PIERPOINT CAPITAL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Designer - in - Residence at NEA, Formerly Managing Director & Associate Partner at IDEO
- NEA As Designer
Albert joined NEA as Designer-in-Residence in 2015. In this role, he works closely with portfolio companies supporting them with product, design, and organizational development strategies and execution. He's been actively involved in building the NEA Studio program, which has an emphasis on supporting non-traditional founders and also focuses on design-centric investments for both consumer and enterprise products. Albert has a deep background at the intersection of design and business. Prior to NEA he was the Managing Director of IDEO's New York office, where he brought more than a decade of experience in digital product, communication, and venture design to bear. He specialized in developing new offerings and incubating ventures for clients based on consumer insights in a wide range of industries, including retail, financial services, consumer technology, and fashion. He has worked with companies such as Target, American Express, SoulCycle, and Ford. He previously held a Director role at the design firm 2×4, and founded their Asia office in Beijing. Earlier in his career he was a design architect at Frank Gehry's office. Albert holds a BA in architecture from U.C. Berkeley, a MFA in graphic design from Yale, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He was also named to Fast Company's 1000 Most Creative People in Business in 2014.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Co - Founder Bionic, Formerly Co - Founder SelectMinds
- Co - Founder of Bionic
Anne Berkowitch is the co-founder of Bionic, an enterprise growth solution that helps companies increase the success and speed of their innovation commercialization. Prior to Bionic, she served as co-founder and CEO of SelectMinds (acquired by Oracle in 2012), a social talent acquisition software solution with Global 2000 customers across a wide array of sectors. Prior to SelectMinds, Ms. Berkowitch was a consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton (now Booz & Co.) in New York and London. She is an active board member of two non-profits: Back on My Feet, helping the homeless and other underserved populations build self-esteem, independence, and self-sufficiency through running (then training) programs, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, a higher ed honor society that rewards high achievement in the classroom and the community. Ms. Berkowitch holds a B.S. from Brown University in Applied Math and Biology and an M.B.A. from MIT's Sloan School of Management.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- President
Anthony Chan sits on the Board of Directors at Pierpoint Capital. Mr. Chan is President of his family's private holding company, with both listed and private interests in the retail, healthcare and real estate sectors. Mr. Chan's key operating roles include Chief Executive of Portico International Holdings, a Hong Kong listed fashion retail company, and President of Scitech Holdings, a private real estate holding company with a portfolio exceeding 20 million square feet of core mixed-use properties across China. Previously, Mr. Chan was co-founding general partner and investment committee member of the Grosvenor Vega China Retail Fund, a real estate private equity fund launched in partnership with the Grosvenor Group, with capital raised from an assortment of national pension funds and reinsurance companies. Mr. Chan began his career at Bain & Company, and has also held prior positions at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and Credit Suisse. Mr. Chan is involved with a number of philanthropic and social endeavors and is a past Chapter Chair of the Beijing Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. Mr. Chan earned his MBA from the Wharton School of Business and received his Bachelor's degree in government and economics magna cum laude from Cornell University.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Management Consultant
- Member of the Management Team
- CEO TPC Training, Former CEO Chalkable
Mr. Dunaway has been a CEO and management consultant in the education, manufacturing, defense, government contracting and information technology sectors for over two decades. Mr. Dunaway is currently the CEO of STI Technologies, a Mobile, Alabama based e-learning platform company serving the K-12 market. Previously, he was the CEO of Cyalume Technologies, a West Springfield, Massachusetts based publicly traded defense and security company with operations in the United States and Europe. Prior to that, Mr. Dunaway was the CEO of TechOnline, a Boston, Massachusetts based e-Learning company. Mr. Dunaway began his career as an Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Dunaway holds a B.A. from Southern Methodist University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- CEO and Executive Medical Director, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health
