Our Team | Next Horizon
With more than 100 transactions valued in excess of $35 Billion, our leadership team consists of seasoned investors & operators with a successful track record of partnering with management teams.
Investment Team
Job title: CEO, Managing Partner
Mathew Lori
25+ years of private equity and alternative asset investment management experience
Former
- Managing Director, New Mountain Capital
- Managing Director, JPMorgan Partners
Sector Expertise
- Business Services
- Technology and Information
Job title: Managing Partner
Nick Cafferillo
25+ years of executive leadership experience
Former
- Chief Data & Technology Officer, S&P Global
- Chief Operating Officer, S&P Global Market Intelligence & SNL Financial
Sector Expertise
- Technology and Information Services
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Job title: Executive Partner
John Daileader
25+ years of private equity investment management experience
Current & Former
- Advisory Board, Seaport Capital
- Managing Partner, Greenbriar Equity Group LP ($4b AUM)
- Principal, JP Morgan Partners
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Auto Aftermarket Services
- Deep experience building, growing, and optimizing auto aftermarket businesses
Job title: Associate
Ethan Jorasch
Experienced investment professional, responsible for the execution of Next Horizon's investment strategy and partnering with leadership teams to build more valuable businesses.
Former
- Investment Banking, JMP Securities
- Investment Banking, Jefferies Group
Sector Expertise
- Business & Industrial Services
- Technology & Information Services
Job title: Director
Eric Li
Experienced investment professional, responsible for the execution of Next Horizon's investment strategy and partnering with leadership teams to build more valuable businesses.
Former
- Investor, Altamont Capital Partners
Sector Expertise
- Business & Industrial Services
- Information & Financial Services
Job title: Associate
Neil Patel
Experienced investment professional, responsible for the execution of Next Horizon's investment strategy and partnering with leadership teams to build more valuable businesses.
Former
- Private Equity Investor, Gryphon Investors
- Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
Sector Expertise
- Business Services
- Industrials Services
Operating & Strategy Advisors
Job title: Executive Partner
Tom Corbitt
25+ years of leadership development, executive coaching, talent analytics, sales organization optimization and transformation, and enterprise change management.
Current & Former
- Founder & Managing Principal at Top Line Growth
- CHRO/CAO at SNL Financial
- VP of Commercial Integration at S&P Global Market Intelligence
- Director of Human Resources roles at Capital One and Allianz
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Business Services
- Information Services
- Financial Services
- Delivering commercial transformations, including organization design, compensation planning, and implementation of sales modeling across small and large global organizations
- Orchestrating complex post-merger integrations of org design, comp plans, and implementation management and communications
- Led executive search placements and leadership development programs for high-growth public and private equity-sponsored companies
Job title: Executive Partner
Marcus Daley
25+ years of executive, technology, and operating leadership experience
Current & Former
- Chief Technology Officer, S&P Global Ratings
- Founder, NeuralMetrics
- Chief Technology Officer, NICE inContact
- Chief Technology Officer, SNL Financial
- Chief Technology Officer, Market Force Information
- Chief Technology Officer, Service Repair Solutions
- Group Manager, Microsoft
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Technology and Information Services
- Business Services
- Deep experience leading & scaling technology organizations, software engineering & digital operations
- Industry-recognized technical expert in digital transformations, including agile methodologies, cloud technologies, distributed digital technologies, business intelligence, software & product development, and web services
- Hands-on experience building and leading global and distributed engineering and operations centers
- Recognized DeFi industry expert with extensive blockchain and crypto experience, patents, and research
Job title: Executive Partner
Amanda Duckworth
30+ years in marketing and communications with expertise in reputation and crisis management
Former
- Chief Marketing Officer, Kleiner Perkins
- Partner, Brunswick Group
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Technology
- Financial Services
- Reputation management through litigation, transactions, leadership changes, market challenges, and full-fledged crises
- Brand positioning, narrative development, and messaging frameworks
Job title: Executive Partner
John G Freeland
40+ years of executive leadership, business transformation, and growth experience
Current & Former
- CEO, Information Resources, Inc. (IRI Worldwide)
- President, Worldwide Operations Salesforce.com
- Managing Partner, Accenture
- Founder & CEO, JF Fitness North America
- Director, WNS (Holdings) Limited
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Technology and Information Services
- CRM & Marketing Services
- Insurance
- Executive experience leading major business transformations
- Deep experience building, growing, and optimizing product and service verticals
Job title: Executive Partner
Nate Haskins
23+ years of executive and operating leadership experience
Current & Former
- President & COO, GovSpend
- Chief Data Officer, S&P Global
- Managing Director, Chief Data Officer SNL Financial
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Technology and Information Services
- Business Services
- Deep experience leading & scaling digital operations transformation.
