American Industrial Partners
CEO and CFO Summit Presenters
We are honored to have an incredible team of experts joining us at our summit to enrich our discussions and elevate our learning. Please see below to learn a bit more about each presenter and how to get in touch.
Thursday, March 26th 2026 Presenters
Julian Emanuel
Senior Managing Director, Equity, Derivatives & Quantitative Strategy | Evercore ISI
"Macro Economic Outlook"
Emanuel is a Senior Managing Director leading the Equity, Derivatives & Quantitative Strategy Team, consistently recognized as one of the top strategists in the field, including ranking second in equity-linked strategies in Extel’s All-America Research Survey for three consecutive years. He previously served as Chief Equity and Derivatives Strategist at BTIG and has held senior strategy and portfolio management roles at UBS, Tiedemann Investment Group, Goldman Sachs/SLK, and Credit Suisse Asset Management. Emanuel holds an MBA in Finance from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a B.B.A. from Emory University.
Alexander Virgo
Senior Managing Director, Research Division | Evercore ISI
"Macro Economic Outlook"
Alexander Virgo is a senior managing director at Evercore ISI covering global multi-industry companies. He is based in London. Mr. Virgo brings nearly 25 years of experience covering industrial companies, including 15 years in equity research. Most recently, he co-led European industrials coverage at Bank of America, consistently ranked among the top 3 by Extel/Institutional Investor since 2020, including No. 1 or 2 over the past three years. Previously, he held senior roles at Nomura and Berenberg after beginning his sell-side research career covering U.S. multi-industrials at Credit Suisse. Earlier in his career, he covered cyclicals at U.S. hedge fund Och Ziff in London and worked in industrials investment banking at UBS. Mr. Virgo holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Imperial College London.
Austin Cobb
Manager, Private Equity Sourcing and Procurement | Accenture
CFO Friday Session: Procurement Excellence
Austin Cobb is a Manager in Accenture’s Private Equity Sourcing & Procurement practice, where he advises PE investors and portfolio company leadership teams on procurement-driven value creation. He specializes in identifying actionable cost opportunities and building executable value capture roadmaps across the investment lifecycle, including pre-acquisition operational due diligence, M&A synergy assessments, and cross-portfolio value initiatives. Austin has led and delivered cost transformation programs across direct and indirect spend for PE-backed companies in the automotive, telecommunications, and industrial sectors, driving measurable EBITDA impact.
Friday, March 27th 2026 Presenters
Steven Browning
Managing Director and Practice Leader, Private Equity | Accenture
CFO Friday Session: Procurement Excellence
Steven Browning is a Managing Director and Practice Leader in Accenture’s Private Equity practice, advising PE firms on value creation strategy and execution. He has supported more than 40 private equity investors and 100 portfolio companies over the past 17 years, delivering EBITDA expansion through procurement, supply chain, and operational transformation across the investment lifecycle.
Katrina Calihan
Partner, Wind + Sail Leadership Partners
CEO Friday Session: Building a Transformative Leadership Development Program"
Wind + Sail Leadership Partners is a boutique leadership development firm focused on building communities of evolved, mindful and skillful leaders. Â We know that transformative leadership is as much about being as it is about doing. Â Through 1-1 and cohort-based programs, we maximize leadership potential, upskill management competency, support teams to build collaborative cultures, and foster shared purpose + organizational alignment. Katrina is a Co-Founding Partner at Wind + Sail, where she partners with senior leaders to unlock their highest potential and build communities of evolved, mindful, and skillful leadership. With over 20 years of experience in executive coaching, leadership development, and talent strategy, she brings research-backed methodologies, deep intuition, and a sophisticated developmental lens to help leaders surface root dynamics and drive lasting transformation. Previously, she held senior leadership roles at Bain & Company, leading global talent and leadership development initiatives.
Dave Clement
Partner, Simon-Kucher Partners
CEO and CFO Friday Session: Commercial Strategy and Pricing Excellence
Dave Clement is a Partner at Simon-Kucher and Head of the firm’s New York Office. He is a leader in Simon-Kucher’s Industrials practice, advising industrial companies and private equity investors on commercial excellence. Dave works with management teams and sponsors on go-to-market strategy, pricing and value capture, salesforce effectiveness, and customer strategies across the deal lifecycle. Dave has partnered with a number of American Industrial Partners portfolio companies, including Pittsburgh Paint Company, Enviva, Austin Powder, Global Cellulose Fibers, and Canam Steel, supporting leadership teams on initiatives to accelerate profitable growth and strengthen commercial capabilities. His teams are known for a highly pragmatic, results-oriented approach and for helping teams translate strategy into measurable impact.