Dr. Michael J. Zinner, M.D., a renowned cancer surgeon and researcher, is the Founding CEO and Executive Medical Director of the Miami Cancer Institute, a new $430M state-of-the-art Baptist Health South Florida hospital. Dr. Zinner previously was at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center in Boston, where he served as clinical director and surgeon-in-chief at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is also co-founder of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. During his time in Boston, Dr. Zinner served as the Moseley Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and founded Harvard's Center for Surgery and Public Health. The author of more than 230 academic papers, he serves on the editorial boards of the Annals of Surgery, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. From 2008 to 2010, Dr. Zinner was chairman of the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons and is now a vice chairman of the College's Board of Regents. Additionally, he chairs the College's Health Policy and Advocacy Committee. Dr. Zinner received his medical degree from the University of Florida and completed his surgical residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
Dr. William "Pepper" Denman, MBChB, FRCA received his medical training in the United Kingdom, completing his residency at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London followed by a fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. During his full-time medical practice he was involved in multiple clinical trials and development of pharmaceuticals and devices, particularly in the areas of pediatrics and respiratory devices. Dr. Denman filed and was awarded several patents while focusing on solutions for unmet clinical needs. Leveraging this expertise, in 2003, he began his career at Tyco Healthcare, now Covidien, becoming the Chief Medical Officer and VP for Medical Affairs in 2007. In 2010, Dr. Denman joined GE Healthcare as Chief Medical Officer, supporting all facets of the business. Following his tenure at GEHC, he set up Denman Associates, where he advised and supported start-up and early stage ventures in the medical device, diagnostics and pharamaceutical space. He is still actively involved in several other early opportunity, while currently serving as the Chief Medical Officer of Sirtex (acquired by a major Chinese pharmaceutical company), a company focused on liver cancer. Dr. Denman continues to practice at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston while maintaining his accademic affiliation at Harvard Medical School. He also is co-leader of an annual mission to Vietnam where he provides care to children and medical teaching to those who care for children.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Senior Global Marketing and Communications Executive
Elizabeth Ventura has been a senior global marketing and communications executive for more than 25 years. Ms. Ventura's previous positions include Senior Director, Communications for Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Senior Vice President, Communications for the National Basketball Association (NBA), Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications at Standard & Poor's (S&P) as well as Senior Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations at Bear Stearns. Most recently, Elizabeth ran a tech start-up that specialized in contact management and personal branding as its President and CEO. She began her career at Zurich Financial Services and KPMG Peat Marwick. Ms. Ventura holds a B.A. in Communications from Loyola University in Chicago, an MA in Management and M.B.A. from Webster University and is a Certified Public Accountant. She is a Principal of Ventmann Consulting and serves on the Board of Directors of the Visual Art Center of New Jersey.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- CEO and Founder of Hearts on Fire
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hearts on Fire
Glenn Rothman is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hearts On Fire, a diamond jewelry brand sold in over 500 locations in 32 countries worldwide. Mr. Rothman has over 40 years of operating, strategic, and financial business experience. His strategic marketing initiatives positioned Hearts On Fire as the world's fastest-growing diamond jewelry brand. In 2014 Mr. Rothman sold Hearts On Fire to Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Group Limited, the world's largest pure-play jeweler, with over 2,200 retail jewelry stores in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Glenn graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the Harvard Business School OPM program. He has served on numerous boards and is regarded as a thought leader in the diamond and jewelry industry. Glenn is truly passionate about writing, teaching and speaking. His blog, "Secrets of Life" attracts readers from all over the world. He has been a guest speaker at the Harvard Business School and has addressed audiences across the country. Glenn is a founding member and long term board member of The Lenny Zakim Fund, a Boston-based non-profit organization that awards grants to worthy community causes.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Managing Partner
- Member of the Management Team
Jarret Fass is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Pierpoint Capital, a family office-backed investment platform that invests in and launches healthcare technology companies in the U.S. and Israel. As a passionate business builder, Jarret also cofounded, capitalized and is an active board member of three clinical-stage medical technology companies: Hemodynamx (aortic stenosis), Nephronyx (heart failure) and Emanate Biomedical (oral health) of which he is serving as CEO. He currently sits on the board of LeanTaas and CoreFlow. Previously, Jarret led the firm's investment in Hospital IQ (acquired by Bain Capital) and served on the board of global nonprofit MiracleFeet. He began his career in the Corporate Strategy Group at Bear Stearns and at technology-focused private equity firm Selway Capital. Jarret holds a BA from Connecticut College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner Townhill Capital Partners LLC
