Our CEOs

  • Aspen Tree Holdings, United States

    Georgie is the CEO of Aspen Tree Holdings. Before founding the firm, she worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and in private equity at TPG Capital and The Rise Fund, where she developed a passion for investing, studying what makes a great business, and working closely with founders and entrepreneurs.

    Georgie holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and an undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

  • Avesta, United States


    Deborah is the Co-CEO of Avesta Ketamine and Wellness, where she is dedicated to improving the patient experience and expanded access of cutting-edge mental health treatments for patients across the US. She started her career working in strategy at J.P. Morgan.

    Deborah holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSc Information Systems from Brigham Young University.

  • Bristlecone Companies, United States

    Miles is the CEO of Bristlecone Companies, where he identifies, evaluates, and executes new investments, and supports value creation efforts in our existing companies. Miles previously served as COO at a $35 million HOA management company and as a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group in Chicago.​

    ​He holds a BSc in Applied Mathematics and PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) from the University of Notre Dame

  • Dean Street Wellness, United States

    Jackson is the CEO and Founder of Dean Street Wellness, a platform of integrative wellness clinics with the goal of advancing US healthcare towards a more holistic, functional model. He has a background in startups, having founded three different companies in the software and food & beverage space.

    Jackson holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Psychology and Economics from Harvard University.

  • The Atlas Group, United States


    Diana is the founder and CEO of The Atlas Group, a holding company that acquires and grows lower middle market private businesses. Its portfolio currently includes Facial Aesthetics. Diana was previously an investor at Elliott Management, where she covered software, healthcare, and industrials. Prior to Elliott, she was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs.

    Diana holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA Government and Economics from Harvard University.

  • Kinetico Health, United Kingdom

    Claire is the cofounder and co-CEO of Kinetico Health, where she’s in charge of finance, helping clinics invest in growth and bringing new partners into the group. She previously worked as an investment professional at Lion Capital and was a founding member of the private equity firm - the Cranemere Group.

    ​Claire holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA in Finance, Investment & Banking from the Wisconsin School of Business.

  • Kinetico Health, United Kingdom

    Yoni is the cofounder and co-CEO of Kinetico Health, where he’s in charge of operations, helping clinics improve their performance to unlock growth and evaluating new partners to join the group. He has a background in investment banking and consulting, having worked at both Morgan Stanley and BCG before co-founding Kinetico Health.

    Yoni holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey.

  • Eclipse Group, The Netherlands


    Stijn is the CEO of Eclipse Group. Before joining the company, he held various positions at EY in the financial services advisory team and started his career as business consultant at Atos Consulting.

    Stijn holds both an MSc in Public Administration and an MSc in Master IT Audit, Compliance and Advisory from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

  • Lansa Ingredients, The Netherlands

    Diederick is co-founder and Director of Lansa Ingredients, sourcing food ingredients globally, with a focus on nuts, dried fruits and seeds. He previously worked at Tradin Organic as senior trader and Koole Terminals in the supply chain team.

    Diederick holds an MBA from the EAE Business School and a BSc Economics from the University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam.

  • Lansa Ingredients, The Netherlands

    Rob is co-founder and Director of Lansa Ingredients, sourcing food ingredients globally, with a focus on nuts, dried fruits and seeds. He previously worked at Tradin Organic as senior trader and IDorganics in the sales team.​ He started his career by founding an internet company focussed on organic cereals.

  • Nuqleous, United States

    Bill Kloza is Co-President of Nuqleous. Nuqleous provides retail space planning and performance analytics software for large retailers and consumer products companies. He has a background in B2B software investing, at M33 Growth and JMI Equity amongst others.

    ​Bill holds a BSc in Finance and Information Systems from the Boston College Carroll School of Management.

  • Nuqleous, United States

    Garrett Levey is Co-President of Nuqleous. Nuqleous provides retail space planning and performance analytics software for large retailers and consumer products companies. He previously worked as an investor at various firms, including Tital Cloud Software, M33 and L2L, focussed on the SaaS space.

    Garrett holds a BA in Philosophy from Cornell University.

  • Porta Personeel, The Netherlands

    Jake is the CEO of Porta Personeel, an employment agency for technical staff in the port- and industrials sector. He previously worked as a trader in renewable feedstocks and biofuels at both Argent Energy and the Renewable Energy Group (Chevron).

    Jake holds both an MS in Finance and Investments, and a BSc in Business Administration from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus.

  • Seventh Holdings, United States

    Wyatt is the founder of Seventh Holdings, a long term hold fund focused on acquiring and operating residential service businesses. Prior to founding Seventh Holdings, Wyatt worked as a private equity investor at AVALT and as analyst at McKinsey & Company.

