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A
Chris Abbinante
Sidley Austin LLP
[email protected]
Mark Achler
MATH Venture Partners
Merrick Axel
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
B
Lesli Babbs
First Analysis
[email protected]
Bary Bailey
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
Jon Ballis
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
[email protected]
John Banta
BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners
[email protected]
Bernie Barbaric
7 Layer Solutions Inc
[email protected]
Greg Barnes
Hyde Park Venture Partners
[email protected]
Claudia Baron
PPM America Capital Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Brendan Barrett
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
[email protected]
Peter Barris
New Enterprise Associates
[email protected]
Bruce Barron
Origin Ventures
[email protected]
Jeff Barry
Plymouth Growth Partners
[email protected]
[email protected]
Imran Ahmad
OCA Ventures
[email protected]
Ani Ajith
The Vistria Group
[email protected]
Jawwad Akhtar
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Nicholas Alexos
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
[email protected]
Philip Alphonse
The Vistria Group
[email protected]
Kenneth Anderson
Anderson Pacific Corporation [email protected]
Mark Anderson
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Ryan Anthony
LaSalle Capital
[email protected]
Tom Aronson
Monroe Capital LLC
[email protected]
Joanna Arras
Baird Capital
[email protected]
William Atwood
Illinois State Board of Investment
[email protected]
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Tyson Bauer
Adams Street Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Greg Beaufait
Dundee Venture Capital
[email protected]
Dave Beecken
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
[email protected]
Julie Bender
Frontenac
[email protected]
Larry Berlin
First Analysis
[email protected]
Michael Bernard
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Joseph Bernardo
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Michael Bernstein
Baird Capital
[email protected]
Joseph Berry
WP Global Partners
[email protected]
Rishi Bhandari
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Nell Blatherwick
RCP Advisors LLC
[email protected]
Linda Bloom
Shore Capital Partners
[email protected]
Mark Blumenthal
Plante Moran
[email protected]
Craig Bondy
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Richard Boos
Arbor Investments
[email protected]
Charles Bossart
High Street Capital
[email protected]
Greg Bourdon
PPC Partners
[email protected]
Duncan Bourne
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Dave Boyle
Mid Oaks Investments LLC
[email protected]
Scott Brandwein
CBRE, Inc.
[email protected]
Thomas Bremner
Adams Street Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Michael Brennan
Water Street Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
David Brett
Adams Street Partners, LLC
[email protected]
C. Andrew Brickman
Baird Capital [email protected]
Karen Buckner
MK Capital
[email protected]
Lauren Bugay
Duchossois Capital Management
[email protected]
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Ian Bund
Plymouth Growth Partners
[email protected]
Kevin Burns
Andersen Tax, LLC
[email protected]
Kristina Burow
ARCH Venture Partners
[email protected]
Brianna Buysse
NewSpring Capital
[email protected]
Clinton Bybee
ARCH Venture Partners
[email protected]
C
Nick Campbell
Thompson Flanagan & Co.
[email protected]
Joseph Campolo
Arbor Investments
[email protected]
John Canning, Jr.
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
[email protected]
Chris Capps
Method Capital
[email protected]
Paul Carbery
Frontenac
[email protected]
Paul Carbone
PPC Partners
[email protected]
Barrett Carlson
CapX Partners
[email protected]
Julian Carr
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
[email protected]
Carter Cast
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
[email protected]
Timothy Castelli
Ropes & Gray LLP
[email protected]
Thomas Chadwick
PPC Partners
[email protected]
Celia Chapman
WP Global Partners
[email protected]
William Chapman
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
[email protected]
Maneesh Chawla
Prospect Partners LLC
[email protected]
Sach Chitnis
Jump Capital
[email protected]
Joseph Chopp
First Analysis
[email protected]
Lon Chow
Method Capital
[email protected]
Amy Christensen
The Vistria Group
[email protected]
Nicholas Christopher
LaSalle Capital
[email protected]
Matthew Coen
Mesirow Financial Private Equity
[email protected]
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David Coghlan
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Aaron Cohen
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Steve Cohen
CIBC Bank US
[email protected]
Amy Coleman Redenbaugh
Thoma Bravo, LLC
[email protected]
George Colis
Romar Partners
[email protected]
Craig Collister
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Michele Conn
Moderne Ventures
[email protected]
Jim Connelly
Water Street Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
David Cooney
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
[email protected]
Mike Cooper
Shore Capital Partners
[email protected]
Kelly Cornelis
LaSalle Capital
Shelby Cowley
50 South Capital Advisors, LLC
[email protected]
Keith Crandell
ARCH Venture Partners
[email protected]
Dan Creamean
KPMG LLP
[email protected]
Bryan Cressey
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
Radu Cret
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Dave Crouch
Mid Oaks Investments LLC
[email protected]
Brian Crumbaugh
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Sean Cunningham
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
D
Myra D'Souza
ParkerGale Capital
[email protected]
Michael Dal Bello
PPC Partners [email protected]
Joseph Damico
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Tony Danielak
Prairie Capital
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tom Costello
Baird Capital
[email protected]
George Couto
PPC Partners
[email protected]
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C. Bryan Daniels
Prairie Capital
[email protected]
Thomas Danis, Jr.
