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Gerry Cardinale

Founder and Managing Partner

Founder and Managing Partner

Gerry Cardinale

Gerry Cardinale is the Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of RedBird Capital Partners.

RedBird manages $12 billion of equity on behalf of a select group of blue-chip institutional and family office investors. The Firm’s investment portfolio includes many of the world’s most iconic entrepreneurs, properties and brands across the sports, media and entertainment industries. Notable investments include:

  • Fenway Sports Group (Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC, Pittsburgh Penguins, New England Sports Network); 
  • Skydance Media (Larry and David Ellison) and its pending acquisition of Paramount and CBS; 
  • Artists Equity (Ben Affleck and Matt Damon); 
  • European football’s A.C. Milan, the second most winning Champions League team in history;
  • Yankees Entertainment & Sports (“YES”) Network (New York Yankees and Amazon); and
  • United Football League (UFL) (Dwayne Johnson, Fox, Disney)

RedBird has also been an active investor and company builder in Financial Services, having invested over $1.5 billion primarily across Insurance & Insurance Distribution and Asset & Wealth Management. Notable investments include: 

  • Aquarian, a diversified life and annuity carrier and asset management platform with ~$20 billion in assets that has grown 20x since RedBird invested in 2020;
  • Constellation, a managing general agent (“MGA”) insurance distribution platform that RedBird scaled to a top 10 player in the industry in under 2 years before exiting to Truist in July 2021;
  • Arax, one of the fastest growing wealth management platforms in the US that RedBird has scaled to ~$27 billion of AUM in less than 2 years;
  • Bishop Street, a rapidly growing MGA insurance distribution platform that RedBird has scaled to a top 20 US MGA with ~$500 million of GWP in less than 2 years; and
  • Obra, a diversified alternative credit manager with $5 billion+ of AUM

Prior to founding RedBird in 2014, Gerry spent 20 years at Goldman Sachs where he was a Partner of the firm and a senior leader of the Merchant Bank’s private equity investing business. During his tenure, Gerry worked with entrepreneurs and family business owners to create several successful multi-billion-dollar companies.

Gerry is a Trustee of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and a Trustee of the US Rowing Foundation. Gerry’s philanthropy has been dedicated to higher education, with focused commitments to Harvard University, Phillips Academy Andover and the Rhodes Scholarships. In addition, Gerry has made substantial commitments to international economic development and women’s empowerment through Matt Damon’s Water.org, an international nonprofit organization that helps low-income populations get access to safe water and improved sanitation through affordable financing. 

Gerry received an Honors BA from Harvard University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and an M.Phil in Politics and Political Theory from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

John Thornton

Chairman

Chairman

John Thornton

John Thornton is the Chairman of the Firm.

John has had a legendary career on Wall Street spanning over four decades and most recently has served as the chairman of several corporate, public policy and educational boards in the US and China.

John was the Co-President of Goldman Sachs and prior to that served as (i) the Co-CEO of Goldman Sachs International, where he is largely credited for building Goldman Sachs’ business outside the United States, and in this capacity also served as (ii) the Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia.

After retiring from Goldman Sachs, John became the first non-Chinese full professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing since 1949, where today he is also the director of the Global Leadership Program for the university.

He currently sits on multiple boards, and has a long history of corporate and philanthropic leadership. One of his strengths is his ongoing leadership in Asia. John is Co-Chair of the Asia Society, trustee of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, and a member of the International Advisory Council of CIC, the Chinese sovereign wealth fund. John recently met with Xi Jinping as part of the US-China summit and CEO delegation in San Francisco.

John has also served on the Boards of HSBC, Intel, General Atlantic, ICBC, China Unicom, IMG, BSkyB, DirecTV, News Corp and on the advisory board of McKinsey and the Council on Foreign Relations. Institutional Investor Magazine named John one of forty individuals who have had the greatest influence in shaping global financial markets over the past forty years.

Robert Klein

President

President

Robert Klein


Robert Klein is the President of RedBird Capital Partners.

In his current role, Robert oversees the non-investment operations of the Firm, including Capital Partnerships, Finance and Legal & Compliance. In this capacity, he is responsible for creating new products and partnerships to grow the Firm’s global presence. Since joining RedBird in 2017, Robert has helped to drive AUM growth from $1 billion to over $12 billion by diversifying the Firm’s product set across the company life cycle and capital stack, as well as diversifying the investor base across blue-chip pension plans, endowments, insurance companies, asset managers and family offices. He has also built internal teams to further support and institutionalize the Firm’s operating infrastructure.

In addition to his Firm responsibilities, Robert is also a Board member and/or actively involved in several portfolio companies including AC Milan, Fulwell Entertainment, Main Street Advisors and Obra Capital. In this capacity, he advises on product creation, business development and capital advisory.

Prior to joining RedBird, Robert worked for ten years at JPMorgan, most recently as Global Head of the Alternative Investments Group — a hedge fund, private equity/credit and real estate platform with over $80 billion in assets under supervision. During his tenure at JPMorgan, Robert was also President of J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, a $13 billion hedge fund solutions provider that served both institutional and retail investors globally. He also served on the Private Bank’s Global Investment Review Committee, the Private Equity Portfolio Advisory Committee, the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Council, the Investment Management Americas Operating Committee, and the Private Bank Investment Team.

Philanthropically, Robert is currently a member of the Cornell University Council, Cornell ILR Advisory Council, the University of Texas-McCombs Business of Sports Institute, and on boards of organizations that combat hate globally. He is also a Friend of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music.

Robert holds a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from NYU-Stern School of Business.

Hamid Biglari

Chief Strategy Officer & Chairman, RedBird Asset Management & Financial Services

Chief Strategy Officer & Chairman, RedBird Asset Management & Financial Services

Hamid Biglari

Hamid Biglari is a Partner of the Firm, Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of Asset Management & Financial Services.

In that capacity, he oversees the Firm’s strategic growth initiatives, its AI initiatives and investments across all sectors, and helps to oversee the financial services investment portfolio. 

Prior to joining RedBird, Hamid had a distinguished and diverse 30-year career in financial services. From 2017 to 2022, he was a senior executive at Point72 Asset Management, where he co-led the Firm’s global equities trading organization as well as advanced analytics associated with PM portfolio construction, forensics, and performance assessment.

From 2000 to 2013, he was a senior executive at Citigroup, ending his tenure there as Vice Chairman & Global Head of Emerging Markets. He was a member of Citigroup’s Operating Committee and held various senior management roles, including Chief Strategy Officer of Citigroup, Chief Operating Officer of Citi’s global investment banking and trading business, and Global Head of Investment Banking for Financial Institutions.

Prior to Citigroup, Hamid was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he co-led the Firm’s investment banking consulting practice. Before that, he was a theoretical nuclear physicist at Princeton University’s Plasma Physics Laboratory, the nation’s leading center for controlled thermonuclear fusion research.

Hamid sits on the Board of Directors of Avathon Inc., an enterprise industrial AI solutions company. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Vice-Chair of Asia Society’s Board of Trustees. He also sits on the President’s Advisory Council and Advisory Board of the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University. While at Citigroup, he was a member of the US-China Business Council. From 2013 to 2015, he was a Board member of Avolon Holdings, the global jet leasing company, and Head of its Compensation Committee, until its sale to HNA Group.

