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Jeff Zucker is the CEO of the RedBird IMI and an Operating Partner at RedBird Capital Partners. RedBird IMI is a joint investment vehicle focused on acquiring, investing in and building large-scale media, entertainment and sports content properties on a global basis.

Jeff has had one of the most storied careers in media, creating new brands and resurrecting old ones. He spent the last three decades in leadership roles across every part of media, including news, sports, entertainment, and digital innovation.
 
Prior to joining RedBird, Jeff served as President of CNN, from 2013-2022, and Chairman of WarnerMedia Sports from 2019-2022. In Jeff’s nine years at CNN, he oversaw a dramatic turnaround of the global news network, driving it to its largest audiences ever and turning it into the most used digital news and information outlet in the world.  At WarnerMedia Sports he was responsible for all programming acquisitions, production, marketing, league relations and sales.  The portfolio included partnerships with the NBA, NHL, MLB and the NCAA for the Men’s Basketball Championship. 

Prior to CNN and WarnerMedia Sports, Jeff spent 25 years at NBC Universal. His ascent at NBC began in 1986 as a researcher for NBC Sports’ coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul. He then took over NBC’s Today show at the age of 26 and re-invented the historic morning news program. After ten years there and four years as the President of NBC Entertainment, he became the President and CEO of NBCUniversal, from 2007-2011.

While CEO of NBCUniversal, he also co-founded the online streaming service Hulu, in 2007.
  
A 14-time Emmy Award winner and three-time Peabody Award recipient, Jeff received a B.A. in American History from Harvard College. He served as President of The Harvard Crimson from 1985 to 1986.

Tyler Alexander is a Partner at RedBird Capital Partners, where he leads the Tech Services sector.

Tyler is actively involved in the Firm’s investment in Talent Systems, which he holds a board seat on, as well as  TierPoint and Next Tier Connect. He was also involved with N3, which was exited in 2020 and Compass Datacenters, which was exited in 2023. Collectively, these companies have closed 15+ add-on acquisitions, while also executing over $6 billion of debt and equity financing transactions to support continued growth across the technology landscape. In addition, Tyler works closely on Capital Markets activity for the existing portfolio and leads the Firm’s Management Compensation Team.

Prior to joining RedBird, Tyler was an Associate at MidOcean Partners, a New York-based private equity firm focused on consumer and business services. Prior to MidOcean, Tyler began his career at Rothschild & Co. in the firm’s global advisory restructuring group. At Rothschild, Tyler specialized in special situations, debt advisory, and in-court and out-of-court restructuring transactions related to the financial crisis.

Philanthropically, Tyler is a Member of the New York Regional Board for the College Foundation of the University of Virginia.

Tyler received a B.A. in History with distinction from the University of Virginia, where he was a Jefferson Scholar.

David Castelblanco is a Partner at RedBird Capital Partners, where he leads the Firm’s Sports and Media sector. 

David is actively involved with RedBird portfolio companies including AC Milan, Artists Equity, All3Media, EverWonder, Front Office Sports, and Fenway Sports Group.

Prior to joining RedBird, David spent more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs in the Merchant Banking Division, where he was a Managing Director in the private equity investment business. During his tenure, he worked closely with Gerry Cardinale for over a decade to help build the Firm’s Technology, Media, and Telecommunications investment platform. Across his career at Goldman Sachs, David invested more than $4 billion in the U.S., primarily across the media, communications, entertainment, and consumer sectors.

David holds a B.A. from Brown University, a J.D. from Stanford Law School, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Pravin Manglani is a Partner at RedBird Capital Partners, where he leads the Capital Solutions and Credit Opportunities investment areas.

Pravin oversees the Firm’s investment activities in opportunistic private credit, preferred and structured equity, asset and royalty acquisitions, and other non-control investments for the Firm’s Capital Solutions and Credit Opportunity vehicles.

