Showcasing diverse talent across private markets

The worlds’ leading diversity event focused on alternatives; the Women in Private Markets Summit is returning to New York in May 2024. Join over 500 attendees from across the world for an unrivalled networking opportunity.

The inaugural Women in Private Markets Summit: North America will focus on Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt . All registered attendees will have access to the four forums, allowing you to build your network across alternative asset classes.

Testimonials from London attendees

British Business Bank

Marilena Ioannidou, Senior Investment Manager

This was a well organised event, balancing between sessions hearing from industry leaders on topics that are currently top priority, as well as allowing time fo…

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Aquila Capital

Miryam Colombo, Client Advisor

As an associate, still at the early stage of my career and eager to learn and grow in the industry, I found it really inspiring to meet other successful women w…

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Brown Brothers Harriman

Ainun Ayub, Product Head

I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the candid exchange of knowledge, and the passion that speakers and participants brought. I always leave this event feeling en…

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What can you expect at the Summit?

Hear from industry leaders

Learn how leading experts are actively addressing diversity within their own businesses and those they work with. Understand how investor allocations are changing across private markets, what trends leading fund managers are seeing across their asset classes, why secondaries continue to boom, and much more.

Build your cross-asset class network

Connect with industry participants across private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate. Network in-person at interactive workshops, networking breaks, an evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers.

Meet institutional investors

Hear from investors who are looking to increase their exposure to private markets and benefit from our expansive global investor community. Previous investors include Allstate Investment, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, NYSNA Pension Plan and Benefits Fund and Pension Protection Fund.

Attendees from our London event include

Connect with private market professionals

Actis
AllianzGI
Allstate Investments
Alte Leipziger Hallesche Versicherung
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Management International
AustralianSuper
Aztec Group
B Capital Partners
BDT & Company International
BlackRock
Blue Owl Capital
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
CPPIB
Catalyst Fund
CBRE Global Investors
CDC Group
Cebile Capital
Curzon
Desjardins Pension Group
EBRD
Equiem
Europa Capital
European Investment Fund
Fuel Venture Capital
Gatewood Capital Partners
Generate Capital Inc
GIC Private Markets
GLIL Infrastructure
Greater Manchester Pension Fund
IMCO
Japan Post Bank
JLL Hotels & Hospitality
KKR
Level 20
Lexington Partners
Local Pensions Partnership
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Massmutual
MEAG
Mercer Alternatives
MetLife Investments
Pension Protection Fund
PGGM Infrastructure Fund
Polar Structure
Précis Capital Partners
Prologis
Prudential Staff Pension Fund
PSP Investments
RNIB Royal National Institute for the Blind
Siris Capital Partners
StepStone Group
Sunsuper
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
USS Investment Management
Vanderbilt University
Whitehelm Capital
Wimmer Family Office

Apply for a complimentary institutional investor pass

A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.

To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.

Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.

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Our leading advisory board in 2023

Kemi-Christina Abdul

Managing Director, BlueHaven

Kemi Christina Abdul brings over a decade of direct investment and portfolio management experience across various infrastructure sectors internationally. She is Managing Director and founder of BlueHaven LLC, a recently established boutique firm that… Read full bio

Alisa Amarosa Wood

Partner, KKR

Alisa Amarosa Wood joined KKR in 2003 and is a Partner of the Firm. She leads the Global Private Markets and Real Assets Strategies Group, looking after key product areas including private equity, infrastructure, energy real assets, impact, growth eq… Read full bio

Heidi Boyd

Senior Managing Director- Infrastructure, Blackstone

Heidi Boyd is a Senior Managing Director in the Infrastructure Group, where she focuses primarily on investments in utilities and transportation sectors. Since joining Blackstone in 2018, Ms. Boyd has been involved in the execution of Blackstone inve… Read full bio

Gila Cohen

Managing Director & Head of Global Institutional Partnerships, Monroe Capital

Ms. Cohen is a Managing Director and Head of Global Institutional Partnerships of Monroe Capital. She will be responsible for new initiatives to expand Monroe’s global footprint, among institutional investors, focusing on the high growth Opportunisti… Read full bio

Jennifer Hartviksen

Managing Director, Global Credit, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

Jennifer Hartviksen joined IMCO in 2020 and is responsible for the global credit asset class, a globally diversified portfolio of public and private credit assets across the risk spectrum. Previously, Jennifer spent over six years at Invesco Ltd wher… Read full bio

Kim Hourihan

CIO, CBRE Investment Management

Kim Hourihan is Chief Investment Officer for CBRE Investment Management. In this role, Kim is responsible for investment strategy, performance and risk. She chairs the Global Investment Committee and has oversight of all the regional and strategy-spe… Read full bio

Dana Johns

Senior Portfolio Manager, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System

Ms. Johns joined the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System in June 2011 and is an experienced private markets investor, senior portfolio manager and leader in the U.S. public pension and broader institutional investor community. Ms. Johns has… Read full bio
Cari Lodge

Cari Lodge

Managing Director, Commonfund Capital

Cari Lodge is Head of Secondaries and a member of the Investment Committee. Her responsibilities include oversight of due diligence, underwriting, manager selection and investment management for the firm's private capital Primary, Secondary, Co-Inves… Read full bio

Laurie Mahon

Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets

Laurie Mahon served as Vice Chair of CIBC’s Global Investment Banking business until May of this year, a role she assumed after having led the Global Infrastructure and Power team since August 2013. She has spent her entire professional life in the i… Read full bio

Irene Mavroyannis

Global Co-Head of Business Development, Infrastructure, Partners Group (USA) Inc.

