Our Team

LGP’s culture is grounded in a team-oriented philosophy that promotes dialogue and mutual respect without bureaucracy. The significant continuity of our team allows us to remain consistent and disciplined with our investment strategy.

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Chief Portfolio Technology Officer
Breitenbecher Kelly

Chief Portfolio Organizational Services Officer
Fenster Adeem

Chief Portfolio Services Officer
Holden Reginald

Peak Performance Coach
Jiménez Jacinta Dr.

Operations & Compliance Coordinator
Pestano Noelle

Senior Support Specialist
Pimenta (Rod) Rodrigo

Operations & Compliance Manager
Rice Robin

Senior Support Specialist
Royster (EJ) Eric

Vice President of Finance/Controller
Schnablegger Jonathan

Head of Capital Markets
Smailhodzic Taida

Senior Fund Accountant
Weerasooriya Kayla

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Vice President

Allen Matt

Matt joined LGP as an Associate in 2020. Previously, Matt worked in private equity at Freeman Spogli in its Los Angeles office from 2018 to 2020 and in the Financial Restructuring Group of Houlihan Lokey in its Los Angeles office from 2015 to 2018. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Executive Assistant

Anderson Dawn

Dawn joined LGP in 2022. Prior to LGP, Dawn worked at URW (Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield), a global commercial real estate developer and operator in Los Angeles. Dawn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Textiles & Merchandising from Florida State University.

Executive Assistant

Barry Jennifer

Jenn joined LGP in 2005. Prior to LGP, Jenn worked asa retail buyer in the fashion industry. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola Marymount University.

Senior Partner

Baumer John

John joined LGP as a Vice President in 1999. Prior to LGP, John was a Vice President at DLJ in Los Angeles, which he joined in 1995. Prior to DLJ, John worked at Fidelity Investments and Arthur Andersen. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, and he earned an M.B.A. with distinction from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Chief Portfolio Technology Officer

Breitenbecher Kelly

Kelly joined LGP as the Chief Portfolio Technology Officer in 2022. Prior to LGP, Kelly worked as a CIO, COO and in Supply Chain leadership roles across various industries for over 25 years. Kelly worked at Petco, a former LGP company, as CIO and led Merchandising, Marketing and OMNI Channel transformation work from 2009-2016.

Principal

Chalian Raffi

Raffi joined LGP as an Associate in 2017. Prior to joining LGP, Raffi worked as an analyst at Moelis & Company in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring Groups in Los Angeles. Raffi graduated with high distinction from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Vice President

Chen Bohan

Bohan joined LGP as an Associate in 2022. Prior to LGP, Bohan worked as an Associate at Lovell Minnick Partners in New York. Previously, Bohan worked as an Analyst at Perella Weinberg Partners in the Financial Services Group in New York. He graduated with high honors from Lehigh University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Business.

Vice President

Chen Elaine

Elaine joined LGP as an Associate in 2020. Prior to LGP, Elaine worked as an Analyst in the Financial Sponsors group at Credit Suisse in New York. She graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and concentrations in Finance and Real Estate.

Principal

Coleman Brian

Brian joined LGP as an Associate in 2017. Prior to LGP, Brian worked as an Associate at Kainos Capital in Dallas and as an Analyst in the Consumer Retail Group at Barclays in New York. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.

Analyst

Conte Danny

Danny joined LGP as an Analyst in 2024. Prior to LGP, Danny worked at L Catterton in its Connecticut and New York offices. Previously, Danny worked at Heidrick & Struggles as a member of the Private Equity Practice in New York. Danny graduated from Boston College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Studies.

Partner

Cortas Usama

Usama joined LGP as an Associate in 2003. Prior to LGP, Usama worked at Morgan Stanley in its investment banking division in New York focused on mergers and acquisitions and retail/consumer products. Usama graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics-Political Science.

Assistant Controller

Cullison Joseph

Joseph joined LGP as an Accounting Manager in 2022. Previously, he worked as a Senior Accountant in the Public Credit Group at Ares Management. Prior to Ares, he served as an Assurance Senior at EY in Los Angeles. Joseph earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Richmond.

