Founded and manages SALA Capital Partners, which focuses on private equity investment advisory.  Prior to that, spent 15 years at Apax Partners in Israel focusing on control buyouts and some…

Shir is a Senior Associate at a boutique investment bank where he provides strategic advice to corporates, governments and large institutional investors. Prior to that, Shir founded R Growth, an…

Amy is a Tax partner at EY.  She has more than 30 years of experience with a focus on a number of industries including Heath Sciences, Technology, Retail and Consumer…

Scott is the CEO of Houlihan Lokey, a publicly traded international investment banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, financial restructurings and business valuations. Scott earned both a B.S. and…

Matt Botein is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Gallatin Point Capital. Matt was formerly Chief Investment Officer for Alternatives and Co-Head of BlackRock Alternative Investors. He was also Managing Director…

Samuel Cole is a Managing Principal at Stonecutter Ventures where he focuses on building companies across industries, from robotics, fintech, and defense to consumer brands, commodities and manufacturing. Before co-founding…

Katie works as a Consultant at Bain & Company. Prior to Bain, she worked in Corporate Development at Cox Automotive and Investment Banking at Suntrust Robinson Humphrey (now Truist Bank).…

Lee Dranikoff is a Managing Director at American Securities, a New York-based private equity firm. Lee co-leads the American Securities Resources Group, a 45 person team focused on portfolio improvement.…

Robert Glazer is the founder and board chairman of Acceleration Partners, a global leader in partnership marketing. A serial entrepreneur, he cofounded BrandCycle (acquired by Stack Commerce/TPG in 2021) and…

Born and raised in Los Angeles.  Member of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino.  Married to Larry Gross.  Proud mom of Daniel Gross (engaged: Kitty Schur), Adam Gross (married:  Jane Kaufman),…