Meet Our Advisory Board
Senior Alumni in the Finance Industry
The KFN Advisory Board is led by ‘67 alumnus Jerry Kenney, a BlackRock executive and former Merrill Lynch Vice Chairman, along other prominent Northwestern and/or Kellogg senior alumni in finance related positions.
G. Chris Andersen ('62)
Founder
G. C. Andersen Partners
Seth Bergstein ('92)
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
Robert L. Berner ('86)
Managing Partner
Bespoke Capital Partners
William Bohnsack ('91)
President & Sr. Partner
Oak Hill Advisors
Anthony C. Bowe ('83)
Former Co-head
Credit Suisse Private Fund Group
Credit Suisse Private Fund Group
Curtis F. Brockelman, Jr. ('96)
Managing Partner
Harvest Volatility Management
Richard Byrne ('85)
President
Benefit Street Partners

Kevin Charlton ('95)
Co-Chairman
NewHold Enterprises
NewHold Enterprises
Pierre Cherki ('97)
Head of Alternatives, Co-head Investment Group
Deutsche Investment Management Americas
Robert Davis ('89)
Managing Director
Littlejohn
Littlejohn
Michael Eck ('87)
Independent Sr Advisor
M Klein and Company

T. Bondurant French ('76)
CEO
Adams Street Partners
Adams Street Partners
Philip Friedman ('80)
Senior Advisor
Perella Weinberg Partners
Michael Gross ('87)
CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Solar Capital
Solar Capital

Michael Haddad ('87)
Deputy CIO
NYC Bureau of Asset Management
NYC Bureau of Asset Management

Eric Hanson ('79)
Co-head & Sr. Managing Director
Macquarie Capital
Macquarie Capital
Sunil Hirani ('94)

Marten Hoekstra ('94)
Advisor - Private Equity

Brett Jefferson ('96)
Founder & President
Hildene Capital Management

Alexandra Jung ('99)
Head of European Investments & Partner
Oak Hill Advisors

Edward Keller ('91)
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley

Jerome P. Kenney ('67)
Managing Director, Sr. Advisor
BlackRock
BlackRock

Harry Kraemer, Jr. ('79)
Executive Partner
Madison Dearborn Partners
Madison Dearborn Partners

Steven M. Lefkowitz ('87)
Managing Partner
Sagewind Capital
Sagewind Capital
Mathew J. Lori ('93)
Managing Director
New Mountain Capital

Richard Mandel ('87)
Founder
Ramsfield Hospitality Finance

Jon Mattson ('95)
Managing Partner
Trilantic North America
Peter McKown ('85)
Partner & Sr. Advisor
Prince Street Capital Management
Prince Street Capital Management
James Metcalfe ('91)
Partner & Head of Global Investments
Alinda Capital Partners
Alinda Capital Partners
Keith Palzer ('88 JD)
Director
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Henry Robin ('88)
CFA

Mark Rossi ('80)
Sr Managing Director
Cornerstone Equity Investors

Douglas W. Rotatori ('87)
Managing Principal
Odyssey Investment Partners
Odyssey Investment Partners

Scott A. Shay ('80)
Chairman of the Board
Signature Bank
Signature Bank

David Sherwood ('87)
Senior Advisor
Century Equity Partners
Century Equity Partners
James H. Simmons, III ('96)
Partner
Asland Capital Partners

Scott Sleyster ('87)
Sr VP & Chief Investment Officer
Prudential
Prudential
Michael L. Smith ('97)
Partner
Ares Management

Adam Sokoloff ('88)
Managing Director
The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group

Bruce Spohler ('86)
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Director
Solar Capital
Solar Capital

Nathan Troutman ('86)
Investment Executive
Privatus Partners
Privatus Partners

Stephen N. Wertheimer ('85)
Founding Partner
W Capital Partners
W Capital Partners