Managing Partner

Danhakl John

John joined LGP in 1995. Prior to LGP, John was a Managing Director in the Los Angeles office of DLJ, which he joined in 1990, and where he worked extensively with LGP as its lead investment banker. Prior to DLJ, John was a Vice President in corporate finance at Drexel Burnham Lambert from 1985 to 1990. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Senior Tax Manager

DeVincentis Abbey

Abbey joined LGP in 2021 as a Senior Tax Associate. Previously, she worked as a Senior Associate in the Financial Services Tax group of PwC in Los Angeles. Abbey earned a Master of Professional Accounting degree from the University of Texas. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

Associate

Duncan Michael

Michael joined LGP as an Associate in 2024. Prior to LGP, Michael worked as an Analyst at Moelis & Company in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring groups in Los Angeles. He graduated from the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Executive Assistant

Estrada Heather

Heather joined LGP in 2012. She graduated from Saint Joseph’s University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing.

Principal

Farran Josh

Josh joined LGP as an Associate in 2015. Prior to LGP, Josh worked at Barclays in the Financial Sponsors and Real Estate Groups in Los Angeles. Josh graduated from the University of Michigan (Ross) with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and Accounting.

Chief Portfolio Organizational Services Officer

Fenster Adeem

Adeem joined LGP as Chief Portfolio Organizational Services Officer in 2021. Prior to LGP, Adeem worked at Advantage Solutions for seven years as Senior Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining Advantage Solutions, Adeem held various strategy and operations roles at Honeywell, Frontier Strategy Group and Bank of America. Adeem earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Decision Science from Carnegie Mellon University, and a MBA, with honors, from Columbia Business School.

Partner

Flynn Timothy

Tim joined LGP as a Vice President in 2003. Prior to LGP, Tim was a Director in the investment banking division of Credit Suisse First Boston in Los Angeles, which he joined in 2000 following CSFB’s acquisition of DLJ. He had been at DLJ since 1996 and had previously worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions group at Paine Webber Incorporated in New York. Tim received a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from Brown University.

Partner

Fox David

David joined LGP as a Partner in 2024. Prior to LGP, David was most recently a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone Strategic Partners, which he originally joined in 2007 through its predecessor business, CSFB Strategic Partners. David graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science degree with Distinction in Management and an M.B.A. in Finance, Beta Gamma Sigma.

Partner

Franklin Cody

Cody joined LGP as Chief Financial Officer in 2005. Previously, Cody was a Senior Manager in EY’s Assurance and Advisory Business Services practice in the Los Angeles office, which he joined in 2002. From 1991 to 2002, Cody was an auditor and consultant in the Financial Services Industry of Arthur Andersen’s Assurance and Business Advisory practice. Cody earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Oklahoma State University.

Vice President

Friedberg Michael

Michael joined LGP as a Vice President in 2024. Prior to LGP, Michael was most recently a Vice President at Neuberger Berman in New York where he worked on the Secondaries Private Equity team. Previously, Michael worked as a Principal at Arrowhead Investment Management and began his career in the Leveraged Finance group at HSBC. He graduated from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance.

Principal

Funk Benjamin

Ben joined LGP as a Vice President in 2019. Previously, Ben worked in private equity at Vestar Capital Partners from 2012 to 2019 and in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Restructuring groups at Perella Weinberg Partners from 2009 to 2012. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Partner

Galashan Kristofer J.

Kris joined LGP as an Associate in 2002. Prior to joining LGP, he had been in the investment banking division of Credit Suisse First Boston, formerly DLJ, in its Los Angeles office. Kris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honors Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario.

Tax Coordinator

Geist Carrie

Carrie joined LGP in 2024. Prior to LGP, Carrie was the Executive Assistant to the CEO at a boutique financial management and planning firm. Carrie earned a Bachelor of Science in Sport Communication from Indiana University and an M.B.A. from San Diego State University.

Associate

Ghannadi Dustin

Dustin joined LGP as an Associate in 2024. Prior to LGP, Dustin worked as an Analyst at Morgan Stanley in the Consumer Retail group in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.

Partner

Goldberg Andrew

Andrew joined LGP as General Counsel in 2016, and is responsible for legal, compliance, ESG, operations and human resources. Prior to joining LGP, Andrew was Counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York, and prior to that he was Of Counsel at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Andrew received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.S., summa cum laude, from Yeshiva University. Andrew serves on the board of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of LA. Andrew is a California Registered In-House Counsel.

Partner

Greenman Mike

Mike joined LGP as a Partner in 2022. Prior to LGP, Mike was a partner at Harvest Partners in its New York office, which he joined in 2012. Prior to Harvest, he worked at Endeavour Capital on the West Coast. Mike began his career at Jefferies & Company. Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania. He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Receptionist

Gutierrez Alma

Alma joined LGP in 2022. Prior to LGP, Alma worked in various Receptionist and Office Manager roles in the Los Angeles area, including West LA Animal Care, La Brea Rehabilitation Center, and JT Legal Group.