Prior to joining RedBird, Pravin had a successful 20-year investing career having invested over $4bn of capital across the capital structure and across both private and public formats, predominantly non-control investments including via opportunistic direct lending, preferred / structured equity, minority equity, asset acquisitions, platform capital, and debt purchases.

Most recently, Pravin was a Managing Director at Anchorage Capital Group, a $25bn+ AUM alternative investment firm, leading their US private capital efforts for their drawdown investment funds.  Prior to that, he was a Managing Director and senior investment professional at Macquarie’s Principal Finance business, a $10bn+ AUM investing effort across the capital structure in private situations utilizing the firm’s balance sheet.  Early in his career, Pravin was trained at Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, as an initial member of the team at the formation of Americas SSG in 2003, and also was the 3^rd investment professional to join Apollo Management’s credit hedge fund business in 2005, helping to scale Apollo’s initial efforts in credit.  Pravin pivoted to private capital investing in 2011, leading early unitranche market development post the financial crisis, having honed and developed his private capital investment expertise over the last decade.

Pravin graduated from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology from the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a Bachelor of Applied Science from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Julia Wittlin is a Partner at RedBird Capital Partners and leads the Firm’s Miami office.

Julia oversees RedBird’s efforts in Sports as well as emerging growth, backing disruptive technologies and business models in the Firm’s core areas of expertise. On the Sports side, Julia is responsible for RedBird’s investments in Fenway Sports Group, Alpine, and Dream11.

Prior to joining RedBird, Julia spent 15 years at BlackRock. Most recently, Julia was a Managing Director and a senior portfolio manager within BlackRock Alternative Investors, where she developed and led the team’s growth equity investment efforts and deployed over $500 million. Julia’s prior investments include leading companies such as Hashicorp, Rivian, Epic Games, Attentive, and Databricks.

Julia has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal as a Woman to Watch in Private Equity and has authored a number of white papers on private equity and the private markets portfolio. Julia is on the steering committee for the southeast chapter of WAVE, the Women’s Association of Venture and Equity.

Julia received a B.A. from the University of Rochester. She is a CFA, CAIA, and FRM designation holder.

Mike Zabik is a Partner and Head of Financial Services at RedBird Capital Partners, where he leads the Firm’s Financial Services investment sector. 

Mike leads all sourcing, execution, company building and monetization initiatives across the Financial Services portfolio. Since 2014, the Firm has invested over $1.5 billion in financial services investments across nine platforms and completed 20+ add-on acquisitions. Mike is responsible for the Firm’s investments in Aquarian Holdings, Arax Investment Partners, Bishop Street Underwriters, Main Street Advisors and Obra Capital. Mike also previously led RedBird’s investment in Constellation Affiliated Partners, an MGA platform, sold to Truist in July 2021.

In addition to his active investment responsibilities, Mike leads the Portfolio Financing Team, which has structured 20+ financings across the Firm’s portfolio of platform investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Mike was a Vice President at Ares Management LLC for four years, and before that was an Associate at Kelso & Company. Mike began his career at Deutsche Bank in the firm’s Leveraged Finance and Private Debt businesses.

Mike has been recognized several times professionally during his tenure at RedBird, including Sports Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2017 and Private Equity International’s Future 40 Leaders: Dealmakers in 2022.

Philanthropically, Mike is a member of Indiana University’s Center for Investment Banking & Principal Investment Alumni Executive Committee.

Mike holds a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Indiana University.

Graydon Carter is a Senior Advisor at RedBird Capital Partners, where he supports the Firm’s initiatives in news and media.

He brings more than five decades of experience as a journalist, editor, documentary film producer, and media operator and entrepreneur, shaping some of the most influential publications and cultural platforms of the past two generations.

Prior to joining RedBird, Graydon served for 25 years as the editor of Vanity Fair, where he transformed the magazine into a global powerhouse by becoming the authority on politics, culture, and entertainment. Under his leadership, the publication expanded its investigative reporting, signature features, and commercial reach while earning countless awards and industry accolades. Along the way, he created the Vanity Fair Oscar party, now more than three decades old, as well as the magazine’s signature New Establishment listing.

