2025 Speakers
* indicates SEO Alumnus
** indicates SEO Board Member
Keynote Speakers
Henry R. Kravis**
Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
Larry Fink
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
BlackRock
SEO Reginald F. Lewis Award
Derek Jones
Fireside Chat
Vice Chairman, Private Equity Investments
GCM Grosvenor
Christina Lewis
Award Presenter
Founder, Beatrice Advisors
Founder, BFO21
Vice Chair, Reginald F. Lewis Foundation
Verdun S. Perry** *
Award Recipient
Global Head
Blackstone Strategic Partners
Featured Speakers
Eric Doppstadt
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Ford Foundation
Marcelia Freeman
Investor Relations & Product Management
Clearlake Capital Group
Vanessa Gil
Principal
Grain Management
William Goodloe**
President & CEO
SEO
Ksenija Jovanovic
Managing Director
Aflac Global Investments
Kim Y. Lew
President & Chief Executive Officer
Columbia Investment Management Company
Elizabeth Reed
Partner & Global Head of the Equity Syndicate Desk
Goldman Sachs
Charlie Tafoya*
Emcee
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Chronograph
Kim Trick
Partner & Co-Chief Credit Officer
TPG Twin Brook Capital Partners
Panel Speakers
Donatus Anusionwu
Managing Director, Investments
HarbourView Equity Partners
Rahel Ayalew
Director, Investor Relations
Thoma Bravo
Avi Banyasz
Partner & Co-Head of TPG Real Estate
TPG
Milton Berlinski**
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Reverence Capital Partners
Omaira Brightman
Partner
Amity Search Partners
Pamela Brylski*
MD, Head of North America Capital Formation
Helios Investment Partners
Rolando Castellanos*
Managing Director & Alternative Investment Strategist
Bank of America
Kenneth Chenault Jr.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Benchstrength
Ian Chiu*
Managing Director
Owl Ventures
Anar Chudgar
Co-President
Artemis Real Estate Partners
Taj J. Clayton**
Partner, Litigation
Kirkland & Ellis
Shavonne Correia
Head of Investor Relations & Marketing
KPS Capital Partners
Clara Fagan*
Principal
Ariel Alternatives
Heather Faust
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Argand Partners
Charles Feutray
Vice President, Private Credit
Blue Earth Capital
Dimia Fogam*
Director, Client and Product Solutions
CVC Capital Partners
Kathryn Gernert
Head of Emerging Manager Program
Texas Permanent School Fund
Joseph Haslip
Managing Director
Valor Equity Partners
Sandor Hau*
Managing Director & President of Credit
Charlesbank
Robert Holley*
Executive Director
Baltimore City Fire & Police Employees' Retirement System
Jessica Holsey
Managing Director
GCM Grosvenor
Matt Howard
Partner, Investment Funds
Kirkland & Ellis
Chandini Jain
CEO & Co-Founder
Auquan
Greg Jania
Global Co-Head of Private Equity
APG Asset Management
Michelle Jubelirer
Founder of Soft Shock & Former Chair and CEO of Capitol Music Group
Soft Shock
Priya Kaftan
Head of Investor Relations & Product Strategy
Heard Capital
Jeffrey Kivitz
Partner & CIO of Canyon Capital Advisors
Canyon Partners, LLC
Freada Kapor Klein
Founding Partner
Kapor Capital
Nikhil Krishnan
Managing Director
Neuberger Berman
David Lehman
Managing Director
HPS Investment Partners
Eliza Lupone
Vice President
Warburg Pincus
Amanda Lynam
Managing Director, Head of Macro Credit Research
BlackRock
Martha Masiarz
Director
Odyssey Search Partners
Rafael Mason*
Partner
Bain Capital
Nellie McCullough
Principal
Henkel Search Partners
Patricia Miller Zollar
Managing Director
Neuberger Berman
Katie Moore
Managing Director
Hamilton Lane
Trey Muldrow
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Simon Oak
Managing Director
Lexington Partners
Steven E. Orbuch
Founder & President of Sculptor Real Estate
Sculptor Capital
Andrew Palmer
Chief Investment Officer
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
Patrick Prin
Counsel
Ropes & Gray
Kevin Reevey
Senior Research Analyst
Elizabeth Park Capital Management
Eric Requenez
Partner
Ropes & Gray
André Rice
President
Muller & Monroe Asset Management
Jasmine Richards
Head of Diverse Manager Investing & Managing Director
Cambridge Associates
Chirag H. Shah*
Managing Director
Campbell Lutyens
Kaitlyn Shao
Vice President
HarbourVest
Arlene Shaw
Managing Director
Brightwood Capital Advisors
Ramsey Smith** *
Founder
ALEX.fyi
Chad Strader
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Red Arts Capital
Dev Subhash
Partner
Stepstone
Josh Swidler
Managing Director & Co-CIO - Credit
Reverence Capital Partners
Abraham Tiamiyu*
Senior Portfolio Manager
APG Asset Management
Fernando Vigil*
Chief Investment Officer & Founder
Teca Partners
Nicole Washington
Partner, Investment Funds
Kirkland & Ellis
Jimmy Yan
Head of ESG Integration
New York City Comptroller's Office
Joanne Yoo*
Partner
Development Partners International
