MEET THE BOARD

SEO New York Class of:
Founder

Qualifications:

Middlebury College

Professional Experience:

Chairman Emeritus at Edwin Gould Foundation, President at Arthur Schmidt & Associates Inc.

MICHAEL OSHEOWITZ

Founder of SEO & Chairman Emeritus

SEO New York Class of:
1995

Qualifications:

BA, Applied Mathematics & Finance, Indiana University

Professional Experience:

Co-Inventor of the VIX Volatility Index, Managing Director and Partner at Goldman Sachs & Co, Managing Director at NWI Management LLC, Youtube Channel: Understanding Personal Finance; Former Board Member of SEO New York 2010 to 2016

Top Career Tip:

Dive deep into any one thing. Make it your own. Become the best in the world in that one thing. Don’t forget to take risk and make mistakes along the way.

DEVESH SHAH

Director and Co-Chair, SEO London

SEO New York Class of:
1995

Qualifications:

MA, International Development Policy, Stanford University

BA Economics, Stanford University

Professional Experience:

Senior Vice President SEO, Founder, CEO and co-chairman at SEO London, Senior Vice President at Senior Citizens Bank, Managing Principal at Fairbairn Ventures, Chief Financial Officer at Fullbridge, Inc., Principal and Co-founder at JVKellyGroup, Inc., Vice President at Deutsche Bank, Financial Analyst at UBS Securities, LLC.

ANDREW FAIRBAIRN

Founder, Director and Co-Chair, SEO London

SEO New York Class of:
1983

Qualifications:

Phil Economics & Politics of Development at Cambridge University, MBA at Wharton Business School

Professional Experience:

Financial Analyst at Morgan Stanley, Commodity Trader at Phillip Bros Inc, Market Analyst at Glencore

MUTUMA MARANGU

Director, SEO London; Investor in Natural Resources

Qualifications:

BSc Economics at London School of Economics, MSc Economics at London School of Economics

Professional Experience:

Managing Director at Coombe Advisors, Head of Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, Head of the EMEA Global Private Client group at Merrill Lynch

AUSAF ABBAS

Director, SEO London; Managing Director, Coombe Advisors

SEO London Class of:
2000

Qualifications:

BA Politics, Philosophy & Economics at Oxford University, CFA

Professional Experience:

Partner and Global Co-Head of Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs

Director, SEO London; Partner, Goldman Sachs

NISHI SOMAIYA

Qualifications:

Bristol University (LLB Hons) at College of Law Guildford, Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales, Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong

Professional Experience:

Partner and member of the Global Executive Committee at Winston & Strawn LLP, Trustee at The Climate Group (not-for-profit), Partner and Head of Business & Finance London at Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP, Associate at Turner Kenneth Brown (London and Hong Kong)

Top Career Tip:

Seek out and absorb as broad an experience as you can. Think internationally, think laterally and always thank people for their efforts.

ZOE ASHCROFT

Director, SEO London; Founding Partner and Head of Corporate & Finance, Winston & Strawn LLP

Qualifications:

BSc degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA degree from the University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School of Business.

Professional Experience:

Prior to joining TA in 2001, Naveen worked in the M&A Group at Broadview International. Previously, he was a member of the Asian Special Situations Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and as a Senior Associate at Accretive LLC

Director, SEO London; Co-head of Europe Technology Group, TA Associates

NAVEEN WADHERA

SEO London Class of:
2000

Qualifications:

BA & MEng Information Engineering at Cambridge University, CFA

Professional Experience:

Structured Finance at Goldman Sachs; previously at Mizuho, Deutsche Bank, UBS, JPMorgan and on the buy-side.

Director, SEO London; Structured Finance, Goldman Sachs

MOHIT K. AGARWAL