An Iranian-American, Hamid was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2009, given for outstanding contributions to the United States by immigrants, and the Carnegie Corporation Great Immigrants Award in 2012.

He holds a Ph.D. degree in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University.

Dan Swift

Head of Portfolio Management

Head of Portfolio Management

Dan Swift

Dan Swift is a Partner of the Firm and focuses on Portfolio Monitoring and Capital Markets activities.

In his current role, Dan oversees RedBird’s Portfolio Monitoring Team, which manages the Firm’s portfolio positions across the lifecycle of each investment. This team, which includes senior professionals across all functions of the Firm, works directly with deal teams and portfolio company management to achieve the investment outcomes that we underwrite. The PMT process encompasses quarterly financial reporting, strategic and operational reviews, and sector-specific analysis, all geared toward ensuring that we execute on our investment thesis, adapt to ever-changing market conditions, and maximize the value of our investments over time. Dan is also actively involved in all Capital Markets activity across the portfolio.

Prior to joining RedBird, Dan had a successful 22-year career at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Partner of the firm and led the Corporate Finance practice and co-led the Technology, Media & Telecom group of Goldman in Asia. He was a founding member of Goldman’s Beijing office, and also lived in Hong Kong and Singapore, spending 17 years in Asia. During his tenure, Dan advised Goldman’s largest clients in Asia and led deal teams across Greater China, Korea, India and Southeast Asia. He was a member of the firm’s Capital Committee and Commitments Committee, supervising all aspects of Corporate Finance and M&A execution. Dan also served on the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, guiding key policy reforms for the Hong Kong capital markets.

Philanthropically, Dan is a trustee of the Asian Cultural Council in New York City and the International Advisory Council of Washington University in St. Louis.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Washington University and an M.B.A. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

David Grochow

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

David Grochow

David Grochow is the Chief Financial Officer of the Firm.

In his current role, David is responsible for all financial activities for the firm, including accounting and investor reporting operations, risk management and tax planning.

Prior to joining RedBird, David was the Chief Financial Officer at Irving Place Capital for eight years. Prior to Irving Place Capital, David worked for six years as Controller in the Private Equity Group at The Blackstone Group. David also spent time with Geller & Co. and Arthur Andersen as a Senior Accountant.

David holds a B.B.A. degree from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Janet Nova

General Counsel

General Counsel

Janet Nova

Janet Nova is the General Counsel of the Firm.

Previously, Janet served as the Deputy General Counsel of Media and League Business Affairs for the National Football League.  She and her legal team supported the League’s commercial activities, including the global licensing of telecast rights to broadcast and cable networks and streaming platforms, and operation of the NFL Network and NFL RedZone and related direct-to-consumer businesses, as well as the League’s events, sponsorship and other licensing businesses, and litigation matters. 

Prior to joining the NFL in 2019, Janet was the Executive Vice President and Deputy Group General Counsel of 21st Century Fox. She had previously served as the Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel and the Interim Group General Counsel of News Corporation.  In these roles, Janet was the lead lawyer structuring and negotiating major corporate transactions, culminating in the spin-off of 21st Century Fox’s U.S. television assets to establish the new Fox Corporation and merger of its remaining businesses into The Walt Disney Company.

Janet began her legal career as a corporate associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

Philanthropically, Janet and her husband support the UJA-Federation of New York, Israel Tennis and Education Centers and Planned Parenthood.  

Janet holds a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Princeton University and a law degree from Columbia University Law School.

Investment Professionals

Jeff Shell

Chairman, Sports & Media

Chairman, Sports & Media

Jeff Shell

Jeff Shell is the Chairman of RedBird Sports and Media.

Jeff was named Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal in January 2020. He oversaw the company’s valuable portfolio of news, sports, and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks.

Previously, Jeff was Chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment. In this role, he oversaw the content creation, programming and distribution engines behind NBCUniversal’s film and network television businesses including NBC Entertainment, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG), Telemundo and NBCUniversal International. He was also responsible for driving the extensions of the company’s intellectual property and consumer product strategy with Universal Brand Development, as well as the expansion of the go-to destination for moviegoers with Fandango.

Jeff previously served as Chairman of UFEG, a position he held since 2013. Over the course of his tenure, Universal celebrated four years of record profit, and the two most profitable years in the studio’s 107-year history with titles from some of its biggest franchises such as Fast & Furious, Jurassic World and Illumination’s Despicable Me. With Jeff’s oversight, Universal Brand Development’s portfolio grew extensively to include Consumer Products, Games and Digital Platforms, and Live Entertainment. Fandango’s portfolio expanded to include a global suite of ticketing properties, including MovieTickets.com, Flixster, Ingresso.com and Fandango Latin America. Additionally, the company acquired DreamWorks Animation in 2016, and under Shell’s leadership, the global family entertainment company and its feature film and television brands became an integral part of UFEG.

Prior to joining UFEG, Jeff served as Chairman of NBCUniversal International. In this role, he managed all aspects of NBCUniversal’s international businesses including International TV Distribution, Global Television Networks and International Television Production. He also oversaw, in partnership with their domestic leaders, CNBC International, International Theatrical Marketing and Distribution, International Home Entertainment and International Theme Parks Operations.

Prior to joining NBCUniversal, Jeff served as President of Comcast Programming Group where he was responsible for managing Comcast’s national and regional television networks including E! Entertainment Network, the Golf Channel, International Channel Networks, and Comcast Sports Group, just to name a few. Under his leadership, Comcast’s networks grew significantly in distribution, viewership and profitability during his six-year tenure.

Before Comcast, Jeff was CEO of Gemstar TV Guide International leading the business through a number of legal and operational challenges. Previous to Gemstar, he held several positions at News Corporation including President, FOX Cable Networks Group. He also held leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company and Salomon Brothers prior to joining News Corporation.

Jeff serves on the board of several non-profit organizations including the National Constitution Center and organizations focused on public school reform.

Jeff received his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Harvard University and his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Applied Mathematics from University of California, Berkeley.

Jeff Zucker

CEO, RedBird IMI

CEO, RedBird IMI

Jeff Zucker

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.
 
Most recently, 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 BA in American History from Harvard College. He served as president of The Harvard Crimson from 1985 to 1986.

Tyler Alexander

Partner

Partner

Tyler Alexander

Tyler Alexander is a Partner of the Firm and focuses on TMT investments.

In his current role, 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 holds a B.A. in History with distinction from the University of Virginia, where he was a Jefferson Scholar.

David Castelblanco

Partner

Partner

David Castelblanco

David Castelblanco is a Partner of the Firm.

In his current role, David focuses on Media, Entertainment and Consumer investments.

Prior to joining Redbird, David spent over 20 years with Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division where he was a Managing Director in their private equity investment business. He worked closely with Gerry Cardinale for over a decade helping to build the Merchant Bank’s TMT investment business. He invested over $4 billion in the U.S., primarily in the Media, Communications, Entertainment and Consumer sectors. David went on to establish and run the Merchant Bank’s Latin America investment business, opening their first office in São Paulo.

During his tenure, David worked closely with entrepreneurs and management teams to build several successful industry leading platform companies, including the Yankees Entertainment & Sports (“YES”) Network, the #1 Regional Sports Network in the United States. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oncoclinicas, one of the world’s largest private providers of cancer care.

