Corporate development, operations, and finance executive with private equity PortCo management experience within the publishing and digital media industries. Currently driving key initiatives at Simon & Schuster, a KKR portfolio company, where I leverage my deep understanding of print, digital, and audiobook markets.At Simon & Schuster, I lead a high-performing team with a broad range of responsibilities. These include M&A, including our acquisitions of Adams Media, leading Dutch publisher VBK, and Australian-based Affirm Press; global business development, where I have negotiated complex deals with partners such as Spotify and Amazon; strategic initiatives; digital growth and business models (including the growth of our global eBook and eAudio businesses to hundreds of millions of dollars); business operations; digital operations; and insurance and risk management. I played a critical role in the successful private equity carve-out of S&S from Paramount Global, ensuring a seamless transition and establishing it as a thriving independent company under KKR. This experience has honed my skills in navigating complex transactions, optimizing operations for growth, and creating value for stakeholders in a private equity environment.Prior to Simon & Schuster, I gained valuable experience on Wall Street in equity research and in various roles at AOL, providing me with a broad perspective on finance and digital media. I hold a BS in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in Global Diplomacy from SOAS, University of London. I have also completed the Wharton Executive Development Program.Based in New York, I am an American citizen authorized to work in Colombia and always interested in connecting with fellow professionals in the private equity, publishing, and digital media spaces.