Before Vanity Fair, Graydon co-founded Spy magazine, the pioneering satirical monthly that became a 1980s cultural touchstone for its irreverent commentary and media criticism. Prior to that, he was a writer at both Time and Life magazines and was the transformative editor of The New York Observer.

Following his tenure at Vanity Fair, Graydon launched Air Mail, an international digital weekly focused on global news, culture, and lifestyle. As founder and co-editor, he oversaw the platform’s expansion into newsletters, podcasts, live events, e-commerce, and bricks and mortar venues in New York, London, and Milan.

In addition to his editorial work, Graydon is also an Emmy and Peabody Award winning producer of almost two dozen documentaries and one hit Broadway play. Graydon’s memoir, When the Going Was Good, published earlier this year, is a New York Times bestseller. He is an owner of the Waverly Inn in Greenwich Village.

Graydon began his career in college as editor of The Canadian Review, a not particularly promising political and literary monthly, but one that got him to New York and the beginning of a career heralded for editorial innovation, smart, fearless writing, and cultural insight. He is an honorary editor of The Harvard Lampoon and a member of the Order of Canada.

Mark Flaherty is a Senior Advisor at RedBird Capital Partners.

Prior to joining RedBird, Mark previously served as Senior Partner and Vice Chairman at Wellington Management, a global investment firm managing over $1 trillion in assets. He oversaw the Investment Services Division, encompassing Global Trading, Risk Management, and Governance, and was a long-standing member of the Operating Committee. Before Wellington, Mark was a Partner at Standish, Ayer & Wood, leading Global Equity Trading and serving on the Executive Committee.

Currently, Mark serves as Independent Director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Independent Director of Openly, a technology-driven homeowners insurance provider, and Lead Director of Suffolk Technologies, a venture capital platform focusing on startups transforming the built environment.

Additionally, Mark is a former Policy Board member of the PGA TOUR.

He received a B.S. in Accounting from Providence College, where he previously served on the Board of Trustees. Mark is a CFA Charterholder.

Melissa McAdden is a Senior Advisor at RedBird Capital Partners, where she supports the Firm’s initiatives in news, media, and live events.

She brings over two decades of experience in commercial strategy, revenue growth, and business transformation across leading media, publishing, and digital organizations.

Prior to joining RedBird, Melissa served as Commercial Director for a prominent philanthropist, working across a diverse portfolio of commercial and philanthropic ventures. In this role, she played a central part in shaping strategic priorities and executing high-impact projects that bridged enterprise growth with social impact.

Before that, Melissa was Chief Commercial Officer at UnHerd, an online magazine, broadcasting, and events business focused on current affairs, culture, and commentary. She established new revenue streams across digital, video, podcasts, newsletters, and live events, supporting the company’s rapid expansion and brand evolution.

Melissa spent fourteen years at The Spectator, the UK’s most influential weekly magazine covering politics, culture, and current affairs. As Chief Commercial Officer and a member of the Executive Board, she led the diversification of revenue streams and the expansion of commercial partnerships across all verticals and platforms. Her leadership helped position The Spectator as a market leader in integrated media partnerships and events.

Melissa began her career in account management at AMV BBDO, where she worked across several of the agency’s flagship clients.

She holds a BSc in Economics with Sociology from the University of Bristol and is based in London.

Jason Port is an Advisor at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Early-Stage Growth investments.

Jason is involved in the Firm’s efforts in venture and emerging growth where RedBird backs disruptive technologies and business models in its core areas of expertise. Throughout his career, Jason notably invested in the early stages of high-growth companies including Twitter, Jump Forward and Uber. Jason was one of the earliest employees at Sportsline.com, aiding its rapid growth before its acquisition by CBS. 

Since then, Jason has focused his investments in early-stage companies while his consultancy, Network Media Group, has offered strategic consulting to companies of all sizes. As the initial investor in Quirky.com, he was instrumental in backing the vision of the disruptive collaborative innovation platform. Most recently, Jason led business development at LeadEdge Capital Partners, a $5B Venture Growth Fund focused on Saas/Technology.

