Alumni Spotlight is pleased to announce the Top 100 Stanford Graduate School of Business Alumni in Finance & Investing. Considered one of the most prestigious business schools in the world, Stanford GSB was founded in 1925 and boasts notable alumni including Phil Knight, Charles Schwab, Penny Pritzker, Mary Barra, and Jeffrey Skoll, among many others. It is highly selective admitting only 6% of those who apply and to each applicant, the university poses the question, “What Matters Most to You, and Why?” While graduates go on to pursue ambitions across a wide range of domains, many select the fields of finance and investing.
Across top firms such as BlackRock, Lazard, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, PIMCO, TPG, General Atlantic, and many others, Stanford GSB alumni demonstrate a commitment to bold leadership while keeping a keen eye toward creating a brighter future through innovation, diversity, and collaboration. Awardees were selected for the breadth of their accomplishments in areas such as asset management, private equity, investment banking, venture capital, and other areas. They were nominated and evaluated based on sustained career performance and milestones achieved, demonstrated leadership, and reputational standing in the industry and broader business community, among other factors. Notably, many awardees also sit on the boards of charitable organizations and foundations, offering their skills for the betterment of their communities.
Please join us in recognizing the achievements of The Top 100 Alumni in Finance & Investing from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
1. Peter Chung
Company: Summit Partners
Title: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
A Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at global growth equity firm Summit Partners, Peter Chung leads Summit’s investments in a wide array of enterprises in the technology sector. Chung currently acts as a director of companies including A10 Networks, Empower RF Systems, MACOM, and Syndigo. Prior to joining Summit in 1994, Chung worked as an analyst in Goldman Sachs’ mergers and acquisitions division. In addition to being a multiple-time honoree of the Forbes Midas List of top investors, Chung serves as a director of the National Capital Venture Association and the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army’s Golden State Division. Chung received his Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Harvard University.
2. David Golub
Company: Golub Capital
Title: President
David Golub is the President of Golub Capital, a market-leading, award-winning direct lender and credit asset manager. The firm has over $35 billion of capital under management and offers tailored solutions for investors’ credit asset strategies. Golub was previously managing director of Centre Partners and Corporate Partners. He is a member of the board of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association, the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council, and the Founder’s Council of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, where he was the first board chairman and also a long-time director. Golub received his Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard University.
3. Orlando Bravo
Company: Thoma Bravo
Title: Managing Partner
As Founder and Managing Partner of private equity firm Thoma Bravo, Orlando Bravo has pioneered a number of investment and acquisition strategies in the technology sector. Recognized in 2019 as the best-performing buyout investor by HEC Paris and Dow Jones, Bravo famously sold or listed dozens of established software companies for many times their cost. An avid humanitarian, Bravo’s creation of the Bravo Family Foundation and its Rising Entrepreneurs Program has brought millions to efforts for hurricane relief and entrepreneurship development. Bravo received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science from Brown University.
4. Frank Quattrone
Company: Qatalyst Group
Title: Founder & Executive Chairman
Frank Quattrone is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Qatalyst Group. He served as the company’s CEO from the firm’s founding until January 2016. Over his career, he and his teams have led and advised on more than 500 mergers and acquisitions with an aggregate transaction value of over $850 billion, and on more than 350 financings that raised over $65 billion for technology companies worldwide. Notably, he led the IPOs of Amazon.com, Cisco, Informatica, Intuit, Netscape, and many others. Quattrone began his career with Morgan Stanley in 1977. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
5. Bill Ford
Company: General Atlantic
Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Atlantic, Bill Ford has steered the growth equity pioneer to expand its capital base and its international investments across multiple sectors. In his thirty years with General Atlantic, Ford has helped build companies such as Priceline and First Republic Bank. He currently holds board memberships with Royalty Pharma, BlackRock, and IHS Markit, as well as positions with community organizations including Rockefeller University, the Partnership for New York City, and the Council on Foreign Relations. He has long been a trustee of Amherst College and still serves on the investment committee for its endowment. Ford received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Amherst College.
6. Dipanjan Deb
Company: Francisco Partners
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Dipanjan Deb has worked with Francisco Partners since co-founding the San Francisco-based investment firm in 1999 and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer. Among Deb’s successful enterprises with Francisco Partners are his current positions on the boards of GoodRx, LegalZoom, and Quest. Before co-founding the firm, Deb was a principal at Texas Pacific Group and vice president at Robertson, Stephens & Company. He has held several advisory positions for the Stanford Graduate School of Business, including chairmanship of the Stanford GSB Management Board and the Stanford Board of Trustees. Deb received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
7. Scott Richland
Company: The California Institute of Technology
Title: Chief Investment Officer
Scott Richland is the Chief Investment Officer at The California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He works closely with the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees and the Institute’s Investment Office to manage Caltech’s security holdings and investment properties. Richland is an accomplished financial services and investment management executive with vast experience in leading business acquisitions and managing institutional and ultra-high-net-worth client portfolios. Prior to joining Caltech, Richland was president at both Lunada Bay Investors, LLC and Andell Holdings, LLC. He also served on the board of directors for the AIG Life and Retirement Companies for six years and as a board member for United Educators Insurance. Richland received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from the University of California, Los Angeles.
8. Will Griffith
Company: ICONIQ Growth
Title: Founding Partner
Will Griffith is a Founding Partner at ICONIQ Growth, a direct investment firm with $9 billion in capital commitments and investments in over 70 high-growth technology companies. He is a founder of ICONIQ Strategic Partners, which is ICONIQ’s growth equity investing platform. This platform is focused on partnering with exceptional founders and leaders to effect global change. Griffith is passionate about partnering with product- and customer-first entrepreneurs and helping them to achieve their vision. Before he joined ICONIQ, Griffith worked at Technology Crossover Ventures as a general partner. Prior to that, he was at Morgan Stanley and The Beacon Group. Griffith received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and engineering from Dartmouth College.
9. Josh Raffaelli
Company: Brookfield Asset Management
Title: Managing Partner
An expert in deal origination and structuring, Josh Raffaelli works as a Managing Partner at global alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management. As head of Brookfield’s global technology investment initiatives, Raffaelli currently serves on the boards of directors of Carbon Health, Latch, and leasing and asset management company VTS, and led Brookfield’s investment initiative with SolarCity. Before he joined Brookfield four years ago, Raffaelli worked with Silver Lake, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and J. P. Morgan, and has been a board observer for both SpaceX and Tesla. Raffaelli received his Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard University.
10. George Needham
Company: The Needham Group, Inc.
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
George Needham is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at The Needham Group, Inc. In 1985, Needham co-founded Needham & Company, a leading investment banking firm that specializes in emerging growth companies. Before his current position, Needham was a managing director of The First Boston Corporation, where he established its Business Development and Technology Groups, as well as a portfolio manager in the Investment Advisory Division at Bankers Trust Company. He was also a first lieutenant in the United States Army and served as company commander of the 503rd Transportation Company in Heidelberg, West Germany. Needham received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Bucknell University.
11. Jessica Reed Saouaf
Company: Hall Capital Partners LLC
Title: Co-Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director
Having joined Hall Capital Partners LLC in 1999, Jessica Reed Saouaf now holds the positions of Co-Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of the investment firm. As a member of Hall Capital’s management, executive, and investment review committees, Reed Saouaf has focused on investments in private equity buyout growth and distressed public and private investments. In addition to her duties with Hall Capital, Reed Saouaf is active on the boards of the Stanford Business School Trust, the San Francisco Foundation, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. Reed Saouaf received her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and psychology from Wellesley College.