RCP Advisors LLC
[email protected]
Linda Darragh
Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
[email protected]
Benjamin Daverman
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Anthony Davis
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Ralph Davis
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
Robert DeBolt
Mesirow Financial Private Equity
[email protected]
Matthew Dennett
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Sandeep Dhuper
Winona Capital Management LLC
[email protected]
David Diamond
KRD - Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd.
[email protected]
Terry Diamond
Method Capital
[email protected]
Jack Dickens
Financial Investments Corporation
[email protected]
Jeffrey Diehl
Adams Street Partners, LLC
[email protected]
John DiGiovanni
Baird Capital
[email protected]
Steven Dildine
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
Whitney Doerr
Victory Park Capital
[email protected]
Vahe Dombalagian
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
[email protected]
Pat Donnelly
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
David Donnini
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Brad Dorchinecz
50 South Capital Advisors, LLC
[email protected]
Matt Downs
Sandbox Industries LLC
[email protected]
Jason Dresner
NewSpring Capital
[email protected]
Ian Drury
OCA Venture Partners
[email protected]
Steven Ducommun
Perkins Coie LLP
[email protected]
James Dugan
OCA Venture Partners
[email protected]
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Timothy Dugan
Water Street Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Patrick Dunnigan
River Cities Capital Funds
[email protected]
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Matthew Evans
Monroe Capital LLC
[email protected]
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Ben Falloon
ParkerGale Capital
[email protected]
Michael Farah
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Robert Fealy
Limerick Investments LLC
[email protected]
Ryan Fedronich
Mesirow Financial Private Equity
[email protected]
Michael Feinglass
RCP Advisors LLC
[email protected]
Gary Fencik
Adams Street Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Mark Fields
Alsop Louie Partners
[email protected]
Ty Findley
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
[email protected]
Paul Finnegan
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
[email protected]
Michael Fiore
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Jordan Fisher
Edelman
[email protected]
Joshua Earl
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Evan Earley
PPC Partners
[email protected]
Michael Earley
Jones Day
[email protected]
Mike Egan
Monroe Capital LLC
[email protected]
Tom Ehrhart
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Peter Ehrich
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
John Eisel
Locke Lord LLP
[email protected]
Beth Engel
Dundee Venture Capital
[email protected]
Alice Epstein
First Analysis
[email protected]
Clement Erbmann
First Analysis
[email protected]
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Scott Fitch
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Kevin Fitzgerald
ParkerGale Capital
[email protected]
Brian Flanagan
Thompson Flanagan & Co.
[email protected]
Mike Flannery
Duchossois Capital Management
[email protected]
Daniel Fleming
River Cities Capital Funds
[email protected]
Walter Florence
Frontenac
[email protected]
Silvia Flores
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Kristie Heins Fox
Edelman
[email protected]
Robert France
High Street Capital
[email protected]
Emily Fraser
50 South Capital Advisors, LLC
[email protected]
Pierre Frechette
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Constance Freedman
Moderne Ventures
[email protected]
T. Bondurant French
Adams Street Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Christopher Frick
Plymouth Growth Partners
[email protected]
Brian Friedman
First Analysis
[email protected]
Timothy Fries
Baird Capital
[email protected]
William Frist, MD
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
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Max Gaby
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Nicolas Gallo
Mid Oaks Investments LLC
[email protected]
Thomas Galuhn
Mesirow Financial Private Equity
[email protected]
Chris Galvin
Harrison Street Capital
[email protected]
Robert Garber
7wire Ventures
[email protected]
Sebastian Garcia
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
David Gau
Pritzker Group Private Capital
[email protected]
David Gearhart
First Analysis
[email protected]
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Jeff Gehl
RCP Advisors LLC
[email protected]
Jamie Georgas
CBRE, Inc.