Jason serves on the Board of Directors of the Heather on Earth Music Therapy Foundation, as well as on the advisory board of the Miami Country Day School. He has also served as a speaker for EY Global’s World Entrepreneur of the Year event in Monaco.

Paolo Scaroni is a Senior Advisor at RedBird Capital Partners.

Paolo is currently the Chairman of the Enel Group, an Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas.

Over the last year, Paolo has worked closely with RedBird in his capacity as Chairman of AC Milan and has joined us formally as the Chairman of our international business which has been growing on the back of our investments in AC Milan, Liverpool FC under Fenway Sports Group, Toulouse FC, and the Rajasthan Royals Indian cricket team.

Over the course of his 54-year career as an industrialist and banker, Paolo has served as (i) CEO of multiple leading corporations; (ii) Chairman roles at financial institutions and exchanges, including Vice Chairman of the London Stock Exchange; and (iii) on boards for leading universities and institutions in Europe and the U.S.

Chris Wallace is a Senior Advisor at RedBird Capital Partners.

Chris is an award-winning, veteran journalist with over five decades across broadcast television, cable television, streaming, print and independent content creation. Over the course of his career, Chris has reported on national and international affairs at the highest level, giving him a deep understanding of politics and global relations. Known for his keen analysis and unbiased, probing approach to interviews, Chris was named one of the most trusted anchors in broadcast journalism in a Morning Consult poll In May 2024.

Chris has served as an anchor on NBC, ABC, Fox News, and CNN. His work has been recognized with every major broadcast news award, including three Emmy Awards, the Dupont-Columbia Silver Baton, the Peabody Award, the Polk Award, and the Paul White Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Most recently, Chris spent three years at CNN as the anchor of the weekly political program, “The Chris Wallace Show,” as well as the host of the interview show, “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”. He was also a top analyst for CNN’s coverage of the U.S. presidential debates and election.

Prior to CNN, Chris was at Fox News for 18 years and hosted “Fox News Sunday”. He remains the first and only Fox News anchor to moderate a general election Presidential debate, in 2016 and again in 2020.

Prior to Fox News, Chris served as Chief Correspondent for ABC’s “PrimeTime” for 14 years, as well as chief substitute anchor for Ted Koppel on “Nightline.” From 1978 to 1989, he worked for NBC in key posts, including six years as Chief White House Correspondent during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. He also anchored “Meet the Press,” making him the only person to host two Sunday morning news programs. He began his career at The Boston Globe.  

Throughout his career, Chris has conducted interviews with every U.S. president since Ronald Reagan as well as with world leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron.

Chris is the author of three New York Times bestselling titles, Countdown 1945, Countdown bin Laden, and Countdown 1960.

Currently, Chris serves as an adviser to the Wallace House Center for Journalists at the University of Michigan. He was an unofficial adviser to the Commission on Presidential Debates from 2020 to 2024.

Chris received a B.A. from Harvard University.

Rebecca Alcalay is a Managing Director at RedBird Capital Partners, where she focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Rebecca was a Managing Director at Reverence Capital Partners, where she was responsible for identifying, evaluating, and executing investments in the financial services sector and served on the boards of Osaic (f/k/a Advisor Group) and SEIA.

Prior to Reverence, Rebecca worked at GF Investments, a large single-family office that focused on financial services, Temasek, and Oak Hill Capital where she worked as a Business and Financial Services Associate. Rebecca began her career at The Blackstone Group on the Restructuring and Reorganization team.

Rebecca received her B.S. in Finance and Accounting, summa cum laude, from the Wharton School and her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Neil is a Managing Director at RedBird Capital Partners and is based in London.  

Neil is a seasoned media, sports, and technology executive, and has held key positions over the past 25 years at Warner Bros. Discovery, Google and YouTube, BBC Studios and Sky.

