Private Funds Forum
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Private Funds Forum – 2023
Scottsdale, AZ | October 4-6, 2023
Wednesday, October 4th Arrival & Welcome Reception
WHEN - 6:00 PM
WHERE – Skyline Rooftop, Hotel Valley Ho
Thursday, October 5th Day 1 Business Meeting
WHEN - 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
WHERE – Sands Room, Hotel Valley Ho
Friday October 6th Day 2 Business Meeting
WHEN - 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
WHERE – Sands Room, Hotel Valley Ho
Group Dinner
WHEN - 6:30 PM
WHERE – Maple and Ash Group Dinner
WHEN – 6:00 PM
WHERE – Toca Madera
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Frank Anduiza
EVP, Head of Private Fund Sales, Ultimus LeverPoint
www.linkedin.com/frankanduiza/
As Executive Vice President, Head of Private Fund Sales, Frank is responsible for new logo revenue of the private fund administration business and overseeing the private fund business development team at Ultimus LeverPoint. He will develop the sales and market strategy for Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Administration and manage the execution of that strategy across the various private fund market segments.
Prior to joining Ultimus, Frank headed up the U.S. Business Development at BNY Mellon where he established and led a sales team focused on selling fund administration services to alternative investment managers in the private equity, hedge fund and real estate segments.
Previous to his position at BNY Mellon, Frank was a business development executive at Citigroup Prime Brokerage focused on private markets, helping to creating solutions for large and mid-sized asset managers. Earlier in his career Frank served as counterparty credit officer at both Credit Suisse and JP Morgan.
Frank is a graduate of State University of New York at Albany. He joined Ultimus in 2021 and has been in the financial services industry since 1993.
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Jerry Barbara
Director, Business Development. Krypton Fund Services
jbarbara@kryptonfs.com
Phone: 732-925-3982
Mr. Barbara is a Director of Business Development for Krypton Fund Services. He brings 20-plus years of experience specializing in financial services. Mr. Barbara served on more than 200 investment partnership engagements before crossing over into Business Development in 1999. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors for the MidAtlantic Hedge Fund Association, the Steering Committee for the Regulatory Compliance Association, and the Board for the Alternative Investment Committee for NICSA. He received an Associate's and a Bachelor of Science from the City University of New York and a Master's of Business Administration from Wagner College.
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Nicole Belmont
Managing Director, Head of Research, Far Hills Group
www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-belmont-caia-55716713
nbelmont@farhills.com
Nicole Belmont joined the Far Hills Group in 2001. Her current responsibilities include leading the firm’s efforts in sourcing new managers including analyzing and vetting new managers and strategies, conducting due diligence, and overseeing the onboarding process. In her role as the firm’s gatekeeper, Nicole routinely meets with hedge fund and private equity managers with a focus on analyzing their ability to raise institutional assets. Additionally, Nicole oversees the firm's research efforts with a focus on creating differentiated and value-added manager communications. Prior to joining Far Hills Group, Nicole was employed by ING Furman Selz Asset Management (IFSAM) where she was responsible for research and market analysis that supported their alternative investment platform, ING Alternative Asset Management. In that role, she was responsible for developing and creating marketing materials focused on manager differentiation, quantitative analysis, client reporting, and interacting with both the consultant and hedge fund database communities. Prior to joining IFSAM in February 2000, Nicole was employed by Mainstay Mutual Funds as a Marketing Associate where she was responsible for developing programs to enhance sales productivity within the broker/dealer distribution channel.
Nicole received her MBA in Marketing from Pace University and her BS from Manhattan College. She received her Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation in 2007.
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Gary Berger
Audit Partner, CohnReznick
www.linkedin.com/in/gary-berger-a561145
Gary.Berger@CohnReznick.com
Office: 646-625-5733 | Mobile: 201-247-1776
Gary Berger is an audit partner at CohnReznick LLP and serves as the Northeast Financial Services Industry Leader. Based in the Firm’s New York office, he is extensively involved in the Firm’s Financial Services practice and has more than 30 years of experience serving domestic and offshore hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, and fund of funds.
Gary provides advice on fund start up issues including organizational structure, economic and tax issues, seeding arrangements, and general business consultation. He serves as a relationship manager on numerous clients and is responsible for coordinating, managing and performing audit services of funds.
Gary is a frequent speaker at financial services conferences and seminars. He has presented on numerous industry topics including, how to launch a hedge fund, valuation and fair value of investment portfolios, organizational and tax issues associated with investment partnerships, opportunity zones, and accounting and technical issues for investment partnerships.
Prior to joining CohnReznick, Gary headed up the hedge fund practices nationally for KPMG and Rothstein Kass.
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Joshua Blumenthal
Audit Partner, CohnReznick
www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-blumenthal-86b1125/
Joshua.l.blumenthal@cohnreznick.com
Phone: 646-448-5411 | Mobile: 201-341-4124
Joshua Blumenthal is an audit partner of CohnReznick’s Financial Sponsors & Financial Services Industry Group. He has more than 20 years of experience providing audit and other attestation services to the alternative investment industry, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, and fund of funds.
Josh is responsible for coordinating, managing and performing audit services for alternative investment vehicles. He provides guidance on fund structuring, fee allocations, seeding arrangements, best practices as well as reviewing and commenting on fund offering and governing documents.
Joshua started his accounting career at Rothstein Kass in October 1998 and worked his way up through the ranks to become partner in July 2006. He joined CohnReznick in May 2019 from KPMG LLP where he was an audit partner since July 2014, when Rothstein Kass was acquired by KPMG.
Josh regularly speaks at industry events and contributes to industry thought leadership articles and publications.
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Matthew Bradbard
Director, Alternative Investments, RCM
https://www.linkedin.com/company/rcm-asset-management/mycompany/
mbradbard@rcmam.com
Phone: 312-870-1653 | Mobile: 305-934-1408
Matthew Bradbard serves as Director of Alternative Investments at RCM; Matt has his hand in many parts of the RCM Alternatives Business. Matt’s focus in the US is helping potential investors gain access to suitable Managed Futures strategies, building customized portfolios, and input in RCM’s educational articles on Managed Futures. Separately Matt also works with traders (CTAs, CPOs, individuals) to identify effective solutions from an execution and clearing perspective. Matt has lead RCM China’s team and has played an integral part in their expansion into China. He organizes RCM Alternatives multiple live events across the country. Previously, Matt ran his own IB for more than 5 years and ran his own CTA strategy. Matt obtained his BS in Finance from Northeastern University while also studying at the University of Sydney graduating in 2000. Matt has been series 3 licensed and in good standing with NFA and CFTC since 2001.