[email protected]
Deborah Gersh
Ropes & Gray LLP
[email protected]
Brooks Giles
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
[email protected]
Steven Gillis
ARCH Venture Partners
[email protected]
Chris Girgenti
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
[email protected]
Teri Gjestvang
Frontenac
[email protected]
Greg Gleason
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Brent Gledhill
William Blair
[email protected]
David Golder
Golder Investment Management LLC
[email protected]
Nathan Good
Prairie Capital
[email protected]
Bess Goodfellow
Hyde Park Angels
[email protected]
Kristie Goodman-Davis
Wind Point Partners
[email protected]
Bruce Gorchow
PPM America Capital Partners, LLC
[email protected]
James Gordon
The Edgewater Funds
[email protected]
John Gordy
PPC Partners
[email protected]
Terry Gould
Adams Street Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Jonathan Gozdal
KRD - Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd.
[email protected]
Joe Grah
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
[email protected]
Michael Gray
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
[email protected]
Gabe Greenbaum
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
[email protected]
Corey Greendale
First Analysis
[email protected]
Douglas Grissom
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
[email protected]
Dennis Grunt
Silicon Valley Bank
[email protected]
Cass Gunderson
ParkerGale Capital
[email protected]
Jennifer Guzman
EmPowerHR
[email protected]
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Dave Habiger
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
[email protected]
Kent Haeger
High Street Capital
[email protected]
James Hallene
CapX Partners
[email protected]
Jeffrey Hammes
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
[email protected]
Denise Hammond
RCP Advisors LLC
[email protected]
Preston Han
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Mark Harris
Jenner & Block LLP
[email protected]
Ryan Harris
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
[email protected]
Elizabeth Hart
The Northern Trust
[email protected]
Trey Hart
50 South Capital Advisors, LLC
[email protected]
Jeremy Harvey-Brown
Prairie Capital
[email protected]
Mark Hasebroock
Dundee Venture Capital
[email protected]
Krista Hatcher
Chicago Pacific Founders
[email protected]
John Hatherly
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Jacqueline Hawwa
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Frank Hayes
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Katie Hayes
Water Street Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Courtney Haynes
Mesirow Financial Private Equity
[email protected]
Brendan Head
DLA Piper LLP (US)
[email protected]
Jeffrey Heh
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Robert Heimann
River Cities Capital Funds
[email protected]
Kristina Heinze
ParkerGale Capital
[email protected]
Mitch Helfand
BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners
[email protected]
Jason Heltzer
Origin Ventures
[email protected]
Troy Henikoff
MATH Venture Partners
[email protected]
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John Hennegan
Shore Capital Partners
[email protected]
Adam Hentze
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
[email protected]
Benjamin Herman
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
Samara Hernandez
MATH Venture Partners
[email protected]
Sandra Hernandez
RCP Advisors LLC
[email protected]
Jeffrey Hechtman
Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
[email protected]
Brent Hill
Origin Ventures
[email protected]
David Hirsch
PPC Partners
[email protected]
Andrew Hochman
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
John Hoesley
CIBC Bank US
[email protected]
Jeanne Hoff
Ropes & Gray LLP
[email protected]
Thomas Hoge
Silicon Valley Bank
[email protected]
Brett Holcomb
Prospect Partners LLC
[email protected]
Michael Hollander
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Jeffrey Holmes
First Analysis
[email protected]
Mark Holmquist
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
[email protected]
Jeff Holway
Water Street Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Kenneth Hooten
Financial Investments Corporation
[email protected]
Mark Horne
Plymouth Growth Partners
[email protected]
Carl Howe
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Daniel Howell
Mesirow Financial Private Equity
[email protected]
Victor Hoy
4490 Ventures
[email protected]
Charles Huebner
RCP Advisors LLC
[email protected]
Joseph Hughes
Valor Equity Partners
[email protected]
Shari Huisman
Thoma Bravo, LLC
[email protected]
William Hutchens
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
[email protected]
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Chen Hutson
Prospect Partners LLC
[email protected]
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Peter Ianello
OCA Venture Partners
[email protected]
Phillip Iler
PPC Partners
[email protected]
Richard Iorio
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Justin Ishbia
Shore Capital Partners
[email protected]
Ori Israely
Motorola Solutions Venture Capital
[email protected]
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Kreg Jackson
Houlihan Lokey
[email protected]
Meghan Jahn
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
Neill Jakobe
Ropes & Gray LLP
[email protected]
John Jenkins
Dundee Venture Capital
[email protected]
Christopher Jensen
Anderson Pacific Corporation
[email protected]
Patrick Jensen
Prairie Capital
[email protected]
James Jerue
Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
[email protected]
Stephen Jeschke
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Mickey Jiang
Shore Capital Partners
[email protected]
Saul Jimenez
KRD - Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd.
