relationships and capital raising. She also served as a product specialist for Babson’s alternative investments platform, developing and implementing marketing strategies for hedge funds. Prior to joining Babson, Shamafa was on the Global Capital Introductions team at UBS and prior to that was a part of the alternatives research team at UBS. She holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering Operations Research from Columbia University.

Inna Khidekel, CFA, is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of the Client Solutions Group at Bridge Investment Group and member of the Firm's Leadership Team. Inna serves on the Investment Committees of Bridge Workforce & Affordable Housing, Bridge Renewable Energy, Bridge Office, and Bridge-Newbury Partners Secondaries. She chairs Bridge Gives and the Bridge to Opportunity initiatives as well as the Bridge Women’s Network Leadership Exchange to advance newly promoted senior women and serves on the Bridge Sustainability & Responsibility Committee. Inna serves as Co-Chair of the PREA Alternative Real Estate Affinity Group and initiated Bridge’s partnership with the PREA Foundation and TOIGO, to support diverse leadership in finance.

Callie Kourniotis joined Raymond James in 2024 as a managing director in the Private Capital Advisory team. Bringing with her 20 years of extensive experience in capital formation, Ms. Kourniotis has successfully raised capital for numerous buyout, credit and real asset funds. Prior to joining Raymond James, Ms. Kourniotis was a senior distribution banker at Credit Suisse's Private Fund Group for 17 years. During this time, she cultivated strong relationships with limited partners across the U.S., contributing significantly to the successful track record established by the team.

Ms. Kourniotis started her career at Salomon Brothers Asset Management within their U.S./Canadian sales team. Ms. Kourniotis received a BA in business administration from Pace University in New York City and is fluent in Greek.

Tamara Lawson joined QuadReal as Chief Financial Officer in September 2018. In her role, Tamara provides leadership to the finance team with a focus on business planning, data analytics, reporting, accounting, risk management and treasury and capital markets.

Tamara has accumulated considerable senior management experience in the areas of financial reporting, planning and analysis, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets. Her real estate experience includes both domestic and international markets for public and private enterprises across all asset classes, where she worked on complicated transactions and structures to create value for stakeholders. Prior to joining QuadReal, Tamara was the Chief Financial Officer of Dream Global REIT, Starlight Investments and Westmont Hospitality Group/InnVest REIT.

Tamara currently sits on the board of the audit, investment and governance committees of American Hotel Income Properties REIT. She holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the Schulich School of Business at York University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Fellow (FCPA).

Ms. Lin is a member of the infrastructure and real assets team. She is also involved in the Firm’s diversity and inclusion initiative.

Prior to StepStone, Ms. Lin was a portfolio analyst in AMP Capital’s Global Fixed Income team for corporate bond portfolios of over A$13bn in funds under management for retail and institutional investors.

Ms. Lin received a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney.

Cari Lodge is Head of Secondaries, a member of the CF Private Equity Investment Committee, Board of Directors, and Senior Executive Group. She oversees the origination, evaluation, structuring and negotiation of secondaries transactions as well as the portfolio construction, monitoring and fundraising of the firm’s secondary funds. Additionally, Cari contributes to the firm’s buyout, growth equity, venture capital, and real assets and sustainability strategies. Cari has over 24 years of secondaries experience and has closed over 495 secondary transactions for greater than $3.3 billion in total exposure. She began her career at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (which merged with Credit Suisse in 2000) as an Associate in Investment Banking. She spent 12 years with Credit Suisse’s Secondary Team, Strategic Partners, since its founding in 2000, and served as a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining CF Private Equity, Cari was at Tulane University’s Investment Management Office where she was responsible for overseeing the private equity and private real assets investments for the endowment. She is presently a member of the advisory board of several private equity limited partnerships. Cari is also a member of the Investment Committee of her alma mater, The Hotchkiss School.

In 2022, she was recognized by PEI as one of the top ten women of influence in private markets1. In 2024, the WSJ Pro Private Equity named her as a “Woman to Watch.2" In 2025, Cari was recognized as one of the "Twenty Most Influential in Secondaries 2025" by Private Equity News3. Cari received an A.B. from Dartmouth College in both Economics and Government and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Andie Logan is a Director at FirstPoint and has over a decade of experience in the financial services industry. Ms. Logan is based in New York and specializes in fundraising across institutional investors and advising General Partners throughout their firm’s lifecycle. Prior to joining FirstPoint, Ms. Logan was a Senior Vice President at MVision Private Equity Advisors, where she provided capital raising and advisory services to alternative asset fund managers. Previously, Ms. Logan worked at Grain Management in Washington DC in capital raising and investor relations. She has also worked as an Investor Relations Consultant within the Global Private Equity segment at The Carlyle Group, and held similar investor relations roles at Tailwind Capital, Goldwater Asset Management and Core Capital. Ms. Logan holds a BA from Louisiana State University.

First Point Equity

FirstPoint Equity is a global and independent private capital solutions advisor focused on fund placement and GP capital advisory services. FirstPoint offers a range of services, including primary, secondary, and co-investments with expert advice both on and off cycle.

