New York PE Summit

Speaker Biographies

Mario Ancic
Principal at One Equity Partners
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Kurt Brimberry
Principal, Infrastructure Technology, Summit Partners

Kurt Brimberry is member of Summit Partners’ Peak Performance Group and works with portfolio company management teams to help identify and execute growth strategies that build long-term value. Most frequently, he collaborates with portfolio companies to help expand and achieve greater ROI from digital transformation initiatives.

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Craig Greenseid
Managing Director and Operating Executive at the Carlyle Group
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Alex Hooton
Senior Vice President, Venue Sales at Donnelley Financial Solutions
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Jackie Joelson
Head of Private Equity and Venture Capital at Oracle NetSuite
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Ravi Kumar
Partner, Connor Group
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Mark Lovett
Managing Director at American Securities
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Jeffrey Malcolm
Board Member & Value Accelerator Operating Advisor, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

As an Operating Advisor at a leading Private Equity firm, I bring over 30 years of technology leadership experience to drive top-line growth and operational optimization across portfolio companies. I specialize in leveraging AI, data analytics, digital transformation, and go-to-market strategies to support investment teams in executing their investment thesis and achieving strategic objectives within the investment horizon. My expertise spans due diligence, executive advisory, and operational excellence, enabling both established enterprises and high-growth startups to scale effectively and maximize value.

My work has spanned several industries, including healthcare, financial services, high-tech, manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, and private equity.

Before joining Goldman Sachs, I was the Chief Information Officer at a prominent creative agency, where I spearheaded the expansion of our engineering services team focused on building multi-cloud applications (AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI), driving a 2X increase in revenue. Before this, I served as Senior Manager at Accenture, where I played a pivotal role in developing their Digital Offering, which ultimately led to the formation of Accenture Song. Additionally, I spent a decade as the Founder and CEO of Qualesco Consulting Group, an engineering services firm specializing in digital transformation for enterprises, where I honed my expertise in crafting and executing Go-To-Market strategies to accelerate business growth.

I am married with two boys, my hobbies include golf (though I’m no Tiger Woods), dancing, and fishing.

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Jim Neesen
Managing Partner, Connor Group

Jim is the Managing Partner at Connor Group, the #1 Accounting Advisory firm in the world for IPOs, SPACs, and high-growth companies.

Connor Group has worked on over 200 IPO and SPAC transactions in the past decade, including Tesla, Spotify, Uber, Lyft, Palantir, Snap, Etsy, Survey Monkey, Stichfix, Mulesoft, and 1,000+ top tech, biotech, and growth companies. Our IPO and SPAC client base has raised over $35B in IPO proceeds at a $250B+ valuation when going effective.

Jim is a guest lecturer and CEO mentor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business where he graduated with a Master’s degree and launched a career as a lifelong entrepreneur.  

Jim is active with multiple NFL player initiatives, mentoring NFL players and business coaching with both the San Francisco 49ers and the Las Vegas Raiders.

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Ralph Sampson
NBA Hall of Famer, Public Figure, CEO of The Sampson Group
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Steven Siwinski
Global Finance Leader - Private Equity Operating Partner and CFO at Accel KKR
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Ndamukong Suh
NFL Super Bowl Champion, All Pro Defensive Tackle, and Managing Partner of House of Spears Management
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Jamie Tucker
Co-Head of Secondaries Solutions at Dawson Partners
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Ellen Williams
Vice President at General Atlantic

Ellen Williams is a Vice President in General Atlantic’s Growth Acceleration Group. Ellen leads the Operational Efficiency capability, partnering with both portfolio company executives and investment teams to deliver on profitable growth initiatives. Before joining General Atlantic, Ellen was a Principal at SBI Growth where she advised technology & services clients on Go-to-Market transformations. Prior to that, Ellen held various consulting roles with Accenture and SSA & Company.

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