Ronan Cosgrave
Managing Director, Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company
Ronan Cosgrave, CFA, CQF is a Managing Director and is Portfolio Manager for PAAMCO’s LDI and Long Duration solutions. He serves also as the main point of contact for certain institutional investor relationships.
Prior to joining PAAMCO, Ronan worked as a Process Engineer at IBM’s Storage Technology Division sites in Silicon Valley, Germany and Ireland. He also did chemical engineering design and commissioning for ProsCon, an Irish engineering and process control consultancy.
Ronan received an MBA from Columbia Business School with majors in Investment Management and Finance in 2005. While at Columbia he was AVP of the Technology Business Group and Co-Captain of the Rugby Club. Ronan earned a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Hons) in Chemical and Process Engineering from Cork Institute of Technology in 1997.
Ronan, his wife and two young sons live in Southern California where he enjoys coaching his kids’ soccer team, occasionally playing old boy’s rugby, reading and traveling.
Margo Doyle
Chief Investment Officer, S-Cubed Capital
As Chief Investment Officer for S-Cubed Capital, Margo Doyle oversees an expansive portfolio of assets including public and private holdings, multiple real estate LLCs, and a diversified direct investment program for a Silicon Valley-based single-family office. In this role, she also leads internal management, and provides strategic focus for the family’s significant philanthropic program.
Margo most recently served as Managing Director with Cambridge Associates, and currently leverages a twenty-year career touching all aspects of early and growth stage companies. In previous roles, she was as a direct investor and private placement advisor for venture and growth companies. Margo holds a BS from Georgetown University and a MBA from Harvard Business School. An avid tennis player, she enjoys the outdoors with her husband and three children.
Andrew Finver
Director of Hedge Fund Research, Progress Investment Management
Andrew Finver is the Director of Hedge Fund Research for Progress Investment Management Company. Prior to joining Progress, Andrew served as the Director of U.S. Research for The Torrey Funds, an emerging manager fund-of-funds. At Torrey, Andrew was a Partner, served on the Investment Committee, and helped triple the firm’s AUM. Before Torrey, Andrew was an Analyst at Valenzuela Capital Partners and an Associate in GE Capital’s Structured Finance Group. He started his career in HSBC’s Merger & Acquisitions team. Andrew earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Studies/Psychology from Pitzer College in Claremont, CA, and a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University.
Carolyn Roberts
SVP Investments, Leading Edge Investment Advisors
Carolyn Diaz Roberts, Managing Director, has over 33 years of institutional investment experience, working with public, corporate, endowment, foundation and Taft-Hartley plans. Prior to joining LEIA, Carolyn worked as a senior investment consultant at Milliman, Inc. Previously, Carolyn was Risk Management & Institutional Research Manager at SunGard Advisor Technologies, where she helped develop a web-enabled investment consulting service for large financial intermediaries. Carolyn has served as an investment officer for California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), as a principal and senior investment consultant with R.V. Kuhns and Dorn Helliesen & Cottle; as a consultant with Wyatt Asset Services, a senior analyst at Callan Associates, and client administrator/analyst with A.G. Becker/SEI. Carolyn has a B.S. in Education from Lesley College, and completed graduate level financial and managerial accounting, advanced mathematics coursework at Golden Gate University.
Nadine Terman
CEO, CIO and Founder, Solstein Capital
In 2010, Nadine Terman co-founded Solstein Capital, and she serves as CEO and CIO. At Solstein, she oversees both investment and operations functions and leads the firm as a Managing Member. Previously, Ms. Terman was a Partner with Blum Capital Partners and served on its Investment Committee. For over eight years, she invested in both public and private companies and worked extensively with portfolio companies’ management teams and boards on business, financial, and governance initiatives. Prior to Blum Capital, Ms. Terman was a private equity Associate with Behrman Capital. She also worked as an Analyst with both Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. Ms. Terman has a B.A. with Honors and with Distinction from Stanford University and was recognized with the Firestone Medal for Excellence in Research and as Phi Beta Kappa. In addition, she earned an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
