Investment Executive with extensive experience in real asset-focused private equity, hedge fund and private placements. Published communicator and public speaker who creates value through identification of market needs, innovation, and relationship building in the public pension, ...more

Investment Executive with extensive experience in real asset-focused private equity, hedge fund and private placements. Published communicator and public speaker who creates value through identification of market needs, innovation, and relationship building in the public pension, endowment/foundation and multi-family office markets. Currently, Senior Advisor to Corinth Capital Partners, an alternative asset fund of funds specializing in the private equity sector. Corinth has an exclusive capacity relationship with Vista Equity Partners to participate in Vista's funds, due to our long-standing relationship with founder Robert Smith. Also currently, serving as Advisor to APC North America, a subsidiary of Alternative Energy Inc. (AEI), a Hong Kong-based agribusiness. APC builds, owns and operates Insect Bio-Refineries and has developed a state of the art breeding and harvesting capacity for the production of insect-based protein on an industrial scale. Former Head of Mirasol Advisors LLC, placement for hedge / private equity funds including $2.25B Energy Capital Partners, a Goldman Sachs partner-created private equity firm focused on energy infrastructure. Head of Business Development for Bunge Asset Mgt, specialists in real assets, infrastructure, energy, shipping, commodities and ag investment strategies. Global Head and creator of UBS’ and Lehman Brothers’ hedge fund capital introduction groups. Recipient of UBS' President's Award for innovation, creativity and results. Senior Director of Marketing at the New York Mercantile Exchange focused on developing institutional investor market on the use of hedge funds, futures and commodities. Led the creation and launch of the first 24-hr electronic trading system for natural gas and crude oil futures and options. Board member of the Center for International Security and Derivative Markets at University of Massachusetts. One of the original creators of the “CAIA” designation. Published many articles on hedge fund performance including The Handbook of Alternative Investment Strategies (1999). Recipient of Institutional Investor’s Martello Award for 2008 for best research on hedge fund performance.less