Philanthropically, David is a Member of Stanford Law School’s Board of Visitors and Dean’s Advisory Council. He serves on the President’s Advisory Council on Economics of Brown University and is a member of Newark Academy’s Board of Trustees. David received a BA from Brown University, a JD from Stanford Law School and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Andy Gordon

Partner

Partner

Andy Gordon

Andy Gordon is a Partner of the Firm and leads the Firm’s Los Angeles office as well as its Technology, Media & Telecom (“TMT”) investment vertical and its Capital Markets activities.

In his current role, Andy is responsible for RedBird’s West Coast business and established the Firm’s Los Angeles office in 2021. In addition, Andy helps lead the Firm’s Capital Markets initiatives, supporting RedBird’s existing investment portfolio as well as strategic opportunities for new investments. Within the portfolio, Andy helped source the Firm’s investments in Skydance Media with the Ellison family, Talent Systems and Hidden Pigeon.

Prior to joining RedBird, Andy had a distinguished 35-year career at Goldman Sachs, where he was most recently the global chairman of Investment Banking Services, head of the Investment Bank’s West Region, global head of media and telecommunications for the Technology, Media and Telecom Group, and co-head of the One Goldman Sachs family office initiative in the Americas. He advised some of the most prominent industry leaders in Media, Entertainment and Telecommunications, including Disney, AT&T, Liberty Global, Live Nation, IAC/Expedia, Activision, and was the first leader to build and unify the West Region, which now spans three offices generating over $3 billion in revenue.

Philanthropically, Andy is the founding Chairman of the Sierra Canyon School, an early kindergarten through grade 12 college preparatory school in Los Angeles. He serves as a Trustee Emeritus for Wesleyan University and is the Co-Chairman Emeritus and Trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Andy holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a general course degree from the London School of Economics.

Pravin Manglani

Partner, Head of Capital Solutions

Partner, Head of Capital Solutions

Pravin Manglani

Pravin Manglani is a Partner of the Firm and leads the Capital Solutions and Credit Opportunities investment areas.

In his role, 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 3rd 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 Bachelor of Science 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

Partner, Head of Early Stage Growth

Partner, Head of Early Stage Growth

Julia Wittlin

Julia Wittlin is a Partner at RedBird Capital and oversees RedBird’s Venture and Emerging Growth investment vertical and is a senior investor in its sports investments business.

In her current role, Julia oversees RedBird’s efforts in venture and emerging growth where it backs disruptive technologies and business models in RedBird’s core areas of expertise. On the Sports side, Julia is actively involved in the Firm’s investments including 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 her undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester. She also holds an FRM, CAIA, and CFA charter designation.

Mike Zabik

Partner

Partner

Mike Zabik

Mike Zabik is a Partner of the Firm and leads its Financial Services investment business.

In his current role, 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 9 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.

Philanthropically, Mike is a member of Indiana University’s Investment Banking Network Private Equity Alumni Executive Committee.

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

Mark Flaherty

Senior Advisor

Senior Advisor

Mark Flaherty

Mark Flaherty is a Senior Advisor of the Firm.

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 earned a BS in Accounting from Providence College, where he previously served on the Board of Trustees. Mark is a CFA charterholder.

Paolo Scaroni

Senior Advisor

Senior Advisor

Paolo Scaroni

Paolo Scaroni is a Senior Advisor of the Firm.

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.

Neil Chugani

Managing Director

Managing Director

Neil Chugani

Neil is a Managing Director at RedBird Capital Partners and is establishing the Firm’s London office.  

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


Most recently he 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 started his career at Price Waterhouse, after graduating with an MA 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

Managing Director

Managing Director

Kevin LaForce

Kevin is a Managing Director at the Firm and helps lead its Sports investment business.

In his current role, 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 holds a B.A. in English and Government from Lehigh University and a M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Patrick LaValley

Managing Director

Managing Director

Patrick LaValley

Patrick LaValley is a Managing Director of the Firm and focuses on investment opportunities in the Sports, Media, and Entertainment sectors.

In his current role, Patrick is responsible for sourcing new investment opportunities and overseeing existing portfolio companies. He is actively involved in the Firm’s investments in Alpine Racing and Skydance Media.

Prior to joining RedBird, Patrick was a leader of the Media vertical at Crestview Partners, where he focused on control and structured equity investments. Patrick served as a director of various corporate boards, including TenCate, ICM Partners, Stellar Sports, The Gersh Agency, Viad Corp (NYSE: VVI) and Elo Touch Solutions. Patrick’s most recent investments include the corporate carveout, global transformation and sale of TenCate—the world’s largest sports surfaces business—to Leonard Green & Partners in 2023. Patrick also co-led the recapitalization, global growth, and sale of ICM Partners to Creative Artists Agency in 2022. Patrick spent the first decade of his career at Morgan Stanley, where he started in the Investment Banking Division and most recently served as a Vice President of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.

Philanthropically, Patrick serves as a director of Miles for Maribeth, a cancer patient and caregiver support organization, and as an alumni board council member of SUNY Westchester Community College. 

Patrick received a B.S. in Applied Economics & Management from Cornell University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Thomas Shi

Managing Director

Managing Director

Thomas Shi

Thomas Shi is a Managing Director of the Firm and focuses on 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, concentrating in Finance and Accounting, magna cum laude, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jason Port

Senior Advisor

Senior Advisor

Jason Port

Jason Port is an Advisor of the Firm focused on its Venture and Emerging Growth investment vertical.

In his current role, Jason is involved in the Firm’s efforts in venture and emerging growth where RedBird backs disruptive technologies and business models in RedBird’s 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, he 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.

David Dingman

Principal

Principal

David Dingman

David Dingman is a Principal of the Firm.

In his current role at RedBird, David is actively involved in the sourcing, due diligence and oversight of the Financial Services portfolio.

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 the corporate finance and M&A execution.

Among his many investments, David led Shipton’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 BA in History from Boston College.

Beau Duncan

Principal

Principal

Beau Duncan

Beau Duncan is a Principal of the Firm and focuses on Media, 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.

Toby Lee

Principal

Principal

Toby Lee

Toby Lee is a Principal of the Firm and focuses on TMT and Sports investments.

In his current role, Toby is actively involved in the management and oversight of Talent Systems, EverWonder, UFL and Zenith Shipping. Toby serves on the Board of Directors of EverWonder. He was also involved with RedBird’s prior investments in OneTeam Partners, which was exited in September 2022, and Constellation Affiliated Partners, an MGA platform, sold to Truist in July 2021.

Toby was previously an Investment Banking Analyst at Lazard Freres & Co., where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, activism defense, equity and debt financings and leveraged buyouts in the Technology Group.

Toby received a B.B.A. in Finance and Real Estate from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Matt Robinson

Principal

Principal

Matt Robinson

Matt Robinson is a Principal of the Firm and focuses on 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.

Taylor Elliott

Vice President

Vice President

Taylor Elliott

Taylor Elliott is a Vice President of the Firm.

In his current role, Taylor is actively involved with investments across the Consumer portfolio.

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 holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Economics from Duke University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Kyle Law

Vice President

Vice President

Kyle Law

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

Vice President

Vice President

Dean Pacinelli

Dean Pacinelli is a Vice President of the Firm.

In his current role, Dean is actively involved with the investments across the current Sports and TMT portfolios.

