Angela Aldrich is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Bayberry Capital Partners. Prior to founding Bayberry in 2018, Aldrich was a Managing Director at Blue Ridge Capital, where she worked for John Griffin. Before Blue Ridge, Aldrich worked as an investment professional at Scout Capital.

Janet Joyce Arzt CFA is Founder and Managing Partner of Parere Advisory, an independent consulting firm advising family offices on development and strategy. Parere Advisory specializes in discovering, reviewing, and presenting options while serving as a primary point of contact for the family during all stages of the office development. Parere Advisory has advised multi-generational as well as newly formed family offices in the development of areas such as operations, governance, and investment strategy.

Rick Carlisle was named the 17th Head Coach in Indiana Pacers team history on June 24, 2021, and most recently guided his team to the 2025 NBA Finals. Prior to his second stint with the Pacers, Carlisle was the Head Coach of the Dallas Mavericks (2008-2021), Indiana Pacers (2003-2007), and Detroit Pistons (2001-2003). 

Chase Coleman is the Founder of Tiger Global and oversees all investment activities for the firm. Founded in 2001, Tiger Global is a New York-based investment firm that manages more than $50 billion across public and private equity funds. The firm pursues a long-term approach to investing in leading, global private and public companies that leverage technological innovation. 

Amanda P. Cowen began serving as the Interim John A. Griffin Dean of the McIntire School on July 1, 2025. Cowen is the Arthur B. and Claudia Cohen Bicentennial Professor of Commerce and has been a member of McIntire’s Management faculty since 2007. She previously served as McIntire’s Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs and as the Academic Director of its M.S. in Global Commerce Program.

Will Dowden is involved in all aspects of KLH Capital’s investment activities and oversees investor relations. He is a member of the KLH Investment Committee and serves on the board of directors for a number of KLH portfolio companies. Dowden graduated from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce with a B.S. in Commerce and a minor in Aerospace Engineering.

Robert Durden is CEO/CIO of UVIMCO.  As CEO, he provides leadership for all aspects of UVIMCO’s operations and serves as UVIMCO’s primary representative to the University, related foundations, and the public. As CIO, Durden is responsible for the investment management of UVIMCO’s Long Term Pool, overseeing the asset allocation, portfolio management, risk management, and manager selection activities of the investment staff. 

Mina Faltas is the Founder and CEO of Washington Harbour Partners LP, an investment firm that manages over $3 billion in public and private investments. Faltas has a 25-year history of building and investing in successful technology companies in both the national security and commercial sectors, across software, services, and hardware.

Rick Gerson is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Alpha Wave Global, an investment management company that has four main verticals: private equity, private credit, public markets, and insurance. 

Chris Golden is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Kinetic. Prior to Kinetic, Golden was a Founding Partner of Darsana Capital in New York, where he led many of the firm’s public and private investments across a broad set of global industries. 

David Greenspan is the Founder and President of Slate Path Capital, a New York-based global investment firm. Prior to Slate Path, he was a Partner and Managing Director at Blue Ridge Capital in New York. Greenspan holds an undergraduate degree in business administration from George Mason University and earned his MBA from Columbia University.

Amy Griffin is the Founder and Managing Partner of G9 Ventures, a private fund that invests in generation-defining brands. G9 has partnered with over 60 companies, including Bobbie, Bumble, Evvy, Kitsch, Midi Health, On Running, Oura, Saie, and Spanx.

John A. Griffin is the Founder and President of investment partnership Blue Ridge Capital, which started in 1996 and converted to a family office in 2018. Prior to Blue Ridge, he served in various positions at Tiger Management for nine years, becoming President in 1993. Previously, he was a Financial Analyst in the Morgan Stanley Merchant Banking group. 

Larry Kochard recently rejoined the McIntire School as an adjunct faculty member, teaching COMM 4780, Institutional Investment Management, in the fall of 2025. He retired at the end of 2024, after a long career in investments, most recently serving as the Chief Investment Officer at multi-asset class investment firm Makena Capital Management. 

Lindsay Larsen is a Managing Director at UVIMCO, which oversees approximately $15 billion for the University of Virginia and its affiliates. Larsen leads UVIMCO’s Venture Capital portfolio and co-heads the Growth Equity portfolio. During her tenure, she has also held additional leadership roles, including co-management of the Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund portfolio. 

Joel Ramin graduated from the University of Virginia in 2000 and was an Analyst at Blackstone in their private equity group before spending the next decade at Bridger Capital, a long/short equity fund. Ramin launched 12 West Capital in 2011.

Chris Shumway has invested in, advised, and built growth businesses for over 25 years. As the Managing Partner of Shumway Capital, he oversees the firm’s investments in a wide range of long-term, high-growth businesses.