Alexis Allen ’17
Financial Advisor, The Teixeira Loughran Group, UBS
Alexis is a wealth manager focused on supporting entrepreneurs, successful female leaders, and next-generation investors. She brings a modern, relationship-first approach to working with high-net-worth clients and founders, shaped by experience as chief of staff at Carta and as a member of the core management team at Bridgewater Associates. She began her career through a global wealth management graduate training program at UBS and has since built a practice at the intersection of finance, entrepreneurship, and community.
Alexis has advised and angel-invested in several companies, with a focus on diverse-led founders. She serves on the boards of the Robin Hood Foundation, Food Bank for NYC, Vital Voices Global Partnership, the Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program, and the Boston College Alumni Association.
Outside of client work, she cohosts the podcast Dreaming Big, exploring the journeys of founders building from the ground up, and she brings people together through curated events and intimate programming across the New York City founder and investor community. Alexis holds a bachelor of science in finance and entrepreneurship from the Carroll School of Management.
Mian Azmy ’02
Managing Director, Stifel
Mian Azmy received a bachelor of science in finance from the Carroll School of Management. He began his career in the JPMorgan equities sales and training program and joined the U.S. equities sales desk. Mian spent the next 24 years working at JPMorgan, spanning client coverage across institutional investors such as hedge funds, mutual funds, and sovereign wealth funds. He recently left JPMorgan to join the U.S. equity sales desk at Stifel. Mian resides in New York City with his wife and two daughters, ages 7 and 11. Mian currently serves on the executive committee for the AHANA Alumni Leadership Council for Boston College.
Jacqui Canney ’89, P’21
Chief People and AI Enablement Officer, ServiceNow
Jacqui Canney is the chief people officer at ServiceNow, leading all talent strategies for the company’s rapidly growing global workforce. She is focused on constantly improving employee experiences by putting people at the center and enabling them through technology.
Prior to joining ServiceNow in September 2021, she served as chief people officer at WPP and Walmart, driving complex transformations. Previously, Jacqui worked at Accenture for 25 years, where she played a pivotal role in supporting the rapid growth of the business.
Committed to advancing future innovation and enabling business leaders of all levels and backgrounds, Jacqui advises startups that share her passion for improving user experience and advancing health in the workplace. From serving on the boards of Project Healthy Minds, the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), and Boston College, to meeting with dozens of entrepreneurs and nonprofits annually to learn about their business models, give advice, and make investor connections, she is passionate about using her experience to lift others.
Kate Clifford-Toomey ’95
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Global Banking and Markets, Scotiabank
Kate Clifford-Toomey is managing director and chief operating officer, global banking and markets (GBM) at Scotiabank. Based in New York, she leads the teams and functions that support the bank’s GBM franchise, overseeing services including global wholesale operations, business risk management, strategy and transformation, data and AI initiatives, and regulatory efforts across capital markets, corporate, and investment banking.
With more than 20 years of experience in financial services, Kate has led large-scale transformation, governance, and regulatory efforts across global banking organizations. Prior to joining Scotiabank, she served as chief operating officer for corporate risk at Wells Fargo, where she oversaw risk operations and enterprise transformation. Previously, she was chief operating officer for the Americas region at Deutsche Bank. Earlier in her career, she held senior leadership roles at Bank of America, J.P. Morgan, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, developing deep expertise across capital markets, investment banking, wholesale operations and risk management.
Kate holds a bachelor of science in accounting from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and has served on the boards of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the YMCA of Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Michael Davidson ’21
Associate, D&B Partners
Michael Davidson is a real estate developer in New York City working for D&B Partners, LLC, a company based in Spokane, Washington. His work spans multifamily housing development, affordable housing finance, and land assemblage across the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West.
Prior to joining D&B Partners, Michael worked at Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital, where he underwrote Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans, building a strong foundation in agency lending and multifamily credit analysis.
Michael has broad experience across the financing structures that underpin affordable and market-rate housing development, working with a range of debt, equity, and public finance tools to support projects, from large-scale multifamily communities to master-planned developments.
Jovy Dedaj ’13, JD’16
Head of Litigation, Kalshi
As head of litigation for Kalshi, Jovy Dedaj manages the company’s nationwide docket of federal and state litigation. Kalshi is a federally regulated financial exchange and designated contract market (DCM) licensed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). It lists event contracts, among derivatives, which enable investors to trade on the outcomes of real-world occurrences like economic data, elections, and weather.