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Jorge de Cardenas
CEO, TrustServe
www.linkedin.com/company/trustserve-lp/?viewAsMember=true
jdecardenas@trustserve.net
Phone: 305-677-9809
Jorge R. de Cardenas is a Co-Founder and the CEO of TrustServe. Prior to co-founding TrustServe, Jorge cofounded Kaufman Rossin Fund Services where he served as Managing Director until its 2016 sale to ALPS Fund Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYSE listed DST Systems. At ALPS, Jorge served as the Managing Director of the alternative asset servicing business from 2016 to 2019. During this time, he focused on managing company strategy, business development and merger integration. Jorge began his career in 1993 as an auditor with Kaufman Rossin.
Jorge holds a B.A. in Accounting from the University of North Florida and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Georgia. Jorge is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and of YPO.
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Joe Cassano
Partner & Leader, Withum’s Financial Services Group
www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-cassano-cpa-b275116
jcassano@withum.com
646-604-4194
Joe Cassano is a partner and leader of Withum’s Financial Services Group based out of the Firm’s New York office. With over 14 years of experience, Joe provides accounting, tax and consulting services to clients in the alternative investments sector. He is currently a business advisor to various alternative investments, including hedge funds, fund-of-funds, and private equity funds.
Joe’s experience with alternative investment (including hedge fund of funds) includes funds with assets under management ranging from $1 million to $5 billion and consists of a wide range of financial products including common stock, derivatives and various debt instruments.
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Jason Chertin
Co-Chair, Investment Funds & Asset Management, McMillan LLP
www.linkedin.com/in/jason-chertin-17486731
jason.chertin@mcmillan.ca
Jason Chertin is the Co-Chair, Investment Funds and Asset Management at McMillan LLP. A significant part of Jason's practice encompasses working with investment fund managers, portfolio advisors and dealers in establishing, marketing and maintaining investment products, including privately offered domestic and offshore funds, publicly offered mutual funds and other exchange-traded funds. Jason also provides ongoing advice to Canadian and non-resident managers with respect to registration and compliance obligations, and assists clients with regulatory reviews and audits.
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Lauren Colonna
Founder, Ovis
www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-colonna-b800281?trk=people-guest_people_search-card
lcolonna@oviscreative.com
212-545-7254
Lauren Colonna is the founder of Ovis Creative, a leading creative and strategic marketing communication agency focused on serving the alternative asset management industry. With over 24 years of direct experience working in the financial services sector, Lauren has designed and produced a wide range of award-winning corporate communication programs for leading asset management and wealth advisory firms. Before founding Ovis Creative she served as Vice President and Director of Creative and Client Solutions at Synergy Graphix. At Synergy she led the creative development of all marketing communication projects and established the firm's financial services practice. Prior to Synergy, Lauren was a Senior Art Director at Morgan Stanley where she executed and led the creative design and production of high-level communication programs for both the Investment Banking Division and Individual Investor Group. Lauren's background also includes creative and strategic roles at Prudential Financial and Lord Abbett & Co., where she designed and produced print and digital communication for the investment management, wealth advisor, mutual fund, annuities and managed account divisions. She earned a BA in Corporate Design and Digital Imaging from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Alex Contreras
SVP, Fund Services, Apex Group
www.linkedin.com/in/contrerasalex
Alex.Contreras@apexgroup.com
310-497-5527
Alex has over 18 years of experience in financial and fund services. His current focus is on fund administration out of Miami (Real Estate, Hedge, PE, VC) with prior experience in structuring customized financing solutions for capital raise, and in investment management services.
n addition, he has a strong entrepreneurial background having participated in the initial growth of a fund securitization service provider, co-founded an established e-commerce venture in the early online shopping days, and assisted in other financial start-ups.
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Sean Cowan
Director, Audit, KPMG
scowan@kpmg.ky
Phone: 345-815-2656
Sean is an Audit Director at KPMG in the Cayman Islands, with over 13 years of experience specializing in auditing investment management clients, including hedge funds, private equity funds, and other complex structures.
Within the firm, Sean has the role of "People Leader." He fosters a culture of growth, innovation, and empowerment, overseeing performance processes and nurturing a team of high-performing professionals which are located across the globe. Sean also plays a vital role in resource optimization, overseeing KPMG in the Cayman Islands' delivery centers in India, Sri Lanka, and Jamaica. His strategic initiatives fortify the firm's competitive edge, ensuring it provides quality audits no matter where the staff are located.
Furthermore, Sean is a key driver of business development, collaborating closely with KPMG's US counterparts to expand the firm's reach and market presence.
Beyond his corporate roles, Sean passionately leads the rollout of BecomingX, an innovative educational program led by Bear Grylls, in Cayman Islands schools. This underscores his commitment to preparing the next generation for an ever-evolving world.
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John D’Agostino
Senior Advisor, Coinbase
John@daggerllc.net
John D’Agostino is Senior Advisor to Coinbase Institutional and serves on the board of directors of several of the world’s largest digital asset funds. John has a long background at the intersection of finance and technology.
Shortly after graduating from HBS, and as head of strategy for the New York Mercantile Exchange, he helped transition the floor to electronic trading and led the effort to develop the first Middle East energy derivatives exchange in partnership with the Dubai Government. This work, and John’s role, was chronicled as the subject of two NY Times best-selling books, Rigged by local Boston author Ben Mezrich, and The Start Up Of You by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. John received a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University. He lectures in Fintech at Instead, MIT and Columbia Universities. In 2019, John was named Chair of the United Kingdom’s US Asset Management Working Group by Her Majesty’s Government.
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Tony DiPietro
Head of Corporate Strategy and Client Relations, Piedmont
www.linkedin.com/in/Gaetano-dipietro/
Tony is the Head of Corporate Strategy and Client Relations at Piedmont Fund Services responsible for developing and executing strategic initiatives across the organization while optimizing operations, enhancing client services and improving financial performance.
Tony held several roles at BlackRock, Inc. from 2003 to 2019. He was a founding member and COO of the newly formed Fund of Hedge Fund Business (FOF) division. He provided leadership in the growth of the business which launched with $200 million in assets and grew to $3 billion across 8+ types of products. Tony also developed the new client service team at BlackRock, Inc. which was responsible for servicing the firm’s top 100 institutional clients. While developing the group, he further identified new client solutions and offered thought leadership to clients directly.
