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Rob Ryan is founder and CEO of Aristata Capital, the first commercial litigation fund focused on social and environmental impact. Ryan worked in public interest law for almost a decade as head of development and strategy at ClientEarth, Europe’s leading environmental law NGO, following seven years developing social impact solutions for high net worth individuals,…

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Hans Vaule is a partner and chief investment officer in the private client practice at Cambridge Associates, where he specializes in working with families, family offices, and family foundations globally. Hans is dedicated to building highly customized investment portfolios, thoughtfully designed to address each client’s unique needs, values, and long-term objectives. With more than 20…

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Clarence Williams is the president and treasurer for the National Association of Securities Professionals-New York Chapter. He is also a board member for the National Association of Securities Professionals headquartered in Washington, DC. He is the Board Chair for Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers. He is also a trustee for Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon,…

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Christine serves as Portfolio Manager for Ariel’s emerging markets value strategies. Additionally, as a Senior Research Analyst, she researches consumer and real estate stocks across Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Eastern Europe. She also covers all sectors in Africa. Christine joined Ariel after 10 years at AllianceBernstein (AB) where she held the positions of…

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Jennifer Katz is the director for investments at the Doris Duke Foundation. In this capacity, she is responsible for evaluating investment opportunities across multiple asset classes, including venture capital and global public equity. Katz also contributes to portfolio-level asset allocation and investment policy management, and she serves as the head of mission-aligned investing for the…

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Keon Holmes is a managing director for the Endowment & Foundation Practice at Cambridge Associates. Holmes invests on behalf of universities, foundations, hospitals, cultural institutions, independent schools, and private clients across the world, ranging in size from $40 million to over $9 billion. Holmes is a board member at the CFA Society Boston and Council…

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Admiral Stavridis is partner and vice chair of global affairs of The Carlyle Group and chair of the board of trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation, following five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. A retired 4-star officer in the U.S. Navy, he led the NATO…

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Lieutenant General (Ret.) Robert S. Walsh is an academy securities’ geopolitical intelligence group member. Walsh served in the Marine Corps for over 39 years, completing his career as the commanding general of the Marine Corps combat development command and the deputy commandant for combat development & integration. In his last assignment, he was responsible for…

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Geeta Kapadia is the chief investment officer of Fordham University, where she manages the endowment of $1 billion in assets and oversees all aspects of the portfolio management process. Prior to joining Fordham in August 2022, she was the associate treasurer of investments at Yale New Haven Health System, where she led the team responsible…

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Andrew Junkin serves as the chief investment officer of the Virginia Retirement System where he manages and oversees the investment program for the fund, valued at more than $100 billion. The fund serves approximately 773,000 active members, retirees and beneficiaries. VRS covers teachers, state employees and most employees of the Commonwealth’s counties, cities, towns and…

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Ermias Nessibu is involved in all aspects of the firm’s real estate practice, including deal sourcing, structuring, due diligence, asset management, and managing client relationships. He has previously worked with owner-operators where he was responsible for executing real estate debt and equity investments in the residential, office, retail, and hospitality sectors across North America. Prior…

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