Virtual: Alumni Forum (Harvard, Cornell, UPenn, NYU, Columbia)

David is the founder and managing partner of Blumberg Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with visionary entrepreneurs from Seed stage through their growth journey. The firm was among the first investors in industry leaders including Addepar, Braze, DoubleVerify, Finaro, Fundbox, HootSuite, Katapult, Nutanix, Trulioo and Yotpo. David is based in Miami with team members across Miami, New York, San Francisco and Tel Aviv.

Prior to founding Blumberg Capital in 1991, David managed international investments with the Bronfman Family Office, Adler & Co, APAX Partners and at T. Rowe Price. He also launched business development for Check Point Software Technologies.

David earned an A.B. in Government, cum laude, from Harvard College and a MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and INSEAD. He speaks French and is proficient in Hebrew and Spanish.

David serves as a member or observer on the boards of EasyKnock, Jassby, Lendio, SupplyPike, Trulioo and Wunder Mobility.

David Sultan joined Fir Tree in 1999 and is a Managing Partner. Mr. Sultan is Fir Tree’s Chief Investment Officer and oversees all investment activities of the Firm. Together with Clinton Biondo, Mr. Sultan is responsible for the general management and development of the investment team. Mr. Sultan has been deeply active in corporate and sovereign credit, capital structure arbitrage, distressed strategies and special situation equity investments for over 20 years. Throughout Mr. Sultan’s investment and finance career, he has invested across a diverse range of industries and geographies and through various market cycles. Prior to joining Fir Tree, Mr. Sultan was an analyst at Siegler, Collery & Co., a fundamental value investment firm. Mr. Sultan began his career as an investment banker at advisory firm Wolfensohn & Co. Mr. Sultan received a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University.

Ely Bar-Ness is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Revlon and a member of the Company's Executive Leadership Team. He is responsible for developing and executing global human resources strategy in support of the Company's business plan.

Mr. Bar-Ness joined Revlon with over 30 years of global human resources experience across various industries including chemical, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Prior to Revlon, he served as the Global Human Resources Leader for Ashland Ingredients, a $4.5 billion division of Ashland, Inc.

Mr. Bar-Ness received his B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Rutgers University in Management and Labor Relations.

Mr. Lippmann is the Managing Founding Partner and the Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) of LibreMax. He is chairman of LibreMax’s Investment Committee, a non-voting member of its Risk Management and Valuation Committees, and a member of its ESG Committee. Prior to founding LibreMax, Mr. Lippmann was head of all non-agency RMBS, ABS and CDO trading globally at Deutsche Bank, where he led a team of 30 senior professionals in New York and London. Mr. Lippmann began his career at Deutsche Bank as a trader of non-investment grade ABS and RMBS securities. In 2003, he became Global Head of ABS and CDO trading, adding non-agency MBS to his business in late 2008. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in 2000, Mr. Lippmann was a Director and head of ABS/MBS Subordinate and CDO trading at Credit Suisse, which he joined in 1991. Mr. Lippmann graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991, magna cum laude, with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in English. Mr. Lippmann serves on the board of New 42nd Street and the South Fork Natural History Museum. He is also on the Advisory Council of the American Museum of Natural History.

Jeff is the head of Mintz’s Real Estate and Communications practices in the firm’s New York office. A general commercial real estate attorney for more than 40 years, his real estate practice includes development, acquisitions, sales, financing for borrowers, and leasing. During the past 35 years, he has developed a unique specialty practice in the intersection of real estate with technology, communications, and energy issues. Jeff is also a member of the firm's Not for Profit Practice, Sports & Entertainment Practice, and Israel Practice. He holds a JD from New York University and a BA from Columbia University. He is also an EMT with Hatzalah Ambulance, Chief of his local chapter in Riverdale and a member of the Executive Board of Chevra Hatzalah for the entire NY metropolitan area.

A Bloomberg employee for 30+ years, Ken Cooper currently leads HR at the firm, where he’s guided by the following motto: drive business through Bloomberg’s people. In this capacity, Ken
and the team are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce capable of building differentiated products and delivering dedicated customer service.

Ken graduated from Cornell with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and joined Bloomberg's Engineering department in 1987. Here, he worked to develop advanced software, including
Bloomberg's inventory management system, technical support tools and the first streaming video prior to the Internet's popularization.