Prior to joining Piedmont, Tony was Executive Director at S&P Global where he led the global customer service team for the tax solutions group within the Platforms and Regulatory Compliance (PRC) business.
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George Evans
President, Convergence
gevans@convergenceinc.com
919-880-3368
As the President of the Data Analytics firm Convergence, George is responsible for Business Development and delivery of Convergence methodology, solutions and Advisory services.
George has spent 40 years in the financial services industry - primarily traditional asset management, hedge, private equity, banking, and insurance.
At Prudential, he was the Assistant Treasurer responsible for Treasury and Banking Operations. George was a Senior Leader at Bankers Trust, JPM/Chase - BISYS - Outsource Partners International and GlobeOp Financial which entailed delivering product, systems and staffing solutions to maximize productivity and infrastructure costs. George was part of the Senior team that built and sold 3 firms from 2001 - 2011. George was also a Partner at the M&A firm Gladstone Associates.
George has a long history assisting firms to capitalize on short term opportunities while staying focused on long term success. These solutions are forward thinking, market leading and innovative. He is a regular speaker at industry related engagements - P&I Events - TMA - Opal Group - GAIM Ops - Client Webinars - Columbia University - Johns Hopkins University - University of Scranton.
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Paul Fitzpatrick
CFO, E78 Partners
pfitzpatrick@e78partners.com
917-685-9338
Paul Fitzpatrick is a Chief Financial Officer for E78 Partners and leads the Outsource CFO Solutions business. Paul brings over 28 years of experience providing accounting and operational services in the alternative investment industry. At E78, he provides outsourced CFO solutions to a full range of Alternative Investment vehicles, including Hedge, Private Equity, and Venture Capital Funds.
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Brandi Gatlin
Managing Director, LightPoint Financial Technology
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandigatlin/ bgatlin@lightpointft.com
Brandi Gatlin is a Managing Director and Global Head of Sales & Marketing at LightPoint Financial Technology, where she leads the business development & marketing efforts. Prior to moving to the FinTech space, Brandi worked in Prime Brokerage Sales and as an Equity Sales Trader. Brandi has also created a program to empower Hedge Fund Managers alike, utilizing pertinent industry insights to help achieve their most pressing goals. Her program is called "What Managers Need to Know," which strategically maximizes market intelligence in the Alternative Hedge Fund space. Additionally, Brandi has worked with iConnections, LLC. on their Funds4Food Capital Introduction Charity Event that raised over $1.8M and whose proceeds were donated to various food organizations around the world. She also serves on the Advisory Board for Ellavoz Impact Capital. Outside of work, she partners with the JCCA and hosts an annual women’s event that collects toys and clothes for the foster kids in the JCCA program. Brandi graduated with a BA from the University of Alabama.
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Ron Geffner
Partner, Sadis & Goldberg
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgeffner/
rgeffner@sadis.com
212-573-6660
Ron S. Geffner is a founding member of the firm’s Executive Committee and also oversees the Financial Services group. He regularly structures, organizes and counsels private investment vehicles, investment advisory organizations, broker-dealers, commodity pool operators and other investment fiduciaries. Ron also routinely counsels clients in connection with regulatory investigations and actions. His broad background with federal and state securities laws, and the rules, regulations and customary practices of the SEC, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Commodities Futures Trading Commission and various other regulatory bodies, enables him to provide strategic guidance to a diverse clientele. He provides legal services to hundreds of hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds organized in the United States and offshore.
Prior to starting Sadis & Goldberg, Ron was associated with two other New York City-based law firms, where he represented domestic and offshore private investment vehicles, as well as broker-dealers, registered investment advisers and registered investment companies.
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Brian Gimlett
Equity Markets Application Specialist, Bloomberg
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgimlett/ bgimlett10@bloomberg.net
For over 20 years, Brian Gimlett has been involved in the public equity markets. Prior to his current role managing a team of equity and quantitative focused specialists at Bloomberg LP, he spent 15+ year across the sellside and buyside, first as an equity trader at Goldman Sachs, and later as a trader and analyst a multiple hedge funds, including Healthcor and FNY Capital Management. He is a CFA charter holder and graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
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Neil Gray Director, Paradigm Governance Partners
www.linkedin.com/company/paradigm-governance-partners-limited
Ngray@paradigm.ky
345-769-0297
Neil Gray BAcc. (Hons.) C.A., is a Director at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the Cayman Financials Services industry. Mr. Gray is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, qualifying in 1995 and holds the Accredited Director designation granted by the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada. Neil provides director and related administration services to private equity funds, hedge funds, special purpose vehicles and holding companies in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Delaware. He is actively involved as a director of a diverse range of alternative investment structures. He is a Professional Director registered pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Act, 2014.
Prior to joining Paradigm, Mr Gray was an independent director at Ironstone Global Solutions (Cayman) Limited. He had been with Ironstone Global Solutions (Cayman) Limited, through its predecessor companies, for over 26 years.
Mr. Gray received a Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours from the University of Stirling in 1992. He is a member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants and the Cayman Islands Directors Association.
Paradigm is licensed by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority under the Cayman Islands Companies Management Law to provide fiduciary and governance services to Cayman Islands registered mutual funds.
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Tim Hani
Head of New Business Development, Bloomberg
https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhani/ thani@bloomberg.net
Office: 212-617-3653 | Mobile: 201-468-1798
Tim Hani leads Business Development for US Hedge Funds at Bloomberg LP. Tim joined Bloomberg LP in 2007 and has managed the emerging manager platform at Bloomberg for the last 12 years. He has worked with hundreds of emerging hedge funds in the America's, Europe and MENA region. Tim's focus and expertise is in hedge fund technology and infrastructure. Prior to Bloomberg, he worked as a portfolio salesman for Key Bank.
Mr. Hani studied economics and finance at Villanova University and Ramapo College of NJ.
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Chris Hardy
Co-Founder, CEO, altPILOT
https://www.linkedin.com/company/altpilot/?viewAsMember=true
chris@altpilotgroup.com
860-318-5436
Chris Hardy has over 25 years of experience in the investment industry, over half of that devoted exclusively to the alternative investment industry.
Most recently, Chris was Chief Compliance Officer of Whitebox Advisors LLC, a US$6 billion global alternative asset manager with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Prior to that time, he was a Partner at Ascendant Compliance Management, an industry leader in providing compliance solutions to investment advisers, broker dealers and investment companies, where Chris led the private funds consulting.