Mr. Gates has over 20 years of corporate finance and middle market private equity investment experience across multiple industry sectors. He was previously a Partner at Charterhouse Group Inc., a New York based middle market private equity firm, where for nearly ten years he lead the firm's Business Services investment activities. He joined the firm in 1994 and was a key member of the investment team and served on its Investment and Valuation Committees. He has invested in a broad range of industries including waste and facilities services, logistics, business process outsourcing, healthcare services, general consumer products, cable TV, wireless towers, and specialty distribution. Investments have taken many forms including traditional buyouts, builds-ups and growth capital infusions. Mr. Gates currently serves as a Strategic Advisor to Charterhouse Equity Partners, LLC and is also Managing Partner of Townhill Capital Partners LLC, an independent private equity sponsor focused on acquiring business and healthcare services platform companies that generate between $1 million and $10 million of EBITDA. He was previously a member of the Corporate Advisory Services Group at Arthur Andersen. He started his career at Bankers Trust Company where he was an Assistant Treasurer in the Government and Municipal Bond Services Group. He has served on a number of boards of directors including Oakleaf Waste Management, Inc., Logisticare Inc., MPTotalcare Inc., Harvard Custom Manufacturing LLC, and Towne Air Cargo Inc. Mr. Gates received a B.A. in economics from Binghamton University and a M.B.A. in finance from the Leonard N. Stern Graduate School of Business at New York University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Co - Founder of Epstein Becker Green
Jeffrey Becker is a Co-Founder of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., a national law firm with a primary focus on health care and life sciences. Mr. Becker is a Member of the Firm's Health Care and Life Sciences practice where he provides strategic advice and transactional legal guidance to a wide range of health care organizations. Mr. Becker counsels these organizations in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, governance issues, complex contractual arrangements and other affiliations and collaborative efforts. Mr. Becker was selected as one the leading health care attorneys in New York by Chambers USA (2006 to 2015), which gave him its highest (Band 1) rating. In addition, Mr. Becker has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America (1995 to 2015), The Legal 500 United States (2011 to 2015), and New York Super Lawyers - Metro Edition (2006 to 2015). Prior to founding the Firm in 1973, Mr. Becker was associated with the Wall Street law firm of Shearman & Sterling, where he concentrated on corporate law. Mr. Becker received his B.A. from Brown University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law, cum laude.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Head of Corporate Development Generate Biomedicines Former Chief Transformation Officer Baxter International
Jessica Hameline has been a student athlete, an amateur equestrian, a working mom and a corporate executive the last 25 years rising through the ranks of the healthcare and life science industries. In addition to working for academic institutions like Harvard's Program for Health Systems Improvement, Tufts Medical Center and Babson College's Office of Graduate Career Development, she built and led Market & Competitive Intelligence, Strategy, Business Development, Digital Transformation and M&A Integration teams across private and publicly traded companies around the world. In 2022, Jessica completed her 44th integration as the Chief Transformation Officer of Baxter International, following Baxter's acquisition of Hillrom, a $12B acquisition involving 50,000 global employees. She holds certificates from the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, NC and Medtronic/Covidien's Aspire Leadership Program. She currently leads Corporate Development for Generate Biomedicines. Jessica earned an MBA from Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business and a BA with honors from the University of Vermont.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Larry Silverstein is a Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, a law firm with approximately 2,000 lawyers practicing in offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Silverstein's areas of practice include securities, real estate, tax and corporate acquisitions. He has provided representation to both established and early-stage organizations including Boston Scientific Corporation, Aldrich Eastman & Waltch, TripAdvisor, and E Ink Corporation as well as sports teams including the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots, and the Miami Dolphins. Mr. Silverstein has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America's "leading lawyer in tax law" (2011-2012, 2014) and Super Lawyers, Massachusetts (2004-2013). He has been a frequent speaker on tax issues addressing audiences including the NYU Institute on Federal Taxation and the Federal Tax Institute of New England. Mr. Silverstein received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude.