After 14 years in Engineering, Ken ran Technical Operations and then Trading Systems. This five-year period included two years spent living and working in London. Upon returning to New
York, he ran HR for two years before returning to Technical Operations for another seven. Now back in HR, Ken leads the team with an unwavering commitment to driving collaboration,
creativity, innovation and inclusivity. A father of three, he lives in New York with his wife, and when not at work you’ll likely find him
on a morning run, at a Yankee game or at a Grateful Dead concert.

ROLE
Marc S. Cooper is Chief Executive Officer of Solomon Partners, a position he has held since 2016. He was previously Vice Chairman from 2013 to 2016 and joined the firm in 1999 as a Partner and Managing Director.

EXPERIENCE
In 2016, Mr. Cooper led the transaction in which Natixis, the international corporate and investment banking arm of Groupe BPCE, made a strategic investment in Solomon Partners. Under Mr. Cooper’s leadership, Solomon Partners has significantly expanded and diversified its sector coverage. As the former head of Solomon Partners’ Consumer Retail Group, Mr. Cooper has advised a long roster of high-profile retailers and brands. Over the past three decades, Mr. Cooper has advised on hundreds of transactions globally, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations and restructurings, financings and shareholder activism. Prior to joining Solomon Partners, Mr. Cooper co-founded and served as Vice Chairman of Barington Capital Group where he oversaw its investment banking operations. He began his career in investment banking at Kidder Peabody. Mr. Cooper serves on the board of the Partnership for New York City and is a Trustee of The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board.

EDUCATION
Mr. Cooper holds an MBA, magna cum laude, and a BS from New York University.

Matthew M. Baron is the President and Founder of Baron Property Group (BPG). As CEO, Mr. Baron manages all aspects of investments, asset management, financial structuring and corporate strategy for BPG.

Mr. Baron has over 23 years of experience, comprising real estate, finance and development. Previously he was co-founder of Simon Baron Development where from 2005 he oversaw the acquisition, financing and development of over $1.8 billion of assets.

Mr. Baron is a well versed visionary in real estate transactions and investment strategies including land entitlement/rezoning, ground up development and substantial renovation/repositioning. His experience spans multiple markets including NYC, Miami and Los Angeles.

Mr. Baron was previously an Adjunct Lecturer at New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate where he taught a course on Real Estate Development.

Mr. Baron earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from NYU Stern with a concentration in Finance, as well as a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, also with a concentration in Finance.

Mitchell Kleinhandler is a Partner at Differential Ventures.

Mitchell is also a Board Partner and former Venture Partner at Scout Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm. He is an investor, adviser, and consultant to startups and has extensive expertise in the financing, development, and management of early stage and growth companies across diverse industry verticals.

Prior to venture capital Mitchell was a serial entrepreneur with a record of success as a founding partner and senior level executive of numerous startup and growth businesses in both the United States and Europe.

Mitchell's expertise also extends to acquisitions, financing, management, marketing, consolidation, restructuring, integration, reorganization, and the sale of existing operating businesses. His primary focus remains in subscription-based recurring revenue business models, building off of an expertise in the telecom, media, and digital sectors.

Paul Levy founded JLL in 1988 and serves on JLL’s Investment Committee and Management Committee. Before founding JLL, Paul was a Managing Director at Drexel Burnham Lambert, where he was responsible for the firm’s restructuring and exchange offer business in New York. Previously, he was CEO of Yves Saint Laurent, Inc., New York; Vice President of Administration and General Counsel of Quality Care, Inc.; and an attorney with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. Paul earned a B.A. from Lehigh University, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He also received a certificate from the Sorbonne Institute of Political Science in Paris, France.

Abigail Calderon, graduated from New York University with a master's degree in nutrition. She is deeply committed to enhancing individual well-being through the transformative power of nutrition. In 2019, she embarked on a journey that has since evolved into a profound commitment to holistic health.

From the outset, Abigail sought to make a meaningful impact, with her vision expanding into the establishment of a holistic clinic. Her goal is to empower individuals to transform their health and elevate their quality of life through comprehensive wellness initiatives. With a private practice specializing in gastrointestinal, liver, and chronic health.

Abigail's current focus lies in the creation of SEWA, her brand of healing balms and tinctures. Rooted in a deep commitment to holistic wellness, SEWA is a testament to her desire to provide natural solutions for those seeking a path to better health.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Abigail's bucket list includes a diverse array of adventures, from global travel to scuba diving with whales. These dreams fuel her determination and serve as a constant reminder of the boundless opportunities life presents.

