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