A born-and-bred New Yorker, after 17 years on Wall Street, Jesse founded IBS – a boutique investment platform that was sold to Merlin in 2009 (which then sold to Wells Fargo in 2012 for $315M). He then helped launch Haute Hippie, a premium womenswear brand sold globally via owned retail, DTC and wholesale. Jesse became the CEO and Chairman of Haute Hippie in 2012, leading the company to a successful exit to Hilco Brands in 2016. As an early Investor/Advisor, Jesse has worked with and/or invested in Autumn Entertainment, Beach Whiskey, Continuity Logic, Fuck Jerry/Civil, Naked Brands, Pop Up Mob, Something Navy, Stojo, Underalls and Wheels Up.

Stephen is the former President, board member and investor in Bandier, a women’s multi-branded distribution platform selling goods globally via owned retail, DTC and wholesale. After selling a large minority position to Eurazeo in 2019, Stephen continued to invest and then co-founded The Seed Lab. Capitalizing on more than 10 years of banking experience, Stephen founded Veritus Group, an advisory firm within Veritus Holdings focused on the consumer sector. Representative clients include Alterna, Billabong, Chaser, Igloo Coolers, Joe’s Jeans, Tomorrow Showroom, Fender, Frame Denim, Authentic Brands Group, Steve Madden, Planet Blue, and Roots Canada. Stephen serves on several boards including Terra Kaffe, Sanguina and Virtusan.

A Co-Founder of Wasserstein Perella, George is a former C-Suite Leader at Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and PineBridge (AIG Investments). An active early-stage investor for over three decades, George was Co-Founder of Office Tiger (sold to Ingram Micro for $45 million in 2013) and Xometry (successful June 2021 IPO with company valued at $3B). George is also Chairman of Xometry and Co-Chairman of Healthwell Acquisition I (SPAC) and a Director of the US Coalition on Sustainability, as well as an early Investor/Advisor in Babiators, Copper, StoryFile, Syntax, Trinity Cyber and VNTANA. George serves on several boards including Terra Kaffe and Sanguina.