The Consello Group

Declan Kelly is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Consello.​​ He is an advisor to many of the world’s leading companies and CEOs.​

Prior to founding Consello, Declan was the Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Teneo. During his ten-year leadership, Teneo became one of the world’s leading advisory firms.​

From 2009-2011 he served as the U.S Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland at the U.S Department of State, appointed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In this role he is recognized as having helped bring significant investment to the region and played a significant role in supporting the efforts that led to the historic devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly, giving Northern Ireland fully devolved governance for the first time in its modern history.​

Prior to his government service, Declan held senior leadership roles at FTI Consulting and Financial Dynamics, two leading international consulting companies. He previously started, co-ran, and sold his own consulting company in Ireland called Gallagher & Kelly. Before that he worked as an award-winning journalist for more than a decade.​

Declan has been recognized on several occasions for his philanthropic and nonprofit work and his public service.

In 2008 he became the youngest ever recipient of the American Irish Historical Society’s prestigious Gold Medal, presented annually to one person deemed to have made a unique contribution to Irish American society.​

In 2012 he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, presented to individuals of different ethnic backgrounds who distinguish themselves by their contributions to society in the United States.​

He is an honorary visiting professor in management and leadership at Queen’s University, Belfast, where he received an honorary doctorate in 2011 for his contribution to the community and economy of Northern Ireland. For the last decade he has overseen the Northern Ireland Mentorship Program which has enabled more than 100 students to date to spend a year working inside leading U.S. corporations before launching new careers in Northern Ireland.​

Declan has served on numerous nonprofit boards over the last two decades and has helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars during that time on behalf of worthy causes and organizations. ​Declan is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Dr. Oscar Salazar is a Partner and President of Consello Tech.

Dr. Salazar is a seasoned entrepreneur with vast experience in driving and managing digital transformation in legacy industries such as transport, logistics, healthcare, finance, food and waste management.

Best known for his role as founding Chief Technology Officer at Uber Technologies, Dr. Salazar developed the prototype and led the architectural design of the app that revolutionized transportation, logistics and even food delivery.

Following that radical innovation, Dr. Salazar has been providing his expertise in the design and architecture of innovative products and systems for companies in the U.S., Latin America and Europe (e.g., Pager, Rubicon Global, Cornershop, Frete.com, Socure, etc.).

A visionary entrepreneur and change maker, Dr. Salazar has personally invested in several startups over the years. This has allowed him to develop a vast network and deep knowledge of technology trends.

Dr. Salazar’s experience and insights make him a leader in a fast-moving and changing world, where he is suited to provide strategic and marketing advice to help companies and their leadership adapt and thrive.

Dr. Salazar’s academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in Science, a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a PhD in Telecommunications. These degrees have supported his achievements across three continents and are a reflection of his commitment to the industry.

Tom Brady is a Partner at Consello. He is a proven leader, whose achievements are attained by mastering the skills of leadership, strategy, performance, and teamwork. In addition, Tom’s deep knowledge of health and wellness is put into practice daily as he continues to set new records and push beyond limits. He has the focus, discipline and drive that creates and sustains excellence.

As a seven-time Super Bowl champion, Tom is one of the most accomplished athletes of all time. With 18 Division Titles and 10 Super Bowl appearances, Tom’s accolades both on and off the field have inspired a generation of young athletes to pursue their greatest potential. Tom has won 6 Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots, as well as 1 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – more than any other quarterback in NFL history.

Tom’s off-the-field ventures include Autograph, a web3 brand pioneering a new era of digital experiences and a platform that brings together the most iconic brands and biggest names in sports, entertainment, fashion, and pop culture to create unique digital collectibles; his namesake next generation apparel brand BRADY; TB12, a health and wellness brand that aims to share his proven TB12 method and holistic systematic approach to wellness; and 199 Productions, a global multi-platform production company developing original, premium content spanning documentary, feature film, television, and digital formats.

Tom holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Mindy Grossman is a Partner and the Chair of Consello Growth and Business Development, a revenue acceleration platform designed to execute on growth and profitability objectives for clients across multiple industries. She is a high-energy, disruptive leader with extensive experience in building and transforming consumer brands.

Prior to Consello, Mindy served as the President and CEO of WW, Intl., and as a member of the board of directors through March 2022. She joined the company in July 2017 where she led the organization’s rebrand from Weight Watchers to WW to reflect their new purpose – “To inspire healthy habits for real life. *For people, families, communities, the world – for everyone,” to be the brand to democratize wellness for all. She also oversaw the digital transformation of WW; launched three breakthrough food program innovations; led the formation of WWGOOD and the Healthy Living Coalition; as well as the WW Presents “Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus” national tour.