Prior to joining Whitebox, Chris served as Whitebox’s primary consultant for several years and, recognizing the unique vision for success, joined Mark on the executive team.
Prior to Ascendant, Chris was an Executive Consultant at National Regulatory Services as well as COO and CCO of a significant SEC-registered separate account manager.
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Doug Hirsch
Partner, Sadis & Goldberg
www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-hirsch-00201810/
dhirsch@sadis.com
212-773-6670
Douglas Hirsch is a founding member and co-head of Sadis & Goldberg’s litigation department and has over 30 years of trial and appellate experience. Doug has successfully represented clients in complex securities and business litigation, including class action and derivative cases. Doug advises, litigates and arbitrates primarily for clients in the financial services and real estate industries, and therefore, has extensive experience in the areas of hedge fund, venture capital fund and private equity fund litigation, investment and securities fraud, business and partnership disputes, business divorce and dissolution, corporate governance, cross border insolvency litigation, fraudulent transfer, and claw back clams, and real estate litigation.
Doug started his career at Lord Day & Lord, Barrett Smith and then worked at Schulte Roth & Zabel before becoming one of the founding members of Sadis & Goldberg in 1996.
Doug received his J.D. in 1990 from Hofstra University School of law, where he was a member of the law review. He received his B.A. degree in 1987 from Union College. He is a member of the New York bar and has been admitted to the First, Second and D.C. Circuits and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
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Catherine Houts
Tax Partner, KPMG
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-houts-7180b144
catherinehouts@kpmg.ky
345-914-4308
Catherine has over 13 years of tax experience in Alternative Investments.
Her experience is focused on U.S. taxation of investment partnerships and foreign corporations, specifically, private equity and hedge funds. Catherine’s current responsibilities include the review of complex business federal and state tax returns of private equity, hedge funds, and FATCA compliance.
Catherine provides tax advisory services covering tax regulatory matters in the Cayman Islands. Her experience covers Cayman Islands Economic Substance Act, AEOI reporting in the Cayman Islands, and Country by Country Reporting.
Catherine has worked extensively in the area of US taxation and compliance for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Passive Foreign Investment Companies and FATCA. She has a strong knowledge and technical experience with US taxation of investment products, complex partnership allocations and the structuring of hedge and private equity funds.
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Joanne Huckle
Partner, Ogier
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-huckle-4bb647a0
Joanne.huckle@ogier.com
345-815-1895
Joanne is described in the legal directories as a "sharp and commercial" lawyer and "an expert in the funds space." "She is one who will rise through the ranks quickly", notes Chambers and Partners, 2018; her promotion to the partnership in 2017 made her the youngest partner to have been made up in Ogier's history.
Joanne advises open-ended and closed-ended hedge funds and private equity funds, investment managers, institutional investors and fund service providers on fund launches, ongoing legal and regulatory compliance and termination. Whilst some of her clients rank amongst the largest managers and start-up spin-offs. Joanne has also become the 'go to' counsel for a broad spectrum of financial institutions; she is a Cayman regulatory expert, leading Ogier's investment funds regulatory practice. Joanne is a member of Cayman Finance's AML sub-committee, through which she engages with the Regulator and the Government on existing and impending legislation. Joanne is an avid speaker at, and organiser of, industry panels and events.
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Christopher Jakob
Senior Sales Executive and Relationship Manager, Linedata
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherjakob/ Chris.Jakob@na.linedata.com
617-912-4798
Chris has over 25 years of experience in financial services. Starting his career as a buy-side trader at leading asset managers and hedge funds, he has expertise and knowledge in asset management, capital markets, trading, risk analytics, and operations. As an established Senior Sales Executive, selling Global Enterprise Services, Software and Technology, he works with the world’s largest financial institutions to find solutions for Front Office - Risk & Research, Middle & Backoffice -Operations, IT infrastructure and Cybersecurity, and Advisory Services.
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Richard Johnson
US Head of Waystone Fund Admin Sales, Centaur
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alternatives-business-development/ Richard.johnson@centaurfs.com
646-522-1629
Richard is a seasoned investment professional with deep expertise of the Alternative Investment Industry, specifically in areas of Fund Administration, Cayman Solutions, Compliance Services and European Fund Solutions. Currently based in New York, Richard serves as the Managing Director of Business Development and the Head of US Waystone Fund Administration Sales. In this role, Richard oversees strategic growth initiatives and client relations while collaborating with global alternative investment funds by addressing their complex operational, regulatory and fund administration requirements.
Prior to becoming part of Waystone, Richard played a pivotal role in the success of Centaur Fund Services US.
Prior to Centaur, Richard spent over a year at KOGER and seventeen years at three alternative investment funds. Richard held roles such as Director of Fund Operations, Director of Equities, Head of Trading, Portfolio Manager and Partner while working at Cramer Berkowitz, Stratix Asset Management and Quad Capital.
Richard holds a BSc Degree in Finance from the Lender School of Business at Quinnipiac University where he received a four year basketball scholarship. He has also secured licenses and certifications in Regulatory Ethics, Finance, and Taxation from the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.
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Wade Kenny
Co-Founder, Calderwood
wkenny@calderwood.ky
345-525-6993
Mr. Kenny is a co-founder of Calderwood. He currently serves as an independent director on the boards of investment funds and related structures, advising on fund governance and regulatory compliance. Mr. Kenny is an active participant among various professional associations and often contributes to industry publications. Mr. Kenny has been serving as a director of investment funds for more than 15 years and has worked with many of the industry’s leading investment managers.
Previously Mr. Kenny worked with BlueBay Asset Management in London, one of the largest independent managers of fixed income credit funds in Europe. Prior to that, he was a Senior Team Manager at a leading fund administrator and began his career in public accounting with KPMG.
Mr. Kenny holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting degree and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Canada. He is an Accredited Director of the Chartered Secretaries of Canada. He is also a Registered Professional Director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and a member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association.
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Sunny Kim
Head of Global Business Development, Raptor Trading Systems
https://www.linkedin.com/company/raptor-trading-systems/
skim@raptortrading.com
416-885-4851
Sunny Kim, is the head of global business development at Raptor Trading Systems with over two decades of diverse experience in Fintech, trading, consulting, and investment management. Having held key positions at institutions like CIBC World Markets and Capgemini, Sunny's has a diverse background and experience in developing markets and innovative services. He has advised global banks, wealth management firms and fintechs on key aspects of their technology and business models.