Emily Filangieri ’12
Senior Vice President, Global Head of University Relations, Citi
Emily Filangieri joined Citi in 2015 and is the senior vice president, global head of university relations. In this leadership position, Emily is responsible for the strategic direction and management of Citi’s engagement with universities, ensuring strong pipelines of early career talent across all business lines. Her work encompasses relationship management, program development, and strategic initiatives to attract top candidates to Citi.
Emily holds a BA in psychology and marketing from Boston College. She is passionate about talent acquisition, investing in early career staff, and developing future leaders. With a decade of experience at Citi, Emily has built a diverse and impactful career within human resources. Prior to her current role, she supported key divisions including treasury and trade solutions, client analytics, and capital markets. Emily’s earlier career includes experience as a legal recruiter at Winston & Strawn LLP.
Beyond her professional achievements, Emily previously served on the board of Wall Street Associates for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. She now serves as a corporate ambassador for BC’s Wall Street Business Leadership Council. Emily resides in New York with her husband and their two young sons.
Chris Hentemann ’90, P’23, ’28
Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, 400 Capital Management
Chris Hentemann organized and launched 400 Capital Management LLC (400CM) in October 2008. Chris is the managing partner and Chief Investment Officer of 400CM as well as the chair of the firm’s investment and executive committees. Prior to 400CM, Chris was head of global structured products at Bank of America Securities, where he led the strategy for lending, securitization, trading, sales, research, and the investment management of residential and commercial mortgage asset-backed securities, CLOs, tax and credit derivatives. Prior to joining BAS, Chris was vice president and a senior trader in residential mortgage securities, CMOs, and derivatives at Salomon Brothers Inc. Chris began his career at CS First Boston, where he was responsible for trading and structuring residential mortgage securities, CMOs, and derivatives. Chris serves on the executive committee for the Boston College Wall Street Business Leadership Council, and the board of directors for Domus Kids and the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation. Chris graduated from the Carroll School of Management with a bachelor of science in finance.
Henry Hentemann ’23
Analyst, PIMCO
Henry Hentemann joined PIMCO’s Real Estate Private Equity team in 2025, where he is responsible for underwriting new investment opportunities and asset managing existing assets in our portfolio. At Boston College, he earned a bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in finance.
Julia Ho ’17
Brand Director, Hennessy Prestig, Monet Hennessy
Julia Ho is Brand Director for Hennessy Prestige in the US, leading the development and implementation of luxury brand marketing strategies to drive business growth, enhance consumer engagement, and support luxury brand desirability. She has been with Moët Hennessy for five years and previously held the role of Senior Brand Manager for Dom Pérignon and Consumer Engagement Manager for Veuve Clicquot, Moët & Chandon, and Chandon California. Prior to Moet Hennessy, Julia began her career in Marketing at PHD Media (a subsidiary of Omnicom Media Group), working in integrated media and investment strategy for SAP SE and Diageo. She graduated from Boston College in 2017 with a B.A. in English and minor in Hispanic Studies.(including a total of over 40 jury trials) and/or litigated a variety of matters in federal and/or state courts ranging from Massachusetts to Georgia and throughout Pennsylvania. He has a JD from Suffolk University Law School and an MBA from Villanova University.
Joe Irineo ’03
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Joe Irineo is a managing director and head of cross asset & special situations sales in Morgan Stanley’s (MS) Institutional Equity Division in New York. He has been at the firm for over 18 years and is responsible for managing relationships with many of its most meaningful equity accounts. Joe is co-chair of MS’s firmwide Family Network. He sits on the MS Equity Diversity Council, and serves as the program leader for the firm’s Equity Sales & Trading Analyst Program. He received an MBA from Cornell University and a BS from Boston College. Joe lives in New Jersey with his wife, Charlene ’03, and two daughters.
Richard “Rich” Jacobsen ’99, JD’03
Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Richard Jacobsen, leader of Orrick's Financial Services Litigation practice and member of the firm’s 12-person Management Committee, represents some of the world’s largest financial services companies in complex and high-value disputes. For over a decade, Rich has successfully defended clients against billions of dollars of claims arising out of the 2008 financial crisis, securing some of the most favorable settlements and trial and appellate victories that have set precedents and significantly impacted the finance industry and his clients’ exposure. While continuing that work today, he also guides investment banks and asset managers through their most significant commercial disputes.