Partner

Hall Garrett

Garrett joined LGP as a Partner in 2024. Prior to LGP, Garrett was most recently a Partner at AlpInvest Partners, part of The Carlyle Group, which he originally joined in 2008. Garrett rejoined AlpInvest Partners after earning his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Prior to AlpInvest, Garrett worked in the investment banking division at J.P. Morgan. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Carolina Scholar. Garrett previously sat on the Institutional Limited Partners Association’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion advisory council and on Carlyle’s Global Diversity Council and was the Chair of the Board of Directors of Out for Undergrad, a 501(c)(3).

Associate

Hattler Troy

Troy joined LGP as an Associate in 2024. Prior to LGP, Troy worked as an Associate at AEA Investors in New York and as an Analyst at Moelis & Company in Los Angeles. He graduated from Northwestern University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

Associate

Haworth Sebastian

Sebastian joined LGP as an Associate in 2023. Prior to LGP, Sebastian worked as an Analyst in the Financial Sponsors and Real Estate & Gaming groups at Credit Suisse in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a concentration in Value Investing.

Partner

Hershberg Evan

Evan joined LGP as a Partner in 2019. Prior to LGP, Evan was a Managing Director at ONCAP, a division of ONEX, which he joined in 2004. Evan was responsible for origination, due diligence and company building efforts in various industrial and consumer services verticals. Prior to ONCAP, he worked in the investment banking divisions of UBS in Los Angeles and Dundee Securities in Toronto. Evan is a Chartered Financial Analyst and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honors Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario.

Associate

Ho Gabrielle

Gabrielle joined LGP as an Associate in 2024. Prior to LGP, Gabrielle worked at UBS as an Associate Director in the Technology Investment Banking group in New York and as an Analyst in the Equity Capital Markets group in Hong Kong. She graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Finance.

Chief Portfolio Services Officer

Holden Reginald

Reg joined LGP in 2013. Previously, Reg worked at Petco for five years as Vice President of Procurement and Process Re-Engineering in its San Diego office. Prior to joining Petco, Reg spent two years at The Home Depot and 17 years at Delta Airlines, where he worked in various strategic sourcing and procurement roles.

Principal

Hollis Kara

Kara joined LGP as an Associate in 2017. Previously, Kara worked at Goldman Sachs in its New York headquarters from 2011 to 2013. She graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Economics. She also earned an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. Kara is a member of the California Bar Association.

Vice President

Hong Sean

Sean joined LGP as an Associate in 2019. Prior to LGP, Sean worked as an Analyst at Moelis & Company in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring groups in Los Angeles. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.

Peak Performance Coach

Jiménez Jacinta Dr.

Dr. Jacinta Jiménez is a licensed psychologist and board-certified leadership coach with a doctorate from Stanford University. She specializes in peak performance, motivation, and behavior change. Jacinta leverages over 15 years of experience and her deep understanding of psychological theories and human behavior to empower leaders and organizations to thrive. She collaborates with certain LGP portfolio company executives to provide coaching services designed to enhance leadership performance and organizational effectiveness. Jacinta was previously the Vice President of Coaching Innovation at BetterUp, where she pioneered science-backed coaching programs and led a global network of more than 3,000 coaches. She is also the author of The Burnout Fix, an award-winning guide to resilience and sustainable success. She is an independent contractor of LGP.

Partner

Kass David

David joined LGP as a Vice President in 2016. Previously, David worked in private equity at FFL Partners in San Francisco from 2010 to 2016 and in the Mergers & Acquisitions group of Morgan Stanley in its Los Angeles office from 2008 to 2010. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. David serves as a Trustee of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Foundation and the Children’s Bureau of Los Angeles.

Senior Director of Tax

Katz Jacqueline

Jacqueline joined LGP in 2012. Prior to joining LGP, she worked as a Senior in the Tax Services Group of EY in Los Angeles. Jacqueline earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, in Accounting, from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University and earned a Masters of Business Taxation degree from the University of Southern California. Jacqueline is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

Partner

Kirton Michael

Michael joined LGP as an Associate in 2007. Prior to LGP, Michael worked in the investment banking division of Credit Suisse in its Los Angeles office. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honors Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario.