Prior to joining RedBird, Neil was Group President and CFO, CNN Worldwide and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports.  He was previously CFO/COO, Global Streaming at Discovery, and CFO for Discovery’s international businesses across Latin America, Asia Pacific and EMEA, including Eurosport.

His previous roles have included serving as CFO for Google and YouTube in EMEA, and Group CFO at BBC Studios, the international and commercial arm of the BBC.  He held several senior finance and strategy positions at Sky in the UK, including Deputy CFO and Director of Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, and Treasury.

Neil began his career at Price Waterhouse, after graduating with an M.A. from Oxford University.  He was also subsequently a banker at Goldman Sachs in London, in the TMT and Financing Groups.  In 2009, he was selected by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.  

In 2014 he was appointed by the UK’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport as an Independent Member of the Board of UK Sport, the Government’s strategic body for Olympic Sport, which invests in Britain’s best sports and athletes to deliver Olympic and Paralympic medals.  He was also Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Major Events Panel.  He is a former member of the Great Britain Rowing Team and was a gold medalist at the World Rowing Championships. 

He is currently a member of the Board and Management Committee of Henley Royal Regatta, the world’s oldest, and pre-eminent, international rowing event.  He is a Governor and Board Member of the Courtauld Institute of Art, a world class center for the study of Art History and one of London’s major galleries, where he also serves as Chairman of the Finance, Strategy and Operations Committee and as a member of the Governance, Nominations and Remuneration Committee.

Kevin LaForce is a Managing Director at RedBird Capital Partners, where he helps lead investment opportunities across the Firm’s Sports portfolio.

Kevin oversees the Firm’s investments in EverPass Media, UFL, AC Milan and YES Network and is actively involved in the Firm’s investments in Fenway Sports Group and Skydance Media.

Under Kevin’s leadership, RedBird formed EverPass Media in partnership with the National Football League (“NFL”) in May 2023. Anchored by an exclusive, long-term license to distribute NFL Sunday Ticket into commercial establishments (i.e. bars and restaurants), EverPass provides venues comprehensive access to live sports which are increasingly distributed exclusively via premium streaming services.  Kevin also leads all aspects of strategic planning and business implementation for the UFL in partnership with the League’s co-owners the Walt Disney Company, Fox Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia. In addition, Kevin is actively involved with the business and commercial development of AC Milan, including advising League Serie A on their global media strategy.

Prior to joining RedBird, Kevin had a highly successful 14-year career at the NFL, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Media Strategy and Business Development. Kevin also established and led the NFL’s strategic investment entity, 32 Equity, serving as Vice President from 2013 to 2021.

During his tenure at the NFL, Kevin led the League’s media strategy and business development efforts, focusing on partnerships representing over 70% of the NFL’s annual revenue. Under Kevin’s leadership, the NFL negotiated the most favorable live game distribution contract in the League’s history, valued at over $110 billion. Kevin also grew 32 Equity into a market-leading strategic investment platform.  This included the spin-off of the League’s premium hospitality business, On Location Experiences (“OLE”) in partnership with RedBird. This was one of the League’s most innovative and transformative transactions. OLE grew to become one of the world’s leading independent premium event and hospitality platforms increasing its revenue from $20 million at inception to over $550 million upon its sale to Endeavor in 2020.

Prior to the NFL, Kevin was an Associate in Bear Stearns Technology, Media and Telecommunications group, focusing primarily on corporate transactions in the media and content sectors.

Kevin received a B.A. in English and Government from Lehigh University and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Thomas Shi is a Managing Director at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Thomas was a Managing Director at Coalesce Capital and Principal at Flexpoint Ford, and was focused on identifying, evaluating, and executing investments primarily in Financial Services and Business Services sectors. Prior to these roles, Thomas worked at GIC, Warburg Pincus, and began his career at Evercore in investment banking.

Thomas received a B.S. in Economics, with a concentration in Finance and Accounting, Magna Cum Laude, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Kayla Tausche is a Managing Director at RedBird Capital Partners, where she focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media, and Entertainment investments, strategic partnerships, and firm-wide growth initiatives. 