Prior to WW, Mindy served as the CEO and a member of the board of directors at HSNi where she oversaw a $4 billion direct to consumer retail portfolio. She positioned HSNi as a leader in boundaryless retail, integrating entertainment, content, commerce and community and offering customers a seamless shopping experience across multiple channels. Prior to that, Mindy served as CEO of IAC Retail, the former parent company of HSNi. She successfully took IAC Retail public in 2008 and subsequently became CEO of HSNi until 2017.

Before joining IAC, Mindy served as a Global Vice President at Nike, Inc., where she oversaw its $4 billion global apparel business and served as co-chair of Nike’s Women’s Leadership Council. Earlier in her career, Mindy served as President and CEO of Polo Jeans Company, Vice President of New Business Development at Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, President of Chaps Ralph Lauren, and Senior Vice President of Menswear for Warnaco, Inc. She also held senior positions at Tommy Hilfiger and Oxford Industries.

Throughout her career, Mindy has been widely recognized for her leadership including being named to Forbes Magazine’s “The 100 Most Powerful Women;” The Financial Times “Top 50 Women in World Business;” TIME Magazine’s “50 Most Influential People in Healthcare;” and was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Corporate Innovation. She was also a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Mindy was appointed to the Digital Economy Board of Advisors for the Chamber of Commerce during the Obama administration, where she served as an advisor from 2014 to 2017. She also served as the Chairman of the National Retail Federation and Chairman of the NRF Foundation.

Mindy currently serves on the Board and the Executive Committee of UNICEF USA and is a member of the Board of Directors of Herself Health, Fanatics, Inc., Vault Health and Hungryroot, as well as the Board of Visitors of Columbia School of Engineering.

Richard Powell is a Partner and the Chief Administrative Officer and Head of Corporate Development at Consello.

Rick’s career has included senior management roles in communications, public affairs, government relations and venture capital firms. He has spent considerable time orchestrating global projects for multinational corporations, as well as providing political and communications advice to CEOs and world leaders, including the Prime Minister of Italy and the President of the Ukraine.

Prior to joining Consello, Rick was President of Chobani Futures and Vice Chairman and President of Strategy at Teneo. Prior to Teneo, Rick was Bloomberg L.P.’s Chief Communications Officer, where he built Bloomberg’s global communications strategy and infrastructure to support the company’s core financial products business, as well as its growth in new products and emerging markets.

Prior to joining Bloomberg, Rick was Chief Operating Officer Worldwide of Burson-Marsteller, the global public relations and communications firm. He also served as the Global Chair of Burson-Marsteller’s Corporate Practice and counseled many clients, including Coca-Cola, HP and Accenture.

Before his 2007 return to Burson-Marsteller (where he started his career), Rick served as Managing Director of Quinn Gillespie & Associates (QGA), one of Washington, D.C.’s leading public affairs and lobbying firms. At QGA, he managed the financial and operational functions of the firm and provided public affairs and corporate communications counsel to a variety of QGA clients, including: Bank of America, HP, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Dell. He also managed QGA’s International Practice and led projects in China, Brussels, Italy, Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia and the Ivory Coast. Additionally, Rick helped guide the acquisition of QGA by WPP in 2004.

Rick previously worked in venture capital management, first as co-founder and Managing Director of Washington, D.C.-based technology incubator, VenCatalyst, and then as Managing Director of the New York office of Idealab after its acquisition of VenCatalyst.

Rick received a B.B.A in Business and a B.A. in Political Science from Southern Methodist University.

Peter Morrow is the Managing Partner of Consello Capital.

Peter has been a successful private equity investor for over 20 years. Prior to joining Consello, he was the Co-Founder of Sycamore Partners, a premier private equity fund focused on consumer, retail, and distribution related businesses.

Before Sycamore, Peter worked at Golden Gate Capital, investing across a variety of sectors including technology, business services and consumer. He started his career at Bain & Company, where he principally advised private equity firms.

Peter holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Steve Mollenkopf is a Senior Advisor at Consello. He is a proven leader and global executive. Steve is the former Chief Executive Officer and Director at Qualcomm where he spent most of his career and helped define and implement Qualcomm’s strategy and technologies. Steve helped lead the company through the transitions to 3G, 4G and 5G since the beginning of his career as an engineer more than 25 years ago.

Steve served as Chief Executive Officer from 2014 to 2021, Chief Executive Officer-elect and President from 2013 to 2014, and as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2011 to 2013. Steve joined Qualcomm in 1994 as an engineer and throughout his tenure at Qualcomm held several other technical and leadership roles.