12. Henry Fernandez
Company: MSCI Inc.
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Henry Fernandez is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MSCI Inc. He has led the firm for more than two decades and helped it reach its current status as a premier provider of indexes and portfolio construction and risk management tools. For his excellence in leadership, Fernandez was named in Barron’s 2019 list of the World’s Best CEOs. Before his current position, he worked as a managing director at Morgan Stanley as well as president of private equity firm HispaniMedia, Inc. He serves on the boards of directors/trustees at Stanford University, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and the Hoover Institution. Fernandez received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Georgetown University.
13. Brian Hanson
Company: Lazard
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Brian Hanson is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Canada Investment Banking. He was named Chairman and CEO after Lazard Ltd acquired Verus Partners in September 2016. He has more than 25 years of Canadian and international advisory experience, including as a vice-chairman of CIBC World Markets and former co-head of UBS’s M&A group. Hanson has been responsible for founding and managing leading global financial advisory and investment companies, and he has advised on over $250 billion in transactions, including the largest announced transaction in history at that time. Hanson received his Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in business administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
14. Ezra Perlman
Company: Francisco Partners
Title: Co-President
Ezra Perlman is a Co-President at Francisco Partners and in his current role, he focuses on investments in the software and services sectors, specifically with an emphasis on healthcare technology. Francisco Partners features a team of over 50 investment professionals in San Francisco, London, and New York. The firm provides capital to technology companies that are facing strategic or operational inflection points. Before joining Francisco Partners, Perlman was with Battery Ventures as a venture capitalist. In that position, he was involved in identifying, executing, and managing private equity investments in software companies. He serves on the boards of directors of Avalon Healthcare, HealthcareSource, QGenda, and Kyruus, to name a few. Perlman received his Bachelor of Arts degree in applied mathematics from Harvard University.
15. Kristi Mitchem
Company: BMO Financial Group
Title: Chief Executive Officer, BMO Global Asset Management
Kristi Mitchem works in BMO Financial’s Global Asset Management group, serving as Chief Executive Officer and Head of that division. Under her leadership of a team of more than 1,200, BMO Global Asset Management is recognized as a global leader in ESG investment, corporate engagement, and international multi-asset investments. Before she joined BMO in 2019, Mitchem worked as CEO and head of global asset management at Wells Fargo and held executive positions with State Street Global Advisors, BlackRock, and Barclays Global Investors. A passionate advocate for diversity, she was also a driving force in bringing to market a gender diversity index exchange-traded fund in her time at State Street. Mitchem received her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Davidson College.
16. Juan Payeras
Company: International Finance Corporation
Title: Chief Investment Officer
Juan Payeras has worked with the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) for nearly three decades, currently occupying the post of Chief Investment Officer. In this position, Payeras works to finance renewable energy projects in the private sector throughout Latin America, contributing his expertise in risk mitigation and private capital mobilization to facilitate various infrastructure investments. Before becoming CIO, Payeras worked with the IFC as an investment officer for eighteen years, directing investments primarily in water, natural gas, and sanitation utility. Payeras received his Bachelor of Science degree in finance and multinational management from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
17. Ned Gilhuly
Company: Sageview Capital
Title: Founding Partner
Ned Gilhuly is a Founding Partner at Sageview Capital and is responsible for all aspects of Sageview’s business. He currently sits on the firm’s Investment Committee and Portfolio Committee. Before joining Sageview, Gilhuly worked at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), where he became a partner in 1994. He also served on KKR’s Investment Committee until he left the company in 2005. Before working at KKR, he was employed in mergers and acquisitions with Merrill Lynch Capital Markets. Gilhuly is a member of the Duke University Board of Trustees as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Duke Management Company. Gilhuly received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in history and economics from Duke University.
18. Scott Stuart
Company: Sageview Capital
Title: Founding Partner
Scott Stuart is a Founding Partner at Sageview Capital. In his position, he is responsible for all aspects of the company’s business and he also sits on the firm’s Investment Committee as well as the Portfolio Committee. Before he co-founded Sageview Capital, Stuart was employed at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), where he became a partner in 1994. While there, he was responsible for the utilities and consumer products industry groups. His previous experience also includes working at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, Inc. in the mergers and acquisitions group. Stuart received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Dartmouth College.
19. Eric Liu
Company: EQT
Title: Partner and Global Co-Head of Healthcare
Eric Liu is a Partner and Global Co-Head of Healthcare at EQT. As a global, purpose-driven investment organization, EQT has more than €75 billion in raised capital. Achieving sustainable growth is one of the main things EQT focuses on with portfolio companies, along with market leadership and operational excellence. Before joining EQT, Liu was a principal at Warburg Pincus, an analyst at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and an analyst for the private equity segment of The Blackstone Group. He is currently a board member at Aldevron, Waystar, and Certara. Liu received his Bachelor of Arts degree in applied mathematics from Harvard University.
20. Vadim Zlotnikov
Company: Fidelity Investments
Title: President
Vadim Zlotnikov is the President of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management at Fidelity Investments. He has worked in financial services for almost 30 years, mostly with institutional clients solving complex investment and organizational problems. Zlotnikov has served as an analyst, strategist, PM, and business leader, and in his current role, he oversees the firm’s institutional asset management organization. Before Fidelity, he was with AllianceBernstein for ten years, where he was chief market strategist and co-head of multi-asset solutions. Zlotnikov received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
21. Tammy Kiely
Company: Goldman Sachs
Title: Partner, Co-Head of Technology Investment Banking
Tammy Kiely has been contributing her 25 years of expertise in technology, finance, and strategic transactions to Goldman Sachs since 1999, most recently as Partner and Co-Head of Technology Investment Banking. In this capacity as well as her previous roles of managing director and head of global semiconductor investment banking, Kiely was a champion for Goldman Sachs’ $500 million ‘Launch With GS’ program. Previously, Kiely worked in the finance department of PDI/DreamWorks and was a supervising senior accountant at San Francisco tax advisory firm KPMG. Kiely received her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and accounting from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
22. Steve Ellis
Company: TPG Capital
Title: Managing Partner
Steve Ellis is a Managing Partner at TPG Capital. TPG currently has over $70 billion in assets under management and focuses on leveraged buyouts and growth capital. Ellis joined TPG in 2015 and is the Co-Managing Partner of The Rise Fund. Before joining the company, he was the CEO of Asurion as well as a global managing partner for Bain & Company. Ellis serves on the boards of the Bridgespan Group, DreamBox Learning, EverFi, and Charles Schwab. Ellis received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business/managerial economics and history from the University of California, Berkeley.
23. Bryan Taylor
Company: Advent International
Title: Managing Partner, Head of Technology Investment Team
Joining global private equity investment giant Advent International in 2019, Bryan Taylor leads Advent’s technology investment division as Managing Partner. In addition to deepening Advent’s investments in tech startup enterprises, Taylor sits on the boards of TSG Software and Definitive Healthcare. Before he joined Advent, Taylor led the tech group of TPG Global, investing billions in varied disruptive companies in the tech sector, and prior to that he co-founded private equity firm Symphony Technology Group and worked with Bain & Company as a strategy consultant. Taylor received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Stanford University.