Irene joined Partners Group in April 2023 as Global Co-Head of Business Development, Infrastructure, and is based in NY. She has 30+ years of finance experience and prior to Partners Group was the Global Head of the Infrastructure Private Capital Adv… Read full bio

Adrienne Saunders

Senior Managing Director-General Counsel, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners

Adrienne is a Senior Managing Director with Stonepeak and is the firm’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining Stonepeak, Adrienne was General Counsel for Babcock & Brown. Prior to Babcock & Brown, Adrienne also worked… Read full bio

Katherine Taylor

Managing Director

Katherine Taylor is a managing director of First Eagle Alternative Credit, responsible for business development, product development, strategic relationships and fund marketing across the firm’s Tradable Credit and Direct Lending platforms. Kassie be… Read full bio

Leslie Vargas

Senior Portfolio Manager, Resolution Life US

Leslie is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Resolution Life US in New York. Leslie manages investments and executes the investment strategy across the asset class spectrum with a focus on private assets and alternatives and leverages relationships with t… Read full bio

Elizabeth Weymouth

Founder & Managing Partner, Grafine Partners

Elizabeth Weymouth is the Founder & Managing Partner of Grafine Partners. Prior to starting Grafine, Elizabeth was a partner at Riverstone Holdings for over a decade, where she spun out and built a $27 billion private equity business. Previously,… Read full bio

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The Women in Private Markets Summit: North America will take place on 15-16 May 2024

For more information on the agenda, please contact Charles Gould.

charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 203 879 3893

Register your interest

Build your network across private markets

Join 500+ attendees in June 2023 and connect with institutional investors, fund managers, as well as the wider private markets community for two days of learning and networking. This year’s summit will once again be co-located with the Women in Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt Forums. Attendees will have access to all four forums.

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The in-person networking experience

Cross-asset class network

Learn from and meet with practitioners from across private markets with an agenda covering all the topics impacting alternatives. Networking breaks take place together and delegates can move freely between individual forums.

Build connections

The agenda is curated to enhance networking opportunities with small group discussions. There will be interactive working groups, breakfast think tanks, roundtable discussions, cocktail receptions and a seated networking lunch.

Meet global investors

Attendees in 2023 included over 100 investors from Japan Post Bank, GIC, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, Pension Protection Fund, Allstate Investment, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, NYSNA Pension Plan and Benefits Fund and many more.

Previous attendees for our Europe event included

Actis
AllianzGI
Allstate Investments
Alte Leipziger Hallesche Versicherung 
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Management International
AustralianSuper
Aztec Group
B Capital Partners
BDT & Company International
BlackRock
Blue Owl Capital
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership 
CPPIB
Catalyst Fund
CBRE Global Investors
CDC Group
Cebile Capital
Curzon
Desjardins Pension Group
EBRD
Equiem
Europa Capital
European Investment Fund
Fuel Venture Capital
Gatewood Capital Partners
Generate Capital Inc
GIC Private Markets
GLIL Infrastructure
Greater Manchester Pension Fund
IMCO
Japan Post Bank
JLL Hotels & Hospitality
KKR
Level 20
Lexington Partners
Local Pensions Partnership
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Massmutual
MEAG
Mercer Alternatives
MetLife Investments
Pension Protection Fund
PGGM Infrastructure Fund
Polar Structure
Précis Capital Partners
Prologis
Prudential Staff Pension Fund
PSP Investments
RNIB Royal National Institute for the Blind
Siris Capital Partners
StepStone Group
Sunsuper
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
USS Investment Management
Vanderbilt University
Whitehelm Capital
Wimmer Family Office

Testimonials from previous attendees

British Business Bank

Marilena Ioannidou, Senior Investment Manager

This was a well organised event, balancing between sessions hearing from industry leaders on topics that are currently top priority, as well as allowing time fo…

Read full testimonial

Aquila Capital

Miryam Colombo, Client Advisor

As an associate, still at the early stage of my career and eager to learn and grow in the industry, I found it really inspiring to meet other successful women w…

Read full testimonial

Brown Brothers Harriman

Ainun Ayub, Product Head

I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the candid exchange of knowledge, and the passion that speakers and participants brought. I always leave this event feeling en…

Read full testimonial

Pre-Event Resources

2023 speakers

For more information on speaking in 2024, please contact Charles Gould.

charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 203 879 3893

Register your interest

Kemi-Christina Abdul

Managing Director, BlueHaven

Kemi Christina Abdul brings over a decade of direct investment and portfolio management experience across various infrastructure sectors internationally. She is Managing Director and founder of BlueHaven LLC, a recently established boutique firm that… Read full bio

Zaynah Ahmed

Vice President, Senior Infrastructure Debt Strategist, BlackRock

Zaynah Ahmed, Vice President, is a member of BlackRock Private Debt. Ms. Ahmed leads product strategy for the Global Infrastructure Debt (GID) Fund franchise and the North America and Asia Pacific infrastructure debt separate account business. In thi… Read full bio

Huda Al Lawati

Founder, Aliph Capital

Huda has 20 years of experience in private equity, operations and investments across emerging markets. Huda is the Founder and CEO of Aliph Capital, a GCC focused investment manager enabling traditional businesses bridge the technology gap through ac… Read full bio

Emily Anderson

Managing Director and Head of Sponsor Coverage, Union Square Advisors

Emily Anderson is a Managing Director and Head of Sponsor Coverage at Union Square Advisors. Ms. Anderson has over 17 years of investment banking and transaction advisory experience primarily focused on the internet / digital media, software, and con… Read full bio

John Anderson

Global Head Corporate Finance & Infrastructure, Manulife

The most recent decade of John Anderson’s 30-year investing career has increasingly focused on gender and racial inclusion. John has been a leader in his firm building greater gender inclusion in his investment officer roster, including expanding rec… Read full bio

Jazmyne Archer

Assistant Director, Partner Relations, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity

Jazmyne Archer is the Assistant Director of Partner Relations at SEO Career. With over 10 years of experience in account management, she has a record of success in creating and sustaining long-term strategic partnerships leading to increased business… Read full bio

Ashli Aslin

Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne

Ashli Aslin joined Albourne in 2021 as a Senior Analyst on the Real Assets team. She has 19 years of experience working in institutional investments, both as an allocator and an investment consultant. Ashli is responsible for investment diligence on… Read full bio

Ruulke Bagijn

Head of Global Investment Solutions, Carlyle

Ruulke Bagijn is Head of Carlyle’s Global Investment Solutions segment and Chair of the Board of AlpInvest. She is based in New York. Ms. Bagijn is a member of the AlpInvest Investment Committee, the Carlyle Diversity & Inclusion Council, and Car… Read full bio

Julia Bell

Chief Commercial Officer, Clean Capital

Julia oversees project acquisitions, due diligence, and construction for CleanCapital, including structuring, negotiating, and implementing the company’s acquisition and development strategies. Prior to joining CleanCapital, Julia was an energy and p… Read full bio

Mona Benisi

Executive Director, Head of Sustainability for Global Real Assets, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Mona Benisi is Executive Director, Head of Sustainability for Global Real Assets. Mona works alongside the private Infrastructure and Real Estate investment teams to develop and execute sustainability strategies across North America, Europe and Asia.… Read full bio

