Joshua Afshani is a member of the Secondaries team at Commonfund Capital and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. He previously worked as an Analyst at Sweetwood Ventures, a fund-of-funds based in Israel. Joshua received his B.B.A from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Alex Bai is a member of the Emerging Markets team of Commonfund Capital in the Beijing office. She is responsible for supporting due diligence, manager selection, investment monitoring and portfolio construction for the firm’s private equity and venture capital investment management programs in the Asia-Pacific basin. Prior to joining Commonfund Capital, Alex worked at Hereditas Capital Management for two and a half years, where she focused on evaluating private equity and venture capital funds in the technology and healthcare space. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance with First Class Honours from The University of Hong Kong in 2019.

Dan Connell is a member of the Real Assets and Sustainability team for Commonfund Capital.  Prior to joining Commonfund Capital, he worked as a principal investor on energy infrastructure with GE Capital’s Energy Financial Services, where he focused on both project finance debt and international equity.  Before his time with GE Capital, Dan worked in commercial development for Atlantic Power and served as an Intelligence Officer in the US Navy. He has a B.A. from Seton Hall University, an M.P.A. from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and an M.B.A. from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. 

Bella Cristovao is an Associate Director, working with Commonfund Capital on the management of the distressed capital program. Her responsibilities include analysis and oversight of the managers within the firm’s distressed fund of funds program. She has two decades of investment experience, spanning due diligence and monitoring of hedge fund and private equity managers, as well as various aspects of direct investing in corporate credit. Prior to joining Commonfund Capital, Mrs. Cristovao worked on this program at Commonfund Asset Management Company as a distressed credit specialist within the Fixed Income team. Prior to Commonfund, she worked at Hartford Investment Management Company, where her experience included credit analysis, trading, and quantitative analysis, primarily for the international fixed income sector. Mrs. Cristovao received her B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut, with dual concentrations in Finance and Management Information Systems. She also has the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Matthew English is a member of the ex-U.S. Private Equity team in Commonfund Capital’s London office. Prior to joining Commonfund Capital, he worked as an Analyst within Evercore’s Private Funds Group. Matthew earned a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Bristol.

Allison Ferreira is a member of the Venture Capital team of Commonfund Capital. Prior to joining Commonfund Capital, Allison was an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS in New York City, in their North America and Latin America Mergers & Acquisitions teams. Allison earned her Bachelor of Science in Finance and Information Systems from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Kevin Gallagher is a member of the Venture Capital team of Commonfund Capital. Prior to joining Commonfund, Kevin earned a B.A. in Economics and Statistics & Data Science from Yale University. 

Elijah Han is a member of the Private Equity team at Commonfund Capital and is responsible for sourcing, due diligence and investment underwriting for the firm’s private equity strategy. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Mesirow Financial where he specialized in financial advisory and mergers and acquisitions in the aerospace and defense, industrials and plastics and packaging industries. Elijah began his career as an Associate at Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC, advising on corporate turnarounds, financial restructurings, valuation and litigation related engagements. He earned a B.S. in Accountancy and Finance from the College of Business at the University of Illinois.

Anthony Hughes is a member of the Real Assets and Sustainability team of Commonfund Capital and is responsible for investments across energy, agriculture, and resource efficiency. Prior to joining Commonfund, he served as an Aerographer’s Mate in the U.S. Navy. Anthony earned a B.A. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.

Dhruv Jindal is a member of the Real Assets and Sustainability team of Commonfund Capital and is responsible for investments across energy, agriculture, and resource efficiency. Prior to joining Commonfund, he interned on Shell’s Crude Lease Desk and Suncor Energy’s Oil Sands F&P Team. Dhruv earned a B.Comm in Finance with Distinction from the University of Calgary.

