Experience

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  Akaris Global Partners, LP

  • New York

  • Partner, Investor

    • Jun 2018 - Present
    • New York

    Akaris employs a fundamental, research-focused strategy to build a concentrated portfolio of structural winners: resilient and growing businesses with attractive reinvestment opportunities that are led by top-tier operating teams. We aim to be disciplined and patient capital in public markets, underwriting a step-function change in value over a three- to five-year period. Akaris maintains a concentrated portfolio of public equities (~12 positions) in the technology, consumer, and industrial sectors. Manage ~$500m of AUM for sovereign wealth fund, endowment and high net worth partners.

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  Goldman Sachs

  • United States
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Investment Banking Division, Chief of Staff to the COO

    • Jan 2016 - Mar 2018

    Worked with IBD leadership on business management and a range of special projects that included an expansion of the division’s North American regional footprint, banker incentives and compensation structure, and leadership development. Created and led the IBD Social Impact Advisory Program, a pro bono advisory service that paired teams of Goldman bankers with non-profits across the US in need of finance, planning and research resources.

  • Office of the Chairman, Assistant to the Chairman & CEO, Vice President

    • Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

    Supported the Goldman Sachs CEO on day-to-day priorities, including market & economic research, client strategy & engagement, and internal/external communications.

  • Executive Office, Chief of Staff to the Vice Chairman and Global Head of Growth Markets

    • Apr 2011 - Dec 2013

    The Growth Markets businesses encompassed 3,000 people across 10 offices globally. Worked alongside the Vice Chairman on execution of all priorities across client coverage and business management in his capacity as Global Head of Growth Markets and Chairman of the Asia operations at Goldman.

  • Office of the Chairman, Client Strategy Group, Vice President

    • Feb 2010 - Mar 2011

    Seconded from Investment Banking to the Client Strategy Group in the Office of the Chairman as the group expanded to cover more executives globally. CSG served firm’s C-suite leaders by aligning client and other external engagements with highest organizational priorities.

  • Investment Banking Division, Global Natural Resources Group, Vice President

    • Jan 2004 - Mar 2010

    M&A execution and client coverage in the energy, power, and chemicals sectors. Four years in London and two years in New York. Representative transaction experience:> E.ON on sale of its US power and gas utility Louisville Gas & Electric to PPL Corp. for $7.6bn (2010)> Chinese oil major on its acquisition of refining and terminal assets in the Caribbean (2009)> Israeli chemicals conglomerate on efforts to acquire major US agrichemicals company (2008)> German utility EWE AG on sale of a 26% stake in company to utility peer EnBW AG for €2bn (2008)> Kazakh oil and gas pipeline EPC company on London Stock Exchange IPO (2007/08)> British utility on a minority investment in North African LNG train and related gas fields (2007)> Orlen on its acquisition of the Mazeikiu Nafta refinery and related assets for $2.3bn from Yukos International and the Government of Lithuania (2006)