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Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

Co-founded institutional investor capital raising and consulting business focused on traditional and alternative investment managers.In business since 2016, Storm Capital Partners (“Storm”) is a transformative global asset raising and consulting business. We are strategic growth advisors to a select group of high-caliber alternative and traditional asset managers. Our team are highly experienced business development specialists with a proven track record of repeatedly building esteemed asset management businesses. Storm prepares asset management firms to meet the highest standards demanded by institutional investor relationships for successful fundraising.www.storm-partners.com

Greater Philadelphia

Our mission is to serve 20,000 transitioning military members every year with the Unconventional Apprenticeship. The only end-to-end accelerated training program designed to launch military members into new-collar careers, the Unconventional Apprenticeship creates tech talent by utilizing skills-based training, stackable credentials, and holistic support. This plug-and-play talent creation solution helps high-potential transitioning military members break the college degree barrier, and employers close the digital skills gap.

Greater Philadelphia

Function4 powers event decisions by combining the world's largest data set in financial services with cutting-edge software and tools.

Houston, Texas Area

- Led eight-person team focused on sales, relationship management, consultant relations, marketing communications, product development, website and technology-enabled solutions at this $10.5 billion (peak) AUM factor-based, quantitative equity firm.- Member of senior leadership team, as well as Portfolio Review and Risk and International Product Development Committees.- "Player-coach" focused on institutional, sub-advisory, mutual fund, and consultant relations channels.- Deep experience focusing on Servant Leadership development.

Greater New York City Area

Led sales, client service and consultant relations efforts. Focused on strengthening and deepening relationships with existing clients and their consultants; expanded relationships with new consulting firms and new sub-advisory/OCIO/plan sponsor relationships to Stralem.

Greater New York City Area

Led the sub-advisory relationship with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC"), the largest outside investor in American Century. In first year, increased CIBC AUM from $1.7 billion to $3.4 billion. Supported CIBC's institutional and retail businesses; conducted thirty meetings across Canada to promote the American Century-CIBC partnership and build brand awareness. Client relationship manager for 25 additional institutional and defined contribution clients; developed and implemented strategic business plans to retain and grow assets.

From 2002-2006, was a Senior Vice President in the Taft-Hartley Group. Won mandates totaling $1.7 billion; 60% win ratio. Named "Taft-Hartley Marketer of the Year" in 2003 by Money Management Letter. In 2006, promoted to Managing Director. Managed five sales professionals and six associates in what many industry executives considered to be one of the best Taft-Hartley groups in the industry. Led team from $9 billion to $12.5 billion in assets, $60 million in revenue and over 250 clients. Personally responsible for 70 clients and 15 major consulting firms. Created a highly successful SMID Core equity strategy to meet a client's need, and integrally involved launching two additional strategies.In 2008, selected by Chief Operating Officer to lead the AXA North American relationship. (AXA is AB Global's majority owner and largest client). Led $25 billion U.S. variable annuity business and $3 billion Canadian general account business. Worked closely with senior AXA and AB Global investment professionals to de-risk AXA's variable annuity book of business as the financial crisis unfolded. Saved over $15 billion in AUM at risk that stayed in AB Global passive strategies during the crisis. Member of senior-level group formed to address historical operational errors. This required a deep understanding of legal, compliance, trading, corporate actions and settlement protocol within the sub-advisory space. This resulted in AXA's compliance group changing our grade from a "D" to an "A". Integrally involved in start-up of $6 billion AXA "ATM" equity portfolios, and the $1.1 billion AXA ATM core bond portfolio.In 2011, reassumed leadership of Taft-Hartley Group as a player/coach in wake of team departures. Stabilized team through leadership by example; met all major clients and their consultants to reassure them about organizational and performance issues. Won over $100 million in new mandates in first four months in new role.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Portuguese Language And Business Management

Activities and Societies: Varsity Track Team Alumni Interviewer 2010 - 2017

Engineering

Activities and Societies: Varsity Tennis Team

International Finance And Business Policy

Brasenose College

Certification, Aimse/ Wharton Program