Peter Benson

Senior Reporter, PERE News

Peter Benson is a senior reporter on PERE, covering listed commercial real estate companies in the US and further afield. A graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, where he earned a masters degree in maga… Read full bio

Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Zak Bentley is Americas editor at Infrastructure Investor, based in New York. Zak joined Infrastructure Investor in London in 2016 from Centaur where he was a reporter at their Clean Energy Pipeline title. He now leads Infrastructure Investor’s cover… Read full bio

Jennie Benza

Private Markets, General Electric Pension

Ms. Benza serves as Investment Manager for the General Electric Pension focused on the private markets. She previously worked for Abbott Capital, where she was most recently a Principal and a member of the Investment Committee. Before joining Abbott,… Read full bio

Sarah Bittner

Director, PGIM Private Capital

Sarah Bittner is a Director in PGIM Private Capital’s Direct Lending group, located in Chicago. She leads a team responsible for originating and underwriting middle-market Direct Lending investments, managing the portfolio, and supporting the firm's… Read full bio

Caroline Bliss

Executive Director, LGT Capital Partners

Caroline Bliss is an Executive Director at LGT Capital Partners in New York. She is responsible for origination, due diligence, execution and monitoring of co-investments, equity minority recaps and follow-on financings. Prior to joining the firm in… Read full bio

Cassie Bowe

Partner, Energy Impact Partners

Cassie Bowe is a Partner at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) where she is responsible for leading investments in multiple verticals across energy, climate, and sustainability. Her relevant investments include Flo, HopSkipDrive, Ion Solar, Viriciti, and Z… Read full bio

Heidi Boyd

Senior Managing Director- Infrastructure, Blackstone

Heidi Boyd is a Senior Managing Director in the Infrastructure Group, where she focuses primarily on investments in utilities and transportation sectors. Since joining Blackstone in 2018, Ms. Boyd has been involved in the execution of Blackstone inve… Read full bio

Tiernan Brady

Global Director of Inclusion, Clifford Chance

Tiernan Brady is the Global Director of Inclusion at Clifford Chance. Tiernan was Director of the Equality Campaign, the successful Australian marriage equality campaign and the Political Director of Yes Equality, the successful Irish campaign for ma… Read full bio

Jennifer Brown

Partner & Global Head of Consultant Relations, Adams Street Partners

Jennifer is the Global Head of Consultant Relations with an emphasis on building relationships with these important partners. This includes all of Adams Street’s commingled offerings and customized solutions. She works closely with Investor Relations… Read full bio

Amy Buckner Chowdhry

Founder & CEO, Answerlab

Amy founded AnswerLab 16+ years ago to help the world’s leading brands create experiences people love. As CEO, she focuses on the company’s vision for delivering human insights while also building a thriving and inclusive work culture. AnswerLab has… Read full bio

Valentina Burger-Jiménez

Vice President, DigitalBridge

Valentina joined DigitalBridge in 2022, where she works on the structuring and execution of debt financing transactions across DigitalBridge’s portfolio companies, as well as on the development and management of the firm's lending relationships globa… Read full bio

Nicole Byrns

Formerly, CPPIB America

Nicole Byrns is an accomplished alternative asset investor with 20+ year track record of investing and financing experience at funds and investment banks. Most recently, Ms Byrns was Managing Director of CPP Investment’s Capital Solutions Group where… Read full bio

Lan Cai

Deputy Chief Investment Officer, The Pension Boards United Church of Christ

Ms. Lan Cai, CFA, is Deputy Chief Investment Officer at PBUCC. She also invests for UCF endowment. Her focuses are asset allocation and manager selection in all asset classes. A financial industry veteran, Ms. Cai served as Managing Director and Port… Read full bio

Liz Campbell

Managing Director, Co-Head of Primaries , Portfolio Advisors

Liz Campbell is a Managing Director, Co-Head of the firm’s U.S. Primary Fund investment team, and a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. She joined Portfolio Advisors in 2013 and has been working in the private markets since 2007. Previously, L… Read full bio

Tanya Carmichael

Founder, Roxborough Advisory

Tanya is committed to creating catalytic impact pathways through a systems thinking approach. With more than 20 years of investment experience, Tanya carved out an executive pathway in private equity on the back of one key differentiator discovered e… Read full bio

Sweta Chanda

Managing Director, Head of Business Strategy, Monroe Capital

Ms. Sweta Chanda is a Managing Director, Head of Business Strategy of Monroe Capital. She is responsible for firmwide strategy, product and corporate development, and new initiatives to expand Monroe’s global footprint. Ms. Chanda has over 15 years o… Read full bio

Eunice Chapon

Director of Operations and Business Development, BrightEdge/American Cancer Society

Eunice is the Director of Operations and Business Development for BrightEdge, the impact investment and venture capital arm of the American Cancer Society. She brings an extensive background in asset management as a strategic senior leader, counselor… Read full bio

Christie Chen

Director of Investments, Oxford Properties Group

Christie Chen is a Director of Investments at Oxford Properties Group, where she is responsible for sourcing and structuring investments across a variety of asset classes including office, life sciences, industrial and real estate credit, with $4.0+… Read full bio

Elaine Chim

Managing Director, Global Head of Closed Products, Apex Group

Elaine Chim heads up the delivery of Private Equity, Private Debt and Real Assets product development for Apex globally. Elaine has over 19 years of experience in financial services and joined Apex as part of the Deutsche Bank acquisition in 2018. Pr… Read full bio

Maila Chuong

Director, Head of Capital Markets, Senior Credit, Manulife Investment Management

Maila is a Director, responsible for leading the firm’s capital markets activities including structuring, pricing, and executing transactions; lender and co-investor relationship management; and market research and reporting. Prior to joining Manulif… Read full bio

Gila Cohen

Managing Director & Head of Global Institutional Partnerships, Monroe Capital

Ms. Cohen is a Managing Director and Head of Global Institutional Partnerships of Monroe Capital. She will be responsible for new initiatives to expand Monroe’s global footprint, among institutional investors, focusing on the high growth Opportunisti… Read full bio

Maggie Coleman

Managing Partner, Private Capital Advisory, Real Assets, Sera Global

Maggie leads the Private Capital practice for Real Estate and is responsible for advising general partners, operating companies and managers of real assets, including real estate and infrastructure on capital formation and fund strategy, including ca… Read full bio