Prior to joining RedBird, Kayla spent two decades as an award-winning journalist in the United States and overseas. She most recently served as a senior White House correspondent and anchor for CNN, where she covered politics and policy issues through in-depth reporting and news-making interviews. Kayla has covered the American presidency from five continents, and she was part of the CNN team that won an Emmy for breaking news coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. 

Before joining CNN, Kayla spent 13 years at CNBC, during which time she covered the White House, Wall Street, and Silicon Valley and contributed to programming across the NBC News family. 

Kayla began her career as a print reporter at the Financial Times Group in London, Bloomberg News in New York, and the Associated Press in Brussels. 

Kayla graduated with honors in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she remains involved as a visiting professor.

David Dingman is a Principal at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, David was the Managing Director of Shipston Group Limited, a private equity firm focused on both international and domestic investments across a wide range of industries, including automotive, biotech, real estate, and fintech. During his 13 years at Shipston Group Limited, David was instrumental in the transformation of several of the Company’s investments into global businesses, many of which were built as platform buy-and-builds. David also directed the reorganization and prioritization of investments with the focus on the monetization of legacy investments through both private and public market transactions. David was a member of Shipston’s Investment Committee, supervising all aspects of corporate finance and M&A execution.

Among his many investments, David led Shipston’s roll-up and integration of multiple high-precision machining companies and low-pressure aluminum casting suppliers to create Mobex Global. Mobex Global is a fully integrated, globally trusted partner to the automotive, heavy-duty, construction, agriculture, and industrial markets, and is at the forefront of the evolving mobility industry. In addition, David positioned the IPOs of both China Maple Leaf Educational Systems and Genscript Biotech Corp, solving complicated jurisdictional and governance issues resulting in successful exits. Maple Leaf was the largest private boarding school system in China, and Genscript Biotech Corp was a leading Hong Kong gene and cell therapy provider with a current market cap of $37 billion HK.

Philanthropically, David is an Advisor Advocate for the OKU Foundation and serves on the Board of the Boston Winter Ball. David is also an advisor to the Michael and Elizabeth Dingman Foundation.

David received both his MBA and B.A. in History from Boston College.

Beau Duncan is a Principal at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Media and Entertainment, and Technology investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Beau spent five years building the Corporate Development function at Spotify, where he helped lead a number of acquisitions that opened new verticals and drove inorganic growth at the world’s leading music streaming platform. Prior to Spotify, Beau was an Associate at Zelnick Media Capital, a New York-based private equity firm focused on media and entertainment. Beau began his career in Citigroup’s Technology, Media and Telecom investment banking division.

Philanthropically, Beau is actively involved with the JDRF, the world’s largest nonprofit funder of Type 1 Diabetes research.

Beau received a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Taylor Elliott is a Principal at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Taylor focused on growth and buyout investing across the Consumer sector at Prospect Hill Growth Partners, LongRange Capital, and L Catterton. He began his career at Barclays in Investment Banking.

Taylor received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Economics from Duke University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Matt Robinson is a Principal at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Matt was a Vice President at Milestone Partners where he focused on growth equity and control buyout investments across the Financial Services sector. At Milestone, Matt was responsible for deal sourcing, transaction execution, portfolio oversight and capital markets activities primarily within the insurance, warranty and specialty finance sub-sectors.

Matt received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame.

Alex Balleza is a Vice President at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Alex was an Investment Banking Analyst at Wells Fargo Securities, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and debt and equity financings in the financial institutions sector.

Alex received a B.S. in Finance from Bentley University.

Kyle Law is a Vice President of the Firm.

In his current role, Kyle is actively involved with the investments across the current TMT portfolio.

Prior to joining RedBird, Kyle was an Associate at Golden Gate Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, where he evaluated leveraged buyout, minority investment, and bankruptcy restructuring opportunities.

