Azimut Alternative Capital Partners

Robert Adler, CFA

COO/CFO

Robert Adler is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of AACP. In addition to overseeing finance, administration and operations, he is responsible for establishing and managing processes to ensure that each affiliate receives the “benefit of the bargain” from AACP and Azimut globally.

Mr. Adler has over two decades of leadership positions at financial services firms including Bridgewater Associates, Strategic Value Partners, Bear Stearns Asset Management and Goldman Sachs. He has also held senior management positions at cryptocurrency startups including Tradehill, Sator Square Partners and Kraken. Mr. Adler spent the first eight years of his Wall Street career as a Securities Analyst covering pollution control and small cap stocks at Goldman Sachs.

Mr. Adler holds an AB from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Jeff Brown

CEO, AACP

Jeff Brown serves as the Chief Executive Officer of AACP and has over two decades of investing, due diligence and operating management experience in the alternative asset management industry.

Prior to joining AACP, Mr. Brown was a Managing Director at Dyal Capital Partners, joining in its early days of formation. Mr. Brown founded and for five years led Dyal’s Business Services Platform. Prior to Dyal, Mr. Brown was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns Asset Management (“BSAM”). During his tenure at BSAM, he was the Chief Development Officer and led the strategic expansion of the Firm from $23bn in AUM to $55bn in AUM over a four-year time period. Mr. Brown also served as Chief Marketing Officer and Global Head of Institutional Sales at BSAM. Prior to joining BSAM, he held senior roles at Morgan Stanley Asset Management.

Mr. Brown holds a JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School, an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and a BA from the University of Wisconsin.

Judith A. Furgiuele, CFA

Global Head of Consultant Relationships

Judith Furgiuele is the Global Head of Consultant Relationships at AACP. In this role, she leads distribution with the most relevant and influential institutional investment consultants that advise investors on private markets allocations.

Ms. Furgiuele has over two decades of experience in real estate investment sales, portfolio management, fixed income trading and risk management. Prior to joining AACP, she held senior positions at Bear Stearns Asset Management and ABN AMRO Bank, and has experience with institutional investors, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

Ms. Furgiuele holds a BS in Statistics from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA in Finance from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.  She is a CFA Charterholder, a member of CFA Society New York, the Private Equity Women Investor Network, and the Real Estate Board of New York.

Joe Hill

Global Head of Institutional Relationships

Joe Hill is the Global Head of Institutional Relationships at AACP. In this role, he advises Affiliates on the most important and impactful institutional investor relationships around the world

Prior to this role, Mr. Hill was a Managing Principal, Vice-Chairman, member of the Executive Committee and Head of Marketing and Investor Relations at Halcyon/Bardin Hill Capital Partners. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston in the Private Funds Group. Mr. Hill and his team raised capital for firms such as Bridgewater Associates, Moore Capital, Graham Capital and Chilton Capital. Previously, Mr. Hill was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley where he held several senior leadership positions.

Mr. Hill graduated from the University of Texas with a BBA in Accounting and from the University of Chicago with an MBA concentrating in Marketing and Finance.

Bryan Kelley

Senior Vice President
Institutional Relationships

Bryan Kelley is a Senior Vice President, Institutional Relationships at AACP. In this role, he provides Affiliates with his capital raising and advisory perspective based on 25 years of experience as a pension consultant, placement agent and business development professional.

Prior to this, Mr. Kelley owned and managed NovaFund Advisors from 2004 to 2018 where he focused on the distribution of private funds and separate accounts to US institutional investors including public and corporate pensions, consultants, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and family offices. He provided similar services to clients during his tenures with MVision, Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank. Prior, Mr. Kelley spent 5 years with Wilshire Associates as a pension consultant where he both raised capital for their fund of funds business and recommended private fund managers to their client base.

Mr. Kelley graduated from Furman University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 and an MBA from The Katz Graduate School of Business at The University of Pittsburgh with a focus on Accounting and Finance in 1994.

Linh Nguyen

Associate

Linh Nguyen is an Associate at AACP. Ms. Nguyen supports all aspects of the Firm’s investment process, including transaction structuring, analysis, and monitoring, and the Firm’s distribution process, including liaising with Azimut’s global sales force across 17 countries.

Prior to joining AACP, Ms. Nguyen was an Analyst at Pluris Valuation Advisors where she focused on the valuation and analysis of general partnership and limited partnership interests in private equity and private credit funds.

Ms. Nguyen holds a BS in Finance and Statistics from NYU Stern School of Business.

Vittorio Pracca

Chairman, AACP
Head of Investor Relations, Azimut

Vittorio Pracca is currently the Chairman and Deputy CEO of AACP and is responsible for Investor Relations at the Group level. Mr. Pracca has been with Azimut since 2012 and serves on the boards of Azimut Enterprises and Azimut Libera Impresa SGR, two Italy-based vehicles dedicated to investments in the Private Markets space.

Prior to joining Azimut, Mr. Pracca was a Senior Associate at Société Générale in the Equity Capital Markets and Corporate Finance groups and spent five years at Citigroup (in London and Milan) in the Investment Banking and M&A groups.

Mr. Pracca holds a Financial & Business Economics degree from Royal Holloway, University of London, and an MBA from SDA Bocconi / NYU Stern School of Business

Weston Wilkinson

Senior Vice President
Head of Affiliate Investments

Weston Wilkinson is the Head of Affiliate Investments and a Senior Vice President at AACP. In this role, Mr. Wilkinson leads all aspects of the Firm’s principal investment activities, including sourcing, negotiation, due diligence and structuring, as well as underlying monitoring and strategic growth initiatives for affiliate investments. He serves on the board of Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC.

Prior to joining AACP, Mr. Wilkinson was a Director at Perella Weinberg Partners, where he was a senior member of the Firm’s asset management business. Previously, Mr. Wilkinson was an Associate at Berkshire Global Advisors, where he advised financial services clients on mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Wilkinson holds a BA from the University of London, studying at the London School of Economics and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

David Martino

Director of Finance and Operations

David Martino is a Director of Finance and Operations at AACP. In this role, he assists AACP’s CFO in overseeing finance, administration and operations, including with respect to producing quarterly and annual financial statements, maintaining budgets and forecasts, serving as liaison between AACP’s affiliate managers and Azimut Group, working with external accountants and counsel regarding accounting, tax and legal structuring, implementing efficiencies in processes and procedures, and working close with third-party administrators.

Mr. Martino has over 28 years of experience specializing in private equity and fund accounting, financial statement and control audits, and project management. David joins AACP after more than two decades with Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (formerly Halcyon Capital Management), where he served as Controller. Mr. Martino began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he worked as a Senior Associate in the financial services/alternative asset group, preparing audits for clients such as Cerberus Partners, Goldman Sachs, Brown Brothers Harriman and Bardin Hill Investment Partners.

Mr. Martino graduated from St. John’s University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, with a concentration in Japanese studies.

Summer Wang

Summer Wang is an Associate within the Firm’s principal investment group. Ms. Wang focuses on all functions related to AACP’s investment activity, including sourcing, underwriting, and execution.  Ms. Wang also supports strategic growth initiatives for the Firm’s existing investments.

Prior to joining AACP, Ms. Wang was an Analyst at CPE, formerly known as Citic PE, an alternative asset manager with a total AUM exceeding $20 billion.  At CPE, Ms. Wang was a member of the U.S. Fund of Funds team, where she focused on fund investments, co-investments and investor relations.

Ms. Wang holds an MS in Global Finance from Fordham University Gabelli School of Business and a BS in Finance from Southwest Jiaotong University.