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Mr. Aaker is a member of the private equity team, focusing on US-based middle, large, and global buyouts.

Prior to joining StepStone in 2008, Mr. Aaker was a vice president with Alternative Investment Capital in Tokyo, a private equity fund of funds and advisory firm. Before that he worked for Pacific Corporate Group, a private equity investment firm that oversaw over US$15 billion of private equity commitments for institutional investors.

Mr. Aaker received his BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Ms. Abbas is a member of the private equity team, focusing on middle and large-market buyouts and distressed investments.

Prior to StepStone, Ms. Abbas was a private equity investment manager with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a sovereign wealth fund. Before that she worked for Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, where she supported front-office investment activities.

Ms. Abbas received her BCom from McGill University and is a CFA and CAIA charterholder.

Mr. Abrams focuses on business development for StepStone Real Estate.

Prior to joining StepStone, Mr. Abrams was a principal at GCM Grosvenor, where he focused on business development for its real estate primary funds and co-investment businesses (previously part of Credit Suisse as the Customized Fund Investment Group). Before that he was an associate attorney at Goodwin Procter and Orrick where he focused on private real estate investments and fund formation.

Mr. Abrams received a JD from Boston College Law School and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Agarwal is a member of the portfolio analytics and reporting team.

Prior to joining StepStone full time, Ms. Agarwal was an intern on the SPAR team. Before that, Ms. Agarwal was an intern at Torreya Partners LLC, an investment bank.

Ms. Agarwal received her BA in Economics from Delhi University and her Master of Finance from the University of California, San Diego.

Ms. Ai is a member of the private equity team, focusing on Asian investments.

Prior to joining StepStone, Ms. Ai was a senior consultant at Deloitte Consulting where she focused on strategy & operations. Before that  she was with UBS Hong Kong.

Ms. Ai received her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in finance from Renmin University of China.

Mr. Aikawa leads StepStone’s business development and client relations activities in Japan.

Prior to joining StepStone, Mr. Aikawa served as general manager and led the alternative and fund investment department at Nissay Asset Management in Japan where he oversaw its global private equity and infrastructure primary fund of funds, co-investment fund and fund of hedge funds businesses. Mr. Aikawa was also involved in the firm’s product development and manager due diligence activities.  Before that he was a managing director at Nippon Life Insurance’s London subsidiary and led its private equity fund investment activities in Europe.

Mr. Aikawa received a BA in Commerce from Waseda University in Japan.

Ms. Ajavananda focuses on marketing and investor relations across all asset classes.

Prior to joining StepStone in 2010, Ms. Ajavananda was a director and head of investor relations at Citi Private Equity, a US$10 billion equity co-investment, mezzanine and fund of private equity funds business. Before that she held various positions across the Citigroup organization in planning and analysis, corporate communications, and investor relations.

Ms. Ajavananda received her BA from the University of Buffalo.

Ms. Alade focuses on business development for StepStone Real Estate.

Prior to StepStone, Ms. Alade was an associate in business development and client relationship management at the Carlyle Group where she was involved in fundraising and client management for the firm’s multi-manager real estate business. Before that she was an associate director in the private funds group at UBS Investment Bank, where she advised financial sponsors on fundraising strategy, competitive positioning and marketing, and managed fundraises across US, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.

Ms. Alade received her BA in business administration with a concentration in finance from Howard University.

Ms. Alba is a member of the finance and accounting team.

Prior to joining StepStone, Ms. Alba was a housing accounts payable specialist at AMN Healthcare. Before that she Alba worked as an assistant property manager for MAAC Project Property Management.

Ms. Alba received an MA and a BA in international economics from San Diego State University.

Ms. Aleksandrova focuses on investor relations and portfolio analytics and reporting.

Prior to StepStone, Ms. Aleksandrova was a consultant at Aurelis Capital, a real estate investment management company, where she focused on marketing and fundraising. Before that she was an analyst in Deutsche Bank’s investment banking group.

Ms. Aleksandrova graduated with honors with a BS from Rutgers University.

Mr. Alvarez is a member of the operational due diligence team.

Prior to working at StepStone, Mr. Alvarez was a compliance analyst at ACA Compliance Group. Previously, Mr. Alvarez held internships at the Essex County and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

Mr. Alvarez received his MPA from Florida International University, and his BA in English from Marist College.

Ms. Aquino is a member of the business development team, focusing on distribution with Brazilian investors.

Before joining StepStone, Ms. Aquino was director of institutional