Russell, Ryan

Ryan Russell is a Co-Founder and Partner at Washington, D.C. based Avenue GP. Prior to Avenue, Ryan spent 4 years at Baltimore based JMI Equity and 7 years at Los Angeles based Marlin Equity. Prior to joining Marlin, Ryan received a B.A. in History and Economics.

Stephens, Makayla

Makayla Stephens is a Director within Oppenheimer’s Global Fund Placement and Advisory Group focused on capital raising for primary, secondary, and direct/co-investment transactions. She’s also responsible for institutional investor coverage.

Pettiford, Nathaniel

Nathaniel has over 20yrs of experience and has developed a diverse background in asset management, brokerage, acquisitions, capital markets and development services. His work includes overseeing a portfolio north of $1B AUM of industrial assets.

Owens, Celeste

Celeste is an attorney by training whose non-traditional law school experience lead her to the United Nations in Geneva and the Organization of American States division in Washington D.C. In each of these roles, she supported projects that related to international investment agreements, trade, development, and competitiveness. The experiences fostered in her a deep appreciation…