Our Team
Our cohesive team of independent advisors and consultants bring deep industry knowledge in a wide range of sectors including Healthcare, Consumer Staples, Energy, Power, Chemicals, Industrials, Tech and Telecom. In addition, our team comes from a diverse professional background ranging from investment management, private equity, venture capital, corporate finance, business development, strategy and marketing communications.
While we have very different backgrounds and celebrate this diversity, we are united with one common passion as fellow bon vivants.
Gary Low, CFA
Managing Director, Founder | ESG Integration & Sustainability
Mr Low has over 20 years of investment experience from highly regarded asset management firms such as BlackRock, Vontobel, Epoch Investment Partners and Macquarie Investments. At Epoch Investment Partners, Gary was responsible for ESG Integration for the Calpers and Wespath mandates.
In addition to his investment experience, Gary most recently led the ESG Advisory for TRC in ESG framework implementation and ESG due diligence for M&A transactions. Mr Low also served as a Consultant for the United Nations (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) as part of the Global Investors for Sustainable Development initiative where he collaborated with various UN agencies (UNGC, PRI, UNEP FI, UNCTAD) and the private sector (Nuveen, UBS) on ESG data analytics and Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs").
Prior to his career in the investment management industry, Gary was with the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse where he worked on high profile project financing transactions such as Calpine ($2.5BN Revolver, America's Project Loan, 2000 IFR), Port Arthur Coker (Leveraged Finance Deal of the Year 1999) and the Bolivia-Brazil pipeline (Petrobras, World Bank, IDB).
Gary holds an MBA from The Wharton School and MA Hons from Cambridge University. Mr Low is a CFA charter holder and recently received his Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting credential from SASB.
William Reihl
Managing Director, Independent Senior Advisor
Communications & Marketing, Business Development | Consumer Marketing |
William Reihl is the Global Communications Operations and Innovation Director at GSK. With more than two decades of experience in marketing, branding and communications, he has worked on a variety of initiatives including sustainability focused campaigns in the consumer staples, discretionary and financial services industries.
Prior to GSK, Bill was the Managing Director, Global Brand Marketing at Ketchum, part of the Omnicom network. Mr. Reihl also served as Executive Vice President of Global Consumer Marketing at Weber Shandwick, part of the Interpublic Group, from 2011 – 2013 where he provided creative and strategic counsel for clients such as Samsung, MasterCard, Nestle/Nespresso and Unilever, among others. Mr. Reihl has also served as Executive Vice President at Ogilvy where he was a member of the Global Strategy & Planning team. Earlier in his career he was a Senior Vice President and Creative Director at Edelman. Mr. Reihl graduated with honors from American University, earning a degree in media and communications, and he currently serves on the Dean's Advisory Council for the School of Communications.
James Bragg
Managing Director, Independent Sales, Corporate Access & Marketing Consultant
European Equity Sales & Trading | Corporate Access | Equity Research
James Bragg is currently an independent financial services consultant working with investor relations teams and institutional investors. James began his consulting business after an extensive career in institutional equity research and derivative product sales for investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Credit Lyonnais, Oddo Securities (where he was President and CEO of their North American operations), and Kepler Chevreux where he was an account manager for the distribution of research, capital markets transactions, execution and corporate access to institutional investor clients.
Prior to his career in institutional equity sales, James also had a career as a corporate securities and compliance lawyer beginning as an attorney with the United States Securities & Exchange Commission, and later followed by positions in the legal departments of PaineWebber and Morgan Stanley.
James is an active member of the National Investor Relations Institute and the National Association of Corporate Directors.
James received his Juris Doctorate (JD) Cum Laude, from New York Law School and AB in Government, from Franklin & Marshall College.
Robin Shobin
Managing Director, Independent Senior Advisor
Energy & Basic Materials | Business Development | Consumer Marketing |
Robin Levine is the Founder of Halo Sport where she currently also serves as the Chief Product Officer involved in marketing, branding and product development. She is also the Founder and CEO of Charlotte’s Book, a highly regarded repository of knowledge on beauty, personal care and cosmetic dermatology.
Prior to her entrepreneurial ventures, Robin was with JP Morgan for 13 years as the Lead Senior Analyst in Credit Research for Energy, Chemicals and Metals & Mining sectors. She was also a Vice President in Leveraged Finance prior to assuming the Analyst position. Ms Levine was a top ranked Fixed Income Analyst by the prestigious Institutional Investors for 9 years.
Robin graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Applied Science and Applied Economics and Business Management
Dr Chris Ball, MD
Independent Consultant
Healthcare | Pharma & Medical Devices | Venture Capital
Dr Ball is a Director at IQVIA and has held senior leadership positions by serving as the CEO for Jupiter Diagnostics and Supernova Diagnostics. He has founded and led several healthcare companies through product development and commercialization. In addition to his venture capital investing experience at Imprimatur Capital, his professional experience also included positions at Johnson & Johnson and BCG.
In addition to an MBA from Wharton, Dr Ball holds a Bachelors in Medicine from Oxford University and a BA in Pathology from the Cambridge University.
Neel Desai
Independent Consultant
Healthcare | Biotech & Pharma | Private Equity
Neel Desai is focused on business development and innovation at Biogen. Prior to Biogen, Mr Desai was Head of Business Development at Piramal Enterprises. He has also worked in strategy and corporate finance at leading biopharmaceutical Vertex and Medimmune. As for investment management, Mr Desai has held roles at Royalty Pharma and Bain Capital.
Neel graduated with an MA from Columbia University in Biological Sciences, MBA from The Wharton School and a BA in Biochemistry and Mathematical Economic Analysis (Honors).
Tammy Park
Independent Consultant
Consumer Staples | Personal Care & Beauty | Marketing & Branding
Mrs Park is the CEO and Founder of Aquareveal, an innovative personal care brand. Tammy has over 15 years of Marketing, Branding and Advertising experience in fast moving consumer products, luxury goods, retail and e-commerce. She has held marketing positions at leading blue chip companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson (Consumer Division), Bertelsmann Media and Cartier.
Tammy graduated with an MA from The Lauder Institute and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Columbia University.