Sunny is a CFA charter holder and directs global sales operations from financial hubs in Miami, New York, and Toronto. Join us at the conference for any insight around the evolving fintech landscape.
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Gregory Knapp
Vice President Of Business Development, Opus Fund Services
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregknapp/ gknapp@opusfundservices.com
Gregory Knapp is the Vice President of Business Development at Opus Fund Services based in Austin, Texas. Greg has a deep working knowledge across a range of investment strategies, including Hedge, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Digital Assets. Greg's 20 years in the industry has seen him under take a number of business development and marketing roles across a range of financial service companies.. Greg is an alumni of the University of California at Santa Barbra.
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Bradley Kruger
Partner (Corporate and Funds), Ogier
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-kruger-24a7332/ Bradley.kruger@ogier.com
345-815-1877
Bradley Kruger is the lead partner of Ogier's Corporate team in the Cayman Islands. Brad also co-leads the firm’s Technology and Web3 team advising blockchain companies, token issuers, technology companies and cryptocurrency fund managers on a regular basis. He is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Private Equity team, specializing in acquisitions and disposals made by private equity funds, including the structuring of vehicles for these purposes, and the exit of investments through IPOs.
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Teddy Lardos
CEO, Raptor Trading Systems
https://www.linkedin.com/company/raptor-trading-systems
tlardos@raptortrading.com
Teddy Lardos is the visionary CEO behind Raptor Trading Systems' remarkable journey from a startup to a global fintech powerhouse. His transformative leadership has earned Raptor respect and admiration across the financial industry worldwide.
With over 25 years of experience, Teddy has held senior leadership roles with firms including UBS, Bridge and Reuters which have provided unique and invaluable experience that prepared him for navigating the intricate world of fintech and trading. Having pioneered the connectivity as a service model Raptor oversees the routing of billions of messages worth Trillions of $ annually.
Teddy serves on multiple boards and actively volunteers with several industry organizations. Teddy was also a first lieutenant in the Greek armed forces and holds a BA in accounting and economics and an MBA in Finance and Investments from Queens College, and is based in Miami, Florida. Join us at the conference to gain unique insights around fintech, trading and managed services.
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Rodney Laveau
Alternative Sales, SS&C
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laveau/ Rlaveau@ezesoft.com
Office: 917-320-6021 | Mobile: 718-930-9424
Rodney’s a sales veteran consulting hedge funds throughout their investment lifecycle. With a focus on the operational challenges managers face when meeting investor’s needs, Rodney and SS&C Eze, provide technology managers need to execute their ideas, understand how it impacts their performance and portfolios, and ensure those integral data points are reconciled and reported to their desired destination.
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Anastasiya Lopatnikova
Director, Eisner Advisory Group, LLC
anastasiya.lopatnikova@eisneramper.com
212-891-8061
Anastasiya Lopatnikova is an Audit director in the Financial Services Group. She has 15 years accounting and auditing experience serving clients, with particular expertise in broker-dealers, hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity, venture capital funds, investment advisors and registered investment advisors.
Anastasiya’s clients benefit from her in-depth understanding of operations and extensive knowledge of the regulations impacting broker-dealers, investment advisors, registered investment advisors, and other financial services entities.
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David Madden
Vice President, Wintrust Financial Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-madden/ dmadden@wintrust.com
917-743-9105
David has spent over 25 years within the financial services sector working at top tier firms including Morgan Stanley, UBS and JP Morgan. His experience stems from working within Prime Brokerages, Fund Administrators, Startup firms and Banks in Accounting, Fund Operations, Product Development and Sales roles. He currently works at Wintrust Bank where he leads the sales effort in New York for the Funds Group, providing banking services to the alternative investment community.
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Nick Marotta
Associate, Client Experience, The Catalyst Group
www.linkedin.com/in/marottanick/
Nicholas.marotta@thecatalystgroup.com
Office: 470-481-7572 | Mobile: 631-742-9434
Nick Marotta works at The Catalyst Group supporting both the business development and relationship management functions. He enjoys networking with people both in and out of the industry as he believes relationships are the currency of life—especially in the private funds space. In addition to his role with Catalyst, he also helped found and currently serve on the board of Long Island Alts, a networking community of private funds service providers on Long Island. Nick is also a writer on the side and am about to publish his second book, Create Your Own Economy.
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Brittany May
Sales Manager, FundApps
www.linkedin.com/in/brittanymay/
Brittany@fundapps.co
805-708-3122
Brittany May is a Sales Manager at FundApps. She is focused on helping investment managers harness the power of community and technology to automate regulatory compliance. By forming strategic partnerships with industry-leading market data and technology providers, FundApps has been able to deliver innovative solutions that not only streamline compliance processes for our clients but also help future-proof them.
She has spent the past 10 years working in technology sales, most recently focused on financial technology, specifically in the compliance sector.
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Laura McGrath
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-piper-mcgrath-3370aa15/ lmcgrath@calderwood.ky
804-514-2294
Laura McGrath currently serves as an Independent Director on the boards of investment funds, advising on fund governance and regulatory compliance. Ms. McGrath is an accomplished board chairperson, attorney, and business executive who brings a rare blend of operational, legal, compliance, and business management expertise to board leadership positions. She has 24 years of experience in the financial services industry – the last 23 in hedge, venture capital and real estate fund services.
In addition to serving as an Independent Director with Calderwood, Ms. McGrath previously served for over 2o years as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for a US-based hedge fund manager (Registered Investment Advisor and CPO/CTA), where she built the infrastructure, systems, and processes needed to effectively manage fund manager complexities. She was also President and Principal of a FINRA-member broker deal. For 15 years of her tenure, she held regulatory Chief Compliance Officer roles for these companies. She has served as a director on Cayman Islands hedge fund boards for over 15 years and has previously been a board director on UCITS funds registered with the Central Bank of Ireland.
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Corey McLaughlin
Partner in Charge, People & Culture, Cohen & Company
www.linkedin.com/in/corey-mclaughlin-cpa
corey.mclaughlin@cohencpa.com
410-527-3948
Corey believes very strongly in developing true partnerships with clients, creating a different level of engagement so clients are more than confident he will be there for them in whatever way they need. Corey is open and honest in his advice, and provides technical perspective that is well measured with practicality.
Corey is responsible for strategic direction, growth and development related to work with hedge funds, commodity pools and digital asset funds. He works directly with clients in the investment industry to provide accounting, auditing, investors’ representative, attestation and consulting services to a wide variety of entities.
