The PE Shift: Leadership Transitions
in Private Equity February 2025
Private Equity and Private Credit Leaders on the Move
As we begin February, we look back at all of the job changes over the past month with some notable themes across Private Capital.
Turning our attention first to Operating Partners, Advisors and Portfolio Operations leaders, we saw an uptick in HR & Talent leaders, with 8 new moves identified this month. Some notable transitions include Michael Sharifi moving to Wynnchurch, Elizabeth Ryan to Roark Capital and Monique Honaman to Blackrock.
Interest in AI and Data continues, with Platinum Equity hiring John Sturdivant and Andrew Cron moving to Blackstone, while HIG have added some firepower to the tech team in Kevin Barnes.
Meanwhile, TSG has continued to build out their Vantage Team, bringing in Priya Emerson, and in LA, Pacific Avenue Capital continues its impressive growth with the additions of Travis Dziubla and Brendan Hart.
It was also another strong month of investor transitions, with 25 moves identified this month, though the recent acquisition of IPI Partners by Blue Owl Capital has tipped the scales. All of these changes and more can be found below.
Pape Ndaw has joined Bain Capital as Operating Partner, transitioning from his role as SVP, Home and Distribution at Schneider Electric.
Scott Neuman is now Senior Advisor at Lead Edge Capital, after serving as Advisor at Kaluza.
Jason LaDuke has joined Stellex Capital Management as Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Operations, making the move from Platinum Equity.
Chris Bevilacqua has joined Rothschild & Co as Senior Advisor, transitioning from his Co-Founder and CEO role at Simplebet.
Jeanine Strama has been appointed Director of Sales Operations and CRM at Dunes Point Capital, after serving as Senior Director Sales Operations at BradyPLUS.
Corey Dyer is now Advisor at TPG, transitioning from his role as CRO at NTT Global Data Centers.
Hilary Foley has joined Cohere Capital as Principal, Portfolio Operations, leaving her role as VP of Customer Success at Quickbase.
Jon Stevens has joined TPG as Senior Advisor, transitioning from his role as Senior Advisor at Carlyle Group.
Jubin Pandey has joined Rothschild & Co as Principal for their Portfolio Operations Group, moving from his role as VP Finance at Butterfly Network.
Thomas Thompson has joined Corbel Capital Partners as Senior Operating Advisor, after serving as Managing Director at Focus Management Group.
Olivia Thorson has joined B Capital in Climate Investments, transitioning from her role as Consultant at BCG.
Matthew Cobb has joined The Sterling Group as Director of Operations, after working as Principal at BCG.
Travis Dziubla has been appointed Managing Director at Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, moving from his role as Operations Principal at Lion Equity Partners.
Souvick Paul has joined Frazier Healthcare Partners as Principal of Technology & Innovation, after serving as Vice President at Brookfield Asset Management.
Priya Emerson has joined TSG Consumer Partners as Principal, previously serving as SVP, Portfolio Operations at Platinum Equity.
Brendan Hart has joined Pacific Avenue Capital Partners as Principal, Portfolio Operations, after serving as SVP, Portfolio Operations at Platinum Equity.
Brian Schwartz has joined Prospect Capital Management as Senior Vice President of Portfolio Operations, transitioning from his role as SVP at AlixPartners.
Colin St. Maxens has joined Ara Partners as Senior Policy Advisor, after serving as International Trade Policy Advisor at the United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Michael Sharifi has been appointed Operating Principal at Wynnchurch Capital, moving from his role as Head of Talent Operations at Vista Equity.
Elizabeth Ryan has joined Roark Capital as Head of Talent, transitioning from her role as Talent Lead at Alpine Investors.
Kristen Distasio has joined Centerbridge Partners LP as Interim Director of Human Capital, after serving as Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Global Atlantic.
Myranda Grahek has joined Gryphon Investors as Managing Director of Organizational Development, moving from her role as Director of Private Equity at YSC Consulting.
Monique Honaman has joined BlackRock as Managing Director of Portfolio Talent, transitioning from her role as EVP, CHRO at ANDMORE.
Colton Blount has joined Trive Capital as Operations AVP, Talent Acquisition, after serving as Team Lead at Korn Ferry.