Nitai Friedman is a Director at Pierpoint Capital. He focuses on deal origination and providing operational support to portfolio company management teams. Mr. Friedman has operational, technological and business development experience with both growth-stage businesses as well as large enterprises. Mr. Friedman has held several management positions at Intel Corporation and previously was a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. in their Israel office. Mr. Friedman holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director & National Healthcare Advisory Leader BDO
Patrick Pilch has more than 30 years of healthcare, financial services, operational management and restructuring experience. He currently leads BDO's Healthcare Advisory practice including the BDO Center for Healthcare Excellence & Innovation. Patrick has served as a strategic advisor to hospitals, boards, foundations and healthcare systems in matters involving mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, real estate holdings and restructurings. Prior to BDO, Patrick held leadership roles in Healthcare Advisory at PwC LLP and Alvarez & Marsal and led finance and operations at a technology firm, managing Strategy and M&A activity. He also served as interim CFO and COO at a hospital through state licensure, deemed CMS status and Joint Commission accreditation. He was Vice President of Managed Care and New Business Development at North Shore-LIJ Health System and served in financial advisory services and finance positions at Greenwich Capital Markets Inc., Salomon Brothers, Inc., and Peat Marwick. Patrick is a CPA and holds a BA from Fairfield University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Founder CoreValve, Founder ReCor Medical
- Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Paris University
Jacques Séguin is a professor of Cardiac Surgery at Paris University. After 20 years of performing over 4,000 open-heart surgeries and authoring more than 200 articles published in peer-reviewed international medical journals, Jacques went on to found several medical technology companies: He was the driving force behind the creation of CoreValve and pioneered the self-expandable TAVR procedure, prior to its acquisition by Medtronic in February 2009 for over $800 million. The CoreValve revalving system was the first TAVR valve to gain CE Mark in May 2007. Jacques also founded ReCor Medical - a company treating high blood pressure by renal denervation acquired by Otsuka (Japan) in 2018. Prof. Séguin continues to create de novo startups but also participates actively in innovative Medtech companies as a board member and investor. He holds, in addition to his MD, a PhD in Biochemistry and Medical History.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- CEO of Hospital IQ
- Founder and CEO Hospital IQ Founder and CEO DynamicOps
Rich Krueger is CEO of Hospital IQ, the leading AI-enabled healthcare operations management platform. Rich has over three decades of experience developing and commercializing enterprise software solutions including building a number of products that continue to generate over $100M in annual revenue. Prior to Hospital IQ, Rich was the founder and CEO of DynamicOps, a cloud automation software company that was acquired by VMware in 2012. He also has held executive roles at companies like Incipient, Continuum Software, Conley Corporation, and Discreet Logic's Stone+Wire Division. Rich earned an MBA and MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS from Rutgers University.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Member of the Management Team
- Managing Partner / Industry
Richard Krupp is Managing Partner of Pierpoint Capital, a firm he co-founded to invest in differentiated healthcare and advanced manufacturing businesses. Pierpoint targets growth equity and formation stage investment opportunities consistent with the firm's long-term vision and portfolio. In his role, he works with and serves on the board of CoreFlow, an aeromechanical manufacturing equipment company based in Israel. Richard also continues a decade plus role as Managing Director of the Krupp Family Office where he oversees operations and investments as well as serves on the board of Berkshire Residential Investments, a closely held investment management company with national presence. In the past, Richard held acquisitions and asset management positions at Berkshire Residential Investments and served on the Board of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. in the years leading up to its privatization. An ardent environmentalist, Richard pursues a conservationist agenda through his work at the Krupp Foundation and as Board Chair of Scenic Hudson, Inc.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Chairman and CEO of Miller Mathis
- Founder of Miller Mathis
Robert Miller is the Chairman and CEO of Miller Mathis, one of the world's leading financial advisors to the global steel, metals and mining sectors. Mr. Miller has sold steel mills and mining projects throughout the world including in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Ukraine, among other countries, with a total value in excess of $10 billion. Since the early 1980s Mr. Miller has been recognized as one of the U.S.'s leading corporate restructuring experts and has been profiled in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Financial Times and Crain's in addition to radio and television. Mr. Miller's background prior to forming Miller Mathis includes Senior Partner of Berlack, Israels and Liberman, and Managing Director at Morgan Joseph and Financo. Mr. Miller received a B.S. degree from Boston University and a J.D. degree from St. John's University School of Law.
