Select 2024 Presenting Managers and Speakers
(List In Development)
Laurence Tosi | Managing Partner & Founder, WestCap
Laurence Tosi is the Managing Partner & Founder of WestCap Group, a $10b private equity firm concentrated on opportunities in the technology sector, and has been an operator, serial entrepreneur and forward-looking investor for over 25 years. Laurence has served in executive-level roles at leading global institutions Merrill Lynch (COO, CFO, Risk Committee, Head of Corp. Dev. and eCommerce), Blackstone (CFO, Management and Risk Committee Member, Head of the Innovations Fund and Blackstone Treasury Solutions fund) and Airbnb (CFO, Head of Payments, Customer Experience & Corporate Development). He received his B.A. and JD/MBA degrees from Georgetown University.
Mike Tiedemann | CEO, AlTi Tiedemann Global
Mike is Chief Executive Officer of AlTi Global, a global wealth and alternatives manager with approximately $70 billion of client assets. Mike was formerly CEO of Tiedemann Advisors and Tiedemann Investment Group (TIG), before leading the merger that created AlTi. Early in his career, Mike worked in Brazil as part of the equity research group at Banco Garantia and, after that firm was acquired by Credit Suisse, ran the equity sales and trading operations in Latin America. Among other nonprofit leadership roles, Mike founded and chairs The River Fund, a nonprofit that provides food, education and support services to help families in New York City break the cycle of poverty.
Angela Aldrich | Founder & Managing Partner, Bayberry Capital
Angela is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bayberry Capital, a long / short equity manager that invests globally through a fundamental primary-research driven process. Prior to founding Bayberry, Angela was a Managing Director and Partner at Blue Ridge Capital. Previously, she worked at Goldman Sachs in their investment banking division, and was a pre-launch member of the investment team at BDT Capital. Angela holds a BS in Economics from Duke University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Andy Ball | Co-Founder & CIO | RichBrook Advisors
Andy Ball is Co-Founder and CIO of RichBrook Advisors, which manages approximately $700 million in structured credit investments, including Agency MBS, RMBS credit, and consumer ABS. He was previously a portfolio manager at West Side Advisors, where he co-managed the MBS strategy, student loan investments, served on the board of Alcar LLC, a bank holding company, and oversaw capital markets at Laurel Road Finance. Before joining West Side, Mr. Ball was responsible for co-managing over $1 billion of Agency mortgage derivatives at UBS. He held previous positions at Wells Fargo Mortgage and Freddie Mac in prepayment/credit modeling and financial engineering. Mr. Ball received a B.A. in Economics from The College of William and Mary.
E. Bickford Brooks | Co-Founder & CEO, Maritime Partners
Bick Brooks is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Maritime Partners, a New Orleans-based inland marine transportation asset management firm with $4 billion in assets under management. Bick began his career as an analyst in the Corporate Credit Group at Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, a fixed income asset manager with approximately $68 billion in assets under management. From 2012 through 2015, he was a Vice President and the Senior Industrials and Transportation Analyst with direct oversight of $3.0 billion in assets. During his tenure at Guggenheim, Bick led the deployment of approximately $600 million of capital into fixed income and hybrid securities within the Jones Act and international shipping markets. He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College.
Danielle Brown, CFA | General Partner & CEO, Altriarch
Danielle Brown is General Partner & CEO of Altriarch, a private credit firm with expertise in factoring and asset-backed lending. Prior to founding Altriarch, Danielle was a Managing Director with Dyal Capital Partners, where she led strategic planning, fundraising and creation of operational efficiencies within portfolio companies. Prior to Dyal, she was Global Head of Investor Relations & Client Development at Round Table Investment Management Company, and was a Senior Research Analyst with the Alternative Strategies Group at Wachovia Bank (currently Wells Fargo). She began her investment career with Quellos Capital Management. Danielle graduated magna cum laude in Finance from Seattle University, and holds the CFA designation.
Darren Chappell | Senior Vice President of Investments, Provenio Capital
Darren Chappell is Senior Vice President of Investments at Provenio Capital, where he oversees selection and due diligence of alternative investment strategies. Prior to joining Provenio, Darren was a macro trader at Moore Capital and an institutional asset manager at Wellington Management, both in London. Darren earned his BS in Economics and International Development from the University of Bath, UK. He is a CFA and CAIA charter holder as well as a member of the Milken Institute’s Young Leaders Circle.