Over the past two decades, our executives have completed more than 200 fundraising assignments totaling in excess of USD 125 billion.

FirstPoint provides a Bespoke, Experienced and Effective service to a select number of clients by leveraging our expertise, deep industry knowledge, and trusted investor relationships globally. Our reputation is built on delivering exceptional results as referenced by our clients and investors.

Katy Lukaszewski is a Partner in the Firm’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice. Based in the Houston office, Katy represents companies and private equity sponsors on a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, with a focus in the energy, infrastructure and consumer products sectors. Katy was named a Lawyer “On The Rise” by Texas Lawyer. Additionally, she is recognized as a leading energy lawyer by Chambers USA, where clients have described her as “extremely bright and efficient.”

Laurene Bielski Mahon is an experienced board member and an accomplished business executive with over 40 years’ experience in the infrastructure arena as an investment banker, management consultant, transportation and construction executive and project developer. She retired as Vice Chair of CIBC's global investment banking business in May 2023. She was recently named as an Executive Advisor to Bechtel (NEC and Canada) and continues to be a member of the North American Advisory Board of Transurban Inc., one of the largest toll road operators in the world.

Ms. Mahon served as a member of the Board of Directors of IEA, a specialized infrastructure construction company in the renewables and rail space, from November 2020 until its sale in October 2022, and sat on its audit and compensation committees. She also spent five years as a Trustee for Public Media NJ, a not-for-profit public affairs company also known as NJPBS, which is a subsidiary of WNET.

Ms. Mahon joined CIBC in 2013 to establish its global infrastructure platform, growing it from a small P3 execution team to a well-regarded financing and advisory practice encompassing the US, UK, Latin American and Australian markets across a broad array of products including balance sheet debt, M+A, ECM, DCM, rates and foreign exchange. From 1999 until 2011, she ran her own independent advisory practice, serving project owners around the world. She previously served as managing director, North America/ Infrastructure, in the Global Project Finance and Advisory Group for Chase Securities Inc. and as a director of CS First Boston’s international infrastructure practice. She began her investment banking career began at Bear Stearns in municipal finance and held positions at Kidder Peabody, in both the municipal and Latin American groups. During a 2-year hiatus from investment banking, she was chief financial officer for Labov, Inc., a Mid-Atlantic developer of specialized waste to energy projects.

Ms. Mahon’s roster of projects and clients spans the globe. Two notable transactions include directing the consultant team advising the Panama Canal Authority on its Third Lane Locks expansion project, an assignment that involved all aspects of the Canal’s operation, finances, and management. Additionally, for two years she served as the principal advisor to the Government of Puerto Rico for the establishment and initial implementation of its P3 program, including highways, maritime, airport and lottery assets.

Early in her career, Ms. Mahon spent five years at New Jersey Transit Corporation, where she held several executive positions including deputy Chief Financial Officer. She negotiated and closed the first safe-harbor leasing transaction done in the US and went on to close more than $1.2 billion in tax-driven real estate and equipment lease transactions. Ms. Mahon began her career as a transportation planner at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where she was involved in various regional studies. She has also been a working journalist, at both The Boston Globe and the (Bergen) Record.

Ms. Mahon graduated from Boston University, summa cum laude, and received her MCP (Master’s in City Planning) from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. She is a frequent speaker at industry events, delivering one of the first keynote addresses on climate change to the IFC/World Bank’s Climate Change conference in Hong Kong in September 2016. She participated in the White House Council of Economic Advisors roundtables on transportation finance three times during the Obama administration. She has twice chaired a two-day global event in London for 600 of the most senior women in private equity, infrastructure, and real estate, and will reprise that role this year as well in both New York and London.

Ashley works on the client solutions team in North America.

Prior to joining Stafford, she worked in business development and client relations with DW Partners, a multi-strategy/special situations credit firm. Previously, Ashley was Director of Investor Relations at Meritage Capital, a boutique investment management firm specializing in differentiated hedge fund solutions and was a Senior Associate, Business Development with Pine River Capital Management, a global alternative asset manager. Ashley began her career in alternatives as an Investor Relations Analyst at King Street Capital Management.

She received a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurial Management and Spanish Studies from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

Irene joined Partners Group in April 2023 as Global Co-Head of Business Development, Infrastructure, and is based in NY. She has 30+ years of finance experience and prior to Partners Group was the Global Head of the Infrastructure Private Capital Advisory business for Sera Global, Brookfield’s real assets advisory platform. Irene’s previous roles include Managing Director in the Investor Solutions Group at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), Head of North America and Business Development at Hastings Funds Management and Global Product Specialist for Infrastructure & Energy at KKR. Irene also previously worked in investment banking at both Morgan Stanley and Citigroup in NY. Irene received a Master of Laws from the University of Chicago Law School, a JD (Magna cum Laude) from the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, and a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Econ/Math) (Summa cum Laude) from the University of Ottawa. Irene sits on the University of Chicago Alumni Board, the Board of the Philharmonia Foundation and is a non-executive director at Verdigris Inc.

