Andy contributes to the global legal community as a member of the International Bar Association, helping to develop international law reform and shape the legal profession on a global scale. He regularly advises multinational companies on cross-border transactions.

Andy has lived and worked in the central African nation of Cameroon, where he was an advisor to the country’s emerging banking system. Drawing on that experience, he now represents major financial institution with its impact investment portfolio, including equity investments in social impact private equity funds, as well as the client’s involvement with one of the first microfinance investment funds.

Andy presents and writes articles on trending legal and financial issues and is active in many community and nonprofit organizations. He is an accomplished scuba diver and has traveled far and wide to see some of the world’s best marine ecosystems. Andy is also fluent in French and enjoys flying his Piper Archer aircraft.

Andy received his Juris Doctor (JD) Degree from Fordham University School of Law, Master of Science Degree from New York University, Master of Arts Degree from St. Joseph’s Seminary, and Bachelor of Arts Degree from College of the Holy Cross. He is admitted as an attorney in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and District of Columbia.

Manuel Anaya is a Vice President and Corporate Finance Advisor at Bessemer Trust. He is responsible for providing corporate finance and M&A advisory services to clients and prospects that own or control family businesses. He also advises clients on investment and strategic business opportunities, and provides oversight of family businesses held in trust.

Prior to joining Bessemer, he worked in a corporate finance and strategic capacity with portfolio companies of private equity firms within the consumer and retail sector. His experience also encompasses tech and family enterprises in South America. Representative engagements include Adtech company Telaria (now part of Magnite), FB Brands, and The Jones Group. Before that, he held positions at international financial institutions Rabobank and Santander Bank, where he facilitated transactions across a broad range of industries.

Manuel earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Northeastern University. He enjoys skiing, engaging in outdoor activities, hosting family dinners, and exploring new cultures.  

Michael Gavin is a Director at S&P Global and has over 15 years of financial services experience. In his current role, he focuses on helping both sponsors and portfolio companies 

achieve capital markets goals. Michael manages a team responsible for all new rating engagements and he has worked with sponsors of all sizes and companies across various industries.

Previously he managed Business Development across the West Coast, Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions, while also covering oil and gas firms nationwide. This role had Michael working with CFOs across the Western US as he successfully increased market share for S&P's core business. He was responsible for increasing ratings coverage across the Corporate and Financial Institutions sectors.  Prior to S&P, Michael worked in New York City at Morgan Stanley for 7 years where he implemented the middle office function between debt capital markets and operations.

Michael serves as Treasurer for the Economic Club of Colorado as well as on the Development Board for National Jewish Hospital.  Michael is a graduate of Syracuse University and he studied Finance and International Business at City University of Hong Kong.

In his free time, Mike enjoys golfing, fishing, camping and spending time with his family in Denver, Colorado.

Mark McCann is an accomplished technology leader with a proven track record of delivering efficient solutions to business challenges. Mark currently serves as Chief Development Officer at Templum, Inc., an alternative investments facilitator. He has spent most of his 30-year career in the fintech arena in Asia, Europe, and the US. His industry experience spans global financial institutions, software houses, and start-up organizations. He has extensive experience at the intersection of people and products. He has successfully managed global teams while interfacing with exceptionally demanding clients and solving complex problems for them. Mark enjoys developing new ideas and devising feasible solutions to relevant issues.

When he isn't spending time with his lovely wife and two daughters in Greenwich, CT, Mark enjoys cycling the back roads, ripping the powder on his vintage snowboard, and fly fishing on the rivers of Yellowstone, Wyoming.

 Alexander Collins is an IT veteran with over 25 years of industry experience serving at companies ranging from small venture capital startups to Vice President positions at Citibank and J.P. Morgan. His job functions have spanned all aspects of software engineering including that of developer, account manager, project manager, product manager, engineer as well as hands-on managerial roles in QA, IT Operations, and software development. In the last decade, Alexander’s emphasis has been on cyber-security where his many activities have included leading privileged access engineering & software development teams as well as architecting and driving the rollout of alternative authentication technologies across Citibank’s Treasury and Trade Services organization, which was servicing over a half a million corporate users at 78,000 client companies across the globe.

Alexander’s zeal for technology started at a very young age. As early as elementary school, he was building electronics from schematic diagrams, solving circuit equations, and even repairing his parents’ TVs and other appliances, eventually, moving on to receive electrical engineering and physics degrees from Boston University. After graduation, Alexander served in the U.S. Navy as an officer & nuclear engineer, all the while attending George Mason Law School at night, before eventually heading off to the University of Michigan to earn MBA and MS degrees.

Alexander is currently a community advocate, speaking on and assisting with city planning and zoning. Past volunteer work has included performing SSI disability and other legal work for Legal Services of Southeastern Michigan as well as serving in various capacities as a White House volunteer. He is a licensed CPA, attorney, and professional engineer. In his free time, Alexander enjoys running, spending time with his wife and two young kids, as well as creating and using games & graphics as a teaching tool.

Matthew Spinozzi is a creative bio-scientist & process engineer specializing in beverage and supplements start-ups.  As a consultant, he has helped to ideate, develop and launch numerous novel brands, products, and processes. He is also the founder and owner of FuncBot (fka Functional Botanical Company), which specializes in development, manufacturing, distribution, & sales of bioactive beverages and botanical supplements.

Additionally, Matt works with indigenous communities in rural Mexico to create sustainable value-add processes for their under-utilized agricultural products through his knowledge of ethnobotany, fermentation, and engineering. He is an expert in the medicinal plants of Southern Mexico, Western Europe, and the Mid-Atlantic region.