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,

Peter Rockefeller Senior Managing Director Peter has an extensive background in finance and investing, with experience in private investments, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, private equity and investment strategy. Previously, Peter was at G2 Investment Group, an early-stage private investing firm developing innovative structures in the private equity sector. Peter also worked with

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.  

Jim Dougherty Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Madaket Health, a healthcare SaaS platform that automates the exchange of data between providers and payers.   Senior Lecturer in Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Visiting Professor, Columbia University, teaching Entrepreneurship.   Extensive experience working directly with investors

Jenne K. Britell Advisor Former CEO, global and domestic diversified financial services companies and advisor to private equity, venture capital, and public companies in the areas of financial products and services; professional director, public and private companies and non-profits, including positions as non-executive Chairman, Audit Committee Chair, and designated financial expert President, Global Commercial

David B. Newman Senior Managing Director, Brock Securities Capital Markets Group Investment banker Over 20 years experience in real estate investment, capital markets, management and development. Former chief investment officer, Empire American Holdings LLC, one of the largest national multi-family property owners in the United States. Formerly part of the retail development group at The Related Companies; general counsel of Strategic

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.

Martin Murrer Managing Director Co-head, Energy investment banking group. 40 years on Wall Street primarily at major Wall Street firms including Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch; Expert in strategic financial advisory and transaction execution; Headed exclusive sale and merger/acquisition groups and completed over 200 merger and acquisition transactions. Chief Investment

B. Hunt Whitbeck, Jr. Senior Managing Director Senior executive, specializing in corporate banking and institutional investment management  Executive Director, American Foundation for Affordable Housing, Inc. Former Managing Director, Chancellor Capital Management, INVESCO and M.D. Sass Investor Services; former VP, Citicorp Investment Management, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. Harvard College A.B.; Harvard Business School M.B.A.

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