A proven leader in tech-enabled business transformation, Hillary brings a wealth of experience driving growth for legal and corporate clients to her role as Williams Lea’s CRO.  She is passionate about partnering with clients to deliver solutions that transform their organizations and drive success. Her background includes more than 25 years of progressively senior leadership roles at Thomson Reuters. Most recently she was General Manager, Corporates Legal for Thomson Reuters, which included Financial and Professional Services firms, and prior to that, Vice President, Sales and Client Management, Global Large Law Firms.

As Chief Investment Officer and Deputy Comptroller for Asset Management, Steven Meier oversees investments for the New York City retirement systems.

Mr. Meier brings over 40 years of experience, previously serving as Assistant Treasurer and Interim Chief Investment Officer for Connecticut’s Office of the State Treasurer, overseeing the investments of Connecticut’s $40 billion public pension system. Previously, Meier spent 17 years at State Street and State Street Global Advisors, where he rose to Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Global Fixed Income, Currency, and Cash Management, overseeing over $900 billion in assets. In addition, he served on SSGA’s Investment Committee.

His experience also includes roles at Credit Suisse First Boston, Oppenheimer Capital, Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, and Irving Trust Company.

Meier is a CFA Charter Holder and certified Financial Risk Manager. He holds an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and a BBA from Hofstra University.

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Patricia Miller Zollar is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman and a senior member of the Firm’s Private Investment Portfolios and Co-Investments team. She is a member of the Private Investment Portfolios and Co-Investments Investment Committee. Additionally, Ms. Zollar sits on the Limited Partner Advisory Boards of a number of funds. Before rejoining Neuberger Berman in 2004, Ms. Zollar was a vice president in the Asset Management Division of Goldman Sachs. Ms. Zollar began her career as a Certified Public Accountant in the Audit Division of Deloitte & Touche. She received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BS, with highest distinction, from North Carolina A&T State University, where she is Chairperson Emeritus of the Board of Trustees and the recipient of an honorary Doctorate degree. Ms. Zollar is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, the Harvard Business School Alumni Board and was a former member of the executive board of the National Association of Investment Companies. She serves as Vice Chairman of The Apollo Theater and a member of the Investment Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Board of Trustees and the Neuberger Berman Foundation Board of Trustees.

Kate Mulcahy is a Managing Director focused on SASB and Transitional Lending at 3650 Capital and brings 15 years of commercial real estate lending and capital markets experience.

Prior to 3650, Kate was Head of Capital Markets for BentallGreenOak’s (BGO) Value Add Lending strategy where she sourced, structured, and managed financing facilities including subscription lines, warehouse agreements and note-on-note financings. Previously, Kate held positions as a Director in Annaly Capital Management’s (NYSE: NLY) Commercial Real Estate Group focused on SASB investments and capital markets and as a Vice President at H/2 Capital Partners responsible for capital markets. Kate began her career in the Real Estate Finance group at Citi where she underwrote, structured, and syndicated large loans for REITs and other institutional clients.

Ms. Mulcahy holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance) from Carnegie Mellon University.

Nicole has recently founded Square Nine Capital, a credit fund focusing on opportunistic lending to mid-sized companies.

Nicole was most recently the CIO at CalPERS, a $500 billion US pension plan. She was previously a Partner at RedBird Capital Partners, a $10 billion private equity firm, predominately in Sports, Media, & Entertainment. Additionally, Nicole spent over 16 years in a broad range of senior investment leadership roles at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (“OTPP”), a $200 billion Canadian pension plan, overseeing Private & Public Equity asset classes, and establishing OTPP’s presence in Asia by building out its Pan-Asian investment platform based in Hong Kong. At Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (“IMCO”), a $70 billion pension asset management firm, Nicole led the $20 billion Private Markets investment program, across Private Equity, Infrastructure, and Real Estate.

Eric is responsible for treasury, investment management, and pension fund accounting. He serves as a Trustee on the Classified Employees Retirement Fund Board, Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) Board, Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Board and is a member of the City’s Investment Advisory Committee. Eric is a Trustee on the Town of Fairfield Employee Retirement Board and Joint Retirement Investment Board. He served as the Treasurer for thirty-seven special purpose funding entities.
Prior to entering government finance, Eric held finance positions at Royal Bank of Scotland, IBM Global Financing, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Price Waterhouse and Soros Fund Management. Eric served as a member of the NYSSCPA Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee and Investment Management Committee.
Eric received his B.B.A. in Accounting from Adelphi University; Certificate in Investment Banking from New York University, M.B.A. in Finance from Sacred Heart University and is pursuing a Corporate Finance Certificate from Harvard University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

Ms. Nicholson is a member of the private equity team, focusing on buyouts, special situations and co-investments.

Prior to joining StepStone in 2009, Ms. Nicholson was a credit analyst for Tudor Investment Corporation, an asset management firm, where she was responsible for performing credit, cash flow and liquidity analyses on emerging markets corporate debt. Before that Ms. Nicholson was a private equity analyst in Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking group.