Prior to Golden Gate, Kyle was an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division of The Goldman Sachs Group, where he advised a variety of clients within the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group on mergers and acquisitions, activism defense, equity and debt financings, and leveraged buyouts.

Kyle received a B.S. in Finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Dean Pacinelli is a Vice President at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Dean was an Analyst at UBS Investment Bank, where he worked in the Global Industries Group focused on Industrial Technology and Tech-Enabled Services.

He received a B.S. in Finance from the Pennsylvania State University.

Neil Sethi is a Vice President at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Neil worked in private equity at Stone Point Capital, where he focused on buyout investments across the global Financial Services sector. Prior to Stone Point Capital, he worked in private equity at The Riverside Company. Neil began his career in investment banking at Deutsche Bank.

Neil received a B.A., summa cum laude, from Boston College and an MBA from Columbia Business School, where he graduated with honors.

Michael Tkach is a Vice President at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Capital Solutions and Credit Opportunities investments.

Michael is actively involved in investment activities across opportunistic private credit, preferred and structured equity, asset and royalty acquisitions, and other non-control investments for the Firm’s Capital Solutions and Credit Opportunity vehicles.

Prior to joining RedBird, Michael was a Vice President at BlackRock in the Opportunistic Credit Group where he invested across the capital structure in both private and public investments. He began his career at Mizuho as an Investment Banking Analyst advising companies on M&A, debt, and equity financing in the Technology, Media, and Telecom Group.

Michael holds a B.S. in Finance from Fordham University.

Francesco Bramante is a Senior Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments. 

Prior to joining RedBird, Francesco spent four years at Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company, where he was most recently a Senior Associate in the Ventures & Growth team, focusing on minority investments in the technology sector. Previously, he worked in the firm’s private credit team, where he evaluated debt financing for leveraged buyouts. He began his career as an Analyst in the Consumer & Retail team at Citigroup, based in New York. 

Francesco received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.B.A. with honors in Finance and Economics from the University of Miami, where he graduated Cum Laude.

Xin Chen is a Senior Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Xin was Chief of Staff to the Group President at Alibaba, focusing on Alibaba’s globalization strategy, business and investments. Prior to Alibaba, Xin was an Associate in the Industrials Group at Lazard, where he advised clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic alternatives.

Xin received a B.S.E in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University.

Zach Flyer is a Senior Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Zach was a Senior Associate in Brookfield’s private equity group where he focused on business services and media investments. Prior to Brookfield, Zach was a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group, where he advised clients across the private equity and consumer practices.

Zach received a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations with a Business minor from the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University.

Oscar Lin is a Senior Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Oscar was in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Jefferies Group LLC where he worked across the sports, media, consumer and automotive aftermarket sectors.

Philanthropically, Oscar is involved with Vogel Alcove, a non-profit providing early childhood education and support services to homeless children and their families in Dallas, Texas.

Oscar received a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University.

Akshat Malkowthekar is a Senior Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Capital Solutions and Credit Opportunities investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Akshat was an Associate at Sixth Street, where he invested across the capital structure in debt, structured equity, and control equity transactions focused on Sports, Media, Entertainment, and Digital Infrastructure. He began his career at Greenhill & Co. as an analyst in the financing advisory and restructuring team.

Akshat received a B.S. in Business with majors in Finance, Economic Consulting, and Business Analytics from Indiana University.

Jay O’Brien is a Senior Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Jay was a Senior Associate at Parthenon Capital, where he was active in executing new transactions and working with portfolio companies. Prior to Parthenon, Jay was an Investment Banking Analyst at Citi, where he was involved in mergers and acquisitions and capital raising activities for clients within the FinTech space. 

Jay received a B.S. in Commerce with concentrations in Finance and Accounting, and a minor in History from the University of Virginia.

Elizabeth Owen is a Senior Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where she focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Elizabeth was an Investment Banking Analyst at Barclays Capital, where she advised on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and debt and equity financing.

Elizabeth received a B.B.A. in Finance from the McCombs School of Business and a B.A. in Plan II Honors from The University of Texas at Austin.