Prior to joining RedBird, Dean was previously 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

Vice President

Vice President

Neil Sethi

Neil Sethi is a Vice President of the Firm and focuses on 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 M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, where he graduated with honors.

Michael Tkach

Vice President

Vice President

Michael Tkach

Michael Tkach is a Vice President of the Firm and focuses on the Capital Solutions and Credit Opportunities investment areas.

In his role, Michael is actively involved in 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, Michael worked as 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 financings in the Technology, Media, and Telecom Group.

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

Alex Balleza

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Alex Balleza

Alex Balleza is a Senior Associate of the Firm.

In his current role, Alex is actively involved with the investments across the current Financial Services portfolio.

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 space.

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

Francesco Bramante

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Francesco Bramante

Francesco Bramante is a Senior Associate of the Firm. 

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 financings for leveraged buyouts. He began his career as an Analyst in the Consumer & Retail team of Citigroup, based in New York. 

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

Zach Flyer

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Zach Flyer

Zach Flyer is a Senior Associate of the Firm.

In his current role, Zach is actively involved with investments across the current sports, media and entertainment portfolio.

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 and a Business minor from the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University.

Michael Garcia

Associate

Associate

Michael Garcia

Michael Garcia is an Associate of the Firm and focuses on TMT and Sports 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

Associate

Associate

Eric Greenstein

Eric Greenstein is an Associate of the Firm.

In his current role, Eric is actively involved with investments across the current TMT and Sports portfolios.

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 the Financial Technology and Asset Management space.

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

Jeff Hirsh

Associate

Associate

Jeff Hirsh

Jeff Hirsh is an Associate of the Firm and focuses on Sports and TMT 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 the TMT and Sports space.

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

Oscar Lin

Associate

Associate

Oscar Lin

Oscar Lin is an Associate of the Firm.

In his current role, Oscar is actively involved with investments across the current TMT and Consumer portfolios.

Prior to joining RedBird, Oscar was an Investment Banking Analyst at Jefferies Group LLC where he worked in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group, focused on the Automotive Aftermarket, Consumer and Sports sectors.

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

Elizabeth Owen

Associate

Associate

Elizabeth Owen

Elizabeth Owen is an Associate of the Firm.

In her current role, Elizabeth is actively involved with investments across the current Consumer, TMT, Sports, and Energy portfolios.

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 financings.

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

Michael Procaccino

Associate

Associate

Michael Procaccino

Michael Procaccino is an Associate of the Firm.

In his current role, Michael is actively involved with the investments across the current Financial Services portfolio.

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 space.

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

Matthew Rebello

Associate

Associate

Matthew Rebello

Matthew Rebello is an Associate of the Firm and focuses on sports, media and entertainment investments.

Prior to joining RedBird, Matthew was an Investment Banking Associate in the Media & Telecommunications Group at Citi, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions and equity and debt financings in the Digital Infrastructure, Music, and Sports spaces.

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

Sophie Rubin

Associate

Associate

Sophie Rubin

Sophie Rubin is an Associate of the Firm.

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.

Noah Scholnick

Associate

Associate

Noah Scholnick

Noah Scholnick is an Associate of the Firm.

In his current role, Noah is actively involved with investments across the Venture and Emerging Growth investment vertical.

Prior to joining RedBird, Noah was an Investment Banking Analyst at Moelis & Company, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and debt and equity financings.

Noah received a B.S. in Computer Science from The University of Michigan.

Jeff Sun

Associate

Associate

Jeff Sun

Jeff Sun is an Associate of the Firm.

In his current role, Jeff is actively involved with investments across the Sports, Media, and Entertainment portfolios.

Previously, 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

Associate

Associate

Karolina Tarnacki

Karolina Tarnacki is an Associate of the Firm. 

In her role, Karolina is actively involved with investments across the current Financial Services portfolio. 

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. 

Will Weideling

Associate

Associate

Will Weideling

Will Weideling is an Associate of the Firm.

In his current role, Will is actively involved with the investments across the current Financial Services portfolio.

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 space.

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

Liam Fitzgerald

Analyst

Analyst

Liam Fitzgerald

Liam Fitzgerald is an Analyst of the Firm.

In his role, Liam is involved with investments across the Sports, Media, and Entertainment portfolios.

Previously, 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.

Redbird Development Group

Mark Dowley

Chief Operating Partner

Chief Operating Partner

Mark Dowley

Mark Dowley is Chief Operating Partner of the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Mark was the Chief Strategy Officer of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, a diversified entity with portfolio companies in media, entertainment, consumer products, gaming, biotech, defense and technology.

Prior to MacAndrews & Forbes, Mark was a partner at Endeavor, responsible for overseeing the agency’s corporate marketing, commercial, digital and new business efforts. Prior to Endeavor, Mark was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Interpublic Sports and Entertainment Group, where he oversaw multiple divisions, including Octagon, Octagon Motorsports, Initiative Media, PMK/BNC, Rogers & Cowens and GM EventWorks. Mark was also vice chairman of McCann-Erickson WorldGroup. In his various roles, Mark has created and managed sponsorship and media transactions with professional and amateur sports leagues, global artists, musicians and athletes, including NBA, Premier League, MLB, NFL, Live Nation, The Rolling Stones, Jay Z, the Grateful Dead and LeBron James.

In 2008, Mark founded Art & Science (“A&S”) to provide strategic marketing, communications, creative services and sponsorship portfolio management to a global set of Fortune 500 companies. A&S, via its Artists in Residence program, creates proprietary marketing solutions in partnership with companies to help increase market share, drive revenue and enhance business results. In 2021, RedBird acquired A&S to be a strategic growth partner for RedBird portfolio companies.

Philanthropically, Mark has been actively involved in raising support for COVID relief. He produced two documentaries, including “Sparks in the Darkness“ and the “Surge at Mt. Sinai” as well as the music series “Pay it Forward for Small Business.” Together with Bobby Shriver and Bono, Mark is the co-creator of Product (RED), a global AIDS/HIV relief organization, which has raised more than $700 million from global consumers.

Mark currently sits on the boards of the Child Mind Institute, the world’s leading childhood mental health clinical research organization, and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team. He is also on the board of Pharrell Williams and Virgil Abloh’s Black Ambition, which is dedicated to providing business grants to young BIPOC entrepreneurs. Most recently, Mark has been appointed as a director to the Bahamas National Trust Fund Inc. (“BNT”), that pursues advancement opportunities in support of the environment and people of The Bahamas.

Mark holds a B.A. from The College of Wooster where he currently sits on the Board of Trustees.

Brandon Snow

Chief Commercial Officer

Chief Commercial Officer

Brandon Snow

Brandon Snow is Chief Commercial Officer of the Firm.

Previously, Brandon served as Managing Director – Commercial & Marketing for Formula 1, the pinnacle motorsports organization delivering some of the world’s greatest sporting events all over the globe. In this capacity, Brandon was responsible for the commercialization of Formula 1’s rights across all primary revenue sources including: Sponsorship, Licensing, Promoter/Markets, Hospitality, Gaming, and other commercial areas. Additionally, he oversaw Marketing for the entity with a core focus of building a diverse and valuable global fanbase.

Prior to Formula 1, Brandon served as the Global Head of Esports for Activision Blizzard, the competitive gaming arm of the world’s largest video game company, where he was responsible for the development, operation, and commercialization of a portfolio of esports products highlighted by the Call of Duty League and the Overwatch League – the first global, city-based esports leagues, and two of the most-watched esports properties in the world.

