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