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In July of 2020, Sinead joined BNY Mellon Wealth Management from Mellon Investments Corporation ("Mellon"), a BNY Mellon investment firm where she had worked since 2012. She had been the Head of Global Investment and Product Strategy for Mellon, with responsibility for driving the firm's global product roadmap and design, as well as setting the strategic direction for a global team of investment strategists.

Prior to joining Mellon, Sinead served as Managing Director of Investment Strategy on the Multi-Asset Client Solutions team at BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors. Before that she was a founding partner and Head of Portfolio Management at Lee Overlay Partners—an investment boutique focused on active currency management—and was an active currency portfolio manager for several years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in London.

"Sinead's expertise with multi-asset solutions and setting global product strategy will further support the expansion of our investment capabilities," Grohowski said. "Sinead's prior roles at some of the largest and most well-respected global asset management firms make her a valuable addition to the Wealth Management team as we look to support our Active Wealth framework."

Sinead received a Bachelor of Business Studies (B.B.S.) degree from Dublin City University, Ireland and a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Finance from London Business School. She was honored as one of the Irish America Wall Street 50 in 2018 and 2019, which recognizes the contributions of Irish American and Irish-born leaders in the financial industry.

Alex is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Stage Venture Partners, which he founded in 2015. Alex began his VC career as an analyst at Anthem Venture Partners in 2002. In 2021, a panel of local VCs named Alex one of the top VCs in Los Angeles.

Alex has served on the boards of numerous Stage VP companies, including Balto, NotiSphere, SoundCommerce, WhiteFox, SPIDR Tech, Abett, and Dyania Health.

Alex is also a leader in the civic community of Los Angeles, with past service on three nonprofit boards: KIPP LA Schools, Thrive Scholars, and Los Angeles Animal Services.

Alex is a 2002 graduate of Harvard University.

Patrick H. Ringsred is an Executive Director with CIBC Cleary Gull. He joined Cleary Gull in 2007 and has over 11 years of transaction experience. Mr. Ringsred helps lead CIBC Cleary Gull’s Software and Technology practice.

Patrick earned an MBA from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and the professional designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Sindhu Rajesh is an audit partner in Weaver’s investment fund practice and has over 20 years of experience working with venture, private equity and real estate funds. Weaver is a national full service CPA firm with over 750 employees across 13 offices. Weaver provides, audit, tax, advisory, IPO readiness and valuation services for public and private companies across a variety of industries including the technology sector.