Brandon also served as chief revenue officer of brand partnerships for Activision Blizzard where he was responsible for the commercial operations of Activision’s and Blizzard Entertainment’s esports programs as well as all brand partnerships with Game IP for the company. This included leading and managing the key revenue lines of the organization across the disciplines of sponsorship, media, and content licensing.

Prior to joining Activision Blizzard Esports, Brandon spent 10 years at the NBA, where his last role was SVP of team marketing and business operations (TMBO). In this role, he helped lead an in-house group consulting arm to drive best practices and innovation across all NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, and NBA 2K esports teams. Brandon also held the role of SVP, global marketing partnership NBA China, where he oversaw partnership sales and activations, licensing, and advertising sales business. Prior to NBA China, Brandon worked at the league office in New York, driving sponsorship and marketing partnership sales efforts globally, including the Latin American, EMEA, and Asia Pacific regions.

Before joining the NBA, Brandon gained an extensive marketing and brand-building experience both in the US and internationally while running global/regional business for leading brands such as McDonald’s and Volkswagen.

Brandon holds a B.A. in Advertising and Marketing from the College of Media and Communications at Texas Tech University.

Russ Brandon

Operating Partner

Operating Partner

Russ Brandon

Russ Brandon is the CEO/President of the United Football League (UFL) and Operating Partner of the Firm.

In his role, he oversees day-to-day operations of the league while directing strategic planning for business and football operations on both the league and team levels.

Prior to joining the UFL, Russ served as Managing Partner/ President of the Buffalo Bills, President/Alternate Governor of the Buffalo Sabres and COO of Pegula Sports and Entertainment (PSE), managing all aspects of the day-to-day business and administrative operations of the three entities.

For over two decades with the Bills organization, Russ earned several promotions. After joining as Executive Director of Business Development, he moved through the ranks to become Chief Operating Officer in 2008. In 2010, he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer before being named President and CEO in 2013. In 2014, Russ played a lead role in the sale of the Bills franchise from the Ralph Wilson estate to the Pegula family for a record breaking 1.4B transaction securing the Bills future in Western New York.

Russ and his team also architected the regionalization strategy to drive deeper economic and fan engagement by moving training camp to Rochester, NY and preseason and regular season games to Toronto, Canada. He led several value enhancing initiatives by overseeing multiple stadium/training facility renovations and lease extensions, securing the first ever stadium naming rights in Bills history with New Era, and the first outdoor hockey game which assisted in the creation of the NHL’s popular outdoor series. He also led strategy to bring major events to Buffalo’s KeyBank Center and New Era Field including the NHL Draft, NHL Scouting Combine, NCAA March Madness, IIHF World Junior Championship, NCAA Frozen Four and several concerts at both facilities.

Russ was a member of several league working groups and in 2011, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed him to the NFL’s Business Ventures Committee, which oversees various business verticals of the league, including consumer products, sponsorship, and marketing.

He began his sports business career as a member of the Rochester Red Wings (then Triple A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles) serving in many capacities, including assistant general manager. He also worked a four-year stint with the Florida Marlins, and was a member of the 1997 World Series championship organization.

The East Syracuse, New York native holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from St. John Fisher College, where he was a four-year letterman in baseball and football. In 2004, he was inducted into the St. John Fisher College Sports Hall of Fame and was a recipient of the Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal’s Forty-Under-40 award in 2001.

Massimo Calvelli

CEO, International & Operating Partner

CEO, International & Operating Partner

Massimo Calvelli

Massimo Calvelli is the CEO International of RedBird Development Group and an Operating Partner of the Firm. In this capacity, he works closely with RedBird’s leadership to drive international growth and the commercialization of the Firm’s sports, media and entertainment portfolio.

Massimo brings over two decades of enterprise leadership, brand development, operational excellence and stakeholder engagement experience across global sports and consumer sectors. Prior to joining RedBird, Massimo served as Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) from 2020 to 2025, where he led a global transformation of men’s professional tennis through strategic initiatives including OneVision (the ATP’s long-term strategic plan), new governance structures, and the creation of Tennis Data Innovations (TDI), which he also led as interim CEO. During his tenure, the ATP achieved five consecutive years of double-digit revenue and profit growth, forged a landmark partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)​, and launched the sport’s first-ever sustainability platform as part of its ESG strategy.

Prior to ATP, Massimo spent nine years at Nike in various leadership roles. As Nike’s Global Sports Marketing Director, he oversaw athlete partnerships, brand strategy and major collaborations with brands such as Aston Martin, Evian and Beats. He led the development of a scouting intelligence platform that helped recruit top tennis talent and played a key role in establishing Nike’s sports analytics division.

Before Nike, he was Global Business Director at Wilson Sporting Goods, managing the global tennis product portfolio and grassroots market strategy, and served as European Marketing and National Sales Director at Amer Sports, driving regional strategy and business development.

Massimo began his career as a professional tennis player who reached an ATP world ranking of No. 255​.

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Operating Partner

Operating Partner

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimović is an Operating Partner at RedBird Capital across its Sports and Media & Entertainment investment portfolio. In this capacity, he also serves as a Senior Advisor to AC Milan Ownership and Senior Management.

Zlatan is one of the most iconic football players to have ever played the game. He left his mark on every team he played for, winning 34 trophies between Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona FC, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Over the course of his career, Zlatan scored over 570 goals, including more than 500 club goals, and has scored in each of the last four decades. Zlatan was named the best player in Italy’s Serie A three times (2008, 2009, 2011) and was named the best player in France’s Ligue 1 three times (2012, 2013, 2015). He was also Serie A’s top scorer in 2009 and 2012, Ligue 1’s top scorer in 2012, 2013 and 2015 and the all-time top scorer for the Swedish national team.

Zlatan is a personality whose name resonates far beyond the confines of the football pitch. His prowess on the field has enabled him to build a global brand as an entrepreneur, published author, marketing and advertising specialist and investor. With 123 million social media followers, Zlatan is a global influencer of unquestionable scale and appeal, as well as a best-selling author for his autobiography “I Am Zlatan” which ranks as one of the most successful sports biographies. Zlatan is also a humanitarian who looks to give back, teaming up with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to raise awareness of the extent to which hunger persists as a global problem and the 805 million people who are suffering from hunger today.

Justin Kramer

Operating Partner

Operating Partner

Justin Kramer

Justin Kramer is an Operating Partner at RedBird Capital Partners.

Justin Kramer is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Melrose North Capital. Over the course of his career, Justin has reinvested proceeds from major transactions into a variety of private companies as a non-executive minority investor. In 2022, he launched Melrose North Capital (MNC), a private equity firm designed to take a more active role in investments and operational partnerships. Since its inception, MNC has grown to manage a portfolio of over 30 investments across a diverse range of global businesses, leveraging Justin’s experience and strategic insights to drive long-term value and growth.

Previously, Justin was the CEO of The TEAM Companies, a leading payroll and business services provider to the entertainment industry across North America. Justin’s involvement with the business began in 2003 as the owner and CEO of Talent Payment Services (TPS), a Canadian entertainment payroll provider, after Justin partnered with a group of investors to acquire TPS in 2003. Under his leadership, TPS grew significantly and, in 2012, merged with U.S.-based Team Services to form The TEAM Companies (TEAM), establishing a leading provider across North America. Justin was appointed President & CEO of TEAM in 2017, after the company was acquired by TorQuest Partners, a Canadian private equity firm.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin successfully led TEAM through a rapid digital transformation, maintaining full employment while enhancing operational efficiency. These efforts were instrumental in positioning the company for its acquisition in 2021 by Cast & Crew, a leading international provider of software and business services to the entertainment industry.