24. Carter McClelland
Company: Union Square Advisors
Title: Chairman
Carter McClelland is the Chairman of Union Square Advisors, a leading technology-focused investment bank. Before his work with the firm, he served as president of Bank of America New York Market and chairman of Bank of America Securities. He was also president and chief executive officer and member of the board of directors of Deutsche Bank North America. McClelland’s career spans more than 40 years, including 21 years at Morgan Stanley as the chief administrative officer. He is currently the Board Co-Chair of Echoing Green, a non-profit that aims to find, fund, connect, and support a new generation of social impact leaders. McClelland received his Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from Stanford University.
25. Nino Marakovic
Company: Sapphire Ventures
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Partner
Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Sapphire Ventures since 2006, Nino Marakovic brings two decades of experience with technology-focused venture capitalism to the firm’s track record of ambitious investments in this sector. As Sapphire’s CEO, Marakovic has presided over major investments in MuleSoft, Box, and LinkedIn, and sits on the boards of several companies, including ActivTrak, Integral Ad Science, and Monday.com. In his time with the company, he has participated in investments in more than 100 private companies and venture capital funds. Marakovic was previously a partner at IVF Ventures, an executive vice president and partner at MVC Capital, and a senior associate at Robertson Stephens. Marakovic received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and psychology from Williams College.
26. Ravi Mhatre
Company: Lightspeed Venture Partners
Title: Founder, Managing Director
Ravi Mhatre has worked at the intersection of finance and technology for two decades, founding Lightspeed Venture Partners in 1999 and currently working as the firm’s Managing Director and Partner. Mhatre has launched a wide array of successful startup ventures with Lightspeed, including Clever, Rubrik, ThoughtSpot, and Nutanix, and serves on the boards of directors of these enterprises among others. Previous to his achievements in the world of finance, Mhatre contributed his talents to the worlds of management consultancy and biotech. Mhatre received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in economics and electrical engineering respectively from Stanford University.
27. Richard Van Horne
Company: Glencoe Asset Management, LLC
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Richard Van Horne is the Chief Executive Officer of Glencoe Asset Management, LLC. Prior to joining Glencoe, Van Horne was the regional manager of Princeton in Asia, a global institution that has worked to foster deeper Asian-American relations through diplomacy and service. Before this position, he had a 30-year career in international banking, including positions with Diversified Hedge Investment Advisors, LLC and Croesus Capital Management. Van Horne received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Princeton University.
28. Dave Welling
Company: Mercer Advisors
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Dave Welling has served as Chief Executive Officer at Denver-based Mercer Advisors since 2017, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the world of wealth management to Mercer’s mission of offering ambitious fiduciary services to its clients. Among his specialties as an executive in the world of finance are executing corporate strategy and delivering consistent, technology-facilitated client service. Welling has also worked as general manager at SS&C Advent and Black Diamond Performance Reporting and held three vice president positions at Charles Schwab during his twelve-year tenure. Welling received his Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Middlebury College.
29. Patricia Kemp
Company: Oak HC/FT
Title: Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Patricia Kemp is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Oak HC/FT and focuses on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities in fintech. She currently serves on the boards of Duedil, FastPay, Feedzai, Insureon, Kasisto, NextCapital, and Urjanet. Kemp is also a board observer at Poynt and is actively involved with CLARA Analytics, Kryon, Ocrolus, and Pagaya. Before joining Oak HC/FC, Kemp served as a venture partner at Oak Investment Partners and spent 13 years at Cendant. She also previously held positions at Hewlett Packard and Merrill Lynch. An award-winning leader in finance, she has been named to Institutional Investor’s FinTech Finance 40 list and PaymentSource’s Most Influential Women in Payments list. Kemp received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University.
30. Jason Bender
Company: First Republic Bank
Title: EVP, Chief Operating Officer
The current Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of First Republic Bank, Jason Bender has worked with First Republic in various capacities for more than two decades. After having served as the bank’s senior vice president of finance and chief administrative officer, Bender now is responsible for First Republic’s strategic planning, secondary loan marketing, and overall operations and technology. A specialist in banking as well as risk management and financial analysis, Bender worked as assistant vice president of Silicon Valley Bank before joining First Republic in 1999. Bender received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College.
31. David Blumberg
Company: Blumberg Capital
Title: Founder and Managing Partner
David Blumberg is the Founder and Managing Partner at Blumberg Capital. An authority on early-stage investing, he founded Blumberg Capital in the early 1990s and launched its first venture-backed fund in 2001. Before founding Blumberg Capital, he managed international investments with the Bronfman Family Office, Adler & Co., APAX Partners, and T. Rowe Price. He also launched business development for Check Point Software Technologies as one of its top four executives. Blumberg currently serves on the boards of AngleHealth, Credorax, and DoubleVerify. Blumberg received his Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard University.
32. David Golob
Company: Francisco Partners
Title: Chief Investment Officer
For nearly twenty years, David Golob has led the field in software and service-sector investments as Partner and Chief Investment Officer with Francisco Partners. In addition to serving on the boards of companies including Betterment, BeyondTrust, Quest Software, Redis Labs, and SmartBear, Golob has helped build Francisco Partners into one of the most active private investment firms in the information technology world. His roots in technology investing extend back to the beginning of his career, having worked at Tiger Management, General Atlantic Partners, and Sutter Hill Ventures before joining Francisco. Golob received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Harvard University.
33. Edwin Jager
Company: The D. E. Shaw Group
Title: Managing Director and Head of Fundamental Equities
As Managing Director and Global Head of Fundamental Equities for global technology development and global investment firm The D. E. Shaw Group, Edwin Jager has spearheaded investment initiatives in a variety of infrastructure and metals companies. In addition to his other duties in his position, Jager was a rotating member of the D. E. Shaw Risk Committee. Before joining the firm in 2011, Jager worked as the head of technology equities for Perry Capital, and for Morgan Stanley as a senior analyst in technology corporate finance and M&A. Jager received his dual Bachelor of Arts degree in ethics, politics, and economics and political science from Yale University.
34. Seth Boro
Company: Thoma Bravo
Title: Managing Partner
Leader of infrastructure cybersecurity software, Seth Boro is currently a Managing Partner of powerhouse private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Working to grow portfolio companies as a member of Thoma Bravo’s board, Boro has been recognized on the San Francisco Business Times’ 40 Under 40 list and was named a rising star of finance by Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine. Boro previously held positions in the finance industry working for Summit Partners, Credit Suisse, and First Marathon Securities, developing a reputation for bold private equity investments in technology and business services. Boro received his Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance from Queen’s University.
35. David Benson
Company: Fannie Mae
Title: President
David Benson is President of Fannie Mae. He is responsible for leading the development and execution of the strategic plan as well as driving innovation and organizational performance. Benson leads the Single-Family and Multifamily businesses, including aspects such as customer engagement, capital markets, and pricing, among others. He serves on the board of managers of Common Securitization Solutions, which is a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac joint venture. Previously, Benson was a managing director in the fixed-income division of Merrill Lynch, where he held various leadership positions. Benson received his Bachelor of Science degree in psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles.
