James P. Schadt Senior Managing Director CEO with experience in publishing, software and global beverages; Trustee, Northwestern University; founding member, Northwestern College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board Former Chairman, CEO, President, and COO, Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.; President and CEO, Cadbury Beverages, Inc.; CEO, Mercator Software, Inc; President (Wines and Spirits), PepsiCo, Inc.; Beacon Group

Perry Hewitt Advisor, Marketing and Technology Perry Hewitt is Advisor, Marketing and Technology at Brock Capital LLC. Perry is a senior executive who works at the intersection of marketing and digital strategy, and is passionate about leading high-performing teams to drive sustainable change and impact. Perry has held marketing, strategy, and digital product development roles in

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

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

Charles O. Svenson Senior Managing Director Investment banker, expertise in energy, alternative energy, project finance and transportation. Co-Chairman, Investment Committee of Hamilton College; Trustee, Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks; Chairman, the Adirondack Nature Conservancy and Adirondack Land Trust; President, Harvard Law School Association of New York City Former Managing Director, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (now

Louis A. Bradbury Senior Managing Director Former CEO, tax lawyer, investment banker, principal in private equity firm; private investor.  Former CEO, Bradbury & Company, Revere Copper & Brass; OCWEN Financial; Vice President, Merrill Lynch; Attorney, Covington & Burling; Department of Justice; President, Board of Directors, GMHC. Northwestern University B.A.; Harvard Law School J.D

Gary E. Zimmerman Managing Director Investment banker and private investor with significant domestic and overseas M&A and capital markets experience across multiple industry sectors and geographies.  Managing Partner of Six Trees Capital LLC and Founder and CEO of Max (MaxMyInterest.com).  Former Managing Director and Global Head of Strategic Solutions for Sovereign Wealth Funds at Citigroup. 

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.

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

Pamela J. Newman Executive Advisor Pamela J. Newman is the Founder, President, and CEO of PJN Strategies LLC, a boutique strategic consulting firm in New York City. Dr. Newman is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, and The Cosmos Club. She is on the Board of Directors