Andrew Coren is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Gatewood, a firm focused on investments in emerging managers pursuing alternative investment strategies. Prior to this role, he was a Director at Duff & Phelps in their Alternative Asset Advisory practice. Prior to joining Duff & Phelps, Andrew was a Vice President at CCMP Capital Advisors, a middle-market buyout and growth equity investor and spinout from JPMorgan Partners’ (JPMorgan Chase’s heritage alternative asset arm). He began his career as an Analyst at JPMorgan Chase. Andrew graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Economics and Computer and Information Science. 

Scott Sherman is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Mesa Lane Capital Partners, LLC, which  provides seed capital to early-stage VC funds. Prior to Mesa Lane, Scott served as Chief Legal Officer and a Member of Management Committee at Tiger Management L.L.C., Julian Robertson’s family office, from 2016 to 2023. Tiger managed an endowment style portfolio with a focus on providing seed capital to newly formed investment entities across asset classes. While at Tiger, in addition to performing due diligence on and structuring in excess of 80 investments across asset classes, including over 20 “seeding” transactions, Scott served on numerous LPAC’s, formed a venture capital studio (Tiger Gene L.L.C.) and three related portfolio companies (NanoMosaic Inc. BrickBio Inc. and Encapsid Therapeutics Inc.), and served on Board of Directors of each Tiger Gene portfolio company. Before Tiger, Scott was a Managing Director at the Blackstone Group, where he worked from 2003-2016, overseeing due diligence and structuring for the firm’s multi-manager investment portfolios, in addition to helping form the firm’s mutual fund and seeding platforms. Scott began his career in the corporate department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher from 2001-2003 after obtaining his JD and MBA from Columbia University. Scott currently serves on the Board of Directors of Feeding Westchester, Purchase Community House and the Old Oaks Foundation.

 

David Teten is a Partner with Coolwater Capital, known as “Y Combinator for emerging VCs”. Coolwater runs an accelerator for emerging VC fund managers and invests as a limited partner, into general partnerships, in fund management companies, and also directly into startups. David is Founder of Versatile VC, backing early-stage “investment tech” companies which help investors generate alpha and succeed. He is Chair of PEVCTech, a community of investors in private companies using technology and analytics to generate alpha, and Founders’ Next Move, a community and set of resources for founders exploring new ideas. He was previously a Managing Partner with HOF Capital; Partner with ff Venture Capital; and Founder of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of NY. 

 

Jen Crystal is a partner in Proskauer’s Corporate Department and a member of its Private Funds Group. Her practice focuses on representing private fund sponsors across asset classes, including credit, venture, and private equity.  She advises on a wide range of matters, including fund formation and fundraising, firm operations, internal structuring and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Proskauer, Jen was a Partner and General Counsel at technology focused venture capital firm WndrCo, and previously was the lead lawyer for PineBridge Investments’ U.S. Alternatives platform.