36. Matt Spetzler
Company: Francisco Partners
Title: Co-Head Europe and Partner
Matt Spetzler is a Partner at Francisco Partners and Co-Head of the firm’s European division, contributing his technology sector financial experience in Francisco’s more than $14 billion in capital investments. In addition to serving on the board of directors for ClickSoftware, R2Net, and Operative, Spetzler led Francisco’s investments in both Webtrends and Aconex. Among his previous successes are a 300% scaling of Virginia-based educational technology giant PowerSchool Group LLC as well as significant investments in talent management company TalentSoft and video transmission firm LiveU. Spetzler received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
37. Eric Bergeson
Company: Wasatch Global Investors
Title: President
Eric Bergeson has been with Wasatch Global Investors in various capacities for more than two decades, becoming President of the Salt Lake investment firm in 2016. In his current post, Bergeson has successfully transitioned Wasatch Advisors to the more global-oriented Wasatch Global Investors, preserving the firm’s small-cap investment roots while carrying the company into the global marketplace. In 1995, Bergeson transitioned from his role as a professional football player—playing with the New England Patriots, Houston Oilers, and Atlanta Falcons—to the world of finance, serving for ten years on the board of directors of Financiere de l’Echiquier in Paris. Bergeson received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Brigham Young University.
38. Tom Holland
Company: Bain & Company
Title: Partner
Tom Holland is a Partner at Bain & Company. With more than 30 years of experience in senior line roles, investing, and consulting, he is currently a global leader of Bain’s Accelerated Transformation business. This part of the business focuses on driving breakthrough cost, revenue, and cash flow results with clients. Holland joined Bain after serving as president of Sunrun, Inc. as well as CEO of Century Snacks, LLC. His expertise includes a variety of industries, including consumer products, retail, software, telecom, and manufacturing. Holland received his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
39. Axel Christensen
Company: BlackRock
Title: Chief Investment Strategist for Latin America
Axel Christensen currently holds the position of Chief Investment Strategist for BlackRock’s Latin America and Iberia division. Christensen also holds a position on Chile’s Finance Ministry’s Advisory Council on Capital Reform and has been an advisor for the World Bank on financial matters. Before serving in his current position, Christensen worked as managing director of BlackRock’s South America region, CEO of financial services unit Cruz del Sur Inversiones, and managing partner at Moneda Asset Management in Santiago, Chile. Christensen received his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the Catholic University of Chile.
40. Sarah Stein
Company: Hall Capital Partners LLC
Title: Managing Partner
For nearly twenty years, Sarah Stein has worked at Hall Capital Partners LLC, most recently as Managing Partner. In her current position, Stein serves as a member of the firm’s board of directors and other committees and has previously been co-director of research and head of capital markets in Hall Capital’s research division. Stein is extremely active as a volunteer, working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the San Francisco Foundation, and has been a Trustee of Princeton University for nearly a decade. Stein received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Princeton University.
41. Anne Martin
Company: Wesleyan University
Title: Chief Investment Officer
Anne Martin has served as Wesleyan University’s Chief Investment Officer since 2010. As CIO, Martin is in charge of managing the university’s endowment, building a staff, and approaching the project as a start-up. Emphasizing transparency and integrity in her diverse tasks such as manager selection and asset allocation, Martin has overseen a doubling of the Wesleyan endowment to $1 billion. Prior to taking on her current position at the university, Martin worked as director of the Yale Investments Office, and before that she worked in the tech industry, serving as managing director of the Alex. Brown technology practice. Martin received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College.
42. Mohsen Fahmi
Company: PIMCO
Title: Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Mohsen Fahmi is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at PIMCO and is a generalist portfolio manager who focuses on global fixed income assets. Fahmi has 36 years of investment experience, and he is a member of PIMCO’s Investment Committee. Before working at PIMCO, he was a senior portfolio manager and chief operating officer at Moore Capital Management. He was also co-head of bond and currency proprietary trading at Tokai Bank Europe, head of the leveraged investment group at Salomon Brothers, and the executive director of proprietary trading at Goldman Sachs. Fahmi received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Ain Shams University.
43. Todd Sisitsky
Company: TPG Capital
Title: Managing Partner
Todd Sisitsky is a Managing Partner and leader of TPG Capital’s investment activities in the healthcare services, pharmaceutical, and medical device sectors. Sisitsky currently oversees billions in healthcare investments, and before joining TPG Global in 2003, he worked with Forstmann Little & Company and Oak Hill Capital Partners. He serves as chair of the Dartmouth Medical School Board of Advisors and sits on the board of adolescent health organization Grassroots Soccer as well as contributing volunteer work to the board of advisors of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth University. Sisitsky received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College.
44. John Honts
Company: Evercore Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
Since 1994, John Honts has worked as a Senior Managing Director at investment banking firm Evercore Partners. As head of the firm’s healthcare group with a focus on the biopharma sector, Honts has led several major acquisitions in this area, working to close sales with companies including Shire, Aetna, Teva, and Caremark. As Managing Director, Honts brings to bear his considerable experience in the field of investment banking, having previously worked as a financial analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York and London. Honts received his Bachelor of Arts degree in finance and business from the University of Texas at Austin.
45. Erin Murphy
Company: Wellington Management
Title: Head of Investment Strategy
A longtime expert on investment advising, Erin Murphy has worked with Wellington Management for nearly twenty years, most recently as Head of Investment Strategy. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Murphy specializes in providing oversight and driving innovation, previously serving as Wellington’s director of equity product management, associate director of global equity portfolio management, and consultant relations manager. Murphy is also currently a member of the Wellington Management Foundation Advisory Board and its Upstanders Group and previously served on Wellington’s Women’s Business Alliance. Murphy received her Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and finance from the University of Pennsylvania.
46. Steve Krausz
Company: U.S. Venture Partners
Title: General Partner
Steve Krausz is a General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners (USVP). He has over 30 years of venture capital experience, and he has co-led the firm’s investments in Trusteer, Guidewire Software, and Xylan. He currently focuses on security, enterprise SaaS, and consumer and data analytics. He also has extensive experience in data centers, the cloud, and applications. Krausz joined USVP in 1985, playing the role of coach and mentor to CEOs and enjoys helping them consider new solutions and gain a broadened perspective on the market environment. He currently serves on the boards of Active-Semi, Appthority, and Box, among others. Krausz received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
47. Patricia Nakache
Company: Trinity Ventures
Title: General Partner
Patricia Nakache is a General Partner at Trinity Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. She was named by Fortune as one of venture capital’s most powerful female investment partners. Nakache invests in technology-enabled consumer and business services companies and is a champion of diversity in the VC and startup ecosystems. She also serves as a board member of the National Venture Capital Association and is a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Nakache received her Bachelor of Arts degree in physics and chemistry from Harvard University.
48. Johanna Gil Posada
Company: Elevar Equity
Title: Founder and Managing Partner
Johanna Gil Posada is the Founder and a Managing Partner at Elevar Equity. As someone who has played a major, global role in finance and compliance at Elevar, she currently leads investment strategy in Latin America as well as the firm’s investing team, which is based in Mexico City. She is responsible for sourcing and underwriting new investment opportunities among other responsibilities. Posada founded Elevar in 2008, prior to which she was a senior associate at Unitus Equity Fund LP as well as an MFI investment manager at Unitus Inc. Posada received her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
49. Jessica Droste Yagan
Company: Impact Engine
Title: CEO and Managing Partner
As CEO and Managing Partner of venture capital firm Impact Engine, Jessica Droste Yagan is a pioneer in impact investing, seeking to bring more capital to investments that provide positive social or environmental effects. Yagan holds numerous board positions, currently serving on the boards of Chicago’s Honeycomb Project, the Metropolitan Planning Council, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Before she joined Impact Engine, Yagan was director of McDonald’s sustainable supply chain and served as a senior analyst for the Boston-based Initiative for a Competitive Inner City. Yagan received her Bachelor of Arts degree in public policy from Haverford College.