Colleen Collins

Managing Director, Blue Owl Capital

Colleen Collins is a Managing Director at Oak Street Capital, a division of Blue Owl Capital, which invests exclusively in single tenant net lease properties with high credit quality tenants subject to long term leases. Colleen has over 20 years of e… Read full bio

Laura Craft

Global Strategy & Investment ESG, Heitman

An industry ESG expert and in investment management over 16 years, Laura leads Heitman’s global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) platform (~$51 Billion AUM) and establishes systematic approaches to incorporate ESG into investment decision-… Read full bio

Janice Daly

Head of Sustainable Markets, Financial Services Advisory, Grant Thornton CFA

Janice is a senior Sustainable Finance specialist with 15 years of financial markets experience, who joined Grant Thornton in 2022 to build out the Sustainable Finance and Investment offering. As Head of Sustainable Markets, Janice is responsible for… Read full bio

Nadia Damouni

Partner, Prosek Partners

Nadia Damouni is a Partner at Prosek, where she counsels companies through lifecycle changes including M&A announcements, fundraising, launches, IPOs, restructurings, board governance and executive management transitions. She also leads executive… Read full bio

Meggie Daoust

Senior Director, Capital Solutions, CDPQ

Meggie Daoust is a Senior Director on the Capital Solutions team. In this role, she is responsible for originating, structuring, executing and monitoring quasi-equity and opportunistic credit transactions, across various industries. She sits on the E… Read full bio

Sunita Das

Partner, AlixPartners

Sunita’s work focuses on delivering high-impact programs for companies across a wide range of industries, including circularity and sustainable solutions. As a Partner at AlixPartners, she helps clients transform and capture value from marketplace tr… Read full bio

Stephanie Strid Davis

Co-Head of U.S. Private Wealth Solutions, Hamilton Lane

Stephanie is a Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S Private Wealth Solutions at Hamilton Lane where she is responsible for leading the U.S. business development team focusing on Financial Intermediaries and Platforms. Stephanie brings more than 25 ye… Read full bio

Anna Dayn

Managing Partner, New End

Anna Dayn is a Managing Partner and US head of New End, a family-office-anchored strategic advisory and capital formation firm in private markets. At New End, Anna partners and invests in high-growth companies, sponsors and investment platforms to pr… Read full bio

Merche Del Valle

Former Chief Talent and HR Officer

Former Chief Talent and HR Officer, Executive and CEO Executive Coach with extensive global cross-industry experience helping organizations to gain competitive advantage through constructive and inclusive People Strategy. Merche is recognized for her… Read full bio

Leah Dillon

Chief Operating Officer, Alliance Global Advisors

Leah Dillon is a senior-level investment professional with extensive real asset knowledge of the institutional landscape. Leah joined Alliance Global Advisors as Chief Operating Officer & Head of Partner Engagement. Prior to joining Alliance, Lea… Read full bio

Tzvete Doncheva

Investor Relations Lead, PropTech1 Ventures

After working as one of the youngest international correspondents for Bulgarian privately-owned TV media group BTV, Tzvete Doncheva used her background as a journalist to transition to tech business development. She entered the tech sector as a first… Read full bio

Julie Donegan

Portfolio Manager, CalSTRS

Julie Donegan joined CalSTRS in December 2019 as a Portfolio Manager. She leads the team that is focused on residential assets in the CalSTRS Real Estate portfolio which includes development, acquisition, and Real Estate Operating Company ownership.… Read full bio

Griffin Edwards

Principal, Apollo Global Management

Griffin Edwards joined Apollo in August 2021 as a part of the Operational Excellence team in APPS (Private Equity Operating Group). Prior to that time, Griffin was an Associate Partner focusing on enterprise-wide operational transformations at McKins… Read full bio

Danielle Even

Principal, Real Estate Investments, GCM Grosvenor

Ms. Even is involved in all aspects of the firm's real estate practice, including deal sourcing, due diligence, asset management, portfolio construction, and managing client relationships. Prior to joining GCM Grosvenor, Ms. Even was a Portfolio Mana… Read full bio

Joan Fang

Principal, Ares Management

Ms. Fang is a Principal in Ares Infrastructure Debt. Prior to joining Ares in 2014, Ms. Fang was an Analyst at Morgan Stanley, where she focused on investment banking, including mergers and acquisitions and capital raises. Previously, Ms. Fang was an… Read full bio

Marianna Fassinotti

Head of Private Credit, The D. E. Shaw Group

Marianna Fassinotti is a managing director of D. E. Shaw Co., L.P. and head of the D. E. Shaw group’s Private Credit investment unit operating from the firm’s New York office. Prior to joining the D. E. Shaw group in 2015, Ms. Fassinotti was a managi… Read full bio

Leticia Ferreras Astorqui

Director, Allianz Global Investors

Leticia Ferreras Astorqui is a senior portfolio manager in the Allianz Global Investors’ Development Finance team, which manages over USD 3bn of commitments. Leticia joined AllianzGI in July 2020 to help expand AllianzGI’s presence in Emerging Market… Read full bio

Lucy Fletcher

Managing Director, Global Head Portfolio Management, QuadReal

Lucy joined QuadReal Property Group in June 2017 and is currently Managing Director, Global Head of Portfolio Management. Lucy brings over 24 years of experience in real estate investments and real estate capital markets. During her time at QuadReal… Read full bio

Mary Kathleen Flynn

Editor-in-Chief, PE Hub, PEI Group

Mary Kathleen Flynn has covered private equity for more than 15 years. MK joined PEI Group in 2021 and serves as Editor-in-Chief of PE Hub, overseeing pehub.com and pehubeurope.com and leading an editorial team that spans the US and the UK. Previousl… Read full bio

Bonnie Frank

Managing Director and Head of Private Investment and Enterprise Risk, Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Bonnie Frank is Managing Director and Head of Private Investment and Enterprise Risk, at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), leading a team of diverse risk professionals who oversee private investment risk management coverin… Read full bio

Debra Franzese

Partner, Seward & Kissel

Debbie is a partner in the Investment Management group who focuses on providing practical and results-oriented legal and regulatory advice. She works with sponsors and managers of various private investment funds and other pooled investment vehicles,… Read full bio