Jack Kulesh is a member of the Private Equity team of Commonfund Capital. He previously interned on the Secondaries team at Commonfund. Jack earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Adrian Lim is a member of the Secondaries team at Commonfund Capital and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. He previously worked as a Secondaries Summer Analyst at Commonfund Capital and an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Dowling Hales. Adrian earned a B.S. in Information Science from Cornell University.

Tor Martinsen is a member of the Private Equity team of Commonfund Capital. He previously worked as an Investment Associate at The Kresge Foundation, a $3.6 billion foundation based in metro-Detroit, where he was a generalist on the Investment team. Tor earned a B.S. in Economics from the University of Michigan.

Madeline McGrath is a member of the Private Equity team of Commonfund Capital. Madeline earned a B.S. in Finance from Brigham Young University.

Enrique Millán is a member of the ex-U.S. Private Equity team. He previously worked at the Private Equity team of Arcano Partners, a Madrid-based financial services firm, with a focus on primaries, secondaries and co-investments predominantly in Western Europe. Prior to Arcano, Enrique worked at Indra Sistemas, a global publicly listed IT & defense company as a corporate strategy & investor relations analyst. Enrique received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE) and a master’s degree in media management from the Universidad de Navarra.

Hong Pan is a member of the Secondaries team at Commonfund Capital and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Industrial Growth & Services Group at Oppenheimer & Co. Hong has a B.S. in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill.

Luke Rossiter is a member of the Venture Capital team at Commonfund Capital and his responsibilities include sourcing, due diligence, manager selection and investment management for the firm’s venture capital and emerging markets programs. Before joining Commonfund Capital, he was a Senior Investment Analyst at VenCap International plc, a venture capital advisory firm based in Oxford, England. During his tenure at VenCap, he focused on venture managers across the U.S., Europe, China and India. Luke received his Bachelor of Science degree (with honours) in Psychology and Law from Swansea University and completed his Legal Practice Course at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice where he focused on Equity Finance, Private Acquisitions and Commercial Law.

Dave Shekar is a member of the Venture Capital team at Commonfund Capital. Before joining Commonfund Capital, he was an Associate at The Raine Group, a global tech, media, and telecommunications merchant bank based in New York City, where he focused on the firm’s growth equity and M&A advisory practices. Before Raine, Dave was a Senior Financial Analyst at Yext, a New York City-based enterprise technology company that went public in 2017, and prior to that, was an Associate at Summit Partners, where focused on sourcing and evaluating growth equity investments in the technology sector. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration (with honors) from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and his Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.

Lawrence Shoykhet is a member of the Secondaries team at Commonfund Capital and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. He was previously a Summer Analyst on the Secondaries Team at Commonfund Capital. Lawrence earned a B.S. in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Quinlan Smith is a member of the Real Assets and Sustainability team of Commonfund Capital. He previously worked at Sands Capital. Quinlan earned a B.S. from Middlebury College.

Cameron Szary is a member of the Venture Capital team at Commonfund Capital. He previously worked at Simon Quick Advisors, as an Investment Research Analyst, where he focused on manager selection across all asset classes. Cameron earned a B.B.A from The University of Miami.

Stephen Talbot is a member of the Secondaries team at Commonfund Capital and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at BB&T Capital Markets. Stephen has a B.S. in Business and Enterprise Management from Wake Forest University.

Xiaonan Tian is a member of Emerging Markets team at Commonfund Capital and heading the Beijing office. She is mainly responsible for the oversight of due diligence, manager selection, investment monitoring and portfolio construction for the firm’s private equity and venture capital investment management programs in the Asia-Pacific basin. Prior to Commonfund Capital, she was a Senior Vice President at HSBC China responsible for sponsors coverage strategy, before that at Deutsche Bank Singapore and Sal. Oppenheim Private Equity Partners, engaged in venture capital and private equity investments in different geographies, especially in China, India and Southeast Asia. Xiaonan received a B.A. from University of International Business and Economics and a Master’s Degree from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Savan Vekaria is a member of the Private Equity team of Commonfund Capital. He previously worked as an Analyst at Lighter Capital, where he specialized in evaluating early-stage debt investments in Software as a Service (SaaS) and tech enabled services companies. Savan earned a B.A. in Accounting and Finance from the University of Washington in 2018 and is a CAIA charterholder.