Corey’s focus includes commodity pools, hedge funds, commodity trading advisors and investment advisers that trade a variety of different investments. He also has significant expertise in audit and consulting for funds that trade digital assets.
As partner in charge of people and culture, Corey is responsible for creating and executing strategies that allow the entire team at Cohen & Company to grow, thrive and prosper in their lives and careers. He is committed to ensuring that the firm continues to be the employer of choice in the accounting industry, exemplifying our foundational principles.
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Amanda McLean
Director of Sales, Interactive Brokers
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-mclean-63995559/ mclean@interactivebrokers.com
203-618-8059
Amanda McLean is Director of Sales for Interactive Brokers Corp. since 2007, a FINRA registered Broker Dealer based out of Greenwich, CT, where she provides global trade, fund formation and clearing solutions to asset managers, funds, Family Offices and to institutions.
Prior to this, she worked for Edge Trade, Morgan Stanley and D.E. Shaw & Co, with a wall street career spanning 29 years.
Amanda has worked in trading, risk management, accounting and in sales.
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Chris Meader
Executive Vice President, Formidium Corp
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-meader/ chris.meader@formidium.com
630-642-5351
Chris Meader is EVP of Risk and Compliance at Formidium (fka Sudrania Fund Services). Formidium is a full service fund administrator servicing all fund types with a large number of Digital Assets Funds. Chris has over 25 years of experience in Fund Administration having held senior roles with large bank owned administrators in the USA as well as with medium sized administrators in both Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Chris is a father to 4 children and loves spending time with his family outdoors.
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Jason Meklinksy
Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer, Socium Fund Services
Jason.meklinsky@suntera.com
973-241-3300
A change agent with a twenty-year track record of leading high-growth teams and executing go-to-market strategies for new products and services within the alternative investment industry.
Jason brings over twenty years of experience in the alternative asset and financial services industry, where he has a proven track record of successfully building and leading high-performance sales teams and implementing strategies for better alignment in all revenue-related functions.
Prior to joining Socium, Jason was the Head of Business Development, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Real Estate, and Venture Capital at Apex Group. There, he was integral in growing the firm’s North American footprint and creating go-to-market strategies for new products and services. Before his time at Apex Group, he held seniorlevel positions at HedgeServ, Broadridge Investment Management Solutions, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Merlin Securities.
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Steven Menna
Partner, KPMG
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-menna-33801a17/ smenna@kpmg.com
Office: 214-840-2884 | Mobile: 214-766-3214
Steven is a partner based in KPMG’s Dallas office and serves as the National Hedge Fund Sector Leader and the leader of its Dallas Alternative Investments practice. He works with both domestic and International clients within the hedge, private equity and venture sectors including fund of funds. He has extensive experience in various products including swaps, forwards, futures, securities lending, reverse repurchase agreements, debt and equity securities, private equity and venture capital investments. He specializes in providing alternative investment clients with advice on initial fund structure, supervision of annual compliance audit engagements, and ongoing consultation with management regarding various operational, regulatory and tax matters.
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Nick Neri
Vice President., Business Development, Bolder
Nick.neri@boldergroup.com
Office: 786-753-8747 | Mobile: 631-839-8181
Nick is Vice President of Business Development The America’s for Bolder. He brings 25+ years of industry experience within the traditional and alternative financial markets with an emphasis on Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Crypto Currency, Emerging Managers, Family Offices, and Technology Platforms. Nick is responsible for the overall planning and execution of The America’s business strategies.
Throughout his career Nick has established strong long term personal and professional relationships which span the global financial markets including Brokerage Firms, Banking Institutions, Audit and Tax Firms, and Advisory and Legal Firms.
Prior to joining Bolders’ legal predecessor Circle Partners, Nick was Head of Client Relations, North America / Chief Operating Officer for a publicaly traded fund administrator.
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Gary Newlin
Senior Director, Business Development, MG Stover & Co.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gnewlin/ newlin@mgstover.com
303-410-4452
Gary has been the head of sales at MG Stover since he joined the firm in 2012 as their 6th employee. He leads the sales initiatives and overall growth strategy at MG Stover that has seen AUA grow from under $1bb when he started to $30bb+ today. MG Stover was recently acquired by PolySign and Gary will continue to lead fund admin sales for the firm.
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Marni Pankin
CPA, Partner, Alternative Investment Group, Marcum LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marni-pankin-a451006/ Marni.Pankin@marcumllp.com
(212) 485-5615
Marni Pankin is a Partner in the Firm’s national Alternative Investment Industry group, responsible for advising clients on the formation and operation of investment funds. Marni provides guidance on complex accounting areas such as fair value measurements, revenue recognition, derivative disclosures, consolidation and merger/recapitalization transactions. She assists with the Group’s administration and policy setting and provides technical support to the financial statement audit engagement team.
Ms. Pankin successfully spearheads the Firm’s Alternative Investment Group training program. She develops the curriculum and provides hedge fund training to smaller accounting firms.
A frequent presenter at industry conferences, Ms. Pankin currently serves as the editor-in-chief for the Firm’s alternatives-focused newsletter, Private Investment Forum.
Ms. Pankin has more than 25 years experience. She began her career in the audit department of a “Big 4” accounting firm and later served as controller for a privately-held hedge fund management firm. In addition, she remains active with her alma mater and involves the Firm with on-campus recruiting.
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Jeffrey Parker
, National Co-Leader, Private Client Services and Co-Head of New York Tax,
EisnerAmper
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-parker-09687a10/
Jeffrey.parker@eisneramper.com
Office: 212-891-4078 | Mobile: 973-985-0630
Jeffrey Parker is the National Co-Leader of the firm’s Private Client Services Tax Group and CoHead of New York Tax. He is also a leader for EisnerAmper’s Emerging Manager Hedge Fund practice as well as a member in the Financial Services Group. Jeff has over 25 years of expertise providing tax services and guidance on complex tax questions for clients in the financial services industry.
In his PCS role, in addition to assisting fund managers and CFO’s, Jeff uses his knowledge to assist investors in navigating the complex tax rules facing investments in alternative assets. His expertise has led him to become skilled in advising on personal income tax returns, estate and gift taxes, trusts, and foundations for high net worth individuals, as well as Family Offices.
Prior to joining the firm, Jeff was a Tax Partner with a national accounting firm.