Ms. Nicholson graduated magna cum laude with a BA from Georgetown University.

Michelle Noyes joined AIMA in 2012 as Chief Operating Officer of AIMA's New York office and became the Association's Head of Americas in 2017. AIMA is the world’s largest membership association for alternative investment managers. Its membership has more firms, managing more assets than any other industry body, and through our 10 offices located around the world, we serve over 2,000 members in 60 different countries. AIMA’s mission, which includes that of its private credit affiliate, the Alternative Credit Council (ACC), is to ensure that our industry of hedge funds, private market funds and digital asset funds is always best positioned for success

Previously, she was Head of International Sales and Investor Relations for BRZ Investimentos, one of the largest independent asset managers in Brazil. While in Sao Paulo, she also served as the Brazil representative for AIMA and established the AIMA Brazil network. Michelle holds a B.A. and M.A. from New York University and is a CAIA Charterholder.

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Silvana Oliva is a seasoned technology executive and board director with over 25 years of experience in AI, cloud infrastructure, high technology, and telecommunications. Between 2018 and 2023, Silvana led the expansion of Google’s digital infrastructure footprint, supporting the rapid growth of its cloud business across EMEA and the Americas. She oversaw strategic investments, formed international joint ventures, and drove operational efficiencies across those regions. Her expertise spans data centres, fibre optic networks (terrestrial and submarine networks) and energy.

Silvana has also held leadership positions at Alcatel-Lucent and BT Group where she led strategic initiatives globally related to the development of telecoms infrastructure and wireless technology. She has also been an advisor to governments on AI and infrastructure development policy. She currently serves as a board member of the International Data Centre Authority.

A recognized leader in AI infrastructure and cloud technology, she is a sought-after speaker on the future of data centers and digital transformation. She is based in New York and has worked across Europe and the Americas.

Mansi Patel is a senior managing director and head of infrastructure debt. Mansi is responsible for the growth, operations, and strategy of the private infrastructure debt investment team. She joined Principal Asset Management in May 2024 having previously spent 18 years at MetLife Investment Management as managing director, head of infrastructure debt and project finance—North America, Latin America, and APAC.

Prior to this role, she held a position at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mansi earned a Master of Business Administration at Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Bachelor of Science at Rutgers University.

Christine Patrinos, Partner, co-leads the secondaries team at Monument Group. Christine co-founded Mozaic Capital Advisors as an affiliate of Monument Group in 2015. Christine has over 20 years of experience in private equity investing, portfolio management and transaction sourcing. Previously, Christine founded a private equity consulting practice advising large institutional clients on divesting private equity interests, fund structuring and valuation. Prior to that, she worked as an investment professional at HarbourVest Partners. Previously, Christine worked at Citigroup where she had several roles including as a founding member of the infrastructure M&A advisory practice; founding member of the Public Sector Group which advised sovereign clients on large asset divestitures; and as a member of the Structured Corporate Finance group.

Christine has an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Business and a BS from Babson College.

Lindsay joined NEPC in 2021. She is currently a Sr. Investment Analyst on the Firm’s Private Credit team, covering Direct Lending, Opportunistic Credit, and Niche Markets. She is a member of NEPC’s Credit Beta Group and conducts manager due diligence as well as market research and analysis. Prior to covering Private Credit, Lindsay worked as a Research Associate on the Marketable Securities team covering manager replacement searches for the client teams. Prior to joining NEPC Research in May 2021, Lindsay was an intern on the Healthcare Consulting team at NEPC.

Melisa A. Quackenbush is a Senior Portfolio Manager at the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS), where she has been managing part of the global real estate portfolio since joining the fund in 2018. Before her tenure at PSERS, Melissa was an entrepreneur, running her own gourmet food business. Prior to that she served as Director of Real Estate for Honeywell International’s global pension fund. Her extensive real estate experience includes leadership roles at MetLife, where she established and led the commercial mortgage trading desk as well as positions at brokerage firms such as Granite Partners, HFF and LJ Melody. Earlier in her career she worked as a commercial loan officer at Citibank and Fleet Bank in upstate New York.

Melissa holds a BA in Economics and Spanish from the University of Rochester and Certificate of Management Studies in Finance and Accounting from the William E. Simon School of Business.

Monika Racz has over 20 years of Private Equity related experience and she is currently a Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Equity and Co-Investments at Corebridge Institutional Investments (U.S.), LLC (FKA AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC). She has been with the Firm since 2010 with all her time spent in Alternatives. Before joining, Ms. Racz was briefly an Assistant Vice President in the Private Equity Fund Services group at JPMorgan. Prior to that, Ms. Racz spent 11 years at MetLife, where she held various positions, including managing a portfolio of bank loans, Associate within the Alternatives Group, and Analyst in the International Investment Unit assisting in the oversight and compliance of thirteen individual international investment portfolios. Ms. Racz earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a minor in International from The College of New Jersey, and a M.B.A in Finance from Seton Hall University.