Cian Desmond | Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Wilshire
Cian is a Senior Vice President and a member of Wilshire's Alternatives Portfolio Management Group. Cian has twelve years of industry experience, and his responsibilities include marketable and private alternative investments. He is a voting member of Wilshire’s Global Investment Committee, Alternatives Manager Research Committee, and Alternatives Oversight Committee. Prior to joining Wilshire in 2018, Cian led investment research, strategy, and selection for a Boston-based family office. Cian earned a BS in finance from Wake Forest University.
Jon Feintuch | Partner, New Holland Capital
Jon Feintuch is a Partner and Head of Portfolio Implementation at New Holland Capital (NHC), a $7b alternative investment manager focused on absolute return strategies for institutional clients. In his role, Jon is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and monitoring investments across NHC’s client portfolios, and is a non-voting member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining NHC in 2009, Jon was an Investment Banking Analyst within the Global Technology Group at Barclays Capital. Jon graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics.
Keri Findley | Chief Executive Officer, Tacora Capital
Keri Findley is the Chief Executive Officer of Tacora Capital, a private credit manager that provides asset-based financing solutions to growing technology companies. Prior to founding Tacora Capital, Keri was a Partner at Third Point LLC, a hedge fund founded and run by Daniel Loeb, which she joined in 2009 to start and build its structured credit business. Prior, Keri was an analyst at EOS Partners, an alternative investment firm, and D.B. Zwirn & Co., a special situations investment firm spun off from Highbridge Capital Management (now part of JPMorgan Chase). Keri serves as an advisor to Firework Ventures and 8VC, a venture capital firm founded by Joe Lonsdale and on the boards of directors of Shogun, Karus, LIT and Architect. She previously served on the board of Clearbanc. Keri earned a B.S. in Operations Research from Columbia University.
Ben Durrant | Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Provenio
Ben Durrant is Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Provenio Capital, a California-based advisory firm known for its expertise in alternative investments. Prior to Provenio, Ben was CIO of a large single family office, and was a Director at OCIO firm ICG Advisors. Ben has also worked as a trader for Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Vantis Capital Management. He earned his BS in Psychology from Tufts University and his MBA from Columbia Business School with a concentration in Finance and International Business.
James Frank | Head of Strategic Capital, BTG Pactual
James is the Head of Strategic Capital at BTG Pactual, where he oversees structured capital investments in private U.S.-based companies. Prior to BTG, James Frank was a Senior Managing Director and Head of Tactical Opportunities at Medley Management, and a Partner at The Yucaipa Companies, where he focused on private equity and special situations. Prior to Yucaipa, James worked for Apollo Global Management, where he specialized in private equity and distressed debt investments. He began his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. James has served on numerous boards, including: NorthStar Group Services, TexMark Timber Treasury, Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD), Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Aurora Industrial, PSN, and Evergreen Environmental Partners, among others. He received a BA from Williams College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
David "Dusty" Granet | Founder & CIO, Green Trading Capital
Dusty Granet is the Founder & CIO of Green Trading Capital, an investment firm dedicated to carbon credit and renewable energy markets. Prior to Green Trading, Dusty was the co-desk head of U.S. Carbon and Renewable Energy Markets at BGC Partners, the publicly traded arm of Cantor Fitzgerald. Dusty also helped to launch Ampex Energy, LLC, an internal energy provider and wholly owned subsidiary for the real estate division of BGC. Prior to joining BGC, Dusty worked at Evolution Markets on the California Emissions desk, with a concentration on California regional emissions markets as well as California Cap-and-Trade. Dusty started his career at AIG Investments as a bond analyst while helping the insurer hedge its European Carbon exposure to offset projects. Dusty received a dual degree in Accounting and Finance at Lehigh University.