50. Joanna Munro
Company: HSBC Global Asset Management
Title: Global Chief Investment Officer
Joanna Munro has occupied an executive position as Global Chief Investment Officer at HSBC Global Asset Management in London since 2019. She has worked for HSBC for sixteen years, holding positions such as the global head of stewardship and CEO of the firm’s Asia Pacific region. Munro is also a founding member of the Diversity Project, helping launch the Early Careers Workstream, and was the non-Executive Director of the UK’s Investment Association. In 2019 Financial News named Munro one of the 100 most influential women in finance. Munro received her Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and engineering from Queens College, Cambridge.
51. Lisa Westley
Company: Advent International
Title: Managing Director and Head of Strategy
Lisa Westley is a Managing Director and Head of Strategy at Advent International. She is experienced in fundraising and operations and has developed a wealth of experience in business development, fundraising, alternative asset new business launches, talent management, valuation, and corporate finance. She joined Advent in 2019, prior to which she was a partner and chief operating officer of Brooklands Capital Strategies, a spin-out of TPG Capital. She spent 13 at TPG and was a founding partner at Thomas Weisel Partners. Westley received her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and Asian studies from Amherst College.
52. David Hodgson
Company: General Atlantic, LLC
Title: Vice Chairman
David Hodgson is the Vice Chairman at General Atlantic, LLC. He joined General Atlantic as the firm’s third investment professional in 1982 and was instrumental in the early development of the firm’s growth equity investing strategy. Formerly managing director, Hodgson was named Vice Chairman in 2017. He has served as a board member for Dice, IPValue, and Torex retail, and has been the chairman of the Board of Trustees for Johns Hopkins Hospital and The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation, to name a few. Hodgson received his Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and social sciences from Dartmouth College.
53. Eran Ashany
Company: Allen & Company
Title: Managing Director
Eran Ashany is a Managing Director at Allen & Company, a privately held boutique investment bank. Allen & Company has been in business since the 1920s and is known for its family-oriented corporate culture. The firm prides itself on being client-focused and aims to be the premier provider of comprehensive financial management services to its clients, guiding them to invest and diversify their wealth. Ashany has been with the company for an impressive 32 years in his current role. He received his undergraduate education at Yale University.
54. Rick Bradt
Company: Neuberger Berman
Title: Managing Director
Rick Bradt is a Managing Director at Neuberger Berman, an employee-owned investment management firm with $357 billion in client assets under management. The firm currently manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset classes, private equity, real estate, and hedge funds. With 28 years of industry experience, Bradt is a portfolio manager for large-cap disciplined growth as well as the disrupters portfolio. Before joining Neuberger Berman, Bradt was an equity salesman at serval firms, including CLSA, Jefferies, and SoundView Technology Group. Bradt received his Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies from Cornell University.
55. Nancy Ford
Company: KKR
Title: Managing Director
Nancy Ford is a Managing Director in Private Equity at KKR. She joined the firm in 2017, starting in the Consumer Retail Group. She currently sits on the boards of Upfield, Nature’s Bounty, Channel Control Merchants, Gibson Brands, Heartland Dental, Coty Inc., and Wella Company. Before joining KKR, Ford was a managing director at Friedman Fleischer & Lowe LLC, where she mainly focused on consumer products and was involved in many of the firm’s investments. She was also previously an analyst at both Thomas H. Lee Partners and Goldman Sachs. Ford received her Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Duke University.
56. Andrew Rhee
Company: Goldman Sachs
Title: Managing Director
Andrew Rhee works with acquisition findings and portfolio company capital structure management as Managing Director of Goldman Sachs’ Principal Investment Area. A leader in the field of debt capital market activity, Rhee has served on the boards of numerous companies in the medical sector, including the Drayer Physical Therapy Institute, Biomet, and AssuraMed. He previously worked for Goldman Sachs as a corporate private equity investor and has amassed a great deal of experience investing in the healthcare and financial industries during his fifteen years with the company. Rhee received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Harvard University.
57. Don Cornwell
Company: PJT Partners
Title: Partner
Specializing in the fields of media and entertainment, Don Cornwell has been a Partner at global advisory and investment firm PJT Partners for the last six years. In addition to brokering massive sports and entertainment deals in the industry, Cornwell is a member of Stanford’s LEAD Council and has held a seat on the Stanford Graduate School of Business Management Board since 2018. Before joining PJT, Cornwell held the position of managing director at Morgan Stanley for more than 15 years and was a senior financial analyst for the NFL. Cornwell received his Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard University.
58. Guy Nachtomi
Company: PJT Partners
Title: Partner
Guy Nachtomi is a Partner in the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners. He has led many strategic and financial transactions over the course of his career and has also worked on international M&A transactions and cross-border deals into the U.S., which required CFIUS review. Along with a team of PJT Partners’ senior professionals, Nachtomi works to deliver a wide range of strategic advisory services to corporations, sponsors, investors, and worldwide governments. Before he joined PJT Partners, he was chief strategy officer of Activision Blizzard and spent 16 years working at Goldman Sachs. Nachtomi received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political economy from Williams College.
59. Michele Titi-Cappelli
Company: Goldman Sachs
Title: Partner
In his capacity as a Partner with Goldman Sachs’ Principal Investment Area, Michele Titi-Cappelli is responsible for financing and investments throughout Europe, focusing on issues of private equity, principal financing, and corporate finance. Throughout his 16-year tenure with Goldman Sachs, Titi-Cappelli has served on a variety of European financial boards in diverse industries such as Hastings Group Holdings and French firm Meilleurtaux, and currently sits on the board of European company Aston Lark. In addition to his work with Goldman Sachs, Titi-Cappelli has worked with both Stanford Management Company and Salomon Brothers International Limited. Titi-Cappelli received his undergraduate degree in economics from Bocconi University.
60. Farah Khan
Company: L Catterton
Title: Partner
Working as a Partner at venture capital and private equity firm L Catterton in Connecticut, Farah Khan works on issues of global consumer growth investing, sitting on the boards of companies including Petlove and Grupo MYT. Before joining L Catterton, Khan served as vice president of Sandler Capital Management with an emphasis on growth equity and leveraged buyouts, and as a financial analyst with Goldman Sachs. Khan currently sits on the investment committee of Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts and volunteers with the board of trafficking rehabilitation nonprofit Made By Survivors. Khan received her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and mathematics from Mount Holyoke College.
61. Elizabeth Hogbin
Company: T. Rowe Price
Title: Head of Equity Product Management
Elizabeth Hogbin is Head of Equity Product Management at T. Rowe Price. She specializes in advising senior clients on business strategy as well as product development and marketing based on the customer’s insight. In her current role at T. Rowe Price, Hogbin leads the global equity product management function and works with other departments to grow the company’s global equity business. Before joining T. Rowe Price, she was an investment director with Wellington Management and a principal at Bain & Company. Before that, she was director of retail business strategy at Lloyds Banking Group. Hogbin received her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Harvard University.
62. Kimberly Sargent
Company: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Title: Chief Investment Officer
Based in Los Altos, California, Kimberly Sargent has served as the Chief Investment Officer of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for more than thirteen years. Sargent has held many positions with the Packard Foundation since joining in 2008, including managing director, and she now manages the philanthropic foundation’s $7.5 billion fund to advance its good works in children’s health, education, reproductive health, and the environment. Before her current post, Sargent worked for both McKinsey & Company and the Yale Investments Office, building a reputation as a savvy financial analyst and international equities specialist. Sargent received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Yale University.