Steve’s experience as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Qualcomm, an engineering-driven, high-technology manufacturing company, enables him to bring critical insights in areas such as engineering leadership, risk management, leading a complex business with a global reach, and oversight of large-scale efforts to develop and test new technologies. A long-time engineer, he also possesses expertise and direct leadership experience in precision engineering, project management, manufacturing, quality control and designing testing regimes for complex systems. Steve is a published IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) author and an inventor on 38 patents in areas such as power estimation and measurement, multi-standard transmitters and wireless communication transceiver technology.

Steve currently serves as a Special Advisor to Qualcomm and on the Board of Directors of Boeing, and he previously served as a Director of General Electric Company from 2016 to 2018.

Steve holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Kelly Kramer is a Senior Advisor at Consello. She is an experienced finance executive having most
recently served as the Chief Financial Officer at Cisco.

In this role, she was responsible for managing the company’s financial strategy and overseeing all
financial functions, acquisition program, integrations, corporate development, and investor relations for the $49 billion revenue company with more than 76,000 employees. She brings a wealth of experience in
financial planning and analysis and mergers and acquisitions, among other areas.

Prior to Cisco, Kelly was CFO of GE Healthcare Systems. During her 20 years with General Electric, she
held other CFO roles including CFO of GE Healthcare Biosciences and worked in GE’s corporate
headquarters and Transportation Systems and Aerospace divisions. Currently, Kelly also sits on the
Boards of Directors of cloud data company Snowflake, as well as Gilead Sciences, a biotechnology
company, and Coinbase, a financial technology company that provides end-to-end financial
infrastructure and technology for the cryptoeconomy. She serves on the Audit Committee for Snowflake
and as the Chair of the Audit Committee for Gilead Sciences and the Chair of the Audit and Compliance
Committee at Coinbase.

Kelly holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Purdue University and received the Purdue University
College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award in 2017.

Rebecca E. Rooney is a Partner and the Chief Operating Officer of Consello. Her background consists of 10 years of experience within asset management and 5 years within investment banking.

Prior to joining Consello, Rebecca was a Principal at Integrum Holdings, a Senior Vice President at UBS Financial Services and an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan. Rebecca also worked within the Corporate and Social Responsibility Group at J.P. Morgan Chase and has her Chartered Socially Responsible Investing Counselor designation.

Rebecca’s career in finance began at Wells Fargo in the Corporate Banking division as a credit underwriter before working in investment banking in Leverage Finance at GE Capital.

Rebecca received an M.B.A. from Rice University, a B.S.M. from Tulane University and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Janey Whiteside is a Partner and the CEO of Consello Growth and Business Development.

Janey is a recognized leader with extensive experience across a range of marketing, digital and commercial disciplines. She has a track record of growing and transforming some of the world’s most iconic products and brands.

Prior to joining Consello, Janey served as Walmart’s Executive Vice President and first Chief Customer Officer, leading Walmart’s transformation of customer-centric services and solutions. Janey was at the helm of Walmart’s newest, highest growth areas, including being the architect of Walmart+, its first ever membership program, and Walmart Connect, its retail media business, a new advertising platform.

Under Janey’s direction, Walmart was recognized as an industry leader in design and innovation for implementing a series of bold strategic moves, including the merging of the Walmart apps; the definition and expansion of the retailer’s pickup and delivery offering; exploring new technologies to better employee’s work experience; and launching a new store design.

Prior to Walmart, Janey spent over 20 years at American Express in senior management roles across business development, marketing, and operating roles in various customer segments. During her tenure with the company, Janey rose to Executive Vice President and leading the Global Premium Product, Benefits & Services team and became known as the force behind the highly successful re-launch of the iconic Platinum card. Prior to Walmart, Janey worked at HSBC bank in the United Kingdom.

Janey holds an Economics & Management Studies degree (BSc Econ) from Cardiff University.

Siobhan MacDermott is a Partner at Consello. Siobhan’s career has spanned 25+ years at the intersection of global business, banking, intelligence and technology.

Siobhan was recently a Partner at Independence Point Advisors (IPA). Prior to joining IPA, she was Vice Chair of Global Corporate & Investment Banking at Bank of America (BofA) as well as Head of the Global Cyber Public Policy team responsible for BofA’s participation in programs dedicated to improving the risk and cyber resiliency of the global financial system.

Prior to BofA, Siobhan led the Cyber Economics Practice at Ernst & Young (EY) where she consulted for Fortune 500 Boards on geopolitics, intelligence and cybersecurity. Prior to EY, she spent over 20 years working overseas and in Silicon Valley. In addition, Siobhan is an accomplished author, with six books to her name.