Agnieszka Rafalska joined EQT Group in 2024 as the company’s Head of M&A Legal for North America. EQT is a global asset manager with Nordic roots and EUR ‌ 269 ‌ billion in assets under management as of December 2024.   In her role Agnieszka is integrally involved in all aspects of transactions effected by EQT private equity and infrastructure funds. Prior to joining EQT, Agnieszka served as Senior Transaction Counsel, Private Equity at Apollo Global Management, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $751 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2024.  Agnieszka started her legal career at the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell where she maintained a broad practice, advising corporate and sponsor clients on a wide range of transactions.  Agnieszka graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with an A.B. degree in Social Studies and received her J.D. from Yale Law School.

Emily Ren joined HarbourVest in 2016 and focuses on analyzing, structuring, and monitoring secondary private equity opportunities, including traditional and complex transactions.

Emily joined the Firm from RBC Capital Markets, where she spent two years as an investment banking analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group focusing on leveraged buyouts, acquisition financings, and dividend recapitalizations.

Emily received a Bachelor of Commerce (with first class honors) in Investment Management from McGill University in 2014.

Lauren Rich is a Managing Director and serves on Wafra’s Management Committee. Ms. Rich helps lead Wafra’s strategic partnership investment mandates in both established and next generation asset management businesses. While at Wafra, Ms. Rich has completed several direct minority investments in alternative asset management firms, GP financings, secondary private equity investments as well as investments within closed end funds.

Previously, Ms. Rich was an Associate with Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York, where she advised clients on a broad range of financing transactions.

Ms. Rich earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from New York University School of Law.

Dina Said Dwyer is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of Eden Capital Management LLC. Ms. Dwyer has more than twenty years of experience in the private equity industry. Prior to founding Eden, she served as a Managing Director at Unifund SA and was responsible for sourcing and executing transactions and oversight of Unifund’s portfolio companies. Prior to Unifund, Ms. Dwyer was an Analyst at the Blackstone Group in New York and trained at the Carlyle Group in London. She serves on the Board of Directors of Wall Street Prep, Edcetera, White Cup, and Intelvio. Ms. Dwyer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Gayatri Sarkar is the owner of Advaita Capital, one of the few/only growth VC fund in the US owned by a woman-POC. We are investing in generative AI, deep tech and decarbonization advancing the human race. Our checks are $10-50M+ and we have invested in top names like Stripe, Epic Games, Neuralink, Cohere, Tenstorrent and other top generative ai companies as well.

Awarded Global Leader under 40 for championing $100B+ combined capital in gender advocacy through She-VC podcast. Former Federal Reserve Bank Manager- managed US Treasury’s assets for the US Military/ Navy, including managing big banks like JPM, PNC, G&D, and VISA. Founder of a consulting firm where US Treasury was first client. Founder of career networking tech startup, built at Harvard i-lab when Gayatri was a Harvard graduate student. Started her career as a data architect at HP, IBM, Goldman Sachs. Former GP of a TMT fund (acquired). Physics Honors, Math minor. Economics and Finance Major at Harvard. She completed 6years end of term as Board of Directors of Harvard Kennedy School NEA. She is also a crown patron of Princess Grace Foundation, USA, now Under The High Patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, Princess’s Grace’s son and ruling Prince of Monaco, is dedicated to the enduring legacy of his mother and the important mission of excellence in the arts. Advaita Capital is also official nominator of Earthshot Prize, created by Prince William Foundation, which grants 1M pounds to top 5 category climate tech startups through annual prize. Gayatri Sarkar is Bloomberg media trained and is a cohort of Bloomberg New Media voice in VC, AI, chips and other technology areas she is investing in.

She was featured in Forbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/hessiejones/2024/04/30/advaita-capitals-mission-to-ignite-diversity-and-ethical-investing-in-venture-capital/

Isabelle Scemama is Global Head of AXA IM Alts. Isabelle oversees AXA IM’s €185bn+ alternative business unit, AXA IM Alts, which employs over 800 people located in 17 offices, serving the needs of more than 600 clients globally.

AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternatives asset management, putting ESG at the heart of its investment approach, with an established position in real estate (#1 real estate investment manager in Europe, #9 worldwide), infrastructure (#3 global infrastructure debt capital raiser), private debt (#1 CRE debt capital raiser globally, #4 global private debt capital raiser) alternative credit and private equity.

In her role, she leads the definition and execution of AXA IM Alts global strategy as well as in the supervision of its day-to-day management. Isabelle also sits on AXA IM – Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment Committees and chairs the AXA IM Alts Management Board.

Isabelle joined AXA IM - Real Assets in 2001 to develop the third-party business. Notably, she launched the CRE and infrastructure debt lending platforms in 2005 and 2013 respectively, now firmly established as global leaders, before taking responsibility of the full fund management activity of AXA IM- Real Assets. She was later appointed CEO of AXA IM – Real Assets in 2017, a role to which was added the responsibility of the overall alternatives’ asset management activity of AXA IM, as Global Head of AXA IM Alts in 2020.

Isabelle has more than 32 years of experience in the alternatives asset management industry, out of which 21 years within AXA IM. Before joining AXA IM, Isabelle held various positions in corporate and real estate financing at Paribas.

