2025 Speakers
* indicates SEO Alumnus
** indicates SEO Board Member
Keynote Speakers
Henry R. Kravis**
Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
Larry Fink
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Blackrock
SEO Reginald F. Lewis Award
Derek Jones
Fireside Chat
Vice Chairman, Private Equity Investments
GCM Grosvenor
Christina Lewis
Award Presenter
Founder, Beatrice Advisors
Founder, BFO21
Vice Chair, Reginald F. Lewis Foundation
Verdun S. Perry** *
Award Recipient
Global Head, Blackstone Strategic Partners
Blackstone
Featured Speakers
William Goodloe**
President & CEO
SEO
Charlie Tafoya*
Emcee
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Chronograph
Kim Trick
Partner & Co-Chief Credit Officer
TPG Twin Brook Capital Partners
Panel Speakers
Donatus Anusionwu
Managing Director, Investments
HarbourView
Rahel Ayalew
Director of Investor Relations
Thoma Bravo
Omaira Brightman
Partner
Amity Search Partners
Rolando Castellanos*
Managing Director & Alternative Investment Strategist
Bank of America
Ken Chenault Jr.
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Benchstrength
Ian Chiu
Managing Director
Owl Ventures
Taj Clayton**
Partner, Litigation
Kirkland & Ellis
Shavonne Correia
Head of Investor Relations & Marketing
KPS Capital Partners
Dimia Fogan
Director
CVC Capital Partners
Kathryn Gernert
Head of Emerging Manager Program
Texas Permanent School Fund
Joseph Haslip
Managing Director
Valor Equity Partners
Robert Holley*
Executive Director
Baltimore City Fire & Police Employees' Retirement System
Jessica Holsey
Managing Director
GCM Grosvenor
Matt Howard
Partner, Investment Funds
Kirkland & Ellis
Chandini Jain
CEO & Co-Founder
Auquan
Greg Jania
Global Co-Head of Private Equity
APG Asset Management
Jeffrey Kivitz
Partner & CIO of Canyon Capital Advisors
Canyon Partners, LLC
Priya Kaftan
Head of Investor Relations & Product Strategy
Heard Capital
Eliza Lupone
Vice President
Warburg Pincus
Jessica Marlin
Partner
Ropes & Gray
Rafael Mason*
Partner
Bain Capital
Martha Masiarz
Director
Odyssey Search Partners
Nellie McCullough
Principal
Henkel Search Partners
Patricia Miller Zollar
Managing Director
Neuberger Berman
Katie Moore
Managing Director
Hamilton Lane
Trey Muldrow
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Simon Oak
Managing Director
Lexington Partners
Andrew Palmer
Chief Investment Officer
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
Kevin Reevey
Senior Research Analyst
Elizabeth Park Capital Management
Eric Requenez
Partner
Ropes & Gray
André Rice
President
Muller & Monroe Asset Management
Chirag Shah*
Managing Director
Campbell Lutyens
Kaitlyn Shao
Vice President
HarbourVest
Joyce Schnoedl
Partner
Argand Partners
Ramsey Smith** *
Founder
ALEX.fyi
Chad Strader
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Red Arts Capital
Dev Subhash
Partner
Stepstone
Fernando Vigil*
Chief Investment Officer & Founder
Teca Partners
Nicole Washington
Partner, Investment Funds
Kirkland & Ellis
Jimmy Yan
Head of ESG Integration
New York City Comptroller's Office
Joanne Yoo*
Partner
Development Partners International