Nishchay Goel | Founder, Duro Capital
Nishchay Goel is the founder of Duro Capital, an asset management firm that invests in India equities. Prior to founding Duro, Nishchay was a Managing Director at Mousse Partners Limited, a New York single-family office, where he ran the India investment platform from 2009 to 2018. Prior to Mousse Nishchay was a Managing Director at Northsound Capital, an equity long/short hedge fund, and he began his career at Merrill Lynch & Co in the Investment Banking Division. Nishchay graduated magna cum laude in Finance and Economics from Tulane University, and received an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Richard Golaszewski | Managing Director, Hunter Point Capital
Richard Golaszewski is a Managing Director at Hunter Point Capital and serves as Co-Head of Hunter Point Capital GP Financing Solutions. Prior to joining HPC, Richard was a Managing Director at 17Capital, a private equity portfolio financing firm, where he was responsible for originating, structuring, and executing preferred equity and NAV loan investments and co-led the firm’s U.S. investment team. Prior to 17Capital Mr. Golaszewski spent a decade at Nomura as a founding member of its Fund Financing & Solutions business. Mr. Golaszewski earned a BS in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from American University.
Andy Goldberger | Managing Partner, Bell Hill Capital
Andy Goldberger is Managing Partner at Bell Hill Capital, an alternative investment platform that offers niche investments to high-net-worth, family office, and institutional investors. Prior to launching Bell Hill Capital, Andy was CIO of Harbourton Enterprises / Blue Ocean Investment Group, a single-family office. Previous to Harbourton, Andy was at JPMorgan Alternative Asset Management, where as Executive Director he and his team ran co-invest, seeding and allocation activities across hedge fund, private credit, and litigation strategies. Previous to JPMorgan, Andy was a derivatives trader at multi-strategy hedge fund Del Mar Asset Management. He has a BA in economics from Princeton University and is a CFA charterholder.
Shaia Hosseinzadeh | Founder & CIO, Onyx Point Global Management
Shaia Hosseinzadeh is the Founder and CIO of OnyxPoint Global Management, which invests across the capital structure of commodities businesses, including through public markets, private equity, event-driven investing, distressed credit, activism and complex litigation. Prior to forming OnyxPoint, he was the Global Head of Commodities and Natural Resources at WL Ross. Shaia also worked at Apollo Global Management and in the Investment Banking Group at Credit Suisse First Boston. He is a member of the Energy Security Task Force at the Brookings Institution, the Economic Club of New York and serves as a sustaining board member of Youth Inc., a non-for-profit focused on education. He graduated with honors from the London School of Economics & Political Science with an M.Sc. in Economics and Philosophy and a B.Sc. in Economics.
Asif Jeevanjee | CEO & CIO, Oakmount Capital
Asif Jeevanjee is the CEO and CIO of Oakmount Capital, a long-only firm dedicated to a single strategy: managing a concentrated portfolio of publicly traded companies, selected for their qualitative characteristics and favorable valuations. Oakmount buys with an intention of holding indefinitely. Prior to co-founding Oakmount, Asif was an investment manager at Cedar Rock Capital (2016-2022) a boutique which managed over $10bn. Asif was an analyst for Ninety One Asset Management’s Global Franchise Fund (2014-2016) and Managing Director at JP Morgan Asset Management (1998-2014) where he worked in the International Equity team. Asif attained a first-class BA Economics from the University of Exeter and a MSc Economics from the London School of Economics. He is a CFA charterholder and three-time winner of the Thomson Reuters Extel Fund Management Individual of the Year Award as well as a recipient of the Institutional Investor ‘Best of the Buyside’ Award.
Manish Kothari | Co-Founder, First Spark Ventures
Manish Kothari is the Co-Founder, together with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, of First Spark Ventures, a venture capital firm active in pre-seed through to Series B opportunities within Deep Tech. Prior to First Spark, Manish was President at SRI International, a leading research institute in Silicon Valley and the birthplace of companies such as Intuitive Surgical, Nuance, and Siri, where he incubated and invested in over 25 Deep Tech startups. Prior to SRI, Manish was serial entrepreneur in medtech hardware and software, including by cofounding Mytrus, a software startup focused on direct-to participant clinical trials. Manish has a postdoc from UCSF in Medical Physics, a PhD from Cornell in Bioengineering, and undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai in Aerospace Engineering.
Jason Koenig | Founder & Managing Partner, ITE Management L.P.