As a member of Young Jewish Professionals, Abigail eagerly anticipates connecting with like-minded individuals, drawing from their experiences, and contributing to the growth of the community. Judaism holds a special place in her heart, not merely as a religion but as a fount of wisdom, strength, and tradition, emphasizing the significance of family, community, and philanthropy.

Abigail's values revolve around integrity, kindness, and a commitment to continuous learning. These principles guide her interactions and decisions in both her personal and professional life.

Adam Neuman serves as Chief of Staff and Special Advisor to the President of the Baltimore Ravens. Neuman serves as strategic counsel and manages all administrative, operational, financial and legal activities for the President.

Previously, Neuman served the Big Ten Conference as Chief of Staff, Strategy and Operations & Deputy General Counsel as a member of the conference's Senior Leadership Team. Neuman served as a strategic aide to both the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) and the Big Ten Conference Commissioner in creating a movement of leadership in sports, academics, and social responsibility throughout intercollegiate sports. Neuman joined Big Ten Conference in January 2020 and played a strategic role in helping the conference navigate the most complex times in its 125-year history by assuming a leadership role in helping the conference navigate a global health pandemic. Neuman helped establish the Taskforce for Emerging Infectious Diseases and played a key role in the negotiations and implementation of a comprehensive COVID-19 testing program to help student-athletes, coaches, and staff return to competition safely.

Alongside the General Counsel, Neuman assisted and supported the Conference on a broad range of legal, financial, strategic, compliance, HR, PR, and general management issues, including establishing, developing, leading, and managing the Conference’s legal department, ensuring that the Conference maintains the legal resources and expertise necessary to meet its needs, managing outside counsel, oversight of government affairs and risk management, drafting, reviewing and revising Conference policies, and developing strategies for litigation. Neuman’s role in the conference leadership team was particularly noteworthy amid the remarkable additions of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC), (expanding the conference to 16 institutions in August of 2024) in conference expansion and the conference’s recent record-breaking media rights deal with the linear networks CBS, NBC, FOX and the direct-to-consumer streaming platform, Peacock. “From the first day that I met Adam, it was clear that he had a special gift,” Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren told The Athletic. “His work ethic is incredible. He’s very, very mentally tough. He’s smart. He can handle a wide range of issues to deal with. His legal background has been incredible." The seven-year media rights agreements will begin July 1, 2023, and provide fans with unprecedented access and Big Ten football, women’s and men’s basketball, and Olympic sports student-athletes with greater exposure than any other collegiate sports conference in history. Beginning in the fall of 2023, Big Ten football will dominate Saturdays, on the largest broadcast platforms from morning to night, with FOX at Noon ET, CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET and NBC in primetime. With the addition of UCLA and USC in August 2024, the conference, its student-athletes, and member institutions will reach the broadest audience in the country, coast-to-coast, including the top three media markets in the country in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. These landmark media rights agreements are the most comprehensive and lucrative in all college sports and further strengthen the tradition and power of the Big Ten Conference.

Neuman helped inspire the conference to provide support for the whole student-athlete, leading the development of the Mental Health & Wellness Cabinet. He is also one of pioneers of the Equality Coalition, establishing a conference collective dedicated to helping student-athletes constructively and collectively recognize and combat racism and hate in our society. In July of 2022, Neuman helped lead a delegation of student-athletes and administrators from its member institutions to Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, for an immersive experience entitled: Big Life Series: Selma to Montgomery. The pilgrimage to one of the key centers of the civil rights movement was highlighted by a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, which is the site of the 1965 Bloody Sunday attack.

His previous legal experience was with Simpson Thacher and Bartlett LLP as a corporate associate in their capital markets division where he represented clients in a broad range of securities offerings as both issuer’s and underwriter’s counsel including tie-outs and review of Fortune 500 subsidiary disclosures in advance of initial public offerings.

Prior, Neuman served as the lead speechwriter for the president of Yeshiva University supporting President Richard M. Joel in wide-ranging strategic and operational needs, including driving seamless communications, strategic planning, and personnel management. Neuman frequently collaborated with the President to develop and define a focused organizational vision and was responsible for drafting major speeches and lectures aligned with immediate and long-term goals.

