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
David C. Blowers ('89)
President, National Services - Wealth Management
Northern Trust
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)
Managing Director
Deutsche Asset Management
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, Public & Tradable Markets
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)
Debbie Hodges ('95)
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
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
Ares Management
Ares Management
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