Our Team
Our team is comprised of former industry CEOs, CFOs, heads of government agencies and fund managers with an average of 20+ years of operational and investment experience.
Closed Loop Partners
Ron Gonen
Ron is the Founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners, a New York-based investment firm comprised of venture…
Martin Aares
Martin co-heads Closed Loop Partners private equity platform, the Closed Loop Leadership Fund. His role includes…
Caroline Brown
Caroline is a Managing Director at Closed Loop Partners. In this role, she leads the practice for fashion and beauty…
Bridget Croke
Bridget leads external affairs including investor partnerships, industry partnerships, communications and…
Kate Daly
Kate leads the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, an innovation center for research, analysis…
Michael Gajewski
Michael is the CFO of Closed Loop Partners and on the management teams of Closed Loop Leadership Fund and…
Jessica Long
Jessica leads strategic initiatives across Closed Loop Partners, working across all investment platforms…
Bob Milligan
Bob is currently a Managing Director at Closed Loop Partners, working across the firm’s investment…
Maite Quinn
Maite co-heads Closed Loop Partners’ private equity platform, the Closed Loop Leadership Fund. Her role includes…
Tazia Smith
Tazia is responsible for institutional investor relations, family office partnerships for the funds and co-investment…
Rit Aggarwala
As Closed Loop Partners’ first Executive in Residence, Rit is exploring a range of urban problems that relate to the circular economy but go beyond …
Erik Avni
Erik is the Controller and Chief Compliance Officer for Closed Loop Partners. He has been with…
Alicia Mandelkow
As Chief of Staff, Alicia manages the day to day operations of the company, as well as the coordination of initiatives…
Danielle Joseph
Danielle is the Executive Director of the Closed Loop Ventures Group, the seed and pre-seed investment…
Jennifer Louie
Jennifer is responsible for managing CLP’s debt investment funds. Prior to joining CLP, Jennifer spent the last…
Allison Shapiro
Allison is responsible for strategic partnerships, capital formation, and fund structuring across the Closed Loop…
Jon Powell, Ph.D.
Jon is an Executive Director at Closed Loop Partners working across its verticals to source deals, develop and execute…
Daniel Liswood
Daniel is a Senior Project Director at the Center for the Circular Economy where he manages the NextGen Consortium, a multi-year…
Turab Bajwa
Turab is a climate enthusiast interested in sustainability finance. He has investing, operating, and advising experience…
Anh Giang
As the Project Innovation Director at the Center for the Circular Economy, Anh leads innovation pilots and consumer behavior labs across the NextGen Consortium and …
Sarah Gross
Sarah is a Project Director for the Center for the Circular Economy, Closed Loop Partners’ innovation …
Kate Krebs
Kate leads the Closed Loop Beverage Fund’s efforts to leverage infrastructure investments across the country…
Paula Luu
Paula is a Project Director for the Center for the Circular Economy, Closed Loop Partners’ innovation center that…
Matt Pundmann
Matt is a Project Director for the Center for the Circular Economy – Closed Loop Partners’ innovation center that…
Luba Shabal
Luba leads impact assessment and impact reporting for all of Closed Loop Partners’ investment vehicles. She is also…
Georgia Sherwin
Georgia works across platforms at Closed Loop Partners on strategic initiatives, branding and communications…
Anne-Marie Kaluz
Prior to joining Closed Loop Partners, Anne-Marie spent the last 6 years at Bank of America …
Tim Wackenreuter
As Deputy Controller, Tim provides support for accounting and cash management across the firm, as well as investor relations and…
Bob Anderson
Bob Anderson supports sales and operations for Closed Loop Commodities Group, as well as several of Closed Loop Partners’ portfolio…
Denise Diorio McVeigh
Denise is Vice President & Director of Operations for Closed Loop Commodities Group, which takes an end-to-end…
Andrew McColm
For over 15 years, Andrew has been leading the development of university-based startup companies. …
René Paula
René works with the Closed Loop Venture Fund team to source, diligence and execute new transactions while…
Boaz Schweiger
Boaz is working with the investment team to identify and evaluate potential investment opportunities, and post investment…
Lynn Bernabei
As the Closed Loop Infrastructure Group’s Associate, Lynn supports the Portfolio Manager and senior investment team in all aspects …
Hannah Friedman
Hannah works on the Closed Loop Ventures Group team to manage the pipeline, including sourcing and initial due diligence…
Bea Miñana
Bea works on the communication and branding strategies of Closed Loop Partners, creating messages that…
Hannah Piester
Hannah is an Investment Associate on the Closed Loop Leadership Fund team. She supports the investment team in…
Julia Viner
Julia assists with pipeline management and due diligence for the Fashion vertical at Closed…
Lauren Burgos
As the Office Manager and Administrative Assistant for Closed Loop Partners, Lauren supports the firm’s…
Lily Zeng
Lily started her career at P&G in Finance and Market Strategy & Planning, where she worked on Pricing Strategy and Go-To-Market strategy …
Advisors
Mark Cirilli
Mark Cirilli is Co-founder, Managing Director of Mission Point Capital.
Yuly Fuentes-Medel Ph.D.
Yuly is an advisor to Closed Loop Partners’ work in the fashion industry.
Brett Jenks
Brett Jenks is the CEO of RARE Conservation.
Fred P. Keller
Fred Keller is the Founder and Chair of Cascade Engineering which he started in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1973.
Karine Khatcherian
Karine Khatcherian is the Founder and CEO of Enervest Capital, LLC.
Carrie Ellen Phillips
Carrie Ellen Phillips is a Partner in communications firm BPCM, which she co-founded in 1999.
Dr. Thomas Tochtermann
Thomas is based in Hamburg, Germany. For more than 30 years, Thomas has been advising international clients in Jewelry, Fashion & Luxury and Consumer companies.
Bruce Usher
Bruce Usher is The Elizabeth B. Strickler ’86 and Mark T. Gallogly ’86 Faculty Director of the Social Enterprise Program at Columbia Business School
Careers
Interested in advancing the transition to a circular economy? Learn more about job opportunities at Closed Loop Partners.