Neuman was recognized in The Athletic's inaugural College Sports 40 Under 40 featuring top young coaches, players, executives, and influencers at the age of 32. He is a member of the Philanthropy Committee for the Sports Lawyers Association, the Sports Law Committee for the New York City Bar Association, the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), and the Anti-Defamation League’s Glass Leadership Institute. Neuman is a licensed attorney with the State Bar of Illinois, New York, the District of Columbia, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Alexandra Benedon is a dynamic business leader with a rich background in product development, business transformation, and growth strategy. At Deloitte, she drives client growth and innovation through integration with Israel's startup and technology ecosystem. Her strategic experience extends to her roles at American Express, where she led end-to-end product development strategies for the American Express Mobile App, as well as at BlackRock where she served in various strategic roles.

An alumna of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Alexandra served as the Co-President of the Jewish Association of MBAs, showcasing her commitment to community building and leadership. Her academic journey also includes a Bachelor of Science in Economics and International Business from NYU's Stern School of Business, where she graduated magna cum laude and was also involved in Jewish community activities through Hillel and Chabad.

Beyond her professional achievements, Alexandra is deeply involved in community initiatives, currently volunteering with United Hatzalah and served as a Young Leadership Executive Board Member of the American Society for Yad Vashem.

My name is Anna Feldman, I am originally from Toronto, Canada. I moved to New York to attend List College, the joint-program between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. I studied Financial Economics at Columbia and Jewish Thought and Theology at JTS, having graduated in 2021. I have worked in the Fixed Income Sales and Trading Division at Morgan Stanley since then.

Benjamin Friedman has extensive experience in public and private financial markets, specializing in high yield and distressed investments across sectors and products. He is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at The Avery Companies, a privately held investment manager. The Firm currently runs a strategy focused on rolling-up internet service providers across the United States under a single branded entity. They also provide tailored financial solutions to independent wireless service providers to obtain government subsidy funding. Additionally, he is a Partner at Friedman Capital, a family-owned investment firm, where he leads all aspects of private and public corporate investing. The firm specializes in own-to-control investments, joint ventures, and special purpose vehicles across energy, healthcare, hospitality, telecom/infrastructure, real estate and venture capital. He recently served as the President, Chief Financial Officer, and Member of the Board of BOA Acquisition Corp., a $230MM SPAC (NYSE: BOAS) leading all efforts of the IPO raise, subsequent capital raises, target identification and a successful de-SPAC with Selina for $1.2bn (NASDAQ: SLNA). During this process, he raised over $450mm between IPO proceeds, bespoke bridge loan securities, a common equity PIPE, and a $147.5mm convertible note. Previously, he served as a Portfolio Manager at CQS, UK LLP, a $20bn+ alternative asset manager where he led a US credit hedge fund investment team and served on the investment committee for the $10bn multi-asset strategic credit fund. He began his career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and was named to Forbes "30 under 30" as well as Young Jewish Professionals "40 under 40". Mr. Friedman received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating Magna Cum Laude. In his spare time, he volunteers at Detroit Country Day School as the Alumni Association Finance and Fundraising Committee Chair and is an active member of the Distinguished Clown Corps in America's Thanksgiving Day Parade. He enjoys Michigan Football, historical novels, and spending time with his nieces and nephews.

Brittany is a Penn alum who’s a product manager by day and a Jewish community builder by night. She has led the strategy and execution of key product improvements at Resy and American Express, including notify and maps on Resy and the integration of banking products into the Amex membership website.

Last year, she pursued a passion project to host a series of Jewish-themed events, coined “Produced by Britt,” with the mission of creating a community for unengaged Jews and showing others that engaging in Jewish practices can be an empowering choice rather than an obligation. Since October 7, she has hosted several fundraiser events and has harnessed her network of Jewish young professionals, serving as a connector to provide them with key resources for active involvement in the war efforts.

Cindy Berman is an accomplished angel investor with 10 years of experience in product marketing, growth, and product management, focusing on tech startups. As an active member of women-focused angel groups like the Council & Modern Angels, Cindy boasts a strong angel portfolio with 11 investments and 3 exits, including companies like Cinder (Accel, Y Combinator), AutoLeap (Bain, Threshold), and Enso AI (Norwest). Beginning her career in equity research at HSBC, Cindy laid a solid foundation for her passion for tech. Cindy’s venture capital experience includes roles at Story Ventures and Xfund, and she has a proven track record at startups like Productboard, Segment, Grammarly, Nanit, and Vowel. Cindy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Penn with a degree in History and holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Wharton. She initiated Penn-wide VC office hours and was a Lead Investor for the Penn Wharton Innovation Fund. Cindy enjoys volunteering, meditation, yoga, running, working out, traveling, taking black-and-white photography, and learning new languages outside her professional life.