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Cassandra Powell
Director, The Harbour Trust Co. Ltd.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandra-powell-7a525867
cpowell@harbour.ky
Office: 345-949-4272 | Mobile: 345-814-2343
Cassandra Powell is Managing Director of The Harbour Trust Co. Ltd. and a Director of HTC Fiduciary Services Limited (together, doing business as “Harbour”). She is responsible for providing fiduciary services to Harbour’s fund clients, including serving as an independent director for such funds as well as having responsibility for unit trust structures for which Harbour serves as trustee.
Ms. Powell is an accomplished fund professional, specializing in hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity vehicles and related structures with a variety of investment strategies. Ms. Powell has over 21 years in the financial services industry and regularly speaks on corporate governance and regulatory matters within the alternative investment industry.
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Adam Reback
Partner, Optima Partners Compliance Advisory
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamreback/ adam.reback@optima-partners.com
Office: 646-876-3546 | Mobile: 646-942-5219
Adam is a regular contributor to various investment industry periodicals and frequently speaks at numerous industry events and conferences on a wide variety of topics, including insider trading, trade desk oversight, data integrity/big data compliance, third party vendor due-diligence, CCO liability and managing regulatory examinations and investigations. In 2016, Adam was invited by the SEC to speak at their Annual National CCO Outreach program.
Adam served on the Board of Directors of The National Society of Compliance Professionals (“NSCP”) from 20122018 where he created and chaired the NSCP Private Funds Committee. Adam attended New York University and completed the FBI Citizens Academy.
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Stacey J. Relton
www.linkedin.com/in/staceyrelton
Stacey.relton@gmail.com
Stacey J. Relton is an executive with proven M&A success in the Fund Services Industry serving on boards and in advisory roles. She is currently serving on the Advisory Board for Phoenix Fund Services, a boutique firm focused on private equity, venture capital, and direct investments. Prior, she was the Head of Strategic Development, North America, for Apex Group, following Apex’s acquisition of Sanne Group in August 2022. With offices in 23 countries, Sanne Group was a leading global provider of alternative asset and corporate services to private equity, real assets, private debt, capital markets, hedge, AIFM and corporate clients. As Head of North America for Sanne Group, Stacey oversaw four offices and a budget of $80M+, driving US market share and achieving one of Sanne’s highest growth rates globally.
Stacey joined Sanne Group via the acquisition of STRAIT, a Dallas based fund services firm, where she was the Managing Partner leading the firm’s strategic oversight, day to day operations, and driving M&A value by growing revenue by more than 300% while leading major operational initiatives and technological upgrades. Within five years, Stacey successfully transitioned STRAIT from a small boutique fund services firm to a nationwide operation supporting clients ranging from new launches to institutional funds. In April 2021, Stacey co-led the M&A process leading to the sale of STRAIT to Sanne Group.
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Matt Reynolds
Head of Business Development, Americas, Socium Fund Services
mreynolds@sociumllc.com
Office: 973-241-3300 | Mobile: 770-540-5658
Matt brings nearly a decade of business development experience to Socium and is responsible for sales strategy execution, new business acquisition, and relationship management.
Prior to joining Socium, Matt was Senior Manager of Business Development for Sanne Group, now part of The Apex Group. There, he was integral in growing the firm’s reputation in the Americas as a leading global fund services provider. Before his time with Sanne, Matt held senior business development positions at Preqin and The SpyGlass Group, LLC, where he grew each firm’s client base and fostered strong relationships with new and existing clients.
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Victor Hugo Rodriguez
CEO, LatAm Alternatives Group
vrodriguez@latamalternatives.com
Office: 954-347-6357 | Mobile: 954-471-6163
Mr. Rodriguez is the Co-Founder and CEO of iLAfin.com, previously known as LatAm Alternatives. He boasts 26 years of experience in Management, Sales, Marketing, and Business Development within the securities industry, specifically in the US-LatAm region. Throughout his career, he has occupied several significant roles. He was the Partner and Head of Latin American Prime Brokerage at Merlin Securities, a mid-tier Prime Broker, and held the position of Director of Global Institutional Sales at Trade Station Securities, a subsidiary of the Monex Group. Before these roles, he served as the Director of Latin America for Terra Nova Trading, which is now recognized as LightSpeed Trading. In the late 1990s, Mr. Rodriguez established and led Pristine.com Latin America (now T3 Trading) as its President & CEO. His professional journey began at The Caracas Stock Exchange, and he later ascended to the role of President & CEO of a mid-tier local Broker Dealer. Beyond his corporate roles, he has been a live TV Economics News Anchor. He is also renowned as the Founder and Former Head of The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) – LatAm Chapter. In a notable achievement, Mr. Rodriguez was chosen as the LatAm Advisor for the STA (Security Traders Association) National Board. Presently, he splits his time living between Boston and Miami.
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Dennis Schall
Partner, Marcum LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/denniss/ dennis.schall@marcumllp.com
Dennis Schall is a Partner in the Firm’s National Alternative Investment Industry group. He provides leadership to the Group’s New York City operations and assists with practice development, client service, strategic planning and the setting of policies and procedures. Mr. Schall specializes in auditing and consulting hedge fund and investment advisors with complex investments and financial reporting matters. He advises clients beginning with the start-up phase and continuing through the life of a fund.
Mr. Schall specializes in hard-to-value investments, including complex debt & equity instruments. Mr. Schall’s experience also extends to other non-traditional investments such as, private investments in public equities, asset based lending, and life settlement investments.
Mr. Schall has more than 20 years of public accounting experience. He speaks on industry topics and has been quoted and published in various trade publications.
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Mark Seaman
SVP, Business Development & Advisory Services, Linedata
www.linkedin.com/in/mark-seaman-350112b
Mark.seaman@na.linedata.com
Phone: 212-607-8214 | Mobile: 917-420-1933
Mark has supported the operational and technology needs of traditional as well as alternative asset managers for over 35 years. Prior to joining Linedata, where he oversees both business development for the Services business, and the Advisory Services practice, he was a principal and senior managing director for Gravitas Technology LLC, prior to its acquisition by Linedata.
Mark has also been a past Principal of a boutique fund administration firm, as well as an alternative asset software firm – Spectrum Global and Shepro-Braun, respectively. Earlier in his career, he managed all front office technology for Neuberger Berman.
Mark holds a BA in economics and an MBA in finance. He is a frequent conference speaker on technology and operational efficiency, and operating paradigms within asset management.