Jason Koenig is the Founder and Managing Partner of ITE Management, an investment firm dedicated to industrial transportation asset leasing. ITE has investments and operations throughout the United States and Europe, and currently manages approximately $10b in assets. Jason held prior roles in private equity and asset management at Hale Capital Partners, Avenue Capital and Versa Capital Partners, and was a corporate attorney at Kirkland & Ellis and Cooley Godward, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and bankruptcy acquisitions. He earned an MBA from the Wharton Business School, a JD from the University of Michigan Law School and a BBA from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Amy Kruse | Chief Investment Officer, Satori Neuro
Dr. Amy Kruse is the Chief Investment Officer of Satori Neuro, a venture capital manager investing in companies focused on innovative brain and mental health technologies. Amy was previously a General Partner at Prime Movers Lab, where she led the fund’s life sciences investments in human augmentation and longevity. Amy has served as the Chief Scientific Officer of Optios, an applied neuroscience research organization, and as the Vice President and CTO of Cubic Global Defense. She was also a program manager at DARPA, where she created and oversaw the Agency’s first performance-oriented neuroscience programs. Amy is a Founding Member of the Loomis Innovation Council and is a frequent advisor to DARPA, the National Academies, and the Defense Science Board. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Cell and Structural Biology and a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Charles Labanowski | Founding Partner & President, Goodlander
Charles Labanowski is Founding Partner and President at Goodlander, a long/short equity fund focused on the clean energy ecosystem. Prior to co-founding Goodlander, from 2015-2021 he was a Principal and member of the Senior Management Team at Ownership Capital, a leading global equity ESG fund. Prior to Ownership Capital, Charles was a public equity portfolio manager for the flagship global equity portfolio at PGGM, the Netherlands’ second largest pension fund. He joined PGGM in 2010, following graduation from Stanford University.
Tom Libassi | Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Resolute Global Partners
Mr. Libassi is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Resolute Global Partners. He is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s global business and capital development including discussions with capital providers, investors and other key strategic relationships. In addition, Mr. Libassi serves as Chairman of Producer’s National Corporation, a U.S. based insurance company, and as a Director of AnyConnected and Stable Insurance, two U.S. insurtech companies, MLTPLY, an insurtech incubator, and Helios Underwriting (AIM:HUW), a Lloyd’s investment and underwriting vehicle. He is also a Director of The 1609 Fund Ltd. and Prospero Re Ltd.
Before co-founding Resolute Global in 2012, Mr. Libassi was a Managing Director at Strategic Value Partners, focusing on U.S. business development, strategic relationships, and the firm’s U.S. private equity/distressed for control investments. From 2000 to 2007, he was a Senior Managing Director at GSC Group where he founded the corporate lending group and served as a senior investment professional for the distressed for control group. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Libassi was Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Mitchell Hutchins, a subsidiary of PaineWebber Inc. In that role, he was responsible for managing approximately $1.2 billion of high yield assets for Paine Webber Mutual Funds and in 1998, developed and launched the $550 million Managed High Yield Plus Fund, a leveraged closed-end fund. From 1986 to 1994, he was a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc., with portfolio management responsibilities for three diverse institutional high yield accounts with $250 million in collective assets.
Mr. Libassi earned an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Economics and Government from Connecticut College.
Before co-founding Resolute Global in 2012, Mr. Libassi was a Managing Director at Strategic Value Partners, focusing on U.S. business development, strategic relationships, and the firm’s U.S. private equity/distressed for control investments. From 2000 to 2007, he was a Senior Managing Director at GSC Group where he founded the corporate lending group and served as a senior investment professional for the distressed for control group. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Libassi was Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Mitchell Hutchins, a subsidiary of PaineWebber Inc. In that role, he was responsible for managing approximately $1.2 billion of high yield assets for Paine Webber Mutual Funds and in 1998, developed and launched the $550 million Managed High Yield Plus Fund, a leveraged closed-end fund. From 1986 to 1994, he was a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc., with portfolio management responsibilities for three diverse institutional high yield accounts with $250 million in collective assets.
Mr. Libassi earned an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Economics and Government from Connecticut College.
Shawn Matthews | Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Hondius Capital Management
Shawn Matthews is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Hondius Capital Management, a global alternative asset manager. In this role, Shawn has oversight of and responsibility for all firm investments.