63. Scott Berg
Company: T. Rowe Price
Title: Global Equity Portfolio Manager
Scott Berg is the Portfolio Manager for T. Rowe Price Global Growth Equity Strategy as well as a Vice President of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Berg began his investment career at T. Rowe Price and has since gained 17 years of experience with the firm. He started as a summer intern in 2001 and rejoined as an associate portfolio manager in 2005. He launched the Global Growth Equity Strategy in 2008. Before joining T. Rowe Price, Berg was the manager of financial planning and analysis at Mead Consumer & Office Products as well as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company. Berg received his Bachelor of Economics degree in actuarial studies and finance from Macquarie University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
64. Brian Cox
Company: MFX Currency Risk Solutions
Title: President and CEO
In his capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer of MFX Currency Risk Solutions in Washington, D.C., Brian Cox has worked to bring greater access to financial resources to underserved parts of the world. Since founding it as a social enterprise company in 2009, Cox has built MFX up to hedge nearly $1 billion in loans as of 2021. Prior to founding MFX, Cox worked as the United States Treasury Department’s director of the Europe and Eurasia division for more than ten years, where he oversaw a $70 million fund supporting bank-based microfinance in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. An entrepreneur as well, Cox also started a company building houses in Eastern Europe and Africa. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian, Central European, East European, and Eurasian studies from Stanford University.
65. Hadley Mullin
Company: TSG Consumer Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director, Partner
As a Senior Managing Director and Senior Partner with TSG Consumer Partners, Hadley Mullin leads the strategy and management of the firm while sourcing new investment opportunities. In addition to sitting on TSG’s investment committee, Mullin serves on the boards of the Branson School and the Women’s Board of the California Pacific Medical Center. Before TSG, Mullin was with Bain & Company where she focused on consumer products, retail, and healthcare. Mullin has remained active in issues related to finance and investment at her alma maters, serving on Dartmouth’s Presidential Commission on Financial Aid and Investment Committee, and the Stanford Business School Trust. Mullin received her Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Dartmouth College.
66. Jim Sullivan
Company: H&Q Advisory Partners
Title: Managing Partner
Jim Sullivan is a Managing Partner at H&Q Advisory Partners and has over 25 years of experience in the investment banking industry. Sullivan has provided financing and strategic advisory services to a large number of public as well as private companies, and his clients have included Seagate Technology, Intel, and Advanced Micro Devices, to name a few. Before coming to H&Q Advisory Partners, he was a managing director at Morgan Stanley. He has also held positions at J.P. Morgan/Hambrecht & Quist, Bear Stearns, and Salomon Brothers. Sullivan received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Dartmouth College.
67. Alan Cline
Company: Vista Equity Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director, Fund Co-Head
Alan Cline has held multiple leadership roles at Vista Equity Partners over his twenty-year tenure at the software enterprise investment firm and currently serves as Vista’s Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of the Vista Endeavor Fund. In addition to overseeing nearly one hundred technology transactions, Cline sits on Vista’s Investment Committee as well as the boards of over two dozen companies, and his passion is helping each company and each leader become "their best selves." Before beginning his tenure at Vista, Cline was interim vice president of marketing at Portland-based firm SRC Software and served as co-founder and general manager of digital entertainment consortium Fandango in 2000. Cline received his Bachelor of Science degree in systems engineering from the University of Virginia.
68. Peter Westley
Company: Blum Capital Partners
Title: Managing Partner
Peter Westley is a Managing Partner at Blum Capital Partners. In his position, he is responsible for sourcing and managing corporate investments and oversees investor relations and LP communications. Previously, he was a managing director at Salomon Smith Barney, a partner at ThinkEquity Partners, and a managing director at North Point Advisors. Westley’s career has included experience as both an investor as well as a financial advisor. He has raised more than $10 billion in equity and debt capital and advised on more than $2 billion of M&A transactions. Westley received his Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Dartmouth College.
69. Elisabetta Frontini
Company: Permira
Title: Operating Partner
Elisabetta Frontini is the Operating Partner and Global Head of Permira’s portfolio team. In her current position, she is focused on the consumer sector of portfolio opportunities. She also serves on the portfolio review committee. Some of the notable transactions she has worked on include Acraplanet, La Piadineria, and Universidad Europea, among others. Before she joined Permira, Frontini was head of business development at Ferrero Group as well as a partner at McKinsey & Company. She currently serves as a non-executive board member for Agrifarma, S.p.A., Gruppo La Piadineria, and Universidad Europea. Frontini received her undergraduate degree in economics from Bocconi University.
70. Scott Grimes
Company: Cardlytics
Title: Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
Scott Grimes is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Cardlytics, an advertising platform in banks' digital channels that has been recognized as one of the country’s fastest-growing technology companies. Grimes took Cardlytics public in February 2018, and the company was named the 5th Best Entrepreneurial Company by Entrepreneur Magazine. Prior to Cardlytics, Grimes was a senior vice president and GM with Capital One Financial. He also served as a board member of Evergy. Grimes received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Union College.
71. Paul Carbery
Company: Frontenac Company
Title: Managing Partner
Paul Carbery is a Managing Partner at Frontenac Company, a Chicago-based private equity firm that focuses on lower middle-market businesses across the consumer, services, and industrial sectors. In his current role, he shares responsibility for the management of the firm and also focuses on investments in the industrial and business services sectors. Before joining Frontenac in 1989, Carbery was with Strategic Planning Associates. His prior investments and directorships include La Tavola, GNAP LLC, and Portfolio Group, to name a few. Carbery received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.
72. Gustavo Prilick
Company: Highland Capital Brasil
Title: Managing Partner
Gustavo Prilick is a Managing Partner at Highland Capital Brasil (HCB), an asset management firm that pursues investment opportunities in emerging market credit strategies, primarily focusing on Brazilian corporate debt. Prilick brings a wealth of experience in financial services and technology to his current role and has worked extensively with HCB’s portfolio companies in leadership roles. Prior to HCB, he held positions at South America Fund, Millicom International Cellular, Oracle, and Nacion Factoring. In addition to his corporate successes, he has also been a visiting professor at business schools across Argentina. Prilick received his undergraduate degree from the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
73. John Clark
Company: CVC Capital Partners
Title: Managing Partner and CEO of CVC Growth Partners Investment Advisory
Joining top private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners in 2014, John Clark is a Managing Partner and the CEO of CVC Growth Partners Investment Advisory. CVC Capital Partners is a world leader in private equity and credit with $109 billion in assets under management. In his role, Clark oversaw the closing of the CVC Growth Partners Fund II, representing an investment of $1.6 billion in North America and Europe in a variety of industries. Before joining CVC, Clark was a general partner in the Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe information and business services group, and was a member of that firm’s management committee. Clark received his Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science from Princeton University.
74. Phil Seefried
Company: Capstone Headwaters
Title: President
Phil Seefried is the President at Capstone Headwaters and has over 30 years of experience across most major financial markets. Seefried co-founded Headwaters MB in September 2001 and led as its CEO until the merger with Capstone in 2017. His experience spans M&A, bank lending, high yield, structured finance, private equity, and financial advisory work. He began his career in investment banking with Bankers Trust Corporation in New York and he has served on the boards of Aurora Organic Dairy, Classic Brands, and Merger Alliance. Seefried received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Williams College.