Justin began his career in South Africa in sales, before relocating to Toronto in 1999, where he joined an online automotive auction startup and played a key role in driving its North American expansion.

Justin holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Cape Town.

Yasser Ezbakhe

Managing Director

Managing Director

Yasser Ezbakhe

Yasser is a Managing Director and Head of Data Science & AI at the Firm. In this role, he spearheads the implementation of AI across the Firm by using data science to assist investment teams with due diligence and collaborating with the management of our portfolio companies to drive and deploy advanced analytics and AI.

Before Redbird, Yasser led the Private Equity Data Science practice at Blackstone, overseeing a team of 10 data scientists (in-house and deployed at portfolio companies).

Prior to that, he served as a Data Scientist at McKinsey and at a Tech Startup.

Yasser holds a M.S. in Management Science & Engineering focused in Data Science from Columbia University (NY) and a M.E. in Fluid Mechanics from Ecole Polytechnique (Paris).

David Kebudi

Principal

Principal

David Kebudi

David Kebudi is a Principal and founding member of the Data Science & AI team at the Firm. In this role, he spearheads the implementation of AI across the Firm to assist investment teams with due diligence and assessment of new technology. He also works with the management of our portfolio companies to drive innovation and deploy advanced analytics and AI.

Before RedBird, David was a member of the Modeling & AI Team at Palantir Technologies, where he oversaw the implementation of cutting-edge AI in military, manufacturing, critical infrastructure, telecommunications, and retail sectors. He was also a member of the team working for PG&E in Northern California that developed software, which decreased wildfires caused by the grid by 99% in 2022 and continues to monitor the grid to this day.

Prior to that, he served as the co-Head of AI at a Tech startup. David holds an M.S. in Mathematics & Computer Science (Data Science) and a B.A. in Economics from Brown University. David holds patents in AI Agent Frameworks, Feedback Loops for ML Models, and Commoditization of Imitation Learning and AI Training.

Paul Bamundo

Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President

Paul Bamundo

Paul Bamundo is a Senior Vice President of the RedBird Development Group.

Prior to joining RedBird, Paul was the Chief Executive Officer of the National Pickleball League. Under Paul’s leadership, the NPL doubled in size and experienced revenue growth of more than 250%.  Paul was previously the Head of Global Sponsorships, Brand and Event Marketing for DXC Technology where he was the architect of a groundbreaking relationship with Manchester United to have the DXC logo on game and retail jerseys.  Prior to this, Paul was the Chief Marketing Officer for the Ivy League where he created the most comprehensive deal in their history with TIAA, and established a long-term partnership with ESPN. 

After working in senior marketing roles at the NBA and IMG, Paul was the Global Director of Sports Marketing and Strategic Partnerships for Subway where he was responsible for the brand’s extensive portfolio of sports sponsorships and celebrity endorsements. Under his direction, Subway was named Sports Sponsor of the Year for the Sports Business Journal’s Sports Business Awards and was declared the most buzz-worthy brand for three consecutive years by YouGov. 

Paul started his career with Procter & Gamble and then worked in strategy and technology consulting for industry leading firms before and after attending business school, including Accenture, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Booz Allen & Hamilton.

Paul holds a B.S. in Applied Economics, Business Management and Marketing from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He served on the Alumni Advisory Board of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative and is a volunteer mentor with the ACP program for military veterans transitioning to civilian life.

Advaith Anand

Vice President

Vice President

Advaith Anand

Advaith Anand is a Vice President of the Data Science & AI team at the Firm. He leads RedBird’s AI efforts across the sports sector.

Prior to RedBird, Advaith spent nearly six years at Palantir Technologies. He served as the technical lead for commercial work across the US Midwest and more recently led development of Palantir’s dynamic scheduling platform. In addition, Advaith spearheaded early AI and Machine Learning efforts across the company and was a lead hiring manager for engineering roles in the US.

Advaith holds a M.Eng. with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence and a B.S in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ethan Hallowell

Vice President

Vice President

Ethan Hallowell

Ethan Hallowell is a Vice President of the RedBird Development Group.

Prior to joining RedBird, Ethan spent several years at SiriusXM/Pandora, where he oversaw talent, league, and brand partnerships. Additionally, Ethan supported SiriusXM’s events business by assisting in the production of branded concerts featuring globally renowned artists. Prior to SiriusXM, Ethan worked closely with Pharrell Williams and the late Virgil Abloh managing strategic partnerships for Black Ambition. Ethan also worked across the Media and Sponsorship division at Live Nation Entertainment. Ethan began his career at Horizon Media.

Philanthropically, Ethan sits on the Rising Leaders Collective for the Robin Hood Foundation, New York’s largest poverty-fighting organization. He is an active member of the Recording Academy and a long standing partner of the Special Olympics.

Ethan received a B.A. from Stanford University and a M.S. in Business and Media Management from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.

Lori Kohen

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Lori Kohen

Lori Kohen is a Senior Associate and member of the Data Science & AI team at RedBird. She leads Redbird’s AI efforts across the Media & Entertainment sector.

Before joining RedBird, Lori was an AI and Product Lead at Palantir Technologies, where she spearheaded the strategy and deployment of AI-driven solutions across Fortune 500 companies. She led engineering teams in launching and scaling AI-powered products for manufacturing, supply chain, medical research, and international government sectors. 

Lori holds a B.S. in Applied Economics and a B.A. in Philosophy from Brown University.

Qiana Yang

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Qiana Yang

Qiana Yang is a Senior Associate and member of the Data Science & AI team at the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Qiana was a data scientist at McKinsey & Company, specializing in building technology frameworks and machine learning models for organizations across real estate, healthcare, and public sector domains.

Qiana holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Music from Williams College and a M.S in Analytics from Northwestern University.

Firmwide Infrastructure

Colleen Quilty

Head of Capital Partnerships

Head of Capital Partnerships

Colleen Quilty

Colleen Quilty is the Head of Capital Partnerships of the Firm.

In her current role, Colleen is responsible for all existing and prospective Limited Partner relationships. As part of her responsibilities, Colleen oversees fund formation, new and ongoing diligence requests, fund communication and reporting, and manages client relationships. In addition, Colleen is involved in the Firm’s ongoing efforts and commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Prior to RedBird, Colleen was a senior member of the Business Development team at Lone Star, an $85 billion real estate, equity, credit fund. While at Lone Star, Colleen focused on the firm’s marketing and fundraising efforts, as well as managing investor relations. She focused primarily on North American LPs including consultants and public pension plan clients. Prior to Lone Star, Colleen was a Relationship Manager in the Marketing and Investor Relations Group at Och-Ziff Capital Management. Before joining Och-Ziff, Colleen was a Relationship Manager at UBS Wealth Management. Colleen began her career at J.P. Morgan Private Bank as an investor and advisor to families and institutionally sized private accounts.

Philanthropically, Colleen is involved with the Junior League of New York City, an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

Colleen holds a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University.

