The Team | Shannon Murphy

Shannon Murphy has over two decades of experience in research and analytics for financial services and in academia. As the Head of Research, Shannon is focused on strategically leveraging iConnections data to deliver next generation insights to clients, allocators and partners. Shannon was a Managing Director and the Head of Strategic Content at Jefferies, where […]
The Team | Nicolas Michalczewski

Nicolas is the Vice President of Sales at iConnections. Nicolas is also the Founder and CEO of NM+Co, a consulting firm which focuses on helping the growth of emerging alternative asset managers. Prior to launching NM+Co. Nicolas was Head of Business Development & Investor Relations at White Square Capital LLP, a London based long/short equity […]
The Team | Jason Eveleigh

Jason has over 25 years of business experience and recently lead the integration of Kidman Resources Limited into Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) after it was purchased for AUD$776m in September 2019. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with EY in London, Jason moved to Australia and has since bought, operated and sold several business in a […]
The Team | Katie Leon

Katie Leon is the Vice President of Event Operations. Katie has over 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Katie has worked at one of the biggest luxury resorts in North America where she oversaw both social and corporate events. During her time at the resort she also helped coordinate the world’s largest capital […]
The Team | Vern Bratton

Vern Bratton brings thirteen years of sales experience, with six years in the alternative investment industry. Prior to iConnections, he most recently served as Head of Sales for Align Managed Services which offers Outsourced IT and Cybersecurity Advisory services to the Investment Management industry. Vern also served as Director of Business Development at the world’s […]
The Team | Kaitlin Malin

Kaitlin joined iConnections for the Funds4Food initiative and now leads development and event partnerships as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining iConnections she was responsible for sourcing strategic partnerships across business lines at Zume Inc. Previously, she was a member of the Client Solutions team at MKP Capital Management, where she managed client relationships and […]
The Team | Rob Tappero

Rob joined iConnections with a focus on building the firm’s global customer base, as well as strategically expanding the offering throughout the region. Rob has more than 12 years of industry experience. Prior to iConnections, he was most recently the Director of Sales at at the world’s largest capital introduction conference, where he led the […]
The Team | Diana Arakelyan

Diana is the Chief Marketing Officer of iConnections, responsible for shaping the firm’s marketing and communications strategy, branding, digital marketing, partnerships and insights. Diana previously served as the Global Head of Marketing and Communications of Citco Group where she set up and led the MarComs function. Diana chairs the 100 Women in Finance Impact Committee […]
The Team | Amy Rine

Amy joined iConnections as Chief People Officer in July 2020 and brings over 20 years of industry experience. Amy most recently spent six years at the world’s largest capital introduction conference, where she served as Chief of Staff. Previously, she held a similar role at Spire Capital Partners for thirteen years. Amy holds a B.S. […]
The Team | Chris Altomare

Chris is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of iConnections. Chris has over 10 years of experience designing & developing web applications in the financial services and market research industries. Starting in 2015 Chris served as the Software Architect for the technology platform for the world’s largest capital introduction conference. Chris built the platform that […]