James F. Munsell Senior Managing Director Senior counsel, experienced in corporate finance Senior counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; member, American, New York State, New York City Bar Associations; overseas member, Commercial Bar Association of London; United States Marine Corps. Cornell University B.E.; Harvard Law School LL.B.; Columbia University Master of International Affairs.

Donald C. Walkovik Senior Managing Director Retired Partner of the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, specializing in securities law and corporate finance. International experience in Asia, Africa and North America Founder and Managing Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell’s Hong Kong office; Managing Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell’s General Practice Group; Practice Coordinator, Sullivan & Cromwell’s Corporate

Tahnoon A. Murtza Member Entrepreneur specializing in the technology and entertainment sectors; Entrepreneurial Advisor Co Founder of ReComune and Murtza Records Tahnoon Murtza is a serial entrepreneur with successful ventures since the age of 13. Tahnoon has built several businesses in the music industry, developing millions of listeners worldwide. Tahnoon is the Founder and

Adam Launer Associate Energy investment banking group; Project Manager, Analyst, Bakken Energy, developer of clean hydrogen production, transportation and storage applications.  Previously, Analyst, S2K Financial and Associate, AXA Financial.  BBA, Finance with honors, The Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.  

Karen N. Horn Senior Managing Director Former CEO, diversified financial services; professional director; economist; Former Federal Reserve Bank president. Director and/or lead director, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Eli Lilly, Simon Property Group, Fannie Mae, T. Rowe Price Funds, U.S. Russia Investment Fund.  Former Managing Director, Marsh & McLennan Companies; Managing Director, Bankers Trust; Chairman & CEO, Bank

Carl H. Pforzheimer III Senior Managing Director Investment banker, philanthropist, and private investor. Manager, Carl H. Pforzheimer & Co.; Board member and chair of numerous charities and educational institutions including the New York Public Library, Lincoln Center, Pace University, Visiting Nurse Service of New York and Horace Mann School; Director of boards including U.S. Trust and Ampco-Pittsburg

Steven C. Baum Senior Managing Director Managing Partner, CPA firm; LLM; expert in business and tax consulting, personal financial management, charitable foundations and not-for-profit sector. Managing Partner Emeritus, Marks Paneth & Shron LLP; Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; member, NY State Bar Association; Secretary/Treasurer and Trustee, Dorot Foundation; Secretary/Treasurer and Trustee, Union Square Fund;

Kathi P. Seifert Senior Managing Director Former senior executive personal products company; expert in branding and product positioning; director of public, private and non-profit institutions. Chairman, Pinnacle Perspectives, LLC; board member of Supervalu Inc., Revlon Consumer, Lexmark International, Inc., Eli Lilly and Co., and Appleton Papers, Inc.  Director, US Fund for UNICEF Retired Executive Vice President,

Christoph T. Bene Managing Director Experienced corporate finance, merger integration and change management consultant; CFO and global transformation executive;  Commercial banking executive and private equity investments; Six Sigma Black Belt.  MBA, NYU Stern School of Business and BA, Skidmore College.

Michael A. Boyd Senior Managing Director Former general counsel, specializing in securities and corporate law. Former General Counsel, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette; Davis, Polk & Wardwell; Major General (Retired), US Army Reserve; Trustee, Oxford University Society; President, Oxford Alumni Association of N.Y. and Harvard Law School Association of N.Y. Harvard University A.B.; Oxford University Rhodes Scholar;