Ana Arango is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where she focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Ana was an analyst at LionTree, where she advised on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, spinoffs, and debt and equity financings in the TMT and Sports space.

Ana graduated from the Huntsman Program at the University of Pennsylvania and received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A. in International Studies from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Jamie Doft is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Jamie was an Investment Banking Analyst at LionTree, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and debt and equity financings in the TMT and Sports space.

Jamie received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Michael Garcia is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Michael was an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions in the technology sector. He began his career as a direct report to Michael Cembalest, the Chairman of Market and Investment Strategy for J.P. Morgan Asset Management, to assist with the development of J.P. Morgan’s flagship research publication titled “Eye on the Market”.

Michael received a B.S. in Financial Mathematics and Statistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Eric Greenstein is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Eric was an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, activism defense, equity and debt financings in Financial Technology and Asset Management.

Eric received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jeff Hirsh is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Jeff was an Investment Banking Analyst at LionTree, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and debt and equity financings in TMT and Sports sectors.

Jeff received a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University.

Eshawn Kumar is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Previously, Eshawn was an Investment Banking Associate in the Consumer & Retail Group at Perella Weinberg Partners where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and equity financings. He began his career at Credit Suisse as an Investment Banking Analyst advising on M&A in the Consumer & Retail Group. 

Eshawn received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Pierson L’Esperance is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Pierson was an Investment Banking Associate at Rothschild & Co, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions and leveraged buyouts in the Technology and Media space.

Pierson received a B.A. in Economics from Brown University.

Michael Procaccino is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Michael was an Investment Banking Analyst at Piper Sandler & Co., where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and debt and equity financings in the Financial Institutions sector.

Michael received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Richmond.

Matthew Rebello is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Matthew was an Investment Banking Associate in the Media & Telecommunications Group at Citibank, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions and equity and debt financings in the digital infrastructure, music, and sports sectors.

Matthew received a B.A. in Economics-Philosophy from Columbia University.

Matthew Roth is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Matt was an Investment Banking Associate at Jefferies LLC, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, private capital raises, including insurance sidecars, and restructurings in the Financial Institutions space, specifically within Insurance and InsurTech.

Matt received a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University.

Sophie Rubin is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where she focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments. 

Prior to joining RedBird, Sophie was an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs, where she advised on mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity financing in the Consumer Retail Group.

Sophie received a B.S.E. in Risk, Data, and Financial Engineering from Duke University.

Jeff Sun is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments. 

Prior to joining RedBird, Jeff was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Media & Communications Group at J.P. Morgan, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and debt and equity financings in the sports and entertainment sectors.

He began his career at PJT Partners as an Investment Banking Analyst advising clients on LP and GP-led private equity secondary transactions.

Jeff received a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College.

Karolina Tarnacki is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where she focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments. 

Prior to joining RedBird, Karolina was an Investment Banking Analyst at William Blair, where she advised on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and debt and equity financings in the Tech-Enabled Services Group. 

Karolina received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Connecticut School of Business. 

Matt Topalian is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Matt was an Investment Banking Analyst at Barclays where he helped execute leveraged buyouts, debt financings and other capital solutions for private equity clients across several industries.

Matt received a B.S. in Business Administration from the Marshall School of Business at The University of Southern California.

Will Weideling is an Associate at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Financial Services investments. 

Prior to joining RedBird, Will was an Investment Banking Associate at Piper Sandler & Co., where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and debt and equity financings in the Financial Institutions sector.

Will received a B.S. in Finance, with a minor in Economics, from The Ohio State University and an M.S. in Accounting from the Stern School of Business at New York University. 

Liam Fitzgerald is an Analyst at RedBird Capital Partners, where he focuses on the Firm’s Sports, Media and Entertainment investments. 

Prior to joining RedBird, Liam worked in Venture Capital at Par Equity, where he evaluated technology-driven investment opportunities across various industries. 

Liam received a B.S. in International Economics and Finance from Bocconi University.