Category: Senior Advisors

Peter Cieszko has over 40 years of wide-ranging experience in the financial services industry solving business-wide strategic, distribution and operational challenges with a core focus on the investment management sector. Mr. Cieszko is currently Managing Partner at Convergency Partners, a unique advisory and consulting business focused on the formulation and execution of growth strategies for […]

T. J. Della Pietra has 35+ years of leadership, strategic, investment and governance experience in the financial industry, including senior roles at Citigroup (NYSE: C) and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Mr. Della Pietra held several senior operating roles at Citigroup, with responsibility for strategy, profit & loss, balance […]

Gilbert Palter is a senior executive with over 30 years of investment and operations experience, in both private and public companies, in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Palter is Chairman & CEO of EGADS Group, a family office investing in private and public companies and taking an active board role adding value in such areas […]

Dennis Duerst, CFA had a 39-year career at 3M Company (NYSE: MMM), a multinational conglomerate corporation operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, health care, and consumer goods. Mr. Duerst was most recently President at 3M Investment Management Corporation, the $40 billion investment manager for 3M’s global retirement plans. In the US, he launched […]

Tom Tull, CFA is a senior executive with 40+ years of investment experience in both private and public capital markets. Mr. Tull was most recently the Chief Investment Officer at the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) where he managed a ~$35 billion public pension plan that administers on behalf of employees and retirees of […]

Deirdre Breakenridge is a business book author, communications strategist, media trainer, and CEO at Pure Performance Communications. As a 30+ year veteran in PR, marketing, and branding, she has worked with senior leaders at organizations, including JVC, Kraft, Nasdaq, NBA Events and Attractions, Siegel+Gale and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). As the author […]

Mr. Bradsher has approximately 25 years of experience as an investor and operator with additional leadership experience through serving as a board member for several companies in the engineering, defense, and technology industries. Mr. Bradsher is currently Chairman & CEO of District Equity, a private equity firm which is and has been an owner of […]

Dr. Anthony Pesco brings 25 years of finance, risk management and investment experience to Star Mountain as a strategic investor and Senior Advisor. Tony recently retired from Credit Suisse after 18 years where he held several leadership roles including running a 500-person global team which generated approximately $2 billion in annual revenues. Tony initially joined […]

Douglas Waggoner has over 40 years of financial and executive management experience across finance, asset management, business development and client relationship management. Mr. Waggoner’s distinguished career includes over 20 years at BlackRock, where he played a key role in building BlackRock’s institutional business into the largest and most successful in the asset management industry.  As […]

Mr. Olert has 30 years of experience across financial services, capital markets, credit, and risk management with a deep understanding of crisis management, credit research, compliance, cyber security and corporate governance. He qualifies as an audit committee financial expert and is an adjunct professor at Fordham University. Mr. Olert retired from Fitch Group, Inc. in […]