Advisory Council
Guided by Expertise, Driven by Vision: Meet the Leaders Shaping the Future of Private Equity Marketeer
Andrew leads Investor Relations & Capital Formation at Alpha Edison. Prior to joining AE, he was a Vice President at Anthos Capital, a venture and growth equity firm based in Los Angeles, where he helped lead Investor Relations and Business Development. Andrew began his career at Goldman Sachs in New York on the Prime Services Sales team before trading credit within the Securities Division. He then expanded the Alternative Capital Solutions team within Investment Banking where he focused on capital raising and investing into various equity and credit products.
Andrew graduated as Valedictorian from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia and was a member of the varsity football team. Andrew is a proud Canadian and can often be found cruising around Los Angeles on his Vespa, he is an avid traveler and enjoys everything outdoors requiring skill; except for camping.
Kathryn, Partner at Epiris, joined the firm in 2023 and leads their investor relations and fund-raising activities.
Before joining Epiris, Kathryn spent ten years in business development and investor relations roles in the hedge fund and private equity markets, most recently at Trive Capital in Dallas, Texas.
Kathryn holds degrees in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and Music from Vanderbilt University. When she's not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family and playing Chopin ballades on the piano.
Allen Plummer
An experienced, well-respected and active participant in the private markets, Matt has spent the last 20+ years covering all functional areas of the private markets from both an allocator and investor lens.
Most recently, Matt built the investment capability from the ground up as an early employee at a fintech start-up called Allocate, focused on offering high-quality venture capital and alternative investment opportunities to a broader investor base in a fully digital experience.
Prior to that role, Matt was a senior leader co-managing MetLife's Alternative Investments Portfolio, investing globally and across strategies. Prior to that, he was the Head of Private Equity at a large independent OCIO after spending his formative years learning the PE business at Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) during its early growth, before it became the world's pre-eminent private markets allocator.
These experiences allowed him to invest with and on behalf of some of the largest limited partners in the world, as well as work directly on the front lines in client facing roles, with high net worth clients and large sophisticated institutional investors.
In addition, Matt has been directly and indirectly involved with the management and oversight (including serving on several advisory boards) of hundreds of general partner relationships during his career, across the full spectrum of private capital investment strategies.
Allen Plummer is a Vice President and Global Head of Content on the Corporate Communications team at Carlyle. He is responsible for the strategy, quality, and execution of marketing and communication content for Carlyle.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Allen held multiple roles at index fund giant Vanguard over the course of 16 years, including Head of Content and Creative for the company's institutional business, as well as Head of Social Media, and multiple marketing and client-facing roles. Prior to Vanguard, he spent a decade as a financial journalist and ghostwriter, writing for Bloomberg, Morningstar, the Motley Fool, and several trade publications for advisors and RIAs.
Allen received his MBA from the College of William and Mary and his BA from Virginia Commonwealth University. He also holds multiple FINRA licenses, including the Series 7, 63, and 24, and is a graduate of the Securities Industry Institute, sponsored by SIFMA and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.