75. Katherine August-de Wilde
Company: First Republic Bank
Title: Vice Chair and Board Member
An executive with First Republic Bank for more than thirty years, Katherine August-deWilde now holds the position of Vice Chair and Board Member at the financial institution. Previous to her current post, August-deWilde was president and COO of First Republic, earning numerous honors including being named one of the San Francisco Business Times’ 100 Most Influential Women in Business. A noted philanthropist, August-deWilde served for six years on the advisory council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business as well as the nonprofit board of Tipping Point Communities and the private board of OpenGov. August-deWilde received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Goucher College.
76. Laura Sanchez
Company: Goldman Sachs
Title: Managing Director
Laura Sanchez has consistently delivered successful investment strategies to clients as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs since 1994. In her current position, Sanchez has become an expert in helping high-net-worth clients build and preserve their wealth through varied investment portfolios. In addition to serving on the boards of several philanthropic nonprofit organizations, Sanchez has also set aside time to act as a mentor to other women entering the private wealth management industry. Before beginning her tenure at Goldman Sachs, Sanchez worked as a unit manager for Procter and Gamble. Sanchez received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
77. Peter Munzig
Company: General Atlantic
Title: Managing Director
A power player at General Atlantic since joining the growth equity firm in 2005, Peter Munzig has led investment efforts in the business services and healthcare groups before taking up his current post as Managing Director in technology. A current board member of Quizlet, SPINS, and HireRight, Munzig also previously served on the boards of Aimbridge Hospitality, Alignment Healthcare, and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Before joining General Atlantic, Munzig worked as a financial analyst at investment bank Goldman Sachs, where he advised clients in the technology, industrial, and consumer sectors on a range of M&A and corporate finance transactions. Munzig received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Stanford University.
78. Jeffrey Goldfaden
Company: Warburg Pincus LLC
Title: Managing Director, Head of Industrials
Jeffrey Goldfaden is a Managing Director and Head of the Industrials sector at Warburg Pincus LLC. He previously focused on investment opportunities for the firm across a range of industries in the Asia-Pacific region. After doing this for three years, Goldfaden rejoined the Industrial and Business Services Team, located in New York. Since the beginning of the firm, he has been involved in important investments including Aramark Corporation, Jarden Corporation, and Scotsman Industries. Before joining his current company, Goldfaden was an investment banker at Chase Securities. Goldfaden received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Dartmouth College.
79. Arthur Wang
Company: Franklin Templeton Private Equity
Title: Managing Partner
With a track record of over twenty years of success in the finance world, Arthur Wang is a Managing Partner at California-based Franklin Templeton Private Equity. Wang was brought in by Franklin Templeton to lead the group at its 2018 launch in collaboration with Asia Alternatives. Before taking on his current bespoke investment leadership position at Franklin Templeton, Wang was managing director of San Francisco’s Employees’ Retirement System, director of private equity for the New York State Common Retirement Fund, principal at Pacific Venture Partners, and associate at Goldman Sachs. Wang received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
80. Tom Barnds
Company: Accel-KKR
Title: Managing Partner
In his twenty years as Managing Partner with the firm, Tom Barnds has driven technology investment giant Accel-KKR to acquire or invest in more than 250 tech companies. Before his experience at Accel, Barnds worked as a managing director at Nassau Capital and was part of medical supply provider McGaw Inc.’s new business development division. Additionally, Barnds has served on the leadership council of the Positive Coaching Alliance for the past seven years and has delivered lectures on the subject of private equity at Princeton and Stanford. Barnds received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Princeton University.
81. Marcelo Messer
Company: Rothschild & Co.
Title: Managing Director
Marcelo Messer is a Managing Director at Rothschild & Co. In his current position, he focuses on corporate restructuring as well as recapitalizations. Offering a unique perspective focused on making measurable differences to its clients’ business and goals, Rothschild has a team of 3,500 financial specialists in over 40 countries around the world. Before joining Rothschild & Co., Messer was a vice president at Miller Mathis & Co. for eight years. Prior to that position, he was an analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) in New York and Buenos Aires. Messer received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Yale University.
82. Jamie Weinstein
Company: PIMCO
Title: Managing Director/Portfolio Manager
Jamie Weinstein is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at PIMCO. He works out of the Newport Beach office and is head of corporate special situations. PIMCO’s opportunistic and alternative strategies within corporate credit are his main focus in his current role. Innovation has been a value of PIMCO’s culture for many years, and the company continually explores its assessment strategies for shifting risks and future opportunities. Before his current position, Weinstein was co-head of special situations at KKR as well as a director at Tishman Speyer Properties. Weinstein received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and operations research from Princeton University.
83. Kenneth Abrams
Company: Wellington Management
Title: Partner
Kenneth Abrams is a Partner at Wellington Management, a leading private, independent investment firm with over $1 trillion in client assets under management. The firm currently has over 2,300 clients in more than 60 countries. Abrams is the leader of the Small-Cap Opportunities team and manages various global perspectives and small-cap opportunity approaches. He is also a member of the firm’s Hedge Fund Review Group. Before joining Wellington, Abrams was a business analyst at McKinsey & Company. Abrams received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and German literature from Stanford University.
84. Tom Newby
Company: Lexington Partners
Title: Partner
Working with Lexington Partners in Menlo Park, Tom Newby pursues secondary purchases of private equity and alternative investments as a Partner at the firm. Newby has contributed to Lexington’s record of $55 billion in secondary transactions. Before joining the Lexington team in 2007, Newby worked at investment bank Montgomery & Co. as a managing director in private equity, at Technology Crossover Ventures as a general partner, and at Montgomery Securities as an associate. Newby received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
85. Antonio Capo
Company: TPG Capital
Title: Partner
Antonio Capo is a Partner at TPG Capital. A global investment firm that is headquartered in San Francisco, California, as well as Fort Worth, Texas, TPG has about $85 billion in assets under management. The firm works in industries such as consumer and retail, financial services, and healthcare. Capo has been a partner at TPG since August 2009. Before his current position, he was a senior director at Alvarez & Marsal and a senior associate at McKinsey & Company. He began his career as a Second Lieutenant in the Italian Army. Capo received his Bachelor of Science degree in financial economics from Università Bocconi.
86. Roelof Botha
Company: Sequoia Capital
Title: Partner
Roelof Botha is a Partner at Sequoia Capital. He works with entrepreneurs in the early stages of their business development with the goal of helping them reach their ambitions. Botha is drawn toward business models that are built on the principles of transparency and responsiveness. In his current role at Sequoia, he works with companies such as Square, YouTube, and Instagram. He has been with Sequoia since 2003 and is currently a board member of 23andMe and MongoDB, as well as a member of the board of directors for Square, Inc., Unity Technologies, and Natera. Botha received his Bachelor of Business Science degree in actuarial science, economics, and statistics from the University of Cape Town.
87. Scott Stevens
Company: Pamlico Capital
Title: Partner
Scott Stevens is a Partner at Pamlico Capital. Stevens joined Pamlico in 1999, returning in 2003 after graduating from business school. The firm currently has over $2 billion under management. In his current position, Stevens works mainly in the business and technology services, communications, and healthcare sectors in North America. He focuses on making control-oriented, lower middle market, growth buyout investments. Prior to his current position, Stevens was a principal at Wachovia Capital Partners. He is currently a board chair at the Community School of the Arts and a treasurer at the Christ Church Foundation. Stevens received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
88. Frank Witt
Company: PIMCO
Title: Managing Director
Frank Witt is the Managing Director in PIMCO’s Munich office. He is the head of PIMCO’s business in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, and the Nordics. As a leading global investment management firm, PIMCO has 13 offices in 12 countries, spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. The company focuses on providing attractive returns while maintaining risk management. Before joining PIMCO, Witt was an investment banker with Goldman Sachs as well as a risk manager with Deutsche Bank, compiling 25 years of investment experience. Witt holds an additional master’s degree in economics from the University of Bonn, Germany.