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Carl Seiler
US Funds General Counsel, IQ-EQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-seiler-95055699/ carl.seiler@iqeq.com
Office: 214-716-4363 | Mobile: 214-769-0627
Carl is the General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer of the US Cluster. In addition to overseeing the internal legal and risk framework within the US, his responsibilities include: providing fund launch services; designing, implementing and administering regulatory compliance programs; coordinating response plans for regulatory examinations and inquiries; and managing project engagements for alternative asset managers including complex registration analysis and mock U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) examinations.
Carl joined Blue River Partners in 2013 as an Associate and has participated in over twenty SEC and state regulatory examinations, inquires, and investigations involving private equity and hedge fund managers. Prior to joining Blue River Partners, Carl served as a research and motion drafting extern for the Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee in Dallas (UST) and assisted UST trial attorneys with numerous Chapter 7 and complex Chapter 11 bankruptcies.
Carl attended Texas Tech University School of Law where he graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. As a law student, he served as an Articles Editor for Texas Tech Law Review, was selected as a brief writer for the National Pretrial Advocacy Team, and was a founding board member of the Business and Bankruptcy Law Journal. Carl is admitted to practice law in the state of Texas.
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Franciele Sgarioni
Director, Client Experience, The Catalyst Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciele-sgarioni-9b1282a5/ Franciele.sgarioni@thecatalystgroup.com
646-420-5690
Franciele is the Director of Client Experience – Business Development at Catalyst Group. With more than 15years’ experience developing relationships in the financial services and fund administration space, she has a deep understanding of client strategies (across multiple asset classes) as well as the commercial, and operational needs and has an incredible track record of developing tailored and comprehensive service solutions for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Family Offices.
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Skyler Steinke
Business Development Manager, Trident Trust
https://www.linkedin.com/in/skylersteinke/ ssteinke@tridenttrust.com
402-618-5450
Skyler has 20+ years of experience in finance, fund administration, and middle and back-office services for both public and private investment funds. Skyler has held senior roles in business development, operations, and client services for fund administrators, broker dealer, and a state bank investment program. In addition, Skyler has 8+ years of experience in digital asset fund administration and blockchain technologies.
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Steve Stich
Director, Prime Brokerage BTIG
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-stich-00560b3/ sstich@btig.com
Office: 214-855-2852 | Mobile: 214-725-4486
Steve Stich is a Director in BTIG’s Prime Brokerage group in Dallas, TX. Before joining BTIG, Steve most recently worked on a software start-up. Before that, he spent 14 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in various roles across Prime Brokerage, Institutional Sales and Trading, and Private Wealth Management in Dallas and New York. Steve began his career at a hedge fund in Dallas, TX working in various roles, including operations, trading, and as an analyst. Steve is a graduate of Southern Methodist University.
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Mark Strefling
Partner, Sadis & Goldberg
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-stich-00560b3/ mstrefling@sadis.com
212-573-8159
Mark Strefling is recognized as an industry-leading investment management lawyer with over two decades of experience in the alternative investment industry.
Mark’s practice includes the specialized representation of private fund managers in the design and formation of complex and innovative fund structures, the marketing and distribution of fund interests, the design of comprehensive compliance programs, and the representation of managers during critical regulatory examinations and investigations. Mark also partners with managers to deliver compliance training and education, mock examinations, regulatory and compliance gap analysis, and critical CCO regulatory support.
In addition to his role at Sadis, Mark is also the co-founder of altPILOT LLC, a regulatory compliance consulting firm created with the mission to deliver innovative compliance solutions to the alternative investment management industry. Through its service offerings, altPILOT offers managers a holistic approach to regulatory compliance - partnering with clients to deliver customized solutions which expand business opportunities and help managers realize efficiencies from properly implemented compliance work flow.
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Patrick Travers
CEO, Clear Street Derivatives
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-travers-31430450/ ptravers@clearstreet.io
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Kim Waldman
Business Development Executive, Withum
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-waldman-4834124/ kwaldman@withum.com
Waldman possesses more than 20 years' accounting and business development experience within the alternative investment and digital asset industries. Throughout the course of her career, she has collaborated with asset managers, institutional investors, enterprises and industry partners of all sizes to address complex fund administration, operational and advisory solutions. She serves as a trusted consultant, resource and introducer within the hedge fund, private equity and crypto communities. Prior to joining Withum, Waldman held leadership roles at a top crypto and data management solutions provider as well as a national accounting and consulting firm specializing in audits and tax issues for private companies, and institutional fund administration organizations. She’s been responsible for launching global firms’ first US initiatives and specializes in elevating brand awareness and credibility in the marketplace, helping to take businesses to the next level in commercial recognition and activity.
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Kelly Wende
COO, Krypton Fund Services
kwende@kryptonfs.com
Phone: 470-704-7019
As Krypton’s COO, Kelly is responsible for providing leadership and overseeing the overall business operations to drive strategic and sustainable growth. Kelly has been in the financial services industry for 19 years bringing extensive experience inclusive of operational management, corporate finance, and strategic planning.
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Marc Wolf
Partner, CohnReznick LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-wolf-05857b7/ marc.wolf@cohnreznick.com
Office: 310-843-8274 | Mobile: 310-991-2218
Marc Wolf, CPA, serves as co-leader of CohnReznick’s Financial Services Industry practice. A partner in the Accounting and Assurance department, he has more than 25 years of diverse experience in audit, tax, and consulting services, specializing in hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, private REITs, Regulated Investment Companies (RICS), registered investment advisors, and broker-dealers.
Marc’s experience includes advising companies on organizational structures, supervision of audits, and ongoing consultation with management regarding various operational, transactional, and tax matters. He also advises companies on various regulatory issues impacting the industry.
Marc regularly lectures on a wide variety of topics at securities industry and family office conferences, such as SALT, MAR, OPAL, IMN, GAIM, Alternative Asset Summit, Institute for International Research, and Family Office Wealth Conference.
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About Sadis
Focused on You.
Sadis & Goldberg LLP is internationally recognized for its Financial Services practice representing sponsors, asset managers, institutional investors and family offices in connection with private investment vehicles, including hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate investment vehicles, venture capital funds, crypto and digital payments funds, and commodity pools, as well as direct private transactions.
Sadis also represents a variety of service providers to the industry, including administrators, auditors, independent directors, third-party valuation firms, brokerage firms and consulting firms in connection with financial transactions, fund launches and servicing, as well as regulatory compliance and litigation matters. Our firm advises on a wide range of legal issues, including fund structuring, financial transactions, agreements with or among principals, employees and counterparties, international taxation and regulatory compliance.
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