10 years experience in real estate, private equity, and investment management. She started her career working for large financial institutions Lincoln Financial Group and PGIM Real Estate. She then transitioned to focus on urban real estate markets as a commercial real estate Broker and Consultant. Karine holds a BA and MA in Economics from Rutgers University.

Michael was Director of Product Development at DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. Prior to attending business school, he was an Associate at Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm with more than $44 billion in assets under management. He began his career at PJ Solomon, a boutique investment bank, as an analyst advising clients primarily on M&A transactions. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Most recently, Jessica was an associate in the Carlyle Group's U.S. Buyout Consumer & Retail group, where she focused on evaluating investments, building valuation models, conducting financial analysis and diligence and managing portfolio companies within the consumer and retail space. Before Carlyle, Jessica was an analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Morgan Stanley, where she advised private equity clients on buy-side, sell-side, public offerings and refinancing opportunities, participating in all transaction phases and all industries.