Michelle Gannot

Principal, Head of Investment, Exigent Capital

Michelle is Principal at Exigent Capital Group where she leads the Investment Team, sits on the Executive Committee, and guides the firm's multi-thematic global investment initiatives. Michelle joined Exigent in 2020 with over 25 years of multidiscip… Read full bio

Kathryn Gernert

Managing Director, Emerging Manager Program & Senior Portfolio Manager, Real Estate, Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation

Kathryn Gernert is a Managing Director of the Private Markets Emerging Manager program consisting of Private Equity and Real Estate. She also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager on the Real Estate team within the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporat… Read full bio

Kirsten Hagen

Co-Founder & Partner, Brinley Partners

Kirsten Hagen is a co-founder and partner of Brinley Partners, and a member of the Investment Committee. Brinley Partners is an alternative investment firm founded in 2021 focused on providing capital solutions to high quality, below investment grade… Read full bio

Laura Held

Partner, Shamrock Capital

Laura is a Partner and member of the Executive Committee of Shamrock Capital. She currently serves as a director of AnswerLab, Highwire, VidMob, Adweek, Bayard, and EDO. Previously, Laura served on the boards of Wpromote, Mobilitie, RBmedia, and Ques… Read full bio

Hillary Higgins

Managing Director, Stonepeak

Hillary is a Managing Director with Stonepeak. Prior to joining Stonepeak, Hillary was a Senior Vice President at Brookfield Asset Management where she was a member of the Global Infrastructure team. Prior to Brookfield, she worked at RBC Capital Mar… Read full bio

Helen Hopkins

Senior Responsible Investment Analyst , USS Investment Management

Helen Hopkins is a Senior Responsible Investment Analyst at USS Investment Management, the principal asset manager for the UK’s Universities Superannuation Scheme. Helen undertakes ESG due diligence and manager monitoring for externally managed strat… Read full bio

Kim Hourihan

CIO, CBRE Investment Management

Kim Hourihan is Chief Investment Officer for CBRE Investment Management. In this role, Kim is responsible for investment strategy, performance and risk. She chairs the Global Investment Committee and has oversight of all the regional and strategy-spe… Read full bio

Michelle Jacobi

Managing Director, Gatewood Capital

Michelle is a Managing Director and is responsible for leading Gatewood’s fundraising and marketing initiatives, as well as assisting in business development and transaction origination. Michelle has deep fundraising experience, with a particular foc… Read full bio

Shamafa Khan

Managing Director | Marketing and Investor Relations, Crayhill Capital Management

Ms. Khan is a Managing Director and Head of Marketing & Investor Relations at Crayhill Capital Management. Prior to joining Crayhill, Ms. Khan was a member of the Global Business Development Group at Babson Capital Management (now Barings), where… Read full bio

Ingrid Kiefer

Partner and Chief Marketing Officer, Canyon Partners

Ingrid Kiefer is a Partner and Canyon’s Chief Marketing Officer. Ms. Kiefer joined Canyon in 2009 and is responsible for business development strategy, client partnerships and corporate communications for the firm. Ms. Kiefer also organizes and leads… Read full bio

Cara Killackey

Principal, Investor Relations, I Squared Capital

Cara Killackey is a Principal on the Investor Relations team at I Squared Capital and has led the global project management activities since 2020 for several fundraises including the ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III which closed last year at $15 bi… Read full bio

Kelly Labritz

Partner, Clifford Chance

Kelly Labritz represents alternative asset managers and investors on a range of transactions related to private funds and their general partners. She has advised on several groundbreaking GP-led fund restructurings and GP stake transactions, as well… Read full bio

Lynn LaChapelle

Managing Director, Capital Markets, JLL

As Managing Director, Lynn LaChapelle executes and oversees Capital Markets transactions of premier office, life science properties and land. Lynn is a member of JLL’s national Life Science Practice group where she lends her expertise in equity, and… Read full bio

Raelan Lambert

Global Alternatives Leader, Mercer

Raelan Lambert leads Mercer's global alternatives business, encompassing more than 250 investment professionals across 29 offices worldwide, $30B in AUM and $182B in AUA as of June 2022. She is accountable for strategy, financial performance, operati… Read full bio

Mary Lang

Head of Americas Direct Logistics Strategies and Portfolio Manager, CBRE Investment Management

Mary Lang is Head of Americas Direct Logistics Strategies and serves as a Portfolio Manager for a fund sponsored by the firm. Mary, who began her career in the asset management industry in 2000, joined CBRE Investment Management in 2021 from Prologis… Read full bio

Kate Laurence

General Partner and CEO, Bloccelerate VC

Kate Mitselmakher is the CEO, Founder & General Partner of Bloccelerate VC, a thesis driven Web3 fund investing in category-defining blockchain companies since 2018. Kate leads the strategy of the fund. She also serves on the board of fund’s port… Read full bio

Danielle Lemberg

Counsel, Seward & Kissel

Danielle Lemberg is counsel in the Business Transactions Group of Seward & Kissel LLP. Danielle represents private companies, investment management firms, business owners and managers in connection with a variety of business transactions, equity… Read full bio

Kathryn Liao

Managing Principal, Private Equity Group, Allstate

Kathryn Liao is a Managing Principal on Allstate’s Private Equity team with responsibility for leading direct equity and fund investments in the infrastructure and energy sectors. Ms. Liao joined the group in 2015. She previously worked in Sydney, Au… Read full bio

Matthew Lipton

Co-Head of Infrastructure Investment Research, Partners Group

Matthew Lipton is part of the Private Infrastructure team and Co-Head of Infrastructure Investment Research, based in New York. He has 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Neuberger Berman, Macquarie Capital… Read full bio

Colleen Longobardi

Managing Director, Audax Private Debt

Colleen Longobardi is a Managing Director at Audax Private Debt, and a member of our senior debt investment team. Prior to joining Audax in 2022, Colleen was a Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Credit Research for Blackstone’s Liquid Credit Strat… Read full bio

Laurie Mahon

Former Vice Chair, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets

Laurie Mahon serves as Former Vice Chair of CIBC’s Global Investment Banking business, a role she assumed after having led the Global Infrastructure and Power team since August 2013. She has spent her entire professional life in the infrastructure sp… Read full bio

