Joe Borrino
Joe Borrino is a highly successful, results-driven accounting, finance and operations executive with progressive experience in stable and entrepreneurial global companies. During an 18-year tenure at Universal Music Group, he held various roles including CFO of the Island/Def Jam Music Group during the height of the company’s success with such artists as Bon Jovi, The Killers, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Fall Out Boy and Rihanna. Borrino was then recruited by Chairman Shawn “Jay Z” Carter to help launch Jay Z’s Roc Nation, where he was an integral part of the management team building the company for six and half years as CFO. He helped develop the Roc Nation Sports agency in partnership with CAA, which launched a successful boxing division that produced championship matches. He was also a member of the development team that created the annual Made in America music festival. In addition to his work at Roc Nation, Borrino was a board member for various artist management companies which included Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Calvin Harris, Thomas Rhett and Maroon 5. Borrino then served as CFO of Avex International, where he led the development of the company’s US presence as an extension of its successful entertainment conglomerate in Tokyo. At Spirit he was the COO/CFO and oversaw all operational aspects of the organization. Additionally, he advised the Board and led diligence efforts on the sale of the company’s primary fund. He currently owns & operates his own consultancy company which advises selected start-up’s, established clients and companies on strategy, financials, deal structuring, business planning, and operations to drive growth and success. He started his professional career as an auditor for Grant Thornton. Borrino received his B.S. in accounting and his M.B.A in Finance from St. John’s University.
Ben Hayes
Ben is a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, where he serves as a member of the legal team within Goldman Sachs Asset Management covering legal matters related to transactions in derivatives. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Ben was an Associate with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, where his practice focused on advising major financial institutions on regulatory matters.…
Robert Woods
Robert Woods is an Associate Director at Delaware Life on the Private Credit team. He is focused on originating, underwriting, and monitoring debt investments in middle market companies. Robert invests across a broad spectrum of industries, providing capital to facilitate acquisitions, growth, recapitalizations and leveraged buyouts. Prior to Delaware Life, Robert was an investment analyst…
Igor Yasenovets
Igor Yasenovets is a Senior Partner with McKinsey & Company. He focuses on large-scale transformations in the financial services space. Igor has been with McKinsey since 2006, and over the years, he has served leading banks, insurance companies, wealth managers, and fintechs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America. His primary focus is…
Michael Schaefer
Michael R. Schaefer is a former Managing Director at a major financial services firm. For many years, he was a member of all major commodity exchanges in the United States and served on many industry-related committees. A long time member of the Board of ETM, Mike is happily retired and enjoys traveling and supporting Broadway…
Manoj Susarla
A native of Vestal, New York, Manoj Susarla a talented and committed musician who served as Principal Violist with the University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra as well as the organization’s President and Treasurer. He also was a founding member of the Penn Chamber Music Society.Mr. Susarla graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Mathematics…