Siobhan is a Professor of Practice at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.

Siobhan is an Advisory Board Member at Temple University Institute for Law, Innovation and Technology. She serves on the Board of the Institute of the Americas, is the Vice Chair of the Fund for Peace, is an Associate Fellow at the Global Fellowship Initiative at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, is a Fellow at Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship and is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Siobhan received an M.B.A. in International Business and Economics from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, a Global Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a B.A. in German Language and Literature from Temple University. She has worked in over ten countries and speaks five languages.

Sarah Quinlan is Consello’s Chief Economist.

She has over 25 years of macro-economic asset management experience encompassing all asset classes.

She has also been an advisor to C-Suite Executives, Boards of Directors and government officials in over 50 countries.

At Consello, Ms. Quinlan works across all the Firm’s businesses, applying her deep understanding of global market trends and the practical application of economic data, in order to advise Consello’s advisory and investing clients.

Prior to joining Consello, Ms. Quinlan was the Managing Director and Founder of SAQ Economic Advisory LLC. Before SAQ, Ms. Quinlan was Senior Vice President for Global Market Insights at Mastercard.

Before Mastercard, she was a Partner and Strategic Advisor at Matrix Advisors, working with corporations in industries ranging from insurance to glycol recycling.

She also previously held the role of CIO of a Family Office with $30 billion in AUM, driving strong returns across equities, bonds, commodities and alternative investments on behalf of her clients. Ms. Quinlan began her career in Commercial Real Estate Investment Banking at Salomon Brothers.

Ms. Quinlan has a B.A. and MBA from the University of Chicago.

Itay Tuchman is CEO of Consello Digital, the company’s Digital Assets Advisory business.

Prior to joining Consello, Mr. Tuchman was the Global Head of Foreign Exchange at Citi, which he joined in 1998. Prior to his most recent role at Citi, he was the Head of Citi’s Markets and Securities Services business covering Australia and New Zealand from 2014 to 2017, Head of Foreign Exchange and Interest Rates Trading in Japan from 2012 to 2014, and successfully led Citi’s Short-Term Interest Rate trading business out of London in the years through the financial crisis; engaging with numerous Central Banks, policymakers, clients and others in helping navigate liquidity and funding challenges throughout that period.

Over the past number of years, he has led the ongoing engagement between bank trading desks, global regulators and Digital Asset/Crypto-focused institutions both within Citi and for the wider FX marketplace. As chair of the industry-wide Global Foreign Exchange Division (GXFD), he worked across the globe to support a well-functioning, safer, and more efficient currencies market and led the efforts in pushing the Foreign Exchange industry into engaging with Digital Assets and decentralized financial systems more meaningfully. He is also a strategic advisor to a handful of innovative companies and blockchain networks within the Digital Assets space.

Itay received a BS in Economics and Finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999.

Mark Simonian is a Global Investment Banking Partner at Consello. He has more than 35 years of experience as an investment banker focused on the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector.

Prior to Consello, Mark was Chairman of Global TMT Investment Banking at Credit Suisse, where he also previously served as Global Co-Head of the TMT Group. Mark served on the Global Operating Committee of Credit Suisse’s Investment Banking and Capital Markets Division and on the Division’s Investment Banking Committee.

Prior to his time at Credit Suisse, Mark was the Vice Chairman and Co-Head of Global TMT at Citigroup and its predecessor Salomon Smith Barney. Mark’s client work spanned multiple geographies and extended across the TMT space, including the cable television, telecom infrastructure and data center sectors (working on both funding the growth of and then later consolidation of those areas); wireless consolidation; and a wide range of strategic activity in the media and entertainment space.

Mark was one of four principals in ECE Management that partnered with Goldman Sachs Capital Partners to acquire, build and operate Diamond Cable Communications, at the time the UK’s fifth largest cable television company.

Mark currently serves as an Advisory Director to Sentilink, an identity verification technology company, a Senior Executive Advisor to GI Partners Acquisitions focused on data infrastructure investments, and a Partner in Clearview Media Investment Partners.

Mark holds an M.B.A from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Stanford University. He serves on the Board of Trustees and Executive Committees of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) and the Museum of the Moving Image in New York and is a Life Trustee of Lake Forest Academy.

Eric Levengood is a Senior Managing Director at Consello. He has over 30 years of investment banking experience primarily at Citigroup for over 20 years.

