New York
Hannah Kim, President
Hannah currently works at 3i, where she focuses on healthcare investing. Prior to 3i, she was at Citigroup in the Media & Communications investment banking team in New York. Hannah received her B.S. degree from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Hannah grew up in Boston and Seoul. In her spare time, she enjoys trying new restaurants in the city with friends, visiting museums, watching tennis, and choreographing dance.
Anna Giannuzzi, Head of Sponsorship
Anna currently works as a Senior Associate at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the firm’s Consumer sector. She graduated cum laude from Harvard College in 2020 with a B.A. in Applied Mathematics.
In her free time, Anna loves to play piano, wander grocery stores, run in Brooklyn, and spend time with friends & family.
Jessica Futoran, Co-Head of Mentorship
Jessica is involved in sourcing, underwriting, structuring and managing investments for Prospect Ridge in New York. Prior to joining Prospect Ridge, she was an Associate at Carlyle on the US Real Estate team and an Analyst at Wells Fargo Securities and Eastdil Secured on the Real Estate Investment Banking team. Jessica graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. from the Wharton School concentrating in Real Estate and Finance and a B.A. in Economics from the College of Arts & Sciences.
Jessica enjoys traveling around the world and exploring new cultures and languages, hunting down the best burger in the city, and playing and watching tennis.
Zoe Pottow
Zoe is an associate at Warburg Pincus and focuses on investments in the firm’s Healthcare sector. Prior to joining Warburg, she worked as an investment banking analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Credit Suisse. Zoe received a B.S. in Commerce with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia in 2020.
In her spare time, Zoe enjoys long distance running, playing chess, and trying out new restaurants in New York with friends.
Kanak Nagee, Co-Head of Mentorship
Kanak currently works at Kitchen Fund as a Vice President, where she focuses on investing in emerging restaurant brands and food technology companies. Her portfolio companies include Sweetgreen, CAVA, DIG, Gregorys Coffee, and several others. Previously, Kanak invested in the consumer / retail sector as a PE Associate in Goldman Sachs’ PIA group. She was also an Investment Banking Analyst at Evercore. Kanak graduated from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University in 2018 and is a recipient of the national RBC Women in Capital Markets scholarship.
Kanak grew up in Toronto and Dubai. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, hosting board game nights, and exploring the art, comedy, fashion, and matcha scenes in Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
Sophie Garrett
Sophie currently works as an Analyst at Ruane Cunniff. Prior to Ruane Cunniff, she was an Associate at Blackstone within the Tactical Opportunities group. She graduated cum laude from Harvard College in 2020 with a B.A. in Mathematics.
Originally from Los Angeles, Sophie loves spending time outside, working out, and traveling with friends and family.
Colleen Collins
Colleen works as an Investment Associate at AS Birch Grove in New York City covering the Technology and Healthcare sectors. Prior to joining AS Birch Grove in October 2023, Colleen was a Senior Investment Associate most recently covering Tech, Media, and Telecom at Loomis Sayles & Company in Boston. Colleen graduated Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2020, where she majored in finance and minored in IT.
During her time at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Colleen founded a chapter of Smart Woman Securities and served as the CEO. In her spare time, Colleen enjoys traveling, walking through Central Park, trying new restaurants, reading, and attending group fitness classes with family and friends.
Betsy Blitch
Betsy currently works as an Associate at Tenex Capital, where she is a generalist across business services, industrials, and healthcare industries on the investing team. Prior to joining Tenex, she worked at One Rock Capital. Betsy graduated from Duke University with a B.S. in Neuroscience and a Certificate in Decision Sciences.
In her free time, Betsy enjoys soaking in the outdoors and spending time with friends. She loves all types of activities (whether it's running, swimming, kayaking or a new hobby of pickleball), going to bookstores, and laughing over glasses of wine with friends.
Fei Li
Fei is a Vice President at A-CAP Management in New York where she focuses on private credit investments. Prior to joining A-CAP, Fei was a Private Equity Senior Associate at Cerberus Capital Management and an Investment Banking Analyst on the Generalist M&A team at Evercore. Fei graduated cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles with a B.A. in Business-Economics and a B.A. in Political Science.
In her spare time, Fei enjoys playing tennis, trying new restaurants in the city, hosting brunches and dinners, and spending time with friends and family.
Marina Siqueira
Marina is an Associate in CD&R's Healthcare team and previously worked as an investment banker at Bank of America after graduating from Northwestern Engineering in 2022. Originally from Salvador, Brazil, Marina is passionate about the arts and is actively involved with the Metropolitan Museum's Apollo Circle for young patrons. Marina also supports Northwestern through its donor community, attending alumni gatherings and interviewing students during the college application cycle, and stays connected with Brazil by mentoring young high school Brazilians to study in the US for college.
In her free time, Marina enjoys Greek & Mediterranean cuisine, HIIT workouts, and watching old Audrey Hepburn movies.
Olivia Cargian
Olivia currently works as a Senior Associate at One Equity Partners. Prior to joining One Equity Partners, Olivia worked as an Associate at SK Capital Partners and also previously spent time in investment banking. Olivia graduated summa cum laude from Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History.
In her spare time, Olivia enjoys being with friends and family, exploring new restaurants in the city and perusing StreetEasy.
Yewande Ilawole
Yewande currently works as an Associate at Veritas Capital. Prior to joining Veritas Capital, she was an investment banking analyst in the Leveraged Finance group at Morgan Stanley. Yewande received her B.A. in Economics from Georgetown University.
In her spare time, Yewande serves as an SEO Coach where she mentors college sophomores and juniors who are completing summer internships in Investment Banking. She also enjoys roller skating, listening to disco music, and spending time with family and friends.
LaRae Harris
LaRae is a Senior Associate at Arsenal Capital Partners, focusing on investments in the firm’s Industrial sector. Prior to Arsenal, she worked in investment banking at Jefferies in the Industrials Group. LaRae graduated magna cum laude with Honors from Florida State University in 2020 with a B.S. in Finance and Russian.
In her spare time, she enjoys making adventurous travel plans (23 countries and counting), spending time in nature, hosting dinner parties, and attending rock concerts.
Jillian Larson
Jillian is as an analyst at IFM Investors where she works on the investment team focused on Infrastructure Debt. Prior to IFM, she was an analyst at Global Infrastructure Partners and a management consultant at KPMG. She is currently studying for her MBA part-time at NYU Stern and graduated from NYU’s School of Engineering in 2019 where she led Society of Women Engineers as President of the NYU chapter.
In her spare time, Jillian enjoys long walks in Central Park with her golden retriever, training for the NYC marathon and spending time with friends & family.