Job Titles:
- Founder and Managing Partner of Melkonian Capital Management
Ryan Melkonian is the Founder and Managing Partner of Melkonian Capital Management. With over 20 years of investment experience, Ryan is responsible for overseeing the firm's investment portfolio and chairs the Investment Committee. Prior to founding Melkonian Capital, Ryan spent nine years at First Long Island Investors, LLC where he was a principal and Senior Portfolio Manager with oversight of in excess of $1 billion in assets invested across multiple asset classes. Ryan is actively involved in a number of community and philanthropic organizations, including, among others, serving as the Chairman of the Board of Harboring Hearts Foundation as well as a member of Cornell University's ILR School's Advisory Council. Ryan received his B.S. from Cornell University and his M.B.A with Honors from Columbia University. Ryan is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Job Titles:
- Head
- Co - Founder of Behance, VP Products - Community at Adobe, Author, Investor
- Vice President of Products - Community
Scott Belsky is the Vice President of Products-Community at Adobe and Head of Behance, the leading online platform for creatives to showcase and discover creative work. Mr. Belksy co-founded Behance in 2006 and served as CEO until Adobe acquired the business in 2012. Millions of people use Behance to display their portfolios as well as track and find top talent across the creative industries. Mr. Belsky is also the author of the national bestselling book Making Ideas Happen. He has become an advocate for technology and community initiatives that empower creative people and help businesses leverage the creative potential of their people. Mr. Belsky is also an investor and advisor to early stage companies including Pinterest, Uber, and Warby Parker. Previously, Mr. Belsky helped grow the Pine Street Leadership Development Initiative at Goldman, Sachs & Co where he was especially focused on organizational improvement and strengthening relationships with clients. Mr. Belsky serves on the Advisory Board of Cornell University's Entrepreneurship Program, is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Mr. Belsky attended Cornell University as an undergraduate and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
Mr. Chapman has more than 30 years of operational and consulting experience across the healthcare industry. Prior to launching an independent advisory practice, Mr. Chapman served as President of STERIS's Healthcare segment (NYSE: STE) where he was responsible for all of STERIS's healthcare business units. Previously, Mr. Chapman served as a Director (Senior Partner) at McKinsey & Company, a global management-consulting firm. He joined the Firm in 1985, was elected Partner in 1992 and elected Director in 1997. During his 22 years with McKinsey, he was one of the founding partners of the Firm's Operations practice, focused on building world-class manufacturing, supply chain, purchasing, and product development capabilities for clients. In addition, he was a leader the Firm's Healthcare practice, serving health systems across the U.S. on strategy, operational and organizational issues. During his tenure with McKinsey, he was widely regarded as one of the Firm's leaders in defining and executing transformational performance improvement programs that included rapid cost reduction, process re-engineering, pricing and sales force effectiveness, and global sourcing and outsourcing initiatives. Tim co-founded McKinsey's purchasing and supply management practice and led purchasing transformations at more than 30 clients, within and outside the healthcare sector. Mr. Chapman is a Director Emeritus at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Chapman was a member of the National Board of Make-A-Wish Foundation and a long-standing member of the Make-A-Wish Board of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. In addition, he served on Board of the Cleveland Zoological Society. He received an MBA degree with distinction from Dartmouth College-Amos Tuck School of Business where he was elected an Edward Tuck Scholar. He received his undergraduate degree, with distinction, magna cum laude, at Dartmouth College and was elected Phi Beta Kappa, in addition to a Rufus Choate Scholar.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Chairman Saint Peter 's Hospital Former Co - Head Bear Stearns Private Client Services
Vincent Dicks has over three decades of experience as a senior operating executive, entrepreneur and private investor. Mr. Dicks spent over twenty years at Bear Stearns & Co. where he was a Senior Managing Director reporting directly to the CEO of the Company. At Bear Stearns, Mr. Dicks was the Co-Head of the Private Client Services division, an $800 million 1,200 employee operation with 500 sales people in 15 locations worldwide. He is currently a private investor and the owner of TJVVIN Consulting LLC, a personal services consulting company which operates several businesses including Career Gaudium, a career counseling service. Mr. Dicks is also involved with several charities including Mass General Diabetes Research Center and the St. Peters University Hospital. Mr. Dicks received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. from Pace University.