AEA INVESTORS - Key Persons


Adam Goetsch

Job Titles:
  • Operating Partner and Head of E - Commerce

Adam Vogel

Job Titles:
  • Head of Technology

Adele Wu

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
  • Executive Assistant in AEA 's Shanghai
Adele is an Executive Assistant in AEA's Shanghai office, supporting the day-to-day administrative functions of AEA's executives and daily operations of the Shanghai office.

Alan Wilkinson

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Chairman of the AEA Small Business Private Equity Investment Committee
Alan is Partner and Chairman of the AEA Small Business Private Equity Investment Committee. In his role, he focuses on investment opportunities in the consumer and business services and industrial products sectors. As a Partner from 1989 to 1999, Alan concentrated his investment activities in industrial and consumer / retail companies, overseeing many of AEA's successful investments during that period. Alan left AEA in 1999 and joined Peter Solomon Company, a boutique advisory firm, and then returned to the private equity business in 2002 with Saratoga Partners. He rejoined AEA in early 2004 and helped establish the AEA Small Business Funds. Alan currently serves on the boards of CIMSense, Meritus Gas Partners, Omega, RED Global, Rees Scientific, Singer Industrial, Unisyn Precision Components and Veseris. He has also served on the boards of former AEA portfolio companies Aramsco, Balboa Instruments, Behavioral Interventions, Dayton Parts, Flow Control Group, Implus Corporation, In the Swim, Kranson, LoneStar Group, NCS, Pexco, Phillips Pet Food and Supplies, PLZ Aeroscience, PPC, Shoes for Crews, Sparrows, SRS Roofing Supply, Troxell Communications and Spectrum Plastics Group.

Alex Bales - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Alex Reedy

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Alexander Lee

Job Titles:
  • Data Scientist, Data Analytics
Alexander Lee is a Data Scientist on the Data Analytics team. Most recently, he was the Head of Data for Awning, a fintech startup focused on real-estate investments, and prior to that he was a member of AQR Capital Management's data team.

Alexandra Jung

Job Titles:
  • Head of Private Debt Funds and Partner

Allexandre Mehfar

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Allys Futerman

Job Titles:
  • Controller
  • Finance
  • Principal
  • Controller and Principal of Finance
Allys is Controller and Principal of Finance on AEA's Finance and Accounting team. In her role, Allys focuses on professionalizing and scaling AEA's finance function, particularly during a time of significant growth and increased focus by investors and regulators. Allys manages a wide aspect of responsibilities across all AEA verticals, providing key resources for financial reporting to AEA leadership and portfolio company management, both domestically and internationally. Allys is a long-time contributor to the Children's Miracle Network research programs to help end pediatric cancer.

Andrew Kyung

Job Titles:
  • Controller and Principal of Fund Administration
Andrew is Controller and Principal of Fund Administration on AEA's Finance and Accounting team. He joined AEA in 2013 as an Accounting Manager and became Vice President of Fund Administration in 2019. In his role, he is responsible for all aspects of fund administration and loan operations for the Private Debt Funds including financial reporting, audit, taxation, investor communications and reporting.

Anja Kaiser

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
Anja is an Executive Assistant at AEA Investors where she supports the Consumer Team. Prior to joining AEA, Anja was an Executive Assistant at Allianz Capital Partners. Her prior experience includes similar roles supporting executives at Allianz and Allianz Climate Solutions.

Anna Duma

Job Titles:
  • Staff Accountant

Anneka Kamel

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Anneka is a Partner on AEA's Middle Market Private Equity team. In her role, she focuses on investment opportunities in the industrials and services sectors. Anneka serves on the boards of Ascential Tecnologies and SitelogIQ. Anneka also served on the board of former AEA portfolio company Spectrum Plastics Group.