Daniel is Counsel for State Government Relations and Regulatory Compliance at Major League Baseball. At Harvard Law School, Daniel received the Dean's Award for Community Leadership having served as Student Body Co-President, Vice President of the Harvard Graduate Council, Congress Editor of the Harvard Journal on Legislation, and a Teaching Fellow at Harvard College. Daniel
graduated summa cum laude from The George Washington University.

With over a decade of experience as a policy professional in Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C., Daniel brings to the legal profession a proven record of success in public policy,
legislative strategy, community organizing, and advocacy leadership.

My name is David Glickman, and I am from Queens, New York. I graduated in May 2023 from Cornell University, majoring in Industrial and Labor Relations, and minoring in Business, Policy Analysis and Management, and Law and Society. Since October, I have been working as an Analyst at Kobre & Kim.

Fabián is a venture capital investor and ex-startup/VC attorney. He's an Investor at L'ATTITUDE Ventures, a $100M fund empowering U.S.-based Latina(o) founder-led startups (Nopalera & Omnitron). He also helps run the early-stage focused firm Mana Ventures, one of the top investment funds/syndicates on AngelList. His Mana Ventures deals include Earth, Ocrolus, and ScienceIO.

Earlier in his career, Fabián was a startup/VC attorney at law firms Gunderson Dettmer and Strategic Law Partners (SLP), having represented VC firms and startups such as HELIX (Google X) and Science Inc (Dollar Shave Club). While at SLP, he helped run the firm's affiliated VC investment arm and began angel investing. His angel investments include Lemonade (exited) and the AI-based triage and clinical predictions platform Diagnostic Robotics.

Fabián holds a BA from UC Berkeley, a JD from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.

Jared Karpf is an investment professional at Island Capital Group, a global real estate-oriented merchant bank with synergistic Investing and Advisory platforms. Prior to joining Island Capital in 2022, he was an Associate on DRA Advisors’ Acquisitions team.

He started his career as an Analyst on the Investments Team at The JBG Companies, which shortly after joining became JBG SMITH. Jared graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in International Relations and a minor in Urban Real Estate & Development. As an undergraduate, he worked as a Research Analyst for Dr. Peter Linneman at Linneman Associates.

Jordan is an associate at Blackstone, sitting with Blackstone Strategic Partners with a focus on real estate secondaries. Prior to joining the firm in June 2021, Jordan graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics as a Joseph Wharton Scholar.

Joshua Brenner graduated from Columbia University's School of General Studies with a bachelor's degree in Financial Economics in 2016. Prior to that he served as a SONAR Technician in the US Navy and deployed to Iraq in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has spent his post-college career in real estate finance and is currently a mortgage banker with FM Home Loans. He lives in Bergen County of New Jersey with his amazing wife and they share two fantastic sons. In his free time, Joshua enjoys weight lifting, oil painting, and krav maga.

Josh is an investment associate at Clarion Capital Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm, which primarily makes control investments across a variety of industries. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, Josh worked in the Financial Sponsors and Leveraged Finance groups of Guggenheim Securities’ Investment Banking Division. Josh graduated from New York University’s Stern School of Business with a BS in Finance and Economics with a minor in the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology. Josh’s personal interests include playing basketball, cooking, and supporting the New York Yankees.

Julia is the founder of mova, a flexble stay furnished housing company. She has raised capital, scaled and sold her shares in her first furnished housing company in a span of 6 months. Her background is in commercial real estate brokerage - she has successfully closed retail, office, industrial, mixed-use and hotel deals in NY. She’s currently an Executive MBA student at NYU Stern School of Business. Her start-up mova has been chosen to participate in NYU HI HUB Incubator Fall 2023 Cohort at NYU SPS Tisch Center of Hospitality, where she’s focused on scaling mova and building a great team.

Lawrence Shoykhet is an associate at CF Private Equity, where he is a member of the Secondaries team. Additionally, Lawrence is actively involved in the community and serves on the board of the FSU Division of the UJA-Federation of New York. In his role at CF Private Equity, Lawrence is engaged in the evaluation, underwriting and execution of secondary investments across various asset classes. Prior to joining the firm in 2020, Lawrence graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Industrial & Labor Relations.

Michael Oved is a Junior at Harvard College from New York City concentrating in Economics and History, with a citation in Spanish. He is the founder Harvard Venture Capital Group's Entrepreneurship Summit, the largest collegiate entrepreneurship conference in the country. He is also the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives of the Harvard Real Estate Investment Group and a Senior Investment Researcher at the Harvard Financial Analysts Club, as well as the Vice President of the Harvard Chabad. In his free time, Michael enjoys playing classical piano and guitar, and watching the Yankees.

