Nkem Egekeze is chief innovation officer and Managing Director of Stealth Startup. He previously worked as an orthopedic surgery resident and as a research scholar at the University of Georgia, and a strategy advisor at Harvard Innovation Labs. He obtained his medical degree from University of Michigan medical school. He focuses on providing value-based health research and innovation insights for investment executives and medical professionals focusing in particular on cost savings and customized insights.
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Rachel Fabian-Edelman – Starting Strong and the Benefits of Positive Reinforcement
Rachel Fabian-Edelman is a community manager at Citi Accelerator & Venture Investments, which is responsible for investment in a range of start-ups. She started her career in MobilEye, a mobility company and one of Israel’s most successful start-ups, that is now a part of Intel. She has a passion for connecting and amplifying the voices of women in the profession, and has started a local women’s network, and is also committed to animal rights.
Our conversation traces Rachel’s career path through a successful start-up, how she grew through stretch assignments and with the help of management who spotted talent and nurtured it.
251. Carina Diamond of Stella Secunda Partners: Towards the Next Star in Wealth Management and Beyond
Carina Diamond is a wealth management leader with particular experience in growing and building businesses. Late last year, she founded Stella Secunda Partners, a consulting firm that helps financial services locate and retain next generation talent and guide business owners through succession planning. She is a motivational speaker and coach, as well as the founder of Diversitas, a national education program at The University of Akron designed to expand diversity in wealth management.
250. Rick Weissinger, Chief Marketing Officer at Moneta – A Hero’s Story that is a Wee Bit Different
Rick Weissinger is Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Moneta and a veteran of financial services marketing. He previously held roles at Brightworth and Craneware.
249. Hallie Label of Expect Equity: What to Expect when you’re Nurturing Investment Managers
Hallie Label, is the founder of Expect Equity, based in Baltimore. She was previously Chief Operating Officer at Rock Springs Capital, and prior to that was a principal at Makena Capital and held numerous financial industry roles.
247. Aditi Javeri Gokhale of Northwestern Mutual – Towards a goal of Protecting and Prospering with eyes on the sky and feet on the ground
Aditi Javeri Gokhale is Chief Strategy Officer, President of Retail Investments and Head of Institutional Investments at Northwestern Mutual, based in Milwaukee. In her role she leads teams that manage more than $627 bn in company and client assets, including nearly $310 bn in institutional investment portfolio and over $280 billion in retail client assets She is also accountable for the Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures -the company’s venture investing arm and the consumer digital disruptor Wysh.
246. Grace Reyes of The Diversity Exchange: Turning the Tide, One Starfish at a Time
Grace Reyes, is the CEO and Founder of TIDE – The Investment Diversity Exchange, which she founded in January 2020 as a way to connect key industry players to promote diversity and inclusion in the investment industry. She has recently extended TIDE’s reach beyond the US and has a base in both the US and the UK. TIDE as a partner to the largest US public pension plans, their emerging and diverse manager efforts.
245. Randy Cohen, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School – Dangerous Vision in Stock Markets and Venture Capital
Randy Cohen, is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business school. His main research focus is the interface between the actions of institutional investors and price levels in the stock market and has helped to start and grow a number of investment management firms. He is a partner at Exsight Capital, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage impact investments in innovative ophthalmic diagnostic and treatment solutions. This has particular resonance for Randy, who is blind from retinitis pigmentosa.
244. Maggie Rapplean, Partner at Moneta – Human Centered Financial Advice in an era of Commoditization
Maggie Rapplean is a partner at Moneta, the St Louis-headquartered national Registered Investment Adviser with over $30 bn in AUM. She has a particular focus on family office clients and started her career at Wells Fargo.
243. Kelly Chesney of Pluscios Management: Solving for Absolute Return – From Abundance to Scarcity and Back Again
Kelly Chesney is principal and co-founder of Pluscios Management, a fund of hedge funds manager based in the Chicago area. The firm, founded in 2006, has two female founders, and we interviewed Connie Teska, the other founder, in this earlier episode of the Fiftyfaces Podcast. She has a long history in investment management, particularly in the area of funds of hedge funds, investing and consulting and started her career as an attorney.