Barbara Burns - Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Chief Compliance Officer
  • General Counsel
  • General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of AEA and Partner
Barbara Burns is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of AEA and a Partner. In her role, she is responsible for the firm's legal, compliance and regulatory functions worldwide. Before joining AEA, Barbara was the head of legal coverage for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, the real estate private equity division of Morgan Stanley. Prior to her work at Morgan Stanley, she practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, securities and private equity in its New York and London offices. Barbara graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a B.A. in international relations and economics and a J.D. with honors.

Baron Carlson

Job Titles:
  • Co - Head of Small Business Private Equity and Partner

Bella Pasquinelli Cato

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
Bella is an Executive Assistant at AEA Investors, where she manages the administrative and operational needs of the Growth team. She also serves as the office manager for San Francisco and handles executive communications between the New York and San Francisco offices.

Benjamin Althaus

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Benjamin Fischer

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Blake Liebling - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Blake West

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Bobby Bassman

Job Titles:
  • Co - Head of AEA Growth Capital and Partner
Robert is Co-Head of AEA Growth Capital and a Partner. He is also a member of the AEA Growth Capital's Investment Committee. In his role, Robert co-leads the overall strategy and direction of the firm, in addition to leading deal teams focused on the sourcing, evaluation and management of AEA Growth's portfolio companies.

Brendan Gallagher - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
Brendan is a Vice President on AEA's Small Business Private Equity team. He currently sits on the boards of American Expending and P&B Intermodal. Brendan graduated with an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a B.A. in economics from Middlebury College. Brendan is an active alumnus of Middlebury College and the Hun School of Princeton and has volunteered with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation since 2011.

Brian Hoesterey - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Partner

Brian Prescott

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Bridgette Magee

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Casey Siegel

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Manager

Catherine Ardizzone

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Charles Dougherty

Job Titles:
  • Operating Partner

Charles Schwartz

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Chris Horton - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Chris Kaolian

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager

Christian Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Christina Hamlin

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Christopher Brown - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Cindy Li

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Clay Kirkland

Job Titles:
  • Director of Business Intelligence

Cole Hattler

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Colleen Keeley

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Collis Klarberg

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Dan Fernholz

Job Titles:
  • Quantitative Modeling and Analysis

Dani Weinstein

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Daniel Schorr

Job Titles:
  • Partner

David Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

David Kasabian

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Derek Darves-Bornoz

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Data Analytics

Eliza Urbanik

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Specialist

Ethan Chase

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Felix Braun

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Francisca Carpentier

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Frank Herr

Job Titles:
  • Operating Partner

Fred Lynch

Job Titles:
  • Operating Partner

Frederick Boscawen

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Gabriele Giaroli

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

George Harvey

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Grace Callahan

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Grace Kim

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Grace Sipp

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Graham Sayers

Job Titles:
  • Operating Partner

Hale Lieberman

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Haley Dietsch

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Hannah Norowitz

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Haroon Ismail

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Harrison Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Harshit Juneja

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Heidi DuBois

Job Titles:
  • Global Head of ESG and Strategic Initiatives

Henry Senkfor - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Ian Wood - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

J. Louis Sharpe

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Jack Fleckner

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Jack McGovern

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Jack Miller

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Jacob Chapman

Job Titles:
  • Office Services Coordinator

Jacob Spigelman

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Jade Light-Hausermann

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Jae Won Lee

Job Titles:
  • Data Scientist, Data Analytics

James Ho

Job Titles:
  • Partner

James Kwon

Job Titles:
  • Associate

James Stith

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Jason Busby

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Jason Friedrichs

Job Titles:
  • Portfolio Growth Partner

Jeffrey Nagel

Job Titles:
  • Operating Partner

Jeffrey Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Jenny Killeen - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer

Jim Coleman

Job Titles:
  • Operating Partner

John Almeida

Job Titles:
  • Partner

John Cozzi

Job Titles:
  • Co - Head of Small Business Private Equity and Partner

John Garcia - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Partner

John Paul Chalhoub

Job Titles:
  • Associate

John Sedlacek

Job Titles:
  • Principal

John Smith

Job Titles:
  • Partner

John Wilkinson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Compliance Associate