Paul Woolhouse is a member of the Secondaries team at Commonfund Capital and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. Prior to joining Commonfund, he worked as a Corporate FP&A Summer Analyst at Aptiv PLC. Paul earned a B.S. in Business Administration concentrating in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University.

George Wu is a member of the Secondaries team at Commonfund Capital and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. George previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley. He has a B.S. in Mathematics/Economics and Business Administration from the University of Southern California and is a CFA charterholder.

Danielle V. Baleeiro is a member of the Commonfund Capital Investor Services team and is responsible for portfolio reviews, client reporting and special projects. Prior to Commonfund, she worked on the trading desk at Silver Point Capital, a privately-owned hedge fund which invests in securities of distressed, large-cap, and mid-cap companies, bank debts, bonds and trade claims. Danielle is a graduate of Denison University with a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in International Politics and Spanish. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Renee Diones-Cahill is a member of the Commonfund Capital Investor Services team and is responsible for investor operations, reporting and service for private capital investors. Prior to joining Commonfund, Renee worked for Tradition Financial Services. She has a B.A. from Hunter College.

Sue Fox is a member of the Commonfund Capital Consultant Relations team and is responsible for consultant relationship management. Prior to joining Commonfund Capital, she worked at Citigroup Asset Management, beginning in Marketing and then as part of the Consultant Relations team. Before this, Sue spent 3 years as an Assistant Vice President at U.S. Trust Boston, responsible for marketing as well as performance analytics. She began her career in 1997 at US Trust New York as an Assistant Portfolio Manager. Sue has a B.A. from Bucknell University.

Anita Hariton is Head of Commonfund Capital Investor Services and leads a team responsible for portfolio reviews, investor communications, client reporting, RFP responses and special projects. Prior to joining Commonfund Capital, Anita held a series of positions within the Commonfund organization, serving on the operations, treasury, and client relationship teams since 1995. In these roles she helped guide investors through decisions on asset allocation, investment policy, treasury management and governance. Anita is an Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Trustees of Temple Israel, Westport, CT. She has a B.M. from Susquehanna University and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from Fairfield University.

Bill Jansen is a member of the Commonfund Business Development team and is responsible for the development of both asset management and private market mandates across endowments, foundations, healthcare organizations, family offices, insurance companies and pensions. Previously, Bill was a senior member of Commonfund’s hedge fund team, sharing responsibility for investment strategy and leading all aspects of business development and investor relations. Prior to joining Commonfund’s hedge fund group, Bill held the position of Managing Director of Commonfund Securities, Inc. where he was responsible for developing and servicing institutional mandates across a range of eleemosynary organizations. Prior to joining Commonfund, Bill spent three years with Credit Suisse Asset Management and Natwest Global Financial Markets, working with public plans and multinational corporations to design and execute customized investment strategies. Previous experience includes direct investing in foreign exchange, fixed income and global equity markets, through management of treasury and proprietary trading platforms at British Petroleum of America, and Discount Corporation of New York. Bill holds a B.A. from St. Lawrence University and an M.A. from the Columbia University Graduate School of International and Public Affairs. Bill is also a CFA charterholder.

Anisa Kelib is a member of the Commonfund Capital Investor Services team and supports all investor operations, reporting and service for private capital investors. Prior to joining Commonfund, Anisa worked for State Street Corporation. She began her career in 2004 in Tax operations and subsequently held several roles in their Custody Services division in their Boston, Toronto and NY offices. She has a B.A. in Computer Science from Boston University.

Joshua Lopes is a member of the Commonfund Capital Business Development team and is responsible for supporting the development of private market mandates across endowments, foundations, healthcare organizations, family offices, insurance companies and pensions. Prior to joining Commonfund, he spent several years at Legg Mason asset management as well as MetLife Investors. Joshua holds a B.S. in Finance from Bryant University.

