Barbara J. S. McKee Partner, White Oak Global Advisors, LLC
Barbara J. S. McKee is a Founding Partner of White Oak Global Advisors, LLC and has been a Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager and Member of its Investment Committee since its inception in June 2007. She served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of KKR Financial Corp. and its Manager, KKR Financial Advisors LLC, from their founding in September 2004 to December 2006. She served as a Senior Counsel with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from February 2002 to September 2004. In such capacity, Ms. McKee provided legal support for the Securities and Investment Group, including its high yield bond, derivatives, proprietary book, mezzanine debt and structured products units. While at Wells Fargo Bank, Ms. McKee served as Chief Legal Officer for Sutter Advisors LLC. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Bank in 2002, Ms. McKee also held positions at Deutsche Bank AG; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; and Sidley & Austin. She is a Member of both the California and New York State Bar Associations. Ms. McKee received a B.A. from Yale University, an M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, and a J.D. from the University of Chicago.
Todd Goergen Managing Partner, Ropart Asset Management Funds
Todd is founder and Managing Partner of the Ropart Asset Management Funds. He started his career in Mergers and Acquisitions at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (1994 to 1999). After leaving DLJ, Todd became Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at Blyth, Inc. (NYSE:BTH), a leading global designer and marketer of home decorative and fragranced products. Todd is Chairman of the Board of Digital Traffic Systems and iMergent (AMEX:IIG) and serves on the Boards of Directors of Genapure Corporation, Heads & Threads International, NorthStar, and ViSalus Holdings. Todd is on the U.S. and International Advisory Councils to the Global Leadership Foundation (www.g-l-f.org). Todd received a BA in economics and political science from Wake Forest University.
Robert Zangrillo, Founding Chairman
Robert is a veteran in the financial services and software industries and his talents for building teams dedicated to delivering leading industry solutions are widely known. Prior to founding NorthStar, Robert was the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of InterWorld, a leading enterprise ecommerce software application provider. Robert was one of the early visionaries to recognize the enormous potential of Internet commerce and how it would transform the way business is conducted in the new global economy. As a result, he has been recognized for his leadership in the industry and has received numerous personal and technology awards such as the 1998 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The YearŽ and Crain's Top 40 under 40 Award. Prior to InterWorld, Robert was the Managing Director of the Cisneros Family Office. In addition, he was an associate at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Investment Banking Division. Robert is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, where he serves on the Committee on Finance and Budget. Robert received his MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and BA from University of Vermont.
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