Jonathan Roth

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Jordan Jett - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Juliet Yznaga

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Justin de La Chapelle

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Kaitlin Bilby - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Head of Communications

Kaitlyn Dempsey

Job Titles:
  • Investor
  • Services Manager

Kamile Balsaityte

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Karen Clark

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Kate Joumas

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Kathryn Alberti - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Keith Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor

Kevin Maloney - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Kevin Mercadante - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Lauren Calhoun

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Lauren Levinstim

Job Titles:
  • Senior Paralegal and Contracts Manager

Leander Cortolezis

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Lee Adi

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Lisa Aristippo

Job Titles:
  • Receptionist

Lisa Xiao - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Liz Perreten

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Lizzy Stone

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Lucina Pakenham

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Maddy Tien

Job Titles:
  • Business Development & ESG Reporting Manager

Marco Francescon - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Maria Franco

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Marina Stolerman

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Controller

Marisa Hattler

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Mark Chow

Job Titles:
  • Fund Controller

Martin Eltrich

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Martin Eriks

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Mary Kwok

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Controller

Matt Slabe

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Matthew Piegza

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Matthew Tobin

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Meaghan Brady

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Mei Lin Zheng

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Michelle Liu

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Michelle Marcellus

Job Titles:
  • Deputy General Counsel
  • Principal

Mike Mikkelsen

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Molly Nathaniel

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Nachon Chrichlow

Job Titles:
  • Staff Accountant

Nannette McNally

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Nick Alers

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Nick Fox

Job Titles:
  • Data and Systems Manager

Nick McGarry

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Nick Sassano

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accountant

Osaso Ighodaro

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Patrick Arbeznik - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Patrick Mazurkiewicz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Controller

Perry Wallack

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Quinton Urchek

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accountant

Rachel Kumar

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Rachel Marsh

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Rachel Ng

Job Titles:
  • Controller and Principal, Fund Administration

Rahul Goyal

Job Titles:
  • Head of Strategic Relationships and Partner

Ramzi Gedeon

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Randy Aung

Job Titles:
  • Desktop & Mobile Support Engineer

Ravi Sarin

Job Titles:
  • Co - Head of AEA Growth Capital and Partner

Ray Gonzalez

Job Titles:
  • New York Facilities Manager

Rebecca Fain

Job Titles:
  • Receptionist

Riz Chand

Job Titles:
  • Chief Talent Officer and Operating Partner

Rohan Agarwal

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Ronald Leung

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Controller

Rowan Lavelle

Job Titles:
  • Data Scientist, Data Analytics

Ryan Glazer

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Sally Kohn

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Sam Hyman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Sam Thompson - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Samantha Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Samhith Punukula

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Sandra Grinker - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Head of Human Resources
  • Principal

Sarah Simpson - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Sarah Warren

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Scott Zoellner

Job Titles:
  • Head of Capital Markets and Partner

Sean Chan - CIO

Job Titles:
  • IT Director

Shivay Parekh

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Sidd Gorantla

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Sophie Rey

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Stephen Elia

Job Titles:
  • Head of Investor Relations & Fundraising and Partner

Steven Botnick

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Tax

Steven DeCillis II - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Partner

Suzzette McDonough

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Specialist

Sylvia Vlahos

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Tara Brantley

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Ted Newhouse

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Thomas Donley - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Thomas Groves

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer of Private Debt Funds and Partner

Thomas Pryma - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Partner

Tiffany Yuan - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Timothy Whelan

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Timothy Wong

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Tom Hanley

Job Titles:
  • Associate of Fund Administration

Vicky Han

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Vinay Kumar

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Winnie Gao

Job Titles:
  • Fund Controller

Woody Hamilton - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Yuling Hu

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Controller

Zuzanna Lukomska

Job Titles:
  • Associate