Fund Accountant

Kistler Adam

Adam joined LGP as a Fund Accountant in 2024. Previously, he worked as a Senior Associate in the Audit practice at BDO. He graduated cum laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

Chief Accounting Officer

Klein Jennifer

Jennifer joined LGP as Controller in 2012. Previously, Jennifer served as a Senior Manager in EY’s Audit practice in the Los Angeles office, which she joined in 2000. From 2008-2011, Jennifer served as a resident in E&Y’s Professional Practice Audit practice located in Cleveland. Jennifer is a Certified Public Accountant in California and is a member of AICPA and the California Society of CPAs. Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Arizona State University and a Masters in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame.

Chief Talent Officer

Kort Rony

Rony joined LGP as Chief Talent Officer in 2024. Prior to LGP, Rony was VP of People at Greycroft, a venture capital firm, and Clutter, a venture-backed start-up. Additionally, Rony worked as a Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group in London and in Structured Finance at Deutsche Bank in New York. Rony received an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree from Binghamton University.

Associate

Krauss Nicholas

Nick joined LGP as an Associate in 2024. Prior to LGP, Nick worked as an Analyst at J.P. Morgan in the Healthcare group in New York. He graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Computer Science.

Vice President

Lee Andrew

Andrew joined LGP as an Associate in 2018. Prior to LGP, he worked at Credit Suisse in the Global Industrials & Services group in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a major in Finance, from the Mendoza College of Business.

Partner

Levyn Adam

Adam joined LGP as an Associate in 2011. Previously, Adam worked in private equity at KKR in its New York office from 2007 to 2009 and in the Global Industrials group of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. in its New York office from 2005 to 2007. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Vice President - Legal

Luongo Evin

Evin joined LGP as Vice President – Legal in 2024. Prior to joining LGP, Evin was Counsel at Goodwin Procter LLP in Santa Monica and prior to that he was an Associate at Seward & Kissel LLP in New York. Evin earned a J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Boston College.

Partner

McCollum Christian W.

Chris joined LGP as a Partner in 2013. Prior to LGP, Chris was a Managing Director at Investcorp in its New York office, which he joined in 1996. Prior to Investcorp, Chris worked in leveraged finance at Chemical Securities. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics and Government from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Senior Fund Accountant

Michaels Bridget

Bridget joined LGP as a Fund Accountant in 2023. Previously, she was in the audit practice at EY in Los Angeles. She graduated from Michigan State University with both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science degree in Accounting. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

Associate

Nourse Garret

Garret joined LGP as an Associate in 2024. Prior to LGP, Garret worked as an Analyst at Credit Suisse in its investment banking division in Los Angeles. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California, where he earned a Bachelor of Applied Mathematics degree with a focus in Machine Learning.

Principal

O’Reilly Brendan

Brendan joined LGP as an Analyst in 2012. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with majors in Finance and History from the Mendoza College of Business.

Associate

Oh Chris

Chris Oh joined LGP as an Associate in 2022 and has held roles on both the investment team and investor relations team. Prior to LGP, Chris worked as an Analyst at Citi in the Media and Communications group in New York. He graduated from the Stern School of Business at New York University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business.

Principal

Okano Nick

Nick joined LGP as an Associate in 2017. Previously, Nick worked as an Associate in the Healthcare Group at GTCR in Chicago and as an Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Yale University.

Chief Information Officer

Park Tai

Tai Park joined LGP as Information Technology Manager in 2008. Prior to joining LGP, he managed information technology in the insurance and banking industries. Tai earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from UC Berkeley and holds CISSP and CRISC certifications.

Associate

Perison Ashley

Ashley joined LGP as an Associate in 2024. Prior to LGP, Ashley worked as an Analyst at Morgan Stanley in the Global Industrials group in New York. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan (Ross) with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

Operations & Compliance Coordinator

Pestano Noelle

Noelle joined LGP in 2019. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Associate

Petersen William

Will joined LGP as an Associate in 2023. Prior to LGP, Will worked at Credit Suisse in its investment banking division in Los Angeles. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics.

Senior Support Specialist

Pimenta (Rod) Rodrigo

Rodrigo (Rod) began working at LGP in 2022. Prior to LGP, Rod worked for Paramount Studios and the Olympic Games and held numerous roles in the finance and pharmaceutical industries. Rod graduated from Anhanguera Educacional in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and holds an Azure Cloud certification.

Facilities Manager

Ramirez Jose

Jose joined LGP in 1992.

