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Ethan Levine is Head of Secondaries, Co-Head of Real Assets and Sustainability, a member of the Investment Committee and Senior Executive Group of CF Private Equity. His primary responsibilities include overseeing the origination, evaluation, structuring, and negotiation of secondaries transactions as well as the portfolio construction, monitoring, and fundraising of the firm’s secondary funds. Additionally, his responsibilities include due diligence, investment selection, portfolio construction, monitoring, and fundraising for the firm’s real assets and sustainability programs. Ethan originally joined CF Private Equity through CFPE’s Associate Program in 2007 as a Senior Analyst. Prior to CFPE, Ethan specialized in energy markets at Charles River Associates in Boston, M.A. While at business school, Ethan worked at Rockland Capital in The Woodlands, TX, where he conducted due diligence on asset acquisitions and managed portfolio investments. Ethan is a member of the advisory boards of several private equity limited partnerships. He is the treasurer and former chairperson of the Board for Hillel at Dartmouth College. Ethan received a B.A., B.E. and an M.E.M. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Hong Pan is a member of the Secondaries team at CF Private Equity and is engaged in the origination, evaluation, underwriting, and execution of secondary investments. Additionally, he contributes to the firm’s buyout, growth equity, venture capital, and real assets and sustainability strategies. Prior to joining CF Private Equity, Hong worked at Oppenheimer & Co. in its investment banking division, advising corporate clients on mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Hong holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated with Distinction.

Stephen Talbot is a member of the Secondaries team at CF Private Equity and is engaged in the origination, evaluation, underwriting, and execution of secondary investments. Additionally, he contributes to the firm’s buyout, growth equity, venture capital, and real assets and sustainability strategies. Prior to joining CF Private Equity, Stephen worked at BB&T Capital Markets in its investment banking division, advising corporate clients on mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Stephen holds a B.S. in Business and Enterprise Management from Wake Forest University.

George Wu is a member of the Secondaries team at CF Private Equity and is engaged in the origination, evaluation, underwriting, and execution of secondary investments. Additionally, he contributes to the firm’s buyout, growth equity, venture capital, and real assets and sustainability strategies. Prior to joining CF Private Equity, George worked at Morgan Stanley in its investment banking division, advising corporate clients on mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions. George holds a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.S. in Mathematics/Economics from the University of Southern California. George is also a CFA charterholder.

Mario Virtudes, Managing Director, Head of Secondaries Investor Relations is responsible for the development of private market mandates across endowments, foundations, healthcare organizations, family offices, insurance companies and pensions. Prior to rejoining CF Private Equity, he was a Managing Director at Capital Dynamics where he was responsible for Institutional Business Development and Consultant Relations. Prior to Capital Dynamics, Mario had worked with Commonfund’s clients in the Midwest. Earlier in his career, he was a Director at Societe Generale Corporate Investment Banking focused on developing their alternatives business in the US, and he also held various roles at Deutsche Bank Absolute Return Strategies Group and Chase Manhattan Bank. Mario holds a B.S. in Finance from the University at Albany and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Financial Management from Pace University.

Lawrence Shoykhet is a member of the Secondaries team at CF Private Equity and is engaged in the evaluation, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. Lawrence earned a B.S. in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Dillon Weisberg is a member of the Secondaries team at CF Private Equity and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting, and execution of secondary investments. Prior to joining CF Private Equity, he worked at Abbott Capital Management, LLC as a Senior Investment Analyst. Dillon earned a B.S.M. in Finance from Tulane University. 

Paul Woolhouse is a member of the Secondaries team at CF Private Equity and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. Paul earned a B.S. in Business Administration concentrating in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University. 

Megan Belcastro is a member of the Secondaries Investor Relations team and is responsible for the development of private market mandates across endowments, foundations, healthcare organizations, family offices, insurance companies and pensions. Prior to joining CF Private Equity, she interned at Twin Bridge Capital Partners. Megan earned a B.S. in Business and Enterprise Management from Wake Forest University.

Rachael Kong is a member of the Secondaries team at CF Private Equity and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. She was previously a Summer Analyst on the Secondaries Team at CF Private Equity. Rachael earned a B.A. in Economics and English from Cornell University.

Gabriel Ruiz is a member of the Secondaries team at CF Private Equity and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. Prior to joining CF Private Equity, he worked as a Financial Reporting Summer Analyst at Valuation Research Corporation. Gabriel earned a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.

Emily Schuster is a member of the Secondaries team at CF Private Equity and is engaged in the transaction, underwriting and execution of secondary investments. Prior to joining CF Private Equity, she worked as an Institutional Equity Sales & Trading Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley. Emily earned a B.A. in Engineering from Dartmouth College.