MSCI Private Assets Summit 2026

Founder, The Private Markets Forum

Marc Andrew is the founder of The Private Markets Forum: an events + insight platform designed to scale the infrastructure underlying alternative asset management and make private markets more accessible.

He's spent nearly two decades supporting economic growth and development - with experience across government, as an entrepreneur, and as an advisor to rapid-growth startups.

As Chief of Staff to the Finance Minister of British Columbia, Marc helped deliver three provincial budgets, a series of major investments in infrastructure and P3s, and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Since 2011 he's led the production of hundreds of senior institutional summits: gathering leaders in urban infrastructure, technology and digital transformation to modernise our institutions for an era of rapid change.

Executive Director, Head of Private Credit Product, MSCI

Karim Berichi is Head of Private Credit Product at MSCI.  Karim was most recently Americas’ Regional Head for Moody’s Analytics Predictive Analytics division and a member of its Product Management and Strategy leadership team.  At Moody’s, Karim was heavily involved in the Private Credit space, especially as it related to providing integrated risk assessment solutions to direct lenders and asset managers on their private credit portfolios.   Prior to joining Moody’s, Karim had a diversified career, holding leadership roles in banking, investment management, and risk analytics, including positions at BlackRock, Bloomberg and Stifel Nicolaus.

Edward Berman 

Head of Public Market and Portfolio Construction Analytics, Office of the Comptroller’s Bureau of Asset Management

Ed Berman is responsible for Public Markets and Portfolio Construction Analytics across the five New York City retirement systems the Bureau of Asset Management advises on. He joined the Office of the Comptroller’s Bureau of Asset Management in May 2022 as the Chief Risk Officer. In his current role, Ed leads an investment staff and supports oversight in Public Market investments, which comprise approximately 69% of the total $286 AUM (as of November 30, 2024). Additionally, he is responsible for analytical framework for portfolio construction across the entire portfolio with a focus on transitioning to a Total Portfolio approach. Within the Bureau, he also leads strategic asset allocation at the portfolio level.

During his tenure at the Bureau of Asset Management, Mr. Berman has focused on enhancing alpha generation at the total portfolio level through superior portfolio construction and risk management. He and his team have developed an asset-class and manager analytics suite for managing public market portfolios based on quantitative analysis.  This allowed to optimize the level of portfolio diversification, established a framework for passive, active, and systematic decision for external managers, created a risk-parity approach to manager sizing, and introduced a rigorous analytical process for manager oversight. The goal of his team is to achieve high alpha generation relative to management fees paid. Ed works closely with the CIO on development of Total Portfolio metrics across public and private assets, designed to support a non-siloed, holistic approach to portfolio management.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Berman was the lead of the global team of Investment Directors covering Multi-Asset and Quantitative strategies at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, where he focused on portfolio construction, alpha generation, and risk management.  Before joining J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Mr. Berman participated in the launch and served as the CRO of a start-up broker/dealer company C&Co/PrinceRidge Holdings LLC. His career also includes a range of roles at major investment banks and hedge funds. He began his career in the quantitative field, modeling fixed-income products at Bear Stearns.  

Mr. Berman holds a Ph.D. degree in Physical Chemistry from Boston University and an MBA degree in Finance and Statistics from NYU’s Stern Business School.    

Glenn Dombrowski

Director of Investment Operations, Indiana University Foundation

Glenn R. Dombrowski is Director of Investment Operations at the Indiana University Foundation, where he leads operational strategy to build a best-in-class investment office supporting a multi-asset endowment. He oversees investment reporting, vendor relationships, legal and compliance workflows, and the implementation of technology solutions to enhance governance and efficiency. Previously, Glenn served as Manager of Investment Administration and Reporting at the University of Rochester, where he managed portfolio analytics, risk systems, fund administrator transitions, and Investment Committee reporting.

Glenn holds a Master of Studies in Law and Certificate in Financial Compliance from the University of Southern California, an MBA in Finance from Loyola University Maryland, and a BS in Accounting from Canisius University. His expertise spans investment operations, risk management, financial reporting, and structured finance.