Operations & Compliance Manager

Rice Robin

Robin Rice joined LGP in 2005. Prior to joining LGP, she worked at Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. and Cantor Fitzgerald in New York. At Cantor, she assisted the CEO in facilitating the reorganization of the Institutional Trading Division after 9/11. Robin earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University.

Senior Tax Manager

Rothblum Daniel

Daniel joined LGP as a Senior Tax Manager in 2025. Prior to LGP, Daniel worked as a Senior Manager for Deloitte Tax LLP in Los Angeles. Over his 12 years at Deloitte, Daniel worked within the Business Tax Services group with a focus on private equity. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Los Angeles and a Master of Business Taxation from the University of Southern California. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

Director of Transaction Tax

Rowe Mike

Mike joined LGP as Director of Transaction Tax in 2023. Prior to LGP, Mike was an Associate in the Tax Department at Latham & Watkins LLP in Houston. Mike received a J.D., with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law, and a Bachelor of Business Administration, summa cum laude, from the University of Arizona. Mike is admitted to the bar in Texas.

Senior Support Specialist

Royster (EJ) Eric

Eric (EJ) Royster joined LGP as Senior Support Specialist in 2020. Prior to joining LGP, Eric worked in both the military and civilian sectors dealing with Information Technology. He graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelors in Film and Television as well as the Community College of the Air Force focusing on Information Technology. He served four years active duty in the Air Force from 2008 to 2012 with certifications and elevated security clearances.

Vice President

Sakson Max

Max joined LGP as an Associate in 2019. Prior to LGP, Max worked as an Analyst in the Financial Sponsors and Real Estate & Gaming groups at Credit Suisse in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics.

Executive Assistant

Schiff Matthew

Matthew joined LGP in 2024. Previously, he worked at the entertainment talent agency, CAA. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University.

Vice President of Finance/Controller

Schnablegger Jonathan

Jonathan joined LGP in 2015. Prior to joining LGP, Jonathan was a Senior Associate in the Financial Services Assurance Group of PwC in both San Francisco and Los Angeles. Jonathan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Accounting, from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Vice President

Schneider Anna

Anna joined LGP as an Associate in 2021. Prior to LGP, Anna worked as an Associate at PJT Partners in the Mergers & Acquisition group in its New York office. Anna earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from Johns Hopkins and a Masters of Arts in International Relations and International Economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Senior Partner

Seiffer Jonathan

Jon joined LGP as an Associate in 1994. Prior to LGP, he worked in corporate finance at DLJ in Los Angeles. Jon earned a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Senior Tax Associate

Sekhon Harveen

Harveen joined LGP as a Senior Tax Associate in 2025. Previously, she worked as a Tax Senior in the Business Tax Services group of Deloitte in San Jose. Harveen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Loyola Marymount University (LMU). She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

Principal

Shilotri Rohan

Rohan joined LGP as a Vice President in 2019. Previously, Rohan worked at Wellspring Capital Partners in New York from 2014 to 2019. Prior to Wellspring, Rohan worked at Roark Capital Group from 2012 to 2014, where he worked on several acquisitions in the franchise, multi-unit sector. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with a concentration in Finance.

Associate

Skinner Caroline

Caroline joined LGP as an Associate in 2024. Prior to LGP, Caroline worked as an Analyst in the Financial Sponsors groups at Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo in New York. She graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and concentrations in Finance and Spanish.

Head of Capital Markets

Smailhodzic Taida

Taida joined LGP as Head of Capital Markets in 2023. Prior to LGP, Taida worked as a Vice President at Stone Point Capital in New York on the Capital Markets team. Previously, she worked in the Leveraged Finance and Structured Finance groups at Goldman Sachs in New York. She graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, Spanish Literature and Leadership Studies.

Associate

Smith Garrett

Garrett joined LGP as an Associate in 2023. Prior to LGP, Garrett worked as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Healthcare group in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with majors in Finance and History from the Mendoza College of Business.

Managing Partner

Sokoloff Jonathan

Jon joined LGP in 1990. Previously, Jon was a Managing Director in corporate finance at Drexel Burnham Lambert, which he joined in 1985. Prior to Drexel, Jon was a Principal at Hambrecht & Quist, and prior to that, he was with Woodman, Kirkpatrick & Gilbreath, which subsequently merged with Hambrecht & Quist. He began his career at Merrill Lynch & Co. Jon serves as a trustee of Williams College and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He is also a board member of the Melanoma Research Alliance. Jon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College.