Over the course of his career, Eric has advised companies across a wide range of industries including Industrial Technology, Autos/Mobility, Business Services, Imaging, and Additive Manufacturing, with the majority of his time spent with large, Diversified Industrials. He has leveraged his background in both investment banking and corporate finance to assist clients with transformational M&A, acquisition and strategic financing, IPOs, carveouts, spin-offs, split-offs and other value-enhancing and value-distributing strategies.

Eric holds an M.B.A and an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Yale University.

Peter Mattoon is a Senior Advisor and Chair of Digital Assets Advisory.

Peter is the Founder and Executive Chairman of SCS Financial and has over 30 years of experience in investment management. Launched in 2002, SCS serves approximately 200 clients and manages over $30 billion of assets.

Prior to SCS, Peter was a Managing Director at Scudder, Stevens & Clark where he was on Scudder’s Management Committee. He currently serves on the boards of Autograph.io, an NFT platform that brings together the most iconic brands and legendary names in sports, entertainment and culture; Brady Brand, an apparel company; and Religion of Sports (Board Observer), a sports media company. He was also Chairman and/or Director of several Scudder sponsored investment companies in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Previously, Peter was on the Board of Universal Studios Japan until its acquisition by Comcast, Nucleus Scientific, an electric vehicle technology company, and Polyjoule, an energy storage business. Peter also served on the Boards of Concord Academy and Joslin Diabetes Center, the world’s largest diabetes research center and clinic. He was Chairman of the Investment Committee at both institutions during his tenure.

Peter earned a BA in Economics from Bucknell University.

Alex Spiro is a Senior Advisor at Consello. He is a well-known litigator and successful investor.

Alex serves as Chairman of Glassbridge Enterprises and is a board member and strategic advisor to a number of groundbreaking companies. Alex is a former prosecutor and the former coordinator of an autism children’s program at McLean Hospital, Harvard’s psychiatric hospital.

Alex is a graduate of the Harvard Law School where he continues to teach. He has lectured and written on a variety of subjects related to psychology and the law.

Paul Zepf is a Senior Advisor of Consello Investing. He is a seasoned investor in the private markets and brings deep expertise to the investing business.

Paul was a Managing Principal at Corporate Partners Ltd and Centre Partners, two Lazard-sponsored private equity funds. He has also served as a Managing Director at Golub Capital and TowerBrook.

Paul most recently served on the Advisory Board at TowerBrook and launched two SPAC vehicles under the name Global Partners Acquisition Corp I and II as CEO and Chairman. He began his career in the Private Equity group at Morgan Stanley.

Paul received a B.A. in Economics and graduated with highest honors from the University of Notre Dame.

Greg Sandukas is the General Counsel of Consello.

Previously, Greg was a Managing Director and the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Spring Mountain Capital (SMC), an investment management firm focused on growth equity and special situations investing.

Prior to joining SMC in 2012, Greg was a Director in the Legal Department at Cowen Investment Management (CIM), an alternative investment management firm, where he was responsible for structuring and negotiating investment-related transactions and overseeing other corporate matters on behalf of both CIM and Cowen Inc., CIM’s parent company.

From 2002 until joining CIM in 2007, Greg was an associate in the Corporate Department of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

Greg received a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and a B.S., summa cum laude, from the University of Richmond. He is a member of the New York Bar.

David Boemo is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Consello.

Previously, David was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Corporate Partners. Prior to joining Corporate Partners in 2011, David was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Tri-Artisan Partners, a privately held merchant bank engaged in principal investment and corporate finance advisory activity.

From 1997 to 2008, David served in various roles at ABN AMRO and acquired operations of ING Barings. During his tenure, he held several senior management roles, including Chief Financial Officer – North America and was a member of the bank’s Regional Management Committee. David managed a large and diverse group of finance professionals in addition to providing transitional leadership and financial expertise related to ABN AMRO’s acquisitions and divestitures.

Prior to joining ABN AMRO, David was a Vice President and Controller of the Corporate Trust Division of Bankers Trust Company and a Manager in the Financial Services Audit Practice of Ernst & Young.

David is a Certified Public Accountant and has an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.S. from Montclair State University.

Elman Rafailov is the Chief Technology Officer at Consello.

Previously, Elman was the Global Head of Support Services at Silver Lake. Elman has decades of experience in IT and oversees the technology operations and employee support services at Consello where he integrates IT with cybersecurity, compliance, business continuity plans and operations.

Elman has experience across a few different alternative asset firms including Investcorp, Angelo, Gordon
& Co. and Magnetar Capital as well as the NYSE.

Elman earned an M.B.A. from Baruch College in CIS and Finance and a B.S. from New York University
Polytechnic School of Engineering. In addition, he has numerous certifications in his field.