Stephon Ho

Managing Director, Capital Partnerships

Managing Director, Capital Partnerships

Stephon Ho

Stephon Ho is a Managing Director of the Firm and a member of the Capital Partnerships team. 

In his current role, Stephon is responsible for Limited Partner relationships in Asia-Pacific. 

Prior to joining RedBird, Stephon was a senior member of the Goldmans Sachs Alternative Capital Markets Group within the Asset & Wealth Management division. 

He was responsible for fundraising and structuring customized private funds across private equity, private credit, real estate and co-investments with global GPs, closing on capital from institutions, family offices and ultra high net-worth individuals in Asia. He was also involved in structuring and marketing direct investments alongside Goldman Sachs’ balance sheet. 

Prior to Goldman, Stephon was part of BlackRock’s institutional product & marketing team, responsible for iShares and alternative investments in Asia-Pacific. 

Stephon began his career at Royal Bank of Canada, where he held several positions across the Asset Management and Wealth Management divisions in Toronto and Vancouver.  

Stephon holds a Bachelor of Administration Studies (Honours) in management from York University. He received his MBA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a focus in Finance and China Business.  

Doug Keller

CEO, Permanent Capital & Wealth

CEO, Permanent Capital & Wealth

Doug Keller

Doug Keller is CEO of Permanent Capital & Wealth at the Firm.

In his current role, Doug is responsible for building and leading RedBird’s long-term capital strategies across institutional and private wealth channels. Doug oversees the development of RedBird’s permanent capital vehicles that enable long-duration partnerships with investors as well as the expansion of RedBird’s investment platform across the global wealth management ecosystem.

Doug brings over 15 years of experience in alternative investments, private markets, and capital formation. Prior to joining RedBird, he served as Head of Global Alternatives at T. Rowe Price, where he led the firm’s private markets strategy, including the development of new investment products and the expansion of distribution across institutional and wealth clients.

Earlier in his career, Doug was a Managing Director at Blue Owl Capital, where he focused on private capital solutions for the global wealth channel. He also served as Head of Private Wealth & Defined Contribution at Pantheon Ventures, where he built and scaled the firm’s private wealth and defined contribution businesses. He began his career at Merrill Lynch, where he structured and distributed private equity and real asset products for the firm’s wealth management business.

Doug holds a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University.

Farid Masmoudi 

CEO, Middle East

CEO, Middle East

Farid Masmoudi 

Farid Masmoudi is CEO – Middle East at RedBird Capital Partners.

In his role, Farid is responsible for leading capital partnerships and fundraising initiatives in the Middle East.  

Prior to joining RedBird, Farid was a Managing Director for seven years at Ardian, the $190 billion French private equity firm. He was Deputy Head of the Investor Relations for Middle East & Head for Central & Southeast Asia. Prior to that, Farid was a Development Banker, serving as Managing Director for six years at the Islamic Development Bank, the $16 billion multilateral Development Bank. 

Prior to Ardian, Farid was Head of International Finance at Qatar Islamic Bank, where he led the origination and execution of QIB’s corporate finance advisory, debt and equity capital markets, risk management and investments. Prior to Ardian, Farid was Head of North Africa at Deutsche Bank, where he built out Deustche Bank’s MENA franchise. Previously, he has held investment banking positions across FM Capital, Natixis, and Montabert, where he began his career.  

Philanthropically, Farid is a committed member of the Sciences Po Paris donors’ circle as well as Sharifi Scholarship donors’ circle, which supports refugee and immigrant artists. He also served as president of the ATLAS association, advocating for excellence and meritocracy. Additionally, Farid serves as a visiting professor at Université Paris-Dauphine and Kedge Business School.

Farid is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s General Management Program. He also holds a Master’s degree in Middle East Politics from Sciences Po Paris and a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance from EM Lyon School of Management, France.

Cade McNown

Managing Director, Capital Partnerships

Managing Director, Capital Partnerships

Cade McNown

Cade McNown is a Managing Director at the Firm.  In his role, Cade focuses on the development and management of capital partnerships across the RedBird platform.  In addition to his core responsibilities, Cade is actively involved in strategic initiatives related to collegiate athletics.

Prior to joining RedBird, Cade was a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, where he helped to lead capital raising efforts for the firm’s Global Credit platform.  Before joining Carlyle, he was a Senior Managing Director at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors where he was responsible for business development and client relationships.

Earlier in his career, Cade was a director and wealth advisor at LourdMurray, a boutique registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, where he developed new business and cultivated relationships with UHNW families and institutions. He also served as a Vice President at J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank, advising UHNW families and institutions on traditional and alternative investment solutions.

At the start of his career, Cade spent four years as a quarterback in the National Football League, with the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, and San Francisco 49ers.  Cade was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, and the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Philanthropically, Cade serves in various capacities supporting The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, Scouting America, Friends of Golf, and The California Showcase.

Cade holds a B.A. in History from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Michael Chiaravalloti

Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Michael Chiaravalloti

Michael Chiaravalloti is the Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of the Firm.

In his current role, Michael is responsible for all regulatory relationships, compliance and legal activity for the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Michael had a distinguished 15-year career at J.P. Morgan, most recently as a Managing Director and Head of the Global Funds Structuring team within the J.P. Morgan Private Bank’s Alternative Investments Group. The platform had $100 billion in client capital invested across the private equity, hedge funds and real assets at the time of his departure. As part of his activities at J.P. Morgan, Michael served as a director of J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc., a registered investment advisor, and a member of the Private Equity Advisory Council and Private Investments Council. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Michael was an Associate in the Corporate Department at Proskauer Rose LLP.

Michael holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.

Kim Raba

Deputy CFO

Deputy CFO

Kim Raba

Kimberly Raba is the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Kimberly was a Vice President of Finance at Benefit Street Partners.  Prior to BSP, Kimberly worked in a financial reporting capacity at CAN Capital.  She also spent time as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Kimberly received a B.B.A. degree from James Madison University, a M.S. degree in Professional Accounting from the Stillman School of Business, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Kimberly also serves as the New York City Advisory Chair to the SEC Professionals Group.

Natalie Chin

Vice President, Capital Partnerships

Vice President, Capital Partnerships

Natalie Chin

Natalie Chin is a Vice President at the Firm. In her current role, Natalie focuses on investor communications and managing the Firm’s global content strategy.

Prior to RedBird, Natalie was an Associate in Davidson Kempner’s Communications team, where she focused on investor communications for the firm’s multi-strategy hedge fund and opportunistic credit drawdown funds. She also launched and led Davidson Kempner’s digital communications strategy.

Prior to Davidson Kempner, Natalie was a Senior Communications Strategist in Moody’s Global Communications team, where she oversaw external communications for U.S. corporate finance credit ratings. In addition, she managed Moody’s U.S. broadcast media outreach strategy and coached spokespersons for live TV interviews. Natalie began her career as an Associate in Franklin Templeton’s Corporate Communications team.

Natalie received her B.A.Sc in Philosophy, Politics and Psychology from University College London.

Sarah Lavi

Vice President, Capital Partnerships

Vice President, Capital Partnerships

Sarah Lavi

Sarah Lavi is a Vice President of the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Sarah directed Investor Relations and Marketing at Lion Capital, a leading consumer-focused private equity firm. Before Lion Capital, she was a senior member of the Investor Relations team at GPS Partners, an MLP-focused hedge fund. Earlier in her career, Sarah worked at Montgomery & Co. as a member of the Client Relations team.