Partner

Spitzer Erika

Erika joined LGP in 2011. Prior to LGP, she was with Centerbridge Partners and Renaissance Technologies, both based in New York. She began her career at PwC. Erika earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Wellesley College cum laude and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). She is a member of the Wellesley Business Leadership Council, serves on the Southern California Education Committee of 100 Women in Finance, and is a board member of CoachArt.

Associate

Stassen Francois

Francois joined LGP as an Associate in 2023. Prior to LGP, Francois worked as an Analyst at Evercore in the Restructuring group in New York. He graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics.

Partner

Suer Jeffrey

Jeff joined LGP as an Associate in 2013. Previously, Jeff worked in private equity at Apollo Global Management in its Los Angeles office from 2009 to 2011 and in the Mergers & Acquisitions group of Morgan Stanley in its Los Angeles office from 2007 to 2009. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics/Economics, and he earned an M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard Business School.

Vice President

Tupler Jacob

Jacob joined LGP as an Analyst in 2016. He graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Management. Jacob was a Summer Analyst at LGP in 2015.

Executive Assistant

Tutwiler Betsy

Betsy joined LGP in 2004. Prior to LGP, she worked in the Corporate Finance Group of Bankers Trust Company, which later merged with Alex Brown and Deutsche Bank, in roles that included human resources and campus recruiting. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Loyola Marymount University.

Partner

Wagner Alyse

Alyse joined LGP as an Associate in 2003. Prior to joining LGP, she had been in the investment banking division of Credit Suisse First Boston, formerly DLJ, in its Los Angeles office. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Senior Fund Accountant

Weerasooriya Kayla

Kayla joined LGP as a Senior Fund Accountant in 2024. Previously, she worked as a Senior Associate in the Asset Wealth Management Group at PwC in San Francisco. Kayla graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Managerial Economics and a Minor in Accounting.

Head of Tax

Whittington Caroline

Caroline joined LGP as the Head of Tax in 2023. Prior to LGP, Caroline was an M&A International Tax Partner at KPMG LLP in Washington, D.C. Starting her career at KPMG in 2004, Caroline began in KPMG’s Business Tax Services Practice as a part of the private equity team and later moved into the M&A International Tax practice. Caroline earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Michigan State University and a Master of Accountancy from The George Washington University. Caroline is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Virginia.

Associate

Wilson Bryn

Bryn joined LGP as an Associate in 2024. Prior to LGP, Bryn worked as an Analyst at Moelis & Company in the Healthcare Services group in New York. She graduated summa cum laude from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a minor in Chinese.

Tax Manager

Wu Nancy

Nancy joined LGP as a Senior Tax Associate in 2023. Previously, she worked as a Tax Senior in the Business Tax Services group of Deloitte in Los Angeles. Nancy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

Principal

Yin Tommy

Tommy joined LGP as an Associate in 2015. Prior to joining LGP, Tommy worked in Boston at Sankaty Advisors, the credit affiliate of Bain Capital. He graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and concentrations in Finance and Management.

Principal

Yu Stanley

Stanley joined LGP in 2019. Prior to LGP, Stanley was with the Retail and Consumer Goods team at Oliver Wyman in its New York office. Previously, Stanley worked at Lazard, where he supported private equity and real estate firms in capital advisory and fundraising, and at Orion Consultants, a fixed income consulting firm, both in New York. Stanley earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and International Studies from Yale University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Fund Accountant

Zaer Danielle

Danielle joined LGP as a Fund Accountant in 2024. Prior to LGP, Danielle worked as a Senior Associate in the Audit practice at EY in Los Angeles. She graduated from California State University Northridge and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy.

Principal

Zarrilli Amanda

Amanda joined LGP as a Vice President in 2019. Prior to LGP, Amanda worked in private equity at Goldman Sachs in its Principal Investment Area in New York from 2013 to 2019. Previously, she worked in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs from 2011 to 2013. She graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies.

Partner

Zippelius Pete

Pete joined LGP as a Partner in 2018. Prior to LGP, Pete was a Managing Director and co-head of North American Healthcare investment banking at J.P. Morgan, which he joined in 2015. Previously, Pete was a Managing Director and co-head of the Healthcare Services investment banking group at Deutsche Bank Securities and Managing Director in the Healthcare investment banking group at Morgan Stanley. Pete began his career in the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Salomon Smith Barney. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Virginia Tech.

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