Karen Mahrous

Senior Vice President, Head of ESG, Clarion Partners

Karen Mahrous is a Senior Vice President and the Head of ESG for Clarion Partners. She oversees the Firm’s ESG strategy and implementation of initiatives, focusing on enhancing value and mitigating risk through continuing the Firm’s progress on resil… Read full bio

Genevieve Maltais-Boisvert

Managing Director, DigitalBridge

Geneviève Maltais-Boisvert is a Managing Director at DigitalBridge Investment Management. Ms. Maltais-Boisvert has over 15 years of experience in global infrastructure funds direct investing and investment banking across the Americas, Europe, Turkey,… Read full bio

Isabelle Martin

Head of Strategic Partnerships, United States and Latin America, Ivanhoé Cambridge

In her role as Head of Strategic Partnerships for the United States and Latin America, Isabelle Martin plays a key role in optimizing business relationships with Ivanhoé Cambridge’s strategic partners and liaises with all internal teams to drive bett… Read full bio

Jenetta Mason

Managing Director, Kroll

Jenetta Mason is a managing director in the Portfolio Valuation group of Kroll (formerly known as Duff & Phelps). She specializes in the valuation of illiquid securities, investments and portfolios for Alternative Asset managers including hedge f… Read full bio

Kristina Matthews

Managing Director, ONEX

Kristina Matthews is a Managing Director at Onex within the Client & Product Solutions team, primarily focused on the firm’s credit strategies. Prior to this she was at Brightwood Capital serving as Head of IR & ESG where the main focus was o… Read full bio

Lane McDonald

Managing Director, Strategy & Operations, OMERS

As Managing Director, Strategy & Operations, Lane works with investment and management teams to assess new investments and define and execute value-creation priorities. Lane is based in New York and joined the OMERS Private Equity team in 2022. P… Read full bio

Pamela McKoin

Assistant Director of Real Estate, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity

Pamela McKoin is the Assistant Director of the Real Estate Program at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO). Her mission is to change the face of real estate to become a more diverse and inclusive industry. She has over 30 years of real estate e… Read full bio

Johnathan Medina

Global Head of DE&I, Macquarie Asset Management

Johnathan Medina is the Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). In this global role, Johnathan is responsible for fostering inclusion and bolstering diversity across MAM. He partners with our portf… Read full bio

Lacey Mehran

Managing Director, VSS Capital Partners

Lacey Mehran is a Managing Director who joined VSS Capital Partners in 2006. Ms. Mehran is currently responsible for Limited Partner relations, including fundraising and the co-investment program, as well as transaction origination. Previously, Ms. M… Read full bio

Sheryl Mejia

Managing Partner, Steward Asset Management

Sheryl leads sourcing, diligence, execution, and monitoring of anchor investments targeting newly forming private equity and opportunistic strategies. She maintains a focus on strategies of growing interest to Institutional Limited Partners, ultimate… Read full bio

Sona Menon

Partner and Head of the North American Pension Practice, Cambridge Associates

Sona Menon is Partner and Head of the North American Pension Practice at Cambridge Associates. Based in Boston, she also serves as an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) for a diverse group of pension clients. Sona has been with Cambridge Asso… Read full bio

Sophia Mullen

President, Head of Co-Investment Research, EnTrust Global

Sophia Mullen is President of EnTrust Global, Head of Co-Investment Research, and a member of the firm’s Management Committee, Global Investment Committee, and ESG Committee. Ms. Mullen joined the firm as a Vice President in September 2013, with an i… Read full bio

Heather Mutterperl

Principal- Real Estate, Investcorp

Heather Mutterperl has over 30-years of experience in real estate investment management. She brings an expertise in asset and portfolio management to her current role of Principal for Investcorp. Heather rejoined Investcorp in 2015 from Hudson Realty… Read full bio

Claire Ngo

Managing Director, Private Equity Fund Investments, Temsasek

Claire Ngo, Managing Director, Private Equity Fund Investments and Temasek Americas, is responsible for the deployment of the firm’s private equity fund investments as well as their syndicated co-investment opportunities in the Americas, Europe and A… Read full bio

Michelle Noyes

Managing Director, Head of Americas, Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)

Michelle Noyes joined AIMA in 2012 as Chief Operating Officer of AIMA's New York office and became the Association’s Head of Americas in December 2017. Prior to AIMA, Michelle was Head of International Sales and Investor Relations for BRZ Investiment… Read full bio

Isabel O'Brien

Reporter, Americas, Infrastructure Investor

Isabel O’Brien is the Americas Reporter at Infrastructure Investor based in New York. Isabel joined Infrastructure Investor in 2021 after freelancing with outlets such as Freakonomics Radio and the Granite State News Collective. Her expertise of the… Read full bio

Colleen O'Connor

Senior Vice President, Leasing, East Coast and U.K. Markets, BioMed Realty

Colleen serves as BioMed Realty’s Senior Vice President, Leasing, East Coast and UK Markets, where she manages more than 6.5 million square feet of life science and technology space across two continents. This includes driving BioMed’s portfolio stra… Read full bio

Bill O'Conor

Managing Director, Americas, PEI Group

Responsible for shaping US commercial vision, executing, and controlling all of PEI's US focused activities to enable best possible growth rates for the group's relevant products and services. PEI Group's activities in the US comprise a portfolio of… Read full bio

Kristin Olson

Global head of the Alternative Capital Markets Group, Goldman Sachs

Kristin is global head of the Alternative Capital Markets Group at Goldman Sachs, which is responsible for sourcing, creating, marketing, and providing ongoing investor relations for the alternative investments offered by the firm. Kristin joined Gol… Read full bio

Margaret Osmulski

Principal, Ares Management

Ms. Osmulski is a Principal in Ares Infrastructure Debt. Prior to joining Ares in 2022, Ms. Osmulski was a Vice President on the Infrastructure Debt Team at AMP Capital, where she was primarily responsible for execution and asset management of infras… Read full bio

Alexa Oyague

Vice President, US Private Capital, BlackRock

Alexa Oyague, Vice President, is a member of BlackRock Alternative Investors ("BAI") and resides within the Global Credit Platform. She is responsible for originating and executing direct lending and special situations investment opportunities and ma… Read full bio

Caroline Page

Partner, HighVista Strategies

Caroline is a Partner at HighVista Strategies and joined the firm in 2012. She is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee and leads the Relationship Management team. Previously, Caroline was a strategy consultant at Bain & Company. She also s… Read full bio

