Boston
Meghan Moran, Boston Co-President
Meghan is an Associate at Bain Capital where she focuses on growth healthcare IT investments as part of the Tech Opportunities fund. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S.E in mechanical engineering and minors in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Mathematics. Outside of work, Meghan enjoys travelling, running along the esplanade, Mediterranean cuisine, horror movies, and spikeball in the Commons.
Grace Mayer, Boston Co-President
Grace is an Associate at Nonantum Capital Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm in Boston. She began her career at Nonantum as the firm’s first Analyst before being promoted to Associate. She graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University in 2022 with a B.S. in Finance and Information Science. In her free time, Grace loves to play tennis, explore new restaurants and workout classes, and attend Broadway shows and live music.
Sophia Pacific, Co-VP Sponsorship
Sophia is an Investor at Elephant VC, focusing on growth investments in the B2B software sector. Prior to Elephant, she was a private equity analyst at Battery Ventures on their application software team. Sophia graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in Economics in 2022. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends/family, trying new restaurants and activities, working out, and all things Boston sports.
Marianna Costeletos, Co-VP Sponsorship
Marianna is Chief of Staff at Goodpath, a virtual whole-person care platform for chronic conditions. Before joining Goodpath, she focused on digital health growth-stage investments at Transformation Capital. She began her career as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs in New York. Marianna earned a B.A. in Mathematics & Philosophy from Yale University in 2021. Outside of work, she enjoys exercise classes, long walks, and exploring new cafés around Boston.
Emily Ballinger, Co-VP Membership
Emily is an Associate at Bain Capital's Technology Opportunity Fund focusing on growth investments in Infrastructure and Cybersecurity. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in Economics. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering as an undergraduate mentor, acrylic painting, and hiking in New England.
Annabelle lee
Annabelle is an Associate at Advent International on the Healthcare team. Prior to joining Advent, she was an Analyst in Bank of America's Financial Sponsors Group in New York City. Annabelle graduated from Harvard College in 2021 and holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics / Economics and Secondary in Music. In her free time, Annabelle loves to explore new coffee shops and bakeries!
Elizabeth Qian-Wang
Elizabeth is currently an Associate at Advent International, where she focuses on investments in the Healthcare space. Prior to joining Advent, she was an Investment Banking Analyst at Centerview Partners in New York City. Elizabeth graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale College in 2021 with a B.A. in Economics and Sociology. A Boston-area native, Elizabeth enjoys exploring local ice cream shops, running along the Charles River, and hiking national parks in her free time.
Jessie Fan
Jessie is an Associate at PSG, a software-focused growth equity firm in Boston. Prior to PSG, she was an Investment Banking Associate in the M&A Group at Jefferies in NYC. She graduated from Georgetown University in 2021 with a B.S. in Finance and International Business. In her free time, she enjoys playing golf, skiing, and travelling with family and friends.
Sophia Jiang
Sophia is an Associate at THL Partners in the Technology & Business Solutions vertical. Prior to THL, Sophia worked at Bank of America Securities LA Office as an Investment Banking Analyst. She graduated from UC Berkeley with B.A. in Economics and Data Science. In her free time, Sophia enjoys playing tennis, cooking and traveling.
Annie Petrino
Annie Petrino is currently a Vice President at HarbourVest Partners. She joined HarbourVest Partners in 2021 and focuses on sourcing, reviewing, executing, and monitoring secondary private equity opportunities, including traditional and complex transactions. Previously, Annie was an investment banking analyst at BofA Securities in the real estate, gaming, and lodging group and completed over $51 billion of equity capital markets, debt capital markets, leveraged finance, and mergers & acquisitions transactions. Annie received a Bachelor of Arts (with first class honors) in economics from the College of William and Mary / University of St Andrews Joint Degree Program in 2019. In her free time, Annie enjoys spending time outdoors as well as hiking, sailing, and skiing.
Emma himes
Emma is an Associate at Summit Partners on the Growth Equity Technology team. Prior to Summit Partners, she was an Analyst in Morgan Stanley's Technology Investment Banking group in New York City. Emma graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Economics. In her free time, she enjoys running, skiing and playing tennis.
Olivia Carey
Olivia is an Associate at Lincoln Peak Capital, a long-term, supportive equity partner to asset management firms. Prior to joining Lincoln Peak, Olivia was a Strategy Analyst at Deloitte Consulting. She received her MA in Finance from Claremont McKenna College through the Robert Day Scholars Program and her BA in Economics with a minor in Applied Mathematics from Davidson College. In her free time, she enjoys running, skiing and watching the Philadelphia Phillies.
Nicole Stauffer
Nicole is a Senior Associate at Siguler Guff, where she is actively involved in originating, underwriting and monitoring debt and equity investments for the firm's Small Business Credit Opportunities Funds. Prior to Siguler Guff, she was an Associate at Webster Bank in the Technology & Infrastructure Sponsor & Specialty Finance Group. Nicole began her career at BNY Mellon in Boston. She graduated from Trinity College with a B.A. in Political Science and Hispanic Studies and was a member of both the varsity soccer and lacrosse teams. In her free time, Nicole enjoys running (four marathons and counting!), snowboarding, traveling, and spending time with family & friends.
Alina Dong
Alina is an Associate at Parthenon Capital Partners, where she focuses on investments in the healthcare services, financial services, and business services spaces. Alina graduated from Harvard College in 2023 and holds a B.A. in Economics and a Secondary in Computer Science. In her free time, Alina loves to perform with her band, attend dance workshops, and hang out with her friends exploring new restaurants and coffee shops.
Chapin Ruffa
Chapin is a Senior Associate at Stride Consumer Partners, a consumer-focused growth equity firm based in Boston. Prior to joining Stride, she was an Analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Deutsche Bank. Chapin graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a B.A. in Political Science and Chinese. Outside of work, Chapin enjoys traveling, running, listening to podcasts, spending time with family and friends, and exploring Boston.
Olivia Arnold
Olivia is an Associate at Flagship Pioneering, where she has been part of the founding teams for two biotechnology start-ups, FL106 and FL115, both currently in stealth mode. She earned her Ph.D. in Medical Engineering & Medical Physics through a joint program between Harvard University and MIT. Her doctoral research focused on designing and testing a novel nanoparticle platform for cancer and infectious disease vaccine delivery. Outside of work, you will find Olivia training for her next marathon (she has run the Boston Marathon three times!), hiking or skiing in New England, or spending time with her friends and family.