Isabelle graduated from IEP Paris (Sciences Po) with a degree in Political Science in 1989.

Hannah is part of our global Infrastructure team, based in the US. Hannah has over 15 years’ experience within infrastructure debt both in the European and US market. She started her career at Lloyds Bank and most recently spent almost a decade on the buy side with BlackRock.

Hannah has deep experience across Infrastructure, Transportation, Media & Telecom, Energy & Power. Her track record includes infrastructure financings in both Europe and North America, with structures including senior, holdco and mezzanine positions.

DC Advisory

DC Advisory is an international investment bank committed to making a difference. As part of an established global business, we offer access to over 750 professionals in 24 locations throughout Asia, Europe, and the US. Across 11 industry focused teams, we offer tailored, independent advice on M&A, debt raisings and restructurings, private capital markets, secondary advisory and access to unrivalled Asia investment knowledge.

Sheryl Schwartz is an accomplished asset management executive, institutional investor, and board member who has built and led teams and new asset classes for major institutional investors. She is the Chief Investment Officer of Alti Financial, a 1940 Act platform focused on democratizing private markets and currently serves on the board of Cartesian Growth II, a NASDAQ listed company, and for GAIA, a private REIT. Sheryl serves on the Audit and Governance Committees. Sheryl is a Qualified Financial Expert and able to serve as the audit committee chair and has an expertise in portfolio management, strategy, corporate governance, marketing and new product development experiences. Sheryl has provided advice on strategy, growth, management and organizational decisions, acquisitions, investments, ESG and financial matters. Over the course of her career as a lead investor she has developed financial acumen across asset classes, with deep sector expertise in alternatives, private equity and credit/fixed income.

Sheryl has successfully navigated investment portfolios and led teams through economic cycles in her senior leadership roles at TIAA, a Fortune 100 diversified financial services firm; at a subsidiary of Natixis, (Caspian), a large French asset management firm; at Perseus, a private equity firm and as the CoFounder and CIO of Alti Financial. Sheryl has been a portfolio manager and consultant for institutional investors and has built several private equity fund, co-investment, mezzanine debt and timber portfolios from scratch, including a $13B portfolio at TIAA and $3+B portfolios at Caspian. She has expertise in global co-investments, small and mid-market funds, emerging managers and has factored in ESG parameters in her underwriting. She has navigated internal and external audits, regulatory exams and SEC approvals. In addition, she has managed and led cross -functional teams, projects and new products that required the support and confidence of clients and departments including: risk, accounting, legal, tax, middle office, distribution, sales, marketing,
compliance, tax, audit and regulators.

Sheryl is also on the Board of a women’s private equity mentoring organization (“WAVE”), her longstanding membership in PEWIN and is an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Gabelli School of business. Amongst her many accolades, Sheryl has been recognized by Merger and Acquisitions Magazine “Most Influential Women in the Mid-Market M&A” in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and The Wall Street Journal’s “Six of Private Equity’s Most Influential Gatekeepers” in 2017.

Marina Schwartzman is a member of the Private Real Assets investment team at Apogem Capital. She focuses on real assets fund investing, co-investing and secondary investments and is involved in all aspects of investment sourcing, due diligence, and monitoring.

Marina joined Apogem Capital from PA Capital, where she had worked since 2015. She began her career in the financial services industry in 2010. Before joining PA Capital, Marina worked in investment banking at JP Morgan and Bank of America Merrill Lynch on the leveraged finance teams where she focused on execution of high yield bonds and leveraged loans.

Marina graduated Magna Cum Laude from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Sarah Schwarzschild is the Chief Operating Officer of Mavik, responsible for the strategy and operations of the firm, and sits on its Investment Committee.

Prior to joining Mavik, Sarah was the Co-Head of BGO Strategic Capital Partners, a global multi-manager platform currently owned by BentallGreenOak and formerly part of The Carlyle Group.  Sarah was instrumental in building the secondaries business and scaling the global platform to more than $3 billion.  Prior to joining Carlyle, Sarah led Partners Group’s real estate secondary team in the US and was an Assistant Vice President in the Global Opportunity Funds group at RREEF. Sarah started her career as an analyst at Rothschild.

Sarah received a BA, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA with honors from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Sarah sits on the MBA Council for the Tuck School of Business and is Secretary of the Board of Trustees for The Mianus River Gorge, a land preservation not-for-profit.

Richa is Director and Head of Data and AI at Lexington Partners. Prior to joining Lexington, Richa was leading the AI Center of Excellence for Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs. Richa is Director and Head of Data and AI at Lexington Partners. Prior to joining Lexington, Richa was leading the AI Center of Excellence for Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs. Richa graduated from Columbia University with an MS in Operations Research.