Anna Kelleher ’00
Chief Financial Officer, One Rock Capital Partners
Anna Kelleher is the chief financial officer of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to joining One Rock, Anna served as director of finance at the Riverside Company, where she was primarily responsible for Riverside’s flagship middle market buyout fund and its structured capital fund. Prior to the Riverside Company, Anna was a manager in Capital Source’s Corporate Finance Group.
Anna also held various corporate finance roles at AOL Time Warner and at Pfizer. She began her career at Ernst & Young LLP, where she was an assurance supervisor in the Financial Services Group.
Anna earned a BS in accounting from the Carroll School of Management. She is also a certified public accountant.
Yolanda Lyle ’94, JD’01, H’22
Chief Risk Officer, Senior Vice President, Pfizer Inc.
Yolanda Lyle is senior vice president, chief risk officer, of Pfizer Inc. In this role, she leads the Office of Ethics & Risk Management and is responsible for stewarding Pfizer’s commitment to integrity and building a strong risk management framework to support the company’s operations. Prior to this, she served as senior vice president, chief of staff to the chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc, and as New York headquarters site lead.
Brock Menard ’15
Senior Principal, Centerview Partners
Brock Menard is a senior principal at Centerview Partners, based in New York, where he focuses on strategic advice and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transaction execution for healthcare services, technology companies, and private equity firms. He joined Centerview in 2018 and over the course of his career has advised on transactions exceeding $30 billion in total deal value.
Before joining Centerview, Brock started his career at Deutsche Bank in the Consumer & Business Services Group in New York. He received a BS from the Carroll School of Management, where he studied finance and economics and was a four-year member of the men’s rowing team. He resides in New York City with his wife and son.
Francis Nemia ’13, MS’14
Vice President, Asset Management, Goldman Sachs
Frank Nemia is currently an investor for Goldman Sachs, focused on general partners stakes, as a part of Petershill Partners. Previously, Frank has also worked for Wafra and Houlihan Lokey in similar roles. Frank began his career at EY, starting in assurance before moving to transaction advisory services.
Jonathan “Jon” Rather ’82, P’10, ’12, ’14, ’17
Senior Advisor, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Jonathan Rather is currently a senior advisor at the private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) after serving for 27 years as a general partner and member of the investment committee and management committee. With more than $35 billion under management, his responsibilities included portfolio/investment management, finance, financial reporting, investor relations, and managing the firm’s overall operations. Previously, he spent 14 years with the Goelet Investment Office, serving as chief operating officer and chief financial officer, and he currently serves on the Goelet Investment Advisory Committee. Prior to Goelet, Jon spent three years with Arthur Andersen & Co. He has been involved with several charitable organizations focused on education and community outreach, including over 25 years of service as treasurer, executive committee, and board member of Domus, which assists more than 1,500 underserved and underrepresented youths and their families in Stamford, Connecticut. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Boston College and a master’s degree in taxation from Pace University. Jon and his wife, Mary, reside in Stamford, Connecticut, and have four children; all are BC alumni.
Jon F. Rather ’12, CFA
Bank of America, Director, US Credit Portfolio Trading
Jon F. Rather oversees US systematic credit trading at Bank of America, and he is responsible for portfolio and algorithmic trading within US investment grade corporates. He has been at Bank of America since 2019, overseeing the trading functions while driving the technology and quantitative initiatives supporting US electronic credit trading. Before joining Bank of America in 2019, Jon spent six years at BlackRock, working in the global fixed income portfolio management group, supporting fixed-income exchange-traded funds. Jon graduated from Boston College as an economics and communication major and started his career at UBS in 2012.
Ned Roseberry ’93, P’25
Senior Managing Director, Evercore ISI
Ned Roseberry is a Co-Founder of Evercore Institutional Equities, and Senior Managing Director at Evercore ISI. He is the product manager for Evercore ISI, coordinating cross-firm content engagement across the firm’s research, sales, and trading teams. In his sales role, he specializes in the financial institutions sector. He also serves on the Evercore ISI Management Committee and steers the logistics for the Evercore ISI Investment Policy Committee.
Prior to joining Evercore as one of the founding partners of the Evercore Equities team in 2010, Ned spent 17 years as a Managing Director and U.S. financial specialist salesman at Fox-Pitt, Kelton (FPK), as well as a member of the FPK U.S. Equities Management Committee.