Morgan Doty
Senior Manager, Private Equity Sourcing and Procurement | Accenture
CFO Friday Session: Procurement Excellence
Morgan Doty is a Senior Manager in Accenture’s Sourcing & Procurement practice with 15 years of experience leading procurement-driven value creation across private equity and corporate environments. He specializes in designing and executing large-scale sourcing transformations that deliver measurable EBITDA impact through cost reduction, demand management, and process optimization across direct and indirect spend. Morgan has led engagements across retail, industrials, telecommunications, manufacturing, and services, with deep category expertise spanning fleet, facilities, capital equipment, logistics, MRO, raw materials, and other indirect spend areas. Most recently, he led procurement value delivery initiatives for Austin Powder and Nexpera, partnering closely with AIP sponsors and portfolio company leadership teams to accelerate savings realization and support operational transformation.
Mary Winn Miller
Leadership and Talent Advisor, Pendra Group
CEO Friday Session: Talent to Value Mapping
Mary Winn Miller is a leadership consultant, talent operator, and assessor who partners with private equity investors, boards, and executive teams to accelerate performance through executive assessment, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. Drawing on her experience as a C-suite strategy leader and in-house talent executive, she brings a sophisticated, operator-informed lens to top team performance, culture building, and enterprise leadership. Previously, she was a Senior Principal at ghSMART, led talent operations at Indigo, and held senior strategy roles at State Street. She began her career at McKinsey & Company and has also co-invented multiple patents in human capital and skills assessment technology
Chris Nichols
Leadership and Talent Advisor, Pendra Group
CEO Friday Session: Talent to Value Mapping
Chris is a founding partner at Pendra, where he works with private equity firms, portfolio companies, and senior executives to drive value creation through stronger talent decisions and healthier organizations. A former operating executive with deep P&L ownership and manufacturing leadership experience, he brings a highly practical, results-oriented approach to executive development, organizational effectiveness, and leadership advisory. He has conducted 1,000+ executive assessments and supports leaders through CEO onboarding, succession planning, board dynamics, and building high-performing leadership teams. Previously, Chris was a Partner at ghSMART, served as President of Ancos, led strategy at WestRock, and began his career at McKinsey & Company.
Our Partners
Accenture Private Equity partners with leading PE firms across the full investment lifecycle, from due diligence through transition planning and post-acquisition value creation. We deliver results through proven, technology-enabled solutions that accelerate EBITDA expansion and enterprise value growth.
OnRamps
OnRamps partners with private equity firms and portfolio companies to design and deliver high-impact summits, onboarding programs, and engagement experiences. In partnership with AIP, OnRamps has executed multiple summits reaching 500+ portfolio leaders, achieving an average NPS of 94%. With decades of combined experience in program design, facilitation, and execution, OnRamps creates experiences that connect leaders, align priorities, and elevate performance.
Simon-Kucher (SK) is a global consulting firm with ~2,000 employees across 46 offices in 31 countries focused on unlocking better growth for companies across industries. SK works with clients to optimize pricing and value capture, strengthen product, service and commercial strategy, and improve sales and go-to-market execution. SK's teams combine deep industry expertise with data-driven analytics to deliver measurable, sustainable impact.
Evercore ISI is a market leading research firm. Our mission is to help investors navigate challenging markets with a powerful and complementary combination of world class macro and fundamental research across every major sector. We offer clients access to premium independent research, broad U.S. sector and company coverage (750) and access to the top ranked economists, strategists & analysts in the industry. We recently ranked #1 in the II/Extel 2025 U.S. Survey on a weighted basis for the 4th year in a row.
Pendra is a leadership advisory firm that works with AIP to help setup leadership teams andorganizations for success in achieving their value creation goals. Pendra partners with AIP tosupport executive assessments, human capital and leadership readiness baselines, exit readinessplanning, talent strategies and leadership development.
Wind + Sail Leadership Partners is a boutique leadership development firm focused on building communities of evolved, mindful and skillful leaders. We know that transformative leadership is as much about being as it is about doing. Through 1-1 and cohort-based programs, we maximize leadership potential, upskill management competency, support teams to build collaborative cultures, and foster shared purpose + organizational alignment.