Head of Private Assets, MSCI

Luke Flemmer is head of Private Assets at MSCI. In this role, he is responsible for building, scaling and overseeing our private assets business, leading commercial strategy and product development.

Previously, Luke served as managing director, head of digital strategy for alternative investments at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and was co-founder and CEO of Lab49, a global solutions provider of investment and risk technology to asset managers and investment banks.

When the ION Group acquired Lab49, Luke became co-head of ION’s Capital Markets division, delivering software and solutions to the group’s global financial services customer base.

Earlier in his career, Flemmer worked in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence. He is a CFA® charterholder.

Kerri Gandin

Chief Operating Officer, Kyard USA

Kerri Gandin is the Chief Operating Officer of a Boston-based single family office that invests globally across asset classes. She brings over 20 years of experience across public accounting, endowment management, and family office leadership. Kerri began her career at Ernst & Young, building a strong foundation in accounting and controls, and spent more than a decade at the Dartmouth College Investment Office. She later helped establish and build the operational infrastructure for Grinnell College’s Investment Office as it launched its Boston office. At her current firm, Kerri was hired to design and implement the operational platform and team after the investment function transitioned in-house from an outsourced model.

Managing Director, Americas Client Coverage, MSCI

Beth Gilje

Founder, Union Park Consulting

Beth is the Founder of Union Park Consulting which is an investment operations consultancy firm that works with both asset allocators and asset managers.  Prior to Union Park Consulting, Beth worked at the Penn Office of Investments from 2015 to 2020 on the Operations Team as a Director.  Her role focused on technology, reporting, ODD and investment execution.  Prior to the Penn Office of Investments, Beth worked as a Senior Principal at Partners Capital Investment Group.  Beth holds a BS from Cornell University.

Ashley Lester

Chief Research Officer, MSCI

Ashley Lester leads the development of MSCI’s research across the company’s wide range of product lines and clients. He was previously the founding head of systematic investments at Schroders, where he led a team managing over USD 30 billion in equity-factor and sustainability strategies. Before Schroders, Ashley served as MSCI’s head of fixed-income and multi-asset-class research. He holds a doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Economics (with first-class honors and the university medal) from the University of Sydney.

Managing Director, Private Assets, MSCI

Ben Page-Fort is a Managing Director at MSCI, where he serves as Head of Americas Private Assets and Global Total Plan Product Manager.

He joined the firm in 2024 to lead the integration of Burgiss and Caissa into what is now Private Capital Solutions. In his current role, Ben oversees the strategic direction and execution of the Total Plan (legacy Caissa) platform within Private Assets solutions, driving innovation, integration, and operational excellence across the platform.

With more than 15 years of experience delivering technology solutions across front, middle, and back-office functions, Ben has a proven track record of advancing investment and operational outcomes for buy-side institutions. Prior to joining MSCI, he was part of the corporate strategy team at SimCorp. Earlier in his career, he led Nasdaq’s Asset Owner Solutions business and held roles at Algorithmics, now part of SS&C.

Ben received his bachelor's degree and master's in business administration from the University of Connecticut.

Executive Director, Private Assets, MSCI

Executive Director, Head of Platform and Infrastructure, MSCI

Aman works at MSCI as Head of Platform and Infrastructure for Private Assets. He is responsible for shaping and scaling MSCI’s next generation of private asset solutions. His scope covers AI product strategy, GTM, client engagement, and driving innovative use of data and technology to meet the evolving needs of institutional clients. Prior to leading MSCI's innovation efforts, Aman sat on the executive leadership team of Canoe Intelligence where he was Vice President of Data Strategy. He was responsible for building their LLM suite of products to extract data, executing on their broader commercial data strategy, and launching their international efforts. Aman began his career at JPMorgan across Institutional Sales, followed by Digital Innovation and Strategic Investments, where he led strategy for both private markets and carbon markets.

Vice President, Research & Development, MSCI

Patrick’s research covers a broad range of topics across private market strategies, including performance, cash flow management and risk. He previously worked in commodity research at IHS Markit, and before that, as a research affiliate at MIT studying firm behavior. He holds a master’s degree from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington, both in economics.