89. Brad Gross
Company: Goldman Sachs
Title: Managing Director
Brad Gross is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and currently works in the Principal Investment Area. He has held this position since 2007, and in this role, he focuses on U.S. technology, media, and telecom investing. He has led and executed investments in a wide range of industries, including aerospace, consumer products, and retail. Gross first joined Goldman Sachs in 1995 and rejoined once he finished business school in 2000, becoming a vice president in 2003. He serves on the boards of Americold Realty Trust, Griffon Corporation, and Neovia Logistics. Gross received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University.
90. Matt Murphy
Company: Menlo Ventures
Title: Managing Director
As Managing Director at San Francisco-based Menlo Ventures, Matt Murphy leads investment ventures focused on robotics, cloud infrastructure, and AI-first SaaS projects. Among Murphy’s successful investments with Menlo are 6 River Systems, Scout RFP, and Veriflow, and he currently serves on the boards of FireHydrant and Egnyte. Before his achievements at Menlo, Murphy was a project management leader at semiconductor startup Netboost and business development leader for Sun Microsystems. He was also previously a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. He currently is vice chairman of Stanford’s Engineering Venture Fund. Murphy received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Tufts University.
91. Brian Ascher
Company: Venrock
Title: Partner
As a Partner at Venrock in Palo Alto, Brian Ascher directs investments in enterprise and financial technology, counting DATAllegro and Redbeacon among his achievements with this firm. In addition to his considerable duties at Venrock, Ascher serves on the boards of nearly a dozen technology companies, including Retail Solutions, Dynamic Signal, and INRIX. Before joining Venrock in 1998, Ascher served as a senior project manager at Intuit, and he has been named to the Forbes Midas List several times over the course of his career. Ascher received his Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and economics from Princeton University.
92. Ping Li
Company: Accel
Title: Partner
Longtime Partner at Accel and multiple-time honoree on the Forbes Midas List, Ping Li drives investments in business software and cloud-based technology programs. In addition to serving on the boards of Cognite and Trifacta, he works in the field of cybersecurity with companies including Illumio, Code42, and Tenable Network Security. His most recent major achievement at Accel was the $560 million acquisition of Demisto by Palo Alto Networks in 2019. Before joining Accel in 2004, Li served as a director at Juniper Networks and as an associate at McKinsey & Company. Li received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Harvard University.
93. Ryo Fujii
Company: Permira
Title: Partner, Head of Japan
Ryo Fujii is a Partner and Head of the Japan office at Permira. In his current role, he has been involved in many transactions, including Akindo Sushiro and John Masters Organics. Fujii is responsible for originating, executing, and monitoring private equity investments in the Japan office. Before joining Permira, he was director of private equity and a member of the Board of Capital Markets at KKR. He was also vice president of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs. Fujii has served on several boards, including Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd. and PHC Holdings Corporation. He is currently a member of the board of John Masters Organics Group Inc. Fujii received a Bachelor of Laws degree in public law from The University of Tokyo.
94. Ashley Marks
Company: Cordillera Investment Partners
Title: Partner
Ashley Marks founded investment management firm Cordillera Investment Partners in 2014 and currently leads the company as a Partner. At the helm of the firm, Marks pursues an eccentric investment strategy that focuses on traditionally overlooked assets such as litigation finance, water rights, specialty real estate and agriculture, and media finance. Marks has extensive professional investment experience, particularly in the fields of residential and industrial firms, and previously worked with Macfarlan Capital Partners, Stanford Management Company, and Makena Capital, sitting on the latter’s investment committee. Marks received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Michigan.
95. Samantha Greenberg
Company: Ashler Capital
Title: Portfolio Manager, Technology, Media & Telecom
Samantha Greenberg is a Portfolio Manager of Technology, Media & Telecom investing at Ashler Capital, a Citadel company. Greenberg has 20 years of investment experience, including areas such as technology, internet/media, and consumer industries. Greenberg was named as one of the Hedge Fund Journal/Ernst & Young’s 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds. Before joining Ashler Capital, she was a managing partner and chief investment officer at Margate Capital Management, LP as well as a partner of the investment team at Paulson & Co. Greenberg received her Bachelor of Science degree in economics with a dual major in finance and strategic management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
96. Bruce Golden
Company: Accel Partners
Title: Partner
A stalwart at venture capital firm Accel Partners, Bruce Golden has worked as a Partner for more than two decades. Currently based in London, his investments have heavily focused on technology, particularly fintech and cloud-based infrastructure, and his investment successes have included eCommerce Industries, Responsys, and Exchange.com. An honoree of the Forbes Midas List in 2016, Golden is also an avid volunteer and patron of the arts, working with nonprofit organization Seeds of Peace and serving as a trustee of Berkeley Reparatory Theater. Golden received his Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree from Columbia University.
97. Sameer Gandhi
Company: Accel
Title: Partner
As a Partner at Accel since 2008, Sameer Gandhi has worked with consumer technology and media investments to great acclaim. Among his investment success stories in this position at Accel are FlipKart, Venmo, Spotify, and CrowdStrike. Before joining Accel, Gandhi was a partner at rival venture capital and growth equity firm Sequoia Capital for nearly ten years. Gandhi was named to Forbes’ Midas List of top tech investors of 2020 and previously served as president of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists. Gandhi received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
98. Brooks Preston
Company: Macquarie Group
Title: Managing Director
Brooks Preston is a Managing Director at Macquarie Asset Management with a focus on sustainability strategy and growth equity, including driving Macquarie’s commitment to become the first large asset manager to commit to global net zero by 2040. Before joining Macquarie, Preston was Head of Investment Funds at the Development Finance Corporation of the United States, with a $3.5 billion portfolio of emerging market investments. Brooks was a managing partner at Virgin Green Fund – Emerging Markets and a Principal at Wolfensohn & Company. Preston’s experience includes operating roles in BP plc and appointments in the US Senate and the Clinton Administration covering environmental and natural resource policy.
99. Ho Nam
Company: Altos Ventures
Title: Managing Director
With more than $8 billion in assets under management, California-based venture capital titan Altos Ventures was co-founded by Ho Nam in 1996. Nam has served as Managing Director and General Partner for more than 25 years. He has brought considerable success to Altos Ventures with a focus on semiconductors and digital storage, leveraging his background in technology to direct investments in firms such as Axis Systems and Evolve Software. Previously, Nam worked at Silicon Graphics and Octel Communications, beginning his career in venture capital at Trinity Ventures. Nam received his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College.
100. Dirk McDermott
Company: Altira Group
Title: Managing Partner
Dirk McDermott is a Managing Partner at Altira Group. His career, spanning 30 years, has seen an array of experiences in operating, investing, and board governance. He has participated in more than 100 financings and served on more than 30 boards, and his current and previous portfolio company directorships include Infrastructure Networks, FlexGen Power Systems, ResFrac, and others. McDermott’s background includes being a co-founder of Aspect Management, where he managed the oil and gas portfolio of General Atlantic Partners, including General Atlantic Resources, Sanderford Offshore, and Brigham Oil & Gas. He was also previously a chief geophysicist at the Louisiana Land and Exploration Company.