Andrew Cron has been appointed Managing Director of Portfolio Operations for Data & AI at Blackstone, moving from his role as Chief Data Officer at Upshop.
Kevin Barnes has joined H.I.G. Capital as Group Head & Senior Operating Partner, Portfolio Technology, after serving as Managing Partner at Fortium Partners.
John Sturdivant has joined Platinum Equity in their Portfolio Operations team with a focus on AI Strategy, transitioning from his role as Partner, AI and Data Strategy at Infosys.
Tom Moser has joined Radial Equity Partners as Senior Advisor, after serving as President and CEO at Phillips and Temro Industries.
Allison Vandenberg has joined Wind Point Partners as Director of Talent, moving from her role as Global Head and Director, McKinsey Career Network at McKinsey.
Sebastian Palmer has joined Flagship Pioneering as Director of Talent Management Strategy, transitioning from his role as Director, HR Business Partner at Eikon Therapeutics.
Scott Aronson has joined Stripes as an Operating Partner for Enterprise, after previously serving as COO at Cloudera.
Dennis Lyandres is working as an Advisor to Iconiq Capital. Previously, Dennis was the CRO at Procore Technologies.
Chris Amani has been appointed Executive in Residence at Providence Equity Partners, after previously serving as CEO role at Terraform Labs.
Olivia Glied Briffault has joined Apollo Global Management as Principal, leaving her role at CHIPS Program Office, US Dept of Commerce.
Hank Donaldson is now Principal at Apollo Global Management, transitioning from his role as Investment Banking Director at Wells Fargo.
Jackie Brady has joined Blackstone as Managing Director for their Real Estate Institutional Client Solutions Group, after serving as Managing Director, Head of Global Debt Solutions at PGIM Private Alternatives.
Andie Goh is now Managing Director, Infrastructure & Asset-based Credit at Blackstone, transitioning from Managing Director at Ares Alternative Credit.
Luke Gilpin has joined Blue Owl Capital as Managing Director, leaving his previous Managing Director role at IPI Partners.
Alexey Teplukhin is now Managing Director at Blue Owl Capital, transitioning from Managing Director at IPI Partners.
Tae Youn Kim has joined Blue Owl Capital as Managing Director, leaving his Managing Director role at IPI Partners.
Ayla Matthews has been appointed Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure at Blue Owl Capital, after serving as Director of AI at IPI Partners.
Dane Chodos is now Principal at Blue Owl Capital, transitioning from his VP role at IPI Partners.
Jack Viellieu has joined Blue Owl Capital as Principal of Digital Infrastructure, leaving a Director role at IPI Partners.
Josh Friedman is now Senior Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure at Blue Owl Capital, after serving as Partner at IPI Partners.
Sean Ivery has been appointed Senior Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure at Blue Owl Capital, leaving his Partner role at IPI Partners.
Drew Assapimonwait is now Principal at H.I.G. Capital, transitioning from his Principal role at Avance Investment Management.
Rana Mitra has joined Oaktree Capital Management LP as Managing Director of Credit Strategy, after serving as Managing Director at Atalaya Capital Management.
Andrew Goberstein is now a Private Equity Investor at Partners Group, transitioning from his Principal role at Cressey & Company.
Patrick Martin has been named Principal at Patient Square Capital, leaving his Director role at GTCR.
William Byers has joined Riata Capital Group as Principal, transitioning from his VP role at Wellspring Capital Management.
Jeffrey Baldwin is now Principal at TCV, after serving as Principal at H.I.G.
Lauren Sullivan has joined Blue Owl Capital as Managing Director, continuing from her previous role as Managing Director at IPI Partners.
Matt Gregory has joined Silver Point Capital LP as Managing Director, Direct Lending transitioning from his role as Director at Talconic Capital.
Phillip Wood-Smith has joined BlackRock as Managing Director, after serving as Managing Director at HIG.
Stephen Rettger has joined Blackstone as Principal, transitioning from his role as Associate at Paul Hastings.
Laurabeth Harvey has joined EQT Group as Managing Director and Head of Early-Stage Platform, after serving as President at Lattice.
Stephen Bluestein has joined Adams Street Partners as Partner in Primary Investments transitioning from his role as Managing Director at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