Cecilie Søndergaard Nielsen is the Founder and Managing Director of CN8, a London-based leadership performance consultancy specialising in coaching, assessment, and advisory services for senior leaders in high-pressure industries. With nearly two decades of international experience in HR, and leadership roles across energy and financial services - including private equity - Cecilie has worked in diverse environments from oil rigs to trading floors, supporting leaders across the globe. Cecilie is a multi-certified executive coach, and holds a BSc in Economics as well as a Master's in Leadership, in addition to advanced training in subconscious bias and the neuroscience behind it. She is particularly passionate about advancing female leadership, and her coaching work focuses on providing her clients with the tools to facilitate transformative, permanent change.

CN8

CN8 is a specialist leadership coaching and performance consultancy, based in London, and focused on delivering neuroscience-backed leadership development and team solutions to leaders in high-pressure environments, globally.

CN8 offers tailored leadership coaching, talent development, and team performance processes, as well as advanced psychometric assessments, designed to unlock individual and organisational capacity and potential, and deliver measurable impact with exceptional results.

By combining deep insights from the psychology and neuroscience of human behaviour with two decades of coaching and leadership experience, we focus on helping our clients develop autentic and sustainable performance. Whether it’s strengthening team dynamics or guiding individuals to lead with clarity and resilience, CN8 is a trusted ally for leaders and organisations seeking meaningful transformation.

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Lisa Strope is the Head of Research for TA Realty. In this role, she works closely with senior leadership to craft the strategic house view, drive thought leadership initiatives and monitor domestic and international capital markets. She also partners with the firm’s investment and portfolio management teams to advance the firm’s analysis and forecasting across property types and regions.

She has over 20 years of experience in real estate research, investment, and development. Prior to joining TA Realty in 2020, she spent six years at JLL. Her responsibilities included oversight of the national research platform for life sciences, healthcare and seniors housing and the New England research team. Prior to JLL, she served as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard Business School where she focused on the study of investment trends in real estate.

She holds a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University. She is a former Board Member, CREW Boston, and an Adjunct Real Estate Faculty at Babson College.

Maria joined the firm in 2018 and has over 18 years of industry experience. She specializes in real assets with a focus on real estate investment idea generation and due diligence in North America and Europe. Her responsibilities also encompass managing real asset portfolios for clients and researching trends that impact the real assets industry. She works across various structures such as funds and co-investments, and collaborates with US pensions, endowments, foundations, and family offices.

Maria is also a member of the Real Asset Investment Committee, where she plays a pivotal role in sourcing and monitoring real asset investments, including real estate, infrastructure, and global natural resources. Additionally, she serves on several industry committees and advisory boards, including as Global Co-Chair of the CA Women Employee Resource Group and a member of the CA DEI Council. She is a frequent speaker at various industry events.

Before joining Cambridge Associates, Maria held positions at Bain Capital Real Estate (formerly Harvard Management Company’s Real Estate Investment Group), DESCO Group (real estate operator of the Schnuck Markets grocery chain), and Altus Group. Her experience includes direct real estate investment, portfolio management, and asset management. She also worked as a designated commercial appraiser, conducting property valuations, due diligence reports, and feasibility studies.

Maria earned her MBA in Finance from Washington University and her Bachelor of Commerce in Housing and Real Estate Management from the University of Guelph, Canada.

Violeta Rabanal is the Senior Director – Head of Corporate Development at Mitsubishi Power, where she leads capital raises and M&A across energy transition and conventional businesses.

Violeta has 13+ years of experience in financial services with a focus on infrastructure and energy. Prior to Mitsubishi Power, she was part of the Infrastructure Credit team at Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”). Prior to GIP, Violeta was a Vice President in Evercore’s Corporate Advisory business with a focus on infrastructure, power, renewables, utilities, and transportation. Previously, she was an investment manager at Rimac, Peru’s largest insurance company, where she led the short-term fixed income strategy, and was also an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Universidad del Pacifico.

Violeta holds an M.B.A with a concentration in Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Economics, Summa Cum Laude, from Universidad del Pacifico. She is a CFA Charterholder.

Ya Tung is the Chief Investment Officer for the Jefferies Family Office where she oversees the platform that invests capital on behalf of Jefferies senior executives and employee-partners. Prior to joining Jefferies, Ms. Tung was a Managing Director at GCM Grosvenor, an asset management firm with $70bn in AUM. While at GCM Grosvenor, she shared leadership responsibilities for overseeing the private equity business and team, including shaping investment strategy and portfolio construction. Prior to GCM Grosvenor, Ms. Tung was at Goldman Sachs, most recently as a member of the investment team and the Strategy lead for U.S. middle market in AIMS (Alternative Investments and Manager Selection) of GSAM (Goldman Sachs Asset Management). Prior to Goldman Sachs, Ms. Tung served in corporate functions that focused on cost control, operating efficiencies, and production. Ms. Tung earned her B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University and MBA from Columbia Business School.

Anne Valentine Andrews is the Global Head of Private Markets, Manulife Investment Management. In this role, she’s responsible for the strategy, business development, and growth of Manulife Investment Management’s private markets business, which includes real estate, infrastructure, timber, agriculture, private equity, and credit. She also leads the private markets investment teams, bringing together the chief investment officers from each asset class in the business and working closely with the global product group to drive private markets product innovation across the global institutional, retail, and retirement channels.

