Public to Private Equity in the United States

Michael Ewens

Professor

Columbia Business School

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelewens/

Michael Ewens is the David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance and co-director of the Private Equity Program.  He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Associate Editor of the Journal of Financial Economics, Associate Editor at the Review of Financial Studies, Assoicate Editor at Management Science, Associate Editor at the Journal of Corporate Finance, and co-editor of the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, San Diego. Since 2006 he has been a quantitative advisor for Correlation Ventures, a quantitative-focused venture capital firm.  His research has appeared in the Economist, Bloomberg, and the New York Times. Prof. Ewens has taught venture capital and private equity finance at Columbia Business School, California Institute of Technology, Wharton School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of California San Diego. From 2010 to 2014, he was on the faculty at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, and from 2014 to 2022, he was on the faculty at the California Institute of Technology. He co-organizes the Columbia Private Equity Conference and the virtual Workshop on Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation.

Michael Mauboussin

Head of Consilient Research, Managing Director

Morgan Stanley

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mauboussin-12519b2/

Michael Mauboussin is Head of Consilient Research for Counterpoint Global. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2020 and has 40 years of investment experience. Prior to joining the firm, he was director of research at BlueMountain Capital Management, head of global financial strategies at Credit Suisse, and chief investment strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management. Additionally, Michael is an adjunct professor of finance at Columbia Business School and chairman emeritus of the board of trustees at the Santa Fe Institute. Michael earned an A.B. in government from Georgetown University.