[email protected]
Tom Johannesen
EY
[email protected]
Steven Johnson
RSM US LLP
[email protected]
Gary Jungels
Freeborn & Peters LLP
[email protected]
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Scott Kabbes
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
[email protected]
Gary Kagan
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Tom Kapfer
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Gregg Kaplan
PPC Partners
[email protected]
Steven Kaplan
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago Booth)
[email protected]
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Joseph Katcha
High Street Capital
[email protected]
Seth Katz
Sidley Austin LLP
[email protected]
John Kavanaugh
EY
[email protected]
Kevin Keefe
PPM America Capital Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Ryan Kelley
Shore Capital Partners
[email protected]
Matthew Kelly
First Analysis
[email protected]
Andrew Kelsen
Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund
[email protected]
Sean Kendall
ARCH Venture Partners
[email protected]
Rory Kenny
Shore Capital Partners
[email protected]
Louis Kenter
Prospect Partners LLC
[email protected]
David Kereiakes
River Cities Capital Funds
[email protected]
Ben Kern
Winston & Strawn LLP
[email protected]
Stacey Kern
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
[email protected]
Karen Kerr
GE Ventures
[email protected]
Alex Kessel
Adams Street Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Quintin Kevin
Adams Street Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Dan Kidd
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
[email protected]
LeAnn Kilarski
Wind Point Partners
[email protected]
Christopher Killackey
Prairie Capital
[email protected]
Stephen King
Prairie Capital
[email protected]
Kip Kirkpatrick
The Vistria Group
[email protected]
Ian Kirson
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Patrick Kissling
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Josh Klein
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
[email protected]
Calvin Kleinschmidt
RCP Advisors LLC
[email protected]
John Kneen
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
[email protected]
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Lester Knight
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
John Knutsen
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
[email protected]
Michael Kocourek
Mid Oaks Investments LLC
[email protected]
Wayne Kocourek
Mid Oaks Investments LLC
[email protected]
Theodore Koenig
Monroe Capital LLC
[email protected]
Chris Kolber
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
M. Laird Koldyke
Winona Capital Management LLC
[email protected]
Jeffrey Kolke
Monroe Capital LLC
[email protected]
Tim Kominiarek
Illinois State Board of Investment
[email protected]
Kathryn Konrad
JP Morgan
[email protected]
David Koo
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Adam Koopersmith
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
[email protected]
Louis Kosiba
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
[email protected]
Mark Koulogeorge
MK Capital
[email protected]
Brian Kozlowski
Winston & Strawn LLP
[email protected]
Austin Krumpfes
PPM America Capital Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Ronald Kuehl
Frontenac
[email protected]
Leonard Kuhr
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Thomas Kurtz
Patriot Capital
[email protected]
Allen Kutchins
KRD - Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd.
[email protected]
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Ron Labrum
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Jeffrey Lampe
Square 1 Bank, a division of PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
[email protected]
Michael Langdon
Frontenac
[email protected]
Anne Lanser
Mesirow Financial Private Equity
[email protected]
Lisa Lathrop
Jones Day
[email protected]
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Timothy Lavender
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
[email protected]
Joseph Lawler
Wind Point Partners
[email protected]
Arun Laxmanan
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Steven Lazarus
ARCH Venture Partners
[email protected]
Kristin Lee
NewSpring Capital
[email protected]
Devon Leichtman
Origin Ventures
[email protected]
Scott Leisher
7wire Ventures
[email protected]
Dave Leshuk
First Analysis
[email protected]
Jack Levin
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
[email protected]
Michael Liang
Baird Capital
[email protected]
Ron Liberman
Wind Point Partners
[email protected]
Peter Lieberman
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
[email protected]
Derek Lindblom
7wire Ventures
[email protected]
DJ Lipke
Prairie Capital
[email protected]
Peter Liu
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
[email protected]
Mike Lomio
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Andy Lueke
Thoma Bravo, LLC
[email protected]
Michael Lynch
PPC Partners
[email protected]
Brody Lynn
Arbor Investments
[email protected]
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James Macdonald
First Analysis
[email protected]
Mike Madden
Method Capital
[email protected]
Jon Madorsky
RCP Advisors LLC
[email protected]
Peter Magas
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
[email protected]
Tom Main
7wire Ventures
[email protected]
Tamim Majid
OCA Venture Partners
[email protected]
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John Malloy
The Edgewater Funds
[email protected]
Dan Malven
4490 Ventures
[email protected]
Upacala Mapatuna
Victory Park Capital
[email protected]
Tracy Marshbanks
First Analysis
[email protected]
Jessica Marta
Mesirow Financial Private Equity
[email protected]
Theodore Martin Jr.