Based in New York City, Anne joined Manulife Investment Management from BlackRock, where she spent nine years in increasingly senior roles, most recently as Global Head of Infrastructure and Real Estate. Previously, she was Co-head and Chief Operating Officer for the Morgan Stanley infrastructure platform, and, prior to that, she was a Director at Macquarie Bank in both Melbourne and New York.

Leslie Vargas, CFA, is the Head of Portfolio Management at Resolution Life. Previously, Leslie held positions as a Vice President at Swiss Re in the Private Debt team and External Investment Mandates in New York, NY. Leslie also has experience at Bloomberg LP where they were a Team Leader in the Equity Capital Markets team managing analysts and vendors, as well as an Equity Capital Markets Analyst and Dividend Forecasting Analyst. With a background in finance and business administration, Leslie has a strong foundation in analyzing and managing portfolios.

Yana Watson Kakar, Managing Director and Head of Americas. Based in New York, she is a member of the CDPQ Global Management Team, which develops and implements CDPQ’s international strategy. In addition to heading the New York office, Yana oversees the CDPQ offices in Mexico and Brazil. She works closely with the heads of the asset classes in developing CDPQ’s investment strategy and partnerships across the Americas region while strengthening the existing portfolio of constructive capital invested in private equity, fixed income, real estate, infrastructure, technology, and equity markets.

A seasoned executive, Ms. Watson Kakar has dedicated her career to generating economic and financial returns through the application of inclusive and sustainable business and investment strategies. Before joining CDPQ, she was the CEO of Growth for Good, a special purpose acquisition company with a strategic focus on decarbonization of the global economy.

Until 2020, Ms. Watson Kakar was Global Managing Partner of Dalberg Advisors, a mission-driven multinational consulting firm specializing in policy, strategy, and investment advisory. By the conclusion of her two terms in that role, she had led the firm to triple its revenues and grow to nearly 30 offices worldwide.

Ms. Watson Kakar sits on the Board of Directors of Oxfam America and is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, the Women’s Forum of New York and 100 Women in Finance. She has been widely published, including in Bloomberg, The Economist, The Financial Times, Forbes, The Guardian, and Yahoo! Finance. She holds a Master’s in Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University.

Lucy Wilson is a Vice President at Alignment Growth, where she is responsible for originating, evaluating, and adding value to the firm’s investments. Ms. Wilson joined the firm shortly after its inception in 2021 and focuses on investments in film and TV, live events, and the creator economy. Ms. Wilson currently serves as an Observer on the Board of Directors of Wheelhouse Group and Elefantec Global Holdings and maintains an active role in the firm’s investments in Fever and Spyglass Media Group.

Prior to joining Alignment Growth, Ms. Wilson worked in investment banking at UBS, where she advised on mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, and leveraged buyouts.

Ms. Wilson graduated Summa cum laude from Boston College with a B.A. in Economics.

Lauren Young joined Advent in 2011 and is a Managing Director in New York. She advises on investments in the technology sector. Lauren has advised on 11 investments during her career, eight while at Advent.

Prior to joining Advent, Lauren worked at The Carlyle Group, where she was a member of the US buyout fund. At Carlyle, she focused on investing in software and financial technology companies. Previously, Lauren was an analyst at McColl Partners, a middle-market investment banking firm.

She received a BA from Davidson College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Dr. Tingting Zhang is the Founder and CEO of the TerraCotta Group, where she is responsible for overseeing the company’s investment activities and managing portfolio risk. She manages the Credit Committee at TerraCotta and leads the research and methodology agenda at the TerraCotta Lab, the company’s research division.

Dr. Zhang founded TerraCotta in 2004 with the objective of applying academic insights, objectivity, and analytical rigor to commercial real estate lending in order to address real-world challenges. TerraCotta pioneered the use of predictive analytics in commercial real estate credit investments. In 2025, TerraCotta was selected as Runner-up for Real Estate Debt Manager of the Year (2024) by Private Debt Investor (PDI).

In 2021, Dr. Zhang was recognized as one of sixty global honorees in Private Equity International’s (PEI) special report on Women of Influence in Private Markets, which covered various sectors such as private equity, private debt, real estate, venture capital, infrastructure, and cross strategies. In 2022, 2023 and again in 2024, Dr. Zhang was listed in the LA 500, a compilation of the most influential individuals according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. In addition, GlobeSt. selected Dr. Zhang as a 2024 Woman of Influence in CRE, recognizing her as a woman that has driven the CRE industry to new heights.

During the Great Financial Crisis in 2008, Dr. Zhang co-founded the Special Assets Management Association (SAMA), the only trade association in the U.S. with over 100 membership banks dedicated to banking executives in special assets and credit risk management, which has positioned TerraCotta as a trusted partner with deep relationships in the banking community. Dr. Zhang currently sits on SAMA’s Board of Directors as its Chair.

Dr. Zhang earned her Master’s degree in Quantitative Methods and a PhD in Political Economy from the University of California, Los Angeles.