Danielle Pal

Senior Associate, Onex

Danielle Pal joined Onex in June of 2022 as a Senior Associate where she participates in all aspects of Onex’ Responsible Investment program. She has played a lead role in the selection and roll-out of an ESG data collection and carbon accounting pla… Read full bio

Mansi Patel

Managing Director, MetLife Investments Management

Mansi Patel is a Managing Director at MetLife Investments Management in the MetLife Private Capital group. She is the Head of the U.S. Infrastructure and Project Finance debt, responsible for transaction sourcing, origination, underwriting and portfo… Read full bio

Marta Perez

Head of Americas, Infrastructure Debt, Allianz Capital Partners

Marta Perez is the Head of the Americas Infrastructure Debt at Allianz Capital Partners. She is responsible to lead the team’s activities across different sectors in the Americas. Marta is part of the Investment Committee, and she is based in New Yor… Read full bio

Chelsea Perino

Managing Director, Global Marketing and Communications, The Executive Centre

With an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Linguistics from NYU and after a four-year solo trip around the world, Chelsea Perino first discovered her love for advertising in Cape Town, South Africa. There, Chelsea spent two years running all th… Read full bio

Lara Pollock

Associate, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation

Lara is an investment associate on the Private Equity and Special Opportunities team at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, an ~$80B sovereign wealth fund. Born and raised in Alaska, Lara is extremely passionate about APFC’s mission of delivering… Read full bio

Sharis Pozen

Regional Managing Partner, Americas, Clifford Chance

Sharis Pozen is the Regional Managing Partner, Americas and Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Antitrust Practice. She has extensive experience in both government and private practice. Over the course of her career, Sharis has held senior positions at GE,… Read full bio

Jennifer Prosek

Founder and Managing Partner, Prosek Partners

Jennifer Prosek is the founder and Managing Partner of Prosek Partners, a leading international public relations and financial communications consultancy with offices in New York, London, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Palm Beach, Fairfield an… Read full bio

Sylvia Qiu

Managing Director, CVC Capital Partners

Dr. Sylvia Qiu is a Managing Director at CVC Capital Partners, a global private equity firm with $85B of assets under management. There, she focuses on investments in the healthcare space. Prior to CVC, she began her career at Citi and spent time in… Read full bio

Violeta Rabanal

Senior Director, Head of Corporate Development, Mitsubishi Power

Violeta Rabanal is the Senior Director – Head of Corporate Development at Mitsubishi Power, where she leads capital raises and M&A across energy transition and conventional businesses. Violeta has 13+ years of experience in financial services wit… Read full bio

Hallie Ransone

Managing Director, Liberty Mutual Investments

Hallie Ransone joined the Global Fixed Income team at Liberty Mutual Investments in 2020 where she leads the Private Credit business as a Portfolio Manager. Her responsibilities include developing and driving the platform's originations strategy, ove… Read full bio

Jackie Rantanen

Head of Product Solutions, Hamilton Lane

Jackie is a Managing Director and the Head of Product Solutions at Hamilton Lane, where she is responsible for aligning our specialized funds offerings to meet client objectives and needs. Jackie also serves as a member of the Executive, Investment a… Read full bio

Abigail Rayner

Principal, Real Assets, HarbourVest

Abigail Rayner joined the HarbourVest team in 2018 as a product specialist focused on global infrastructure and real assets investments. Abigail joined the Firm from Octopus Investments, a London-based renewable energy manager. Prior to that, Abigail… Read full bio

Keren Raz

Senior Responsible Investment Manager, APG Asset Management

Keren G. Raz is the Senior Responsible Investment Manager at APG Asset Management. In that role, she serves as the global responsible investment lead for private equity, hedge funds, and private credit. Prior to joining APG, Keren was the Global Head… Read full bio

Hillary Ripley

Senior Director, Igeno Infrastructure Partners

Hillary Ripley is responsible for business development and other investor-facing activities on behalf of the firm’s global direct infrastructure platform. Hillary’s investment career began at J.P. Morgan and she has 30 years of experience working wit… Read full bio

Ellie Rubenstein

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Manna Tree Partners

As the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Manna Tree, Ellie is a passionate investor focused on improving human health. Manna Tree invests in growth stage businesses transforming the food supply chain for healthier outcomes. Ellie is a member of the… Read full bio

Emma Russell

Principal, Argo Infrastructure Partners

Emma Russell is a Principal at Argo Infrastructure Partners where she focuses on origination and execution across the Argo mandate with a particular focus on energy transition and sustainability. Prior to her time with Argo, Emma was a Principal at V… Read full bio

Catherine Saunders

Managing Director, Benefit Street Partners

Catherine Saunders is a managing director with Benefit Street Partners and is based in our New York office. Prior to joining BSP in 2015, Ms. Saunders was an associate at Citigroup in New York, where she worked in the real estate finance group, focus… Read full bio

Tim Savage

Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real

Timothy H. Savage is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, where he is the Faculty Director of the CREFC Center for Real Estate Finance and the Faculty Co-Director of the NYU SPS Applied Analytics Lab. He is the f… Read full bio

Hannah Schofield

Managing Director, DC Advisory

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

Fran Seegull

President, U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

Fran Seegull is President of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, which works to increase awareness of impact investing in the United States, foster deployment of impact capital across asset classes globally, and partner with stakeholders, including g… Read full bio

Yokasta Segura-Baez

Managing Director, Investor Relations, ArcLight Capital Partners

Yokasta has two decades of Private Equity fundraising and investor relations experience having successfully raised capital across the full spectrum of Private Equity and Real Assets funds and separately managed customized accounts. Yokasta has vast e… Read full bio

Shari Sentner

Founding Partner & CEO, Wilrich Energy

Shari is a founding partner of Wilrich Energy, which she established in 2018 in response to the tremendous lack of debt capital available to the Canadian oil & gas sector. She has over 25 years of corporate and commercial lending experience, prim… Read full bio

Snehal Shah

Reporter, New Private Markets, PEI Group

Snehal Shah is a reporter for New Private Markets, PEI Group’s publication for climate, sustainability, ESG, impact investing and diversity in private markets. She works across private equity, venture capital, private debt, infrastructure and real as… Read full bio

Jill Shaw

Managing Director, Cambridge Associates

Jill has more than 20 years of investment experience and has been with Cambridge Associates since 2001. She is a Managing Director at the firm, serving as a Director of Private Investments. Jill works with a variety of clients, including foundations,… Read full bio