- Industry-recognized data expert in business process automation, robotic process automation, data governance, architecture, and concordance
- Hands-on experience building and leading distributed operations and contact centers
Job title: Executive Partner
Adrienne Howard
15+ years of business transformation and growth experience
Current & Former
- Chief Impact & Program Management Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, WorldStrides
- Managing Director, S&P Global Market Intelligence
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Technology & Information Services
- Educational Travel & Experiential Learning Services
- Strategic & Tactical Business Planning, Acquisition & Integration Management, Product Planning & Go-to-Market Strategy, Launch Management, Project Management, Leadership Development, Organizational Development
- Recognized expert in strategic & tactical business planning
- Deep experience leading program management, product management, and go-to-market organizations
Job title: Executive Partner
Nathan Lucht
20+years of executive leadership, strategy development, and business operations experience
Current & Former
- CEO, InStep Health
- EVP, Corporate Strategy and M&A, IRI Worldwide
- Principal, Boston Consulting Group
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Media for Pharmaceutical Industry
- Consumer Packaged Goods & Retail
- Data Monetization & Data Contracting
- Global M&A and Post-merger Integration
- Building and Leading Business Strategy & Transformation Teams
Job title: Executive Partner
Kelvin Thompson
30+ years of executive human capital and leadership consulting experience
Current & Former
- Founder, MontaRosa
- Senior Partner, Heidrick & Struggles
- President of US Operations & Chairman of Global New Media, Entertainment & Technology, Norman Broadbent International
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Executive Search, Leadership Consulting Services
- Business Services
- Extensive global experience helping organizations improve their teams, drive innovation and transform their culture and businesses
- Industry-recognized leadership consultant and speaker, providing global expertise on human capital, global growth and innovation, and the hiring of new thinkers
Job title: Executive Partner
Robert I. Tomei
30+years of experience as an innovative business leader, building consumer insights, shopper and digital media activations solutions, and high-performing teams
Former
- Divisional President, Consumer and Shopper Marketing, IRI
- President, Consumer, and Shopper Solutions, Nielsen
- Director, Marketing and Promotional Services, Altria
- Director, Marketing Services, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Consumer Insights, Shopper, and Digital Media Activation Programs
- Big Data, Advanced Analytical Solutions
- Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
- Recruiting & Mentoring Team of Domain Experts
- Industry Thought Leadership, Featured Speaker & Guest Lecturer
Job title: Executive Partner
Pascal Volle
35 years of leadership and advisory in media, advertising, and technology
Current & Former
- Advisor, Comcast, Hearst, and Disney
- Co-Founder, Informed Sources, Acuity KKC, Icone
- Partner, Rockdale Partners
- Partner, Mercer
Sector Expertise & Experience
- Media, Cable, and Telecommunications
- Advertising & Marketing Technology and Services
- Delivering profit growth through business model optimization, product innovation, and acquisitions
Operating & Strategic Advisors are not employees of Next Horizon but are independent contractors who provide strategic advice to Next Horizon and our portfolio companies.