He graduated from BC’s Carroll School of Management with a B.S. double major in finance and marketing.
Christopher Russo ’19
Founder and CEO, Russo Strategic Partners
Chris Russo is the founder and CEO of Russo Strategic Partners, a digital marketing agency specializing in social media and video marketing. Chris has experience advising clients in real estate, lifestyle, and hospitality on how to use digital marketing to placemake developments, generate buzz for neighborhoods, and drive foot traffic to destinations. His team’s most notable work includes marketing Silverstein Properties’ World Trade Center campus in New York City, which includes more than $10 billion of office and retail assets.
Ian Serko ’15
Director, Yorkville Advisors
Ian Serko is a member of the Wall Street Business Leadership Council. Ian currently serves as a director at Yorkville Advisors, a structured finance hedge fund. He graduated from the Carroll School of Management with a concentration in finance and a minor in philosophy.
Marisa Sullivan ’07
Head of ESG Business Operations, Capital Group
Marisa Sullivan is the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) business operations principal at Capital Group, home of American Funds. She has 17 years of industry experience and has been with Capital Group for four years. Prior to joining Capital, Marisa was head of US ESG research at Bank of America. Earlier in her career at Bank of America, she was an equity analyst. She holds a master’s degree in international economics from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Boston College. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Marisa is based in New York.
Gracie Sunoo ’23
Institutional Equity Analyst, Morgan Stanley
Gracie Sunoo is a first-year analyst in Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division. She joined Morgan Stanley full-time after serving in its summer internship program while attending BC, where she double majored in communication and finance. She is involved in Morgan Stanley recruiting for BC students and is part of BC’s Wall Street Business Leadership Council. Gracie was born and raised in Connecticut and now lives in New York City.
Daniel “Dan” Tonkovich ’13
Vice President, Blue Owl Capital
Dan Tonkovich is vice president of portfolio company operations and transformations at Blue Owl Capital, where he is focused on operational improvements and value creation across Blue Owl’s portfolio of investments.
Prior to joining Blue Owl, Dan spent over a decade as a senior management consultant at A.T. Kearney and Deloitte, where he teamed with company executives and financial sponsors on growth strategy, corporate development (mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and ventures), and operational transformation projects for private equity–backed portfolio companies and Fortune 100 enterprises.
Originally from the Pacific Northwest (near Portland, Oregon), Dan started his career in New York City after graduating from the Carroll School of Management. In 2019, he also earned an MBA from Columbia Business School, where he was a private equity fellow.
While at BC, Dan was highly active in student life. Among other involvements, he was senior editor for The Heights, an ambassador for the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics and a graduate of its Jenks Leadership Program, a council member for the Shaw Leadership Program, a Kairos retreat leader, a Campus Ministry service trip participant to Brazil, an undergraduate research fellow, and a member of the intramural football team.
Dan is an active BC alum, passionate about advancing the University’s mission and providing the same beneficial mentorship he received as a student. He is currently a part of the Wall Street Business Leadership Council and previously served on the GOLD Leadership Council and as co-chair of the Class of 2013’s 5- and 10-year Reunions.
Eva Valcic ’19
Vice President of Global Marketing, J.P. Morgan
Eva Valcic is a vice president of Global Marketing at J.P. Morgan within the Private Bank, where she leads strategic marketing programs for the firm’s ultra-high-net-worth clients.
Prior to J.P. Morgan, Eva held roles at the Walt Disney Company across Disney streaming, Disney advertising, and Disney general entertainment, where she focused on global partnerships and integrated marketing.
Eva earned an MS in integrated marketing from New York University and a BS in marketing and management and leadership from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
Chris Westfahl ’88, P’21
Managing Director, Silverpeak Real Estate Partners
Chris Westfahl is a managing director at Silverpeak Real Estate Partners. Before this position, he worked at GE Capital and Lehman Brothers. Chris earned a BA in economics from BC and an MBA from the University of Connecticut in 1990. He is married to Eileen Westfahl ’87, and he has three children, Kevin, Richard, and Steven. The family resides in Stamford, Connecticut, and Brewster, Massachusetts. Chris is a member of the Real Estate Council Executive Committee and has previously been a part of the Wall Street Business Leadership Council and 20th Reunion Gift Committee.