Emily Shiau

Principal, Adams Street Partners

Emily supports the Private Credit Team in all aspects of the decision-making process, including sourcing, structuring, reviewing, and negotiating deal opportunities. Prior to Adams Street Partners, she worked at Alvarez & Marsal within their Rest… Read full bio

Jessica Springsteen

Partner, Clifford Chance

Jessica A. Springsteen is a member of the Americas Energy and Infrastructure Group at Clifford Chance. She regularly advises sponsors, commercial banks, multilateral organizations, and export credit agencies in all aspects of the development and fina… Read full bio

Alexandra Stanton

CEO and Founder, Empire Global Ventures

Alexandra Stanton is the CEO of Empire Global Ventures LLC. She is an attorney with a proven record of executive leadership in business development, technology, organizational development, and public-private partnerships. Alexandra is committed to wo… Read full bio

Corinne Still

Partner, Apollo Global Management

Ms. Corinne Still is a Partner in Apollo's Infrastructure Equity business. She joined Apollo in 2016 and is responsible for originating, underwriting and managing equity investments in energy transition and circular economy. Ms. Still sits on the boa… Read full bio

Joanne Taylor

Partner & Managing Director, AlixPartners

Joanne has more than 25 years of industry and consulting experience. She is passionate about developing forward-thinking world-class business operations that are digitally enabled, optimized, and positioned for growth. Clients benefit from Joanne’s c… Read full bio

Stephanie Thomes

Senior Insurance Investment Consultant, Mercer

Stephanie Thomes is a Senior Investment Consultant within the U.S. Insurance Practice at Mercer. Her expertise includes investment and risk strategy, alternatives, asset allocation, and capital efficient investing for general accounts. Prior to joini… Read full bio

Daphne Tong

Co-Head of Investments, WestCap

Daphne is a partner and co-head of investments at WestCap, an operating equity firm that invests in asset-light, tech marketplaces. At WestCap, Daphne leads the investment team and spearheads firm-wide initiatives around mentorship and D&I. Prior… Read full bio

Patti Unti

Head of CRE Equity, Waterfall Asset Management

Patti Unti is a Managing Director at Waterfall Asset Management and Head of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Equity Strategy. Patti has over 25 years of commercial real estate experience across numerous disciplines including equity and debt acquisit… Read full bio

Marina Vannucci

Director of Private Equity, Swiss Re

Marina Vannucci joined Swiss Re Asset Management in 2013 and is the Director of Private Equity in the Asset Management division. Marina is responsible for developing and executing the Private Equity mandate for Swiss Re Group in North America, focusi… Read full bio

Leslie Vargas

Senior Portfolio Manager, Resolution Life US

Leslie is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Resolution Life US in New York. Leslie manages investments and executes the investment strategy across the asset class spectrum with a focus on private assets and alternatives and leverages relationships with t… Read full bio

Bhavika Vyas

Managing Director, Stepstone

Ms. Vyas is a member of the responsible investing team at StepStone, with a focus on impact investing. She is also involved in the Firm’s responsible investing initiative. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Vyas was a managing director at East Rock Capital, a m… Read full bio

Elizabeth Weindruch

Managing Director, Barings

Elizabeth Weindruch is a member of Barings’ Diversified Alternative Equity team and is responsible for originating and underwriting funds and co-investments in North America and Latin America. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, she was with the Wells… Read full bio

Julie Welinsky

Principal, Investcorp

Julie Welinsky joined Investcorp in 2014 from UBS, where she spent two years as an investment banking analyst in Leveraged Finance. She currently serves on the board of directors of CrossCountry Consulting and ICR. Julie holds a Bachelor of Business… Read full bio

Jessica Wichser

Managing Director, Co-Head Private Real Estate Asset Management, Partners Group

Jessica Wichser is Co-Head of Private Real Estate Asset Management, based in New York. She is a member of the Private Real Estate Direct Investment Committee. She has been with Partners Group since 2010 and has 20 years of industry experience. Prior… Read full bio

Lauren Winkler

Senior Director, ESG, The Green Cities Company

Lauren Winkler is the Senior Director of ESG for The Green Cities Company, an investment management firm pioneering environmental and social responsibility in the real estate sector by developing industry-leading, value-driving Environmental, Social,… Read full bio

Dan Winters

Senior Director, GRESB

Mr. Winters furthers GRESB’s international scope and impact by engaging institutional investors throughout the Americas, establishing industry partnerships for ESG data, and expanding GRESB coverage among REITs, private equity firms and multinational… Read full bio

Julia Wittlin

Partner, RedBird Capital Partners

Julia Wittlin is a Partner of RedBird Capital and leads the Firm’s Miami office. In her current role, Julia leads the Firm’s efforts in venture and emerging growth where RedBird backs disruptive technologies and business models in RedBird’s core area… Read full bio

Aiyu Yuan Nicholson

Partner, StepStone Group

Ms. Nicholson is a member of the private equity team, focusing on buyouts, special situations and co-investments. Prior to joining StepStone in 2009, Ms. Nicholson was a credit analyst for Tudor Investment Corporation, an asset management firm, where… Read full bio

Iris Zhao-Fiorello

Head of Capital Formation and Investment Solutions, Castleforge

Iris Zhao-Fiorello is Head of Capital Formation and Investment Solutions at Castleforge, a private real estate firm focused on thematic value-add investing in the UK and Europe. Iris leads the firm’s business development strategy and works with inves… Read full bio

Jingcai Zhu

Co-Founding Partner and Head of Investor Relations, NewVest

Jingcai Zhu is Head of Investor Relations at NewVest and is based in New York. Prior to NewVest, Jingcai was a Managing Director at Riverstone Holdings, an energy, power and infrastructure focused private equity and credit manager with over $40 billi… Read full bio

Cosima Zoller

Principal, Ares Management

Ms. Zoller is a Principal in Ares Infrastructure Debt. Prior to joining Ares in 2022, Ms. Zoller was a Director on the Infrastructure Debt Team at AMP Capital, where she was primarily responsible for the sourcing, execution and asset management of in… Read full bio

Sara Zulkosky

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Recast Capital

Sara is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recast Capital, a 100% women-owned platform investing in and supporting emerging managers in venture, with a focus on diverse partnerships. Sara previously served as a Venture Partner at Greenspring Asso… Read full bio

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