Managing Partner | Finance & Strategy

Marwan is a C-level finance and strategy consultant with engaging leadership ability, analytical mindset and strategic insight to drive long-term value creation.

He advises PE real estate funds on identifying, evaluating and structuring global opportunities and re-inventing underperforming assets. He also accelerates the conception of pre-seed technology ventures and designs their distinct advantages and business models and strategies. 

Marwan holds an MBA in finance (honor’s list) from Salem State University in Massachusetts, an MS and BS in management from Saint Joseph University and a Wharton data analytics specialization from the University of Pennsylvania. 

Senior Partner | Innovation & Technology

Recognized in California’s Orange County 40 under 40 award, Bian is an international entrepreneur, futurist and former investment banker at the intersection of finance, operations, technology and innovation.  She is a multiple-time TEDx speaker and passionate advocate for youth empowerment.

Based out of California, Singapore, India and the Middle East, Bian designs and advises early stage startups, securing global recognition and pitching for international investment, partnerships and thought leadership.

Bian is the founder and CEO of The Hungry Lab, a regenerative ecosystem specialized in unleashing the potential of individuals, teams and organizations to create a greater innovation and solve critical global challenges.

Senior Partner | Legal & RegTech

Charbel is a member of the New York, Paris and Beirut Bar associations. He holds an LL.M. from George Washington University’s Law School, a Master in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard University (Kennedy School of Government) and a J.D. and a DEA from Saint Joseph University.

With his strategic and business-centric mindset and legal expertise in emerging technologies (RegTech, FinTech, etc.), Charbel is a legal advisor to several VC funds and technology startups.

Charbel represents Fortune 500 companies in complex corporate and litigation matters and acts as a counsel to private parties in international arbitrations before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, ICC, UNCITRAL and the London Court of International Arbitration.

Partner | Finance & Real Estate

Kitanha is a Canadian finance professional with over 15 years of experience in asset management, real estate and infrastructure. 

She worked at Ivanhoé Cambridge, a subsidiary of Caisse de Dépôt et Placements du Québec (AUM CAD 250 billion) where she rose to become an Asset Manager, North America Offices, responsible of a USD 2.5 billion asset portfolio across the US and Canada. She is a veteran of PSP Investments, one of Canada’s largest fund managers (AUM CAD 100 billion) and BDO Canada, the 5th largest accounting firm in the world.

Kitanha is a CFA Charterholder, a member of the Order of the CPA of Canada and holds a Graduate Diploma in Accounting from HEC Montreal and a Bachelor in economics and finance from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM).

Partner | Regulations & Digital Ethics

Nikita is a Research Associate at the Digital Ethics Lab and a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. Her research examines the legal and ethical challenges due to emerging, data-driven technologies, machine learning in consumer lending and internet platform policy and regulation. In the academic year 2020-2021 she will be a Visiting Fellow at the Information Society Project, Yale Law School.

Prior to academia, she worked as an attorney at the IMF, where she advised on financial sector law reform in the Euro area. She is a veteran of Clifford Chance LLP, where she specialized in EU financial regulation and sovereign debt restructuring. 

Nikita earned her law degree (LLB) from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a solicitor of England and Wales.

Partner | Marketing & Strategy

Belisa is a marketing expert with over 15 years of experience, including a Director role at SAP Concur Technologies, the leading US SaaS provider of integrated travel, expense and invoice management solutions. She is also a veteran of OI S.A, Brazil’s pioneering telecommunication giant.

She designs and implements go-to-market strategies, market research and integrated marketing campaigns, with focus on acquisition, engagement, and retention. She uses data to develop strategies and optimize marketing programs performance.

Belisa holds an MBA in management and marketing operations from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, a Master in marketing from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and a Bachelor of Business Administration from University Candido Mendes.