    ​He holds a BSE in Materials Science Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

  • Solen Software Group, United States

    Alexander is the Founder and CEO of Solen Software Group, a long term hold vehicle that operates and invests in vertical SaaS companies. He previously was the founder and lead engineer of Gradient, which was acquired by Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO), and worked as software engineer on the Amazon Echo and Alexa platform, in the AI/ML software team.

    Alexander holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Brigham Young University.

  • Sylmar Group, United States

    Peter is the co-founder of Sylmar Group, where he is responsible for the Utility Services platform as CEO of General Pump Company. Prior to founding Sylmar Group, Peter worked for years across the water and wastewater industry in utility operations as the leader of waterTALENT, in advanced water treatment at Xylem Inc, and in-conduit hydropower at NLine Energy.

    He is a former US Marine infantry officer, two-time Iraq War veteran, Fulbright Scholar, and an award-winning water policy instructor at Harvard where he also received an AB (High Honors) and MBA-MPP as a Tillman Military Scholar.

    Peter holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

  • 4EverYoung, United States

    Daniel is Co-CEO of 4Ever Young, a Florida-based anti-aging, general wellness, and medical spa franchisor. The Company is part of Highmount Madison, a long term hold vehicle. Prior to Highmount Madison, Dan was the Head of Corporate Development for Pampered Chef. Dan was previously an investor at Centerbridge Partners and began his career at Goldman Sachs in the investment bank.

    Dan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from the University of Texas.

  • 4EverYoung, United States

    James Kapnick is Co-CEO of 4Ever Young, a Florida-based anti-aging, general wellness, and medical spa franchisor. The Company is part of Highmount Madison, a long term hold vehicle. Prior to Highmount Madison, he was an investor at ClearSky, a cybersecurity focused VC and PE fund and began his career at Goldman Sachs in the investment bank.

    James holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Vanderbilt University.

  • Sylmar Group, United States

    Michael is the co-founder of Sylmar Group, where he is responsible for the Industrial Water Treatment platform as CEO of Economic Alternatives Inc. Prior to founding Sylmar Group, Michael led the infrastructure project development team at AquaTECTURE LLC, a family office investing in and developing innovative water infrastructure projects such as seawater desalination and wastewater reuse. Michael also led international supply chain efforts for Clean Energy Associates, a solar panel procurement and quality assurance firm based out of Shanghai, China

    ​He holds an MBA/MEM from Yale University and a BSc from Duke University.

  • Union Software Group, United States

    Kyle is the co-founder of Union Software Group, where he is the the SVP of Finance, Product, and Operations at their portfolio company, AutoLeap. Kyle was previously the Director of Finance and Operations at HiMama and served as Director of Customer Success at FieldEdge. Earlier in his career, he was an investment banker at BMO Capital Markets and a Private Equity Associate with Highland Creek Partners.

    Kyle holds an HBA from Ivey Business School at Western University.

  • Union Software Group, United States

    Steve is co-founder of Union Software Group, where he serves as co-CEO of AutoLeap. Prior to AutoLeap, Steve served as Co-CEO of FieldEdge and helped to scale the company from 20 to 200 employees. Earlier in his career, Steve spent several years with CPPIB and worked in investment banking at TD Securities.

    Steve holds an MBA from Wharton Business School and a BSc in Business Administration, Finance and Accounting from the University of Toronto Scarborough.

  • CAVALL, United Kingdom

    Juliette Silvain is the founder of CAVALL, a long term hold vehicle focused on acquiring and operating software companies in the equestrian technology space. She previously worked at 9900 as an investor, specialised in growth equity investments in software and enterprise technology in Europe. Prior to that, she was a private equity investor at Battery Ventures.

    Juliette holds a BSc in Business Administration from Georgetown University.

  • THB Verhoef, The Netherlands

    Adriaan Verhoef is the CEO of THB Verhoef, a family-owned business specialised in diesel and gas engine components for the marine industry, founded by his parents nearly 50 years ago. Adriaan took over the business in 2006 and has been driving the business forward to remain at the forefront of the market ever since.

    Adriaan holds degrees from both the Cambridge Judge Business School and the Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus).

  • WeSendHelp, United States

    Mark is the co-founder of WeSendHelp, a provider of personal emergency response to seniors and the physically challenged through medical alert devices.

    He is also a Consultant & CTO at Systems Support Specialists, a consulting company focused on developing new market opportunities, market expansion, and supporting technology for the monitoring and security industry. Mark also serves as Technical Consultant at SmartTek Systems and Technology Consultant at World Wide Security Systems. Mark has over 30 years of experience in the security industry.

    Mark holds a BFA in Visual Arts and Industrial Design from the University of Philadelphia.