Mike Moriel is a Vice President and founding team member at FalconPoint Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm. FalconPoint invests in business services, consumer, and industrials businesses.

Prior to FalconPoint Partners, Mike worked in private equity at Pamplona Capital, investing out of a $3.2bn fund across consumer, business services, and industrials industries. Prior to Pamplona Capital, Mike worked in investment banking advisory at Rothschild & Co. in NYC covering the consumer & retail sectors.

Mike received his MBA from Columbia Business School, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University. Mike lives in Manhattan and enjoys exploring new restaurants, skiing, road biking, and traveling.

Rebecca Bendetson is an Associate at FVLCRUM Funds (www.fvlcrum.com), a lower-middle-market
private equity firm dedicated to solving complex societal issues while delivering above market returns.
In this role, Rebecca supports across all aspects of investment and portfolio management, serves as a
member of FVLCRUM's Communications Committee, and participates across various portfolio boards.

Rebecca joined FVLCRUM in 2021 after completing her MBA at Columbia Business School. During
business school, Rebecca also served as an Associate at Beacon Capital Partners where she focused on
acquisitions and portfolio management. Prior to business school, Rebecca was a Senior Consultant at C
Space where she advised Fortune 500 companies across multiple sectors on marketing and consumer-
centric strategies. Rebecca attributes her passion for business to her family’s 4th generation enterprise,
Cabot House Furniture & Design, where she formally interned in 2019, focusing her time on marketing
and real estate. 

Rebecca is actively involved in the community and serves on various committees for the UJA-Federation
of New York, including the Executive Leadership Team for the Young Wall Street Division. She also serves
on the Tufts Financial Network Advisory Committee of New York and Phillips Academy Andover’s
Regional Leadership Team of New York.

Rebecca holds a BA in Economics with minors in Chinese and Entrepreneurial Leadership from Tufts
University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Rose Haber is an associate in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs. She works within the Natural Resources Group and she specializes on mergers and acquisitions in the power and utilities space. Before starting her career in Finance, Rose co-founded a geothermal energy company based out of the NYU Incubator Urban Future Labs, in Brooklyn. Rose developed her passion for renewable energy and conservation as a member of the Explorers Club, where she still belongs today as a board member of NGEN. Rose also worked as a chemist for Estée Lauder’s Innovation Lab. She received a B.Sc. in Biological Anthropology from George Washington University and an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management as a Park Fellow.

Solomon Birnbaum serves as President & Co-Founder of Towerline Group (formerly Fbre Capital). He is responsible for the firm’s clients, financing relationships, strategy, standards, business development and execution. The firm's focus is on all commercial real estate property types at every stage (land, construction, bridge & permanent). Additionally, the firm has expanded its mandate to the public real estate debt markets for opportunistic investment opportunities and private credit markets for preferred equity and mezzanine financing.

Mr. Birnbaum began his career at J.P. Morgan, where he worked on two teams: the balance sheet lending arm of the Corporate and Investment Bank focused on large construction loans, and separately managed $5bn of commercial real estate repo facility exposure to REITs & private equity backed real estate debt funds.

After J.P. Morgan, Mr. Birnbaum joined Dwight Capital, one of the fastest-growing multifamily lenders in the United States. At Dwight Capital, Mr. Birnbaum originated ground-up construction, bridge and permanent loans for multifamily and healthcare properties nationwide.

Mr. Birnbaum earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business.

Charity work:
-Founding Board Member of IDF Widows & Orphans - American Chapter
-Board member CAMERA - Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting & Analysis
-Young Leadership Board Jewish Institute for National Security of America
-Young Leadership Board Shaare Zedek Medical Center Jerusalem
-Young Leadership Board Brownstone
-Founder of Realize Israel NYU

Stephanie Nass is a chef, influencer, model, designer, and founder of homegoods brand Chefanie. She started her career catering, but her business has grown to encompass many facets and hundreds of products. Today, Stephanie does regular TV segments, and her products can be found all over the world.

Walter is an Investment Professional at Monarch Alternative Capital. Prior to joining Monarch in 2020, Walter worked at Starwood Property Trust and Onex Real Estate Partners. Walter graduated from New York University, cum laude, with a B.S. in Real Estate Finance.