Sarah holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Katherine Maxwell

Vice President, Portfolio Management

Vice President, Portfolio Management

Katherine Maxwell

Katherine Maxwell is a Vice President of the firm. She focuses on portfolio monitoring activities and firmwide strategic projects.

Prior to joining RedBird, Katherine spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs, where she was most recently a vice president and chief of staff to the heads of the investment banking division. Previously, she worked on the Global Markets Institute research team, focusing on public-policy issues and how they affect capital markets. Prior to that, she was chief of staff in Goldman Sachs’ commercial bank and legal department. She began her career as an analyst on the cross-asset sales desk.

Katherine received a BS in Finance, magna cum laude, from Boston College.

Alexandra Tuhrim

Vice President, Business Management

Vice President, Business Management

Alexandra Tuhrim

Alexandra is a Vice President of the Firm focused on business management and strategic growth initiatives. Prior to joining RedBird in 2025, Alexandra was a Vice President at Vista Equity Partners where she helped lead business strategy and execution for the firm’s Capital & Partner Solutions group. Before joining Vista, she served as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the Co-Presidents at Apollo Global Management, where she supported the advancement of the firm’s strategic priorities. Alexandra began her career at Goldman Sachs, where she spent five years in various roles across both the Investment Banking and Asset Management Divisions. 

Outside of the office, Alexandra is an Expert titled chess player and Co-Founder of the New York Corporate Chess League. She also sits on the Advisory Board of the New York-based non-profit Chess in the Schools. 

Alexandra received a B.A. in Business Economics from Brown University. 

Benjamin Cermak

Associate Counsel

Associate Counsel

Benjamin Cermak

Benjamin Cermak is an Associate Counsel of the Firm.

In his current role, Benjamin is responsible for supporting fund formation, compliance and other legal and regulatory matters across the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Benjamin was an Associate in the Private Funds group at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he advised on the organization, structuring and ongoing operation of private investment funds.

Benjamin holds a B.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Columbia University Law School.

Niamh Kerr

Associate, Capital Partnerships

Associate, Capital Partnerships

Niamh Kerr

Niamh Kerr is an Associate of the Firm.

In her current role, she works on the Capital Partnerships team focusing on limited partner relationships and capital raising initiatives. Prior to joining RedBird, Niamh worked as a psychologist for the National Health Service (NHS) in England.

Niamh holds an M.Sci in Psychology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Practice from the University of Central Lancashire, as well as a B.S. in Forensic Psychology from Liverpool John Moores University.

Cameron Luther

Associate, Capital Partnerships

Associate, Capital Partnerships

Cameron Luther

Cameron Luther is an Associate of the Firm.

In his current role, Cameron works on the capital partnerships team focusing on limited partner relationships and capital raising initiatives.

Prior to joining RedBird, Cameron was an Associate at BlackRock, where he covered the firm’s most strategically important institutional clients focused primarily on U.S. Public and Corporate Pensions.

Cameron received a B.A. in Sociology from Yale University.

Allison Norris

Associate, Capital Partnerships

Associate, Capital Partnerships

Allison Norris

Allison Norris is an Associate of the Firm. 

In her current role, she works on the Capital Partnerships team focusing on limited partner relationships and capital raising initiatives.

Prior to RedBird, Allison was an Investment Banking Analyst at Guggenheim Securities, where she advised on mergers and acquisitions and debt financing transactions in the Consumer and Retail Group. 

Allison received a B.A. in Economics, cum laude, from Williams College. 

Sarah Elkin

People Operations

People Operations

Sarah Elkin

Sarah Elkin manages People Operations at the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Sarah was the Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Human Resources at Pura Vida Investments, where she was responsible for creating and implementing human capital strategy. Prior to Pura Vida Investments, she worked with a healthcare equity research team at Diamondback Capital, a multi-manager investment advisor, and at Sivik Global Healthcare, a healthcare-dedicated hedge fund.

Philanthropically, Sarah is an Associate Board Member of The Bowery Mission, a nonprofit organization that serves NYC through Compassionate Care, Residential and Community Programs, Transitional Housing and Children’s Programs.

Sarah holds an M.S. from New York University in Human Resource Management and Development, with a concentration in Organizational Effectiveness, and is a SHRM-CP.

Ashleigh Coughlan

Controller

Controller

Ashleigh Coughlan

Ashleigh Coughlan is a Controller at the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Ashleigh was a Managing Director at Greystone & Co. 

Ashleigh received both a B.A. in Business and Accounting from Atlantic Technological University and a M.S. in Finance from the Technological University of Dublin. 

Chelsea Franey

Vice President, Management Reporting

Vice President, Management Reporting

Chelsea Franey

Chelsea Franey is a Vice President of Management Reporting at the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Chelsea spent 10 years at D. E. Shaw, where she was a Vice President.

Philanthropically, Chelsea is involved with The Bowery Mission.

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

Talisa Kean-Newland

Controller

Controller

Talisa Kean-Newland

Talisa Kean-Newland is a Controller at the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Talisa was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs within Corporate Equity Fund Management. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Talisa was a Director, Finance at Onex Corporation.

Talisa began her career as an auditor at Deloitte Canada.

Talisa holds a Bachelor of Commerce (with distinction) from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Robert Moretta

Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller

Robert Moretta

Robert Moretta is an Assistant Controller at the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Robert was an Assistant Controller at StratCap. Prior to StratCap, Robert worked for Sculptor Capital Management and served as a Financial Controls Manager in Private Equity Accounting. Before joining Sculptor, Robert was an Audit Supervisor at RSM.

Robert holds an M.B.A. in Accounting from St. Joseph’s College and a B.A. in Economics from University at Albany. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Christopher Surot

Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller

Christopher Surot

Christopher Surot is an Assistant Controller at the firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Christopher was a Controller at Kelso & Company.  Prior to Kelso, Christopher worked for The Blackstone Group and served as an Assistant Vice President.  Prior to Blackstone, Christopher began his career in the assurance practice at Ernst & Young.

Christopher holds an M.B.A. from the NYU Stern School of Business and a B.B.A. from Loyola University Maryland, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and served on the Board of Trustees. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Chad Gill

Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Chad Gill

Chad Gill is a Finance Manager at the Firm.  

Prior to joining RedBird, Chad was an Assistant Controller at WindRose Health Investors.  Before WindRose, Chad was an Associate at iCapital.  Before joining iCapital, Chad was an Assurance Senior at Ernst & Young.

Chad has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Saint Joseph’s University’s Haub School of Business. 

Matt Shearin

Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Matt Shearin

Matthew Shearin is a Finance Manager of the Firm.

Prior to joining RedBird, Matt was an Associate at Centerbridge Partners. Prior to Centerbridge, Matthew worked as a Senior Audit Associate at Ernst & Young.

Matthew received both a B.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Financial Management from the Hagan School of Business at Iona University.

Carrie Zhang

Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Carrie Zhang

Carrie Zhang is a Finance Manager at the Firm. 

Prior to joining RedBird, Carrie was a Senior Associate at Cerberus Capital Management. Before Cerberus, Carrie was an Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Carrie has a M.S. in Taxation from Fordham University and a B.S. in Business Administration with a double major in Finance and Accounting from University of Alabama.