LP, GP and Family Office Dinner - November 7

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CHRISTOPHER SUGAHARA | SPEAKER
Fairfield-Maxwell
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer

Christopher Sugahara is Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Fairfield, and serves on its Board of Directors. He is responsible for overseeing the investment activity of the Fairfield group of companies, including subsidiary investment activity, debt financing and treasury management. In addition, he serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Fairfield Geotechnologies, Chairman of Great American Lines and Chairman of SpeedPro Imaging. A third-generation family member, Chris has over fifteen years of experience with the company in a broad variety of roles; he is a past Chairman of the Sugahara Family Ownership Board, and a former Director of Fairfield-Maxwell. Prior to joining Fairfield in 2004, Chris served as an Associate in the Hedge Fund Investments Group at Credit Suisse Asset Management and an Analyst in the Private Client Services division of Credit Suisse First Boston. Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University.

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SASHA BERNIER | MODERATOR
Cheltenham Enterprises
Senior Vice President & Investment Committee Member

Sasha Bernier is the Senior Vice President and Investment Committee Member of Cheltenham Enterprises, a single-family office seeking to invest opportunistically. Mr. Bernier is an active real estate and venture capital investor with a focus in finding technology opportunities that can scale in Southeast Asia.

Previously, he served as the vice president of Revere Capital, a real estate debt fund with the responsibility for underwriting and structuring new investment opportunities in the real estate debt space. He started his career as a banker at Evercore Partners. Mr. Bernier holds a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.S. in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.