Martin Partners
[email protected]
Rocco Martino
LaSalle Capital
[email protected]
Scott Maskalunas
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
Devin Mathews
ParkerGale Capital
[email protected]
Anijo Matthew
Illinois Institute of Technology
[email protected]
Jeff Mattson
Freeborn & Peters LLP
[email protected]
Erik Maurer
Prospect Partners LLC
[email protected]
Bret Maxwell
MK Capital
[email protected]
Tyson May
Deloitte LLP
[email protected]
Neel Mayenkar
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Todd Mazur
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
[email protected]
John McBlain
Winona Capital Management LLC
[email protected]
Matthew McCall
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
[email protected]
Ed McCarthy
River Cities Capital Funds
[email protected]
Richard McClain
High Street Capital
[email protected]
KJ McConnell
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Charles McCusker
Patriot Capital
[email protected]
Daniel McDonough
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Anita McFarlane
First Analysis
[email protected]
Christian McGrath
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Mike McInerney
Prospect Partners LLC
[email protected]
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Adam McIntosh
Thoma Bravo, LLC
[email protected]
Ryan McKenzie
Arbor Investments
[email protected]
Peter McLaughlin
H.I.G. Capital
[email protected]
Mike McMahon
Jump Capital
[email protected]
Brad McManus
Motorola Solutions Venture Capital
[email protected]
J. Carter McNabb
River Cities Capital Funds
[email protected]
Sean McNally
Prairie Capital
[email protected]
Kelly Meldrum
Adams Street Partners, LLC
[email protected]
Samuel Mencoff
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
[email protected]
Constantine Mihas
GTCR LLC
[email protected]
Jim Milbery
ParkerGale Capital
[email protected]
Alex Miller
KPMG LLP
[email protected]
Brian Miller
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Steve Miller
Origin Ventures
[email protected]
Tony Miller
The Vistria Group
[email protected]
Ryan Milligan
ParkerGale Capital
[email protected]
Chris Miotin
Shore Capital Partners
[email protected]
Alida Miranda-Wolff
Hyde Park Angels
[email protected]
Max Mishkin
Water Street Healthcare Partners
[email protected]
Lee Mitchell
Thoma Bravo, LLC
[email protected]
Greg Moerschel
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
[email protected]
Debbie Monson
Ropes & Gray LLP
[email protected]
Bailey Moore
Wintrust Commercial Bank
[email protected]
Robert Morgan
50 South Capital Advisors, LLC
[email protected]
Ryan Moseley
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
Jason Moskowitz
Duchossois Capital Management
[email protected]
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Gerard Moufflet
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Dan Mueller
Deloitte LLP
[email protected]
Melissa Mueller
Cressey & Company LP
[email protected]
Joseph Munda
First Analysis
[email protected]
David Murav
LaSalle Capital
[email protected]
Erin Murphy
Wynnchurch Capital
[email protected]
Brennan Murray
Cressey & Co.
[email protected]
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Daniel Nadler
Mid Oaks Investments LLC
[email protected]
Sonia Nagar
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
[email protected]
Steven Napolitano
DLA Piper LLP (US)
[email protected]
Jack Neal
Linden Capital Partners
[email protected]
Andrew Nelson
RCP Advisors LLC
[email protected]
Michael Nelson
PPC Partners
[email protected]
Michael Nemeroff
Vedder Price P.C.
[email protected]
Christopher Newton
Wintrust Commercial Bank
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First Analysis
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