Paul McKiernan is Head of Commonfund Capital Business Development and leads a team responsible for the management and development of private market mandates across endowments, foundations, healthcare organizations, family offices, insurance companies and pensions. Prior to rejoining Commonfund, Paul lead the Institutional Business Development and Consultant Relations effort at QS Investors, LLC. Prior to QS Investors, Paul had worked with Commonfund’s clients in the Midwest. Paul also served as a Vice President of Institutional Sales and Relationship Management at Deutsche Asset Management, a portfolio analyst at Nicholas Advisors and an assistant trader on Morgan Stanley’s fixed income proprietary trading desk. Paul received his B.A. from Catholic University.

Mark Radville is a member of the Commonfund Capital Business Development team and is responsible for the development of private market mandates across endowments, foundations, healthcare organizations, family offices, insurance companies and pensions. Mark joins the Commonfund Capital team after spending five years leading the Western region sales efforts at HarbourVest Partners, where he gained significant exposure and experience operating in the private capital markets and driving institutional investment sales. Prior to HarbourVest, Mark spent nearly ten years in senior sales roles at Guggenheim Investments, during which he focused predominantly on alternative investments. Earlier in his career, Mark held positions at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Conseco Capital Management and ICG Advisors. He holds a BBA in finance from The Quinlan School of Business: Loyola University of Chicago.

Russell Simon is a member of the Commonfund Capital Business Development team and is responsible for the development of private market mandates across endowments and foundations, healthcare organizations and pensions. Prior to joining Commonfund, Russell worked at Allianz Global Investors, where he co-managed the Taft-Hartley practice and was responsible for managing relationships in the public, corporate, and E&F channels for the Western United States. Prior to Allianz, he was an options trader at the RND Group and a research analyst at LECG (Law and Economic Consulting Group.) Russell has more than 13 years of experience in the Investment management business. He earned his B.S.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and is a CAIA charter holder and member of the CAIA association of San Francisco.

Maria Trester is a member of the Commonfund Capital Business Development group where she is responsible for analytics that support new and prospective relationships, investor reporting, RFPs and assists the team in all aspects of communications. Prior to joining the Business Development team, Maria was a Private Capital Accountant with the Commonfund Capital Accounting group. Maria is a graduate of Western Connecticut State University with a B.A. in Finance and a concentration in Investments and Markets. She is fluent in Spanish.

Andrew Vetterlein is a member of the Commonfund Capital Business Development team and is responsible for supporting the development of private market mandates across endowments, foundations, healthcare organizations, family offices, insurance companies and pensions. Prior to joining Commonfund, he spent over two years doing business development at Dakota, a third-party fundraising organization and data provider based in the Philadelphia area. Andrew earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Bucknell University and is Series 7 and Series 63 licensed.

Mario Virtudes is a member of the Commonfund Capital Business Development team and is responsible for the development of private market mandates across endowments, foundations, healthcare organizations, family offices, insurance companies and pensions. Prior to rejoining Commonfund, he was a Managing Director at Capital Dynamics where he was responsible for Institutional Business Development and Consultant Relations. Prior to Capital Dynamics, Mario had worked with Commonfund’s clients in the Midwest. Earlier in his career, he was a Director at Societe Generale Corporate Investment Banking focused on developing their alternatives business in the US, and he also held various roles at Deutsche Bank Absolute Return Strategies Group and Chase Manhattan Bank. Mario holds a B.S. in Finance from the University at Albany and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Financial Management from Pace University.

Gene Ropiak is Controller for Commonfund Capital and oversees the preparation of financial and tax statements and the operational accounting for Commonfund Capital’s partnerships. Prior to joining Commonfund Capital, he spent five years in various accounting positions, most recently with Health Partners, Inc. Gene earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of New Haven.