Mr. Matthews has actively invested in markets for the past 30 years, with the majority of his focus as a trader across asset classes. Prior to founding Hondius, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. from 2009 to April 2018. Prior to his role as CEO, he held a number of senior investment roles across fixed income, including as Cantor’s Head of Capital Markets and Head of Mortgage Trading. Mr. Matthews began his career as a fixed income derivatives trader before moving to Eastern Europe to trade privatization certificates. Upon his return, he ran a number of cross-asset strategies and a fixed income broker dealer.
Mr. Matthews has actively invested in markets for the past 30 years, with the majority of his focus as a trader across asset classes. Prior to founding Hondius, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. from 2009 to April 2018. Prior to his role as CEO, he held a number of senior investment roles across fixed income, including as Cantor’s Head of Capital Markets and Head of Mortgage Trading. Mr. Matthews began his career as a fixed income derivatives trader before moving to Eastern Europe to trade privatization certificates. Upon his return, he ran a number of cross-asset strategies and a fixed income broker dealer.
Harald James Otterhaug | Founder & CEO, Oslo Asset Management AS
Harald James Otterhaug has been the Founder and CEO of Oslo Asset Management AS since incorporation (2003-present). Previously, he served as Senior Investment Banker Carnegie ASA, a leading Nordic investment bank (2002-03) where he was responsible for investment banking services for clients in the energy and maritime industry. From '97-'02 he was an Investment Manager DnBNOR ASA, a leading Nordic financial service institution, responsible for energy investments across all investment funds. He also acted as the co-manager of DnB20, a five-star rated fund by Morningstar. Harald has his Master of Business and Economics from the Norwegian School of Management (1993-97).
Bivian “Sonny” Lee III | Founder & CEO, Son of a Saint
As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Son of a Saint, Bivian "Sonny" Lee III has dedicated his life to transforming the lives of fatherless boys. Since the organization's inception in early 2011, Sonny has grown Son of a Saint to now serve 350 mentees with an operating budget of more than $5 million. Prior to founding the organization, Sonny served as chief aide to Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans. He also previously served as the Director of Operations for the New Orleans Zephyrs AAA Baseball Team and Director of Programs for the New Orleans Jazz Institute. Sonny has a degree in Marketing and Management from the University of New Orleans and an Executive Master of Nonprofit Administration from the University of Notre Dame. A TEDx speaker on community service, decision-making and the importance of education, Sonny's nonprofit work has been highlighted on CNN, Al Jazeera America, NPR and local television stations and newspapers.
Andrew Nigrelli | General Partner, TIFIN Capital Partners II
Andrew is General Partner of TIFIN Capital Partners II and has played an important role in shaping the direction of TIFIN.AI, a leader in applying the latest trends in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI to address friction points in wealth management. Over the past 9 years, he has built a portfolio of nearly two dozen startups and venture funds, focusing on promising innovations in fintech and financial services. Prior to Andrew's role with TIFIN, he built a private wealth management business that was sold to Carson Wealth. Andrew has a BA in Sociology from St. Lawrence University.
Mike Nixon | Managing Director & Partner, Sundance Bay Capital
Mike Nixon is a Managing Director and Partner of Sundance Bay Capital, where he oversees the Sundance Debt Opportunities Fund. Prior to joining Sundance Bay, he was a Senior Associate at McKinsey and Company, where he advised private equity funds on investment strategies and operational controls at several Fortune 500 companies in infrastructure, healthcare and real estate. Prior to McKinsey, Mike was a project manager at KBR, a leading engineering and construction firm, where he focused on infrastructure and energy projects. Mike holds a bachelor's degree in Business and Russian from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Shef Osborn | Partner, Light Street
Shef Osborn is a Partner at Light Street overseeing the Photon fund, specifically focused on public technology and hardware companies. Prior to joining Light Street in 2022, Shef was a Senior Vice President at Alger Management, where he covered the Technology sector. Prior to Alger, Shef covered this space for Asturias Capital and Coatue Management. Shef also worked in Private Equity at TPG Capital and began his career in finance at Goldman Sachs. Shef holds a B.S. in Business Administration with Honors from the University of California, Berkeley, 2009.
Marko Papic | Partner & Chief Strategist, Clocktower Group
Marko is a Partner and Chief Strategist at Clocktower Group, an alternative investment firm that seeds and invests in hedge funds across macro and onshore China-focused strategies. He leads the firm’s Strategy Team, providing bespoke research to clients and partners on geopolitics, macroeconomics, and markets. Prior to joining the firm, Marko was Chief Geopolitical Strategist at BCA Research and founded the firm's Geopolitical Strategy practice (GPS) in 2012, which identified gaps between the market’s political expectations and the firm’s forecasts. Marko began his career as a Senior Analyst at Stratfor, a global intelligence firm, and helped create the Center for European Union Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Marko holds an MA in Political Science from the University of Texas at Austin and an MA from the University of British Columbia.
Michael Pinewski | Partner & Co-Founder, Triangle Capital Group
Michael Pinewski is Partner and Co-Founder of Triangle Capital Group (TCG), an investment firm focused on distressed opportunities in commercial real estate. Prior to founding TCG in 2009, Michael oversaw over $800 million of public and private real estate transactions at Marathon Asset Management, a global multi-strat hedge fund. Before Marathon, Michael worked on real estate transactions at Granite Partners, and on real estate acquisitions and dispositions advisory at Ernst & Young. He graduated from NYU's Stern School of Business with a B.S. in Finance.
Miriam Rivera | Co-Founder & CEO, Ulu Ventures
Miriam Rivera is Co-Founder and CEO of Ulu Ventures, a top seed-stage venture fund in Silicon Valley focused on information technology. Prior to Ulu Ventures, Miriam was deputy general counsel at Google, which she joined in 2001 as the second attorney hired by the company. She is dedicated to increasing diversity in the entrepreneurial and investment communities, and is the co-founder of Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs as well as a Kauffman Fellow in venture capital. Miriam previously co-founded venture-backed Outcome Software, and worked in other consultancy and legal positions in Silicon Valley. She graduated from Stanford, where she earned AB, AM, and JD/MBA degrees, and where she serves on Stanford’s Lead Council and the Stanford Law School Venture Fund. She previously served on the Stanford Board of Trustees and has been awarded the Stanford Medal, given to fewer than one percent of alumni. Miriam also is on the Investment Committee of Acumen Fund America, an impact fund serving the needs of low-income Americans.
Jay Tatum | Co-Founder & CIO, Valent Asset Management
Jay Tatum is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Valent Asset Management, a $1b hedge fund focused on opportunities in metals trading created by the ”renewables revolution”. Jay has over seventeen years’ experience as a metals trader, most recently at Blenheim Capital Management. Prior to Blenheim, Jay was a portfolio manager at Millennium Management, The Carlyle Group/Vermillion Asset Management and Susquehanna International Group. At Vermillion, he managed risk across the firm’s funds in base and precious metals and launched Vermillion’s Aeris Metals Fund in 2014. Jay holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid.
Lorin Van Nuland | Group CEO, Apeiron Investment Group
Lorin Van Nuland is Group CEO at Apeiron Investment Group, the private investment firm of billionaire Christian Angermayer with +$3.5bn AUM, where Lorin oversees a +$1.5 bn portfolio of assets ranging from in house incubation projects to mature assets in public markets across four verticals covered by Apeiron’s Next Human Agenda thesis: biotech (with a focus on neuro and longevity), crypto/fintech, deeptech and hospitality & experiences. Lorin is also the Co-Founder and CEO of 029 Group SE, an investment holding listed on the German regulated stock market. Lorin currently serves on the board of various public and private companies. Lorin has +15 years of experience across venture capital and public markets. Lorin started his career as an M&A lawyer with Cleary Gottlieb in New York City. Lorin holds graduate degrees in law & business from NYU and Maastricht University and is a member of the Young Leaders Circle at the Milken Institute.
Ilya Zaides | Founder & CIO, 14B Capital Management LP
Ilya Zaides is Founder and CIO of 14B Capital, a concentrated long / short equity fund which he launched in 2022. Prior to starting 14B Capital, Ilya was the CIO of KG Funds Management, which he co-founded in 2008. Previously to KG Funds, Ilya worked as an analyst for Ivy Asset Management and then as a Senior Vice President and Head of Hedge Fund Research for Auda Advisor Associates. Ilya began his career as a tax attorney working on corporate transactions and financial products as an Associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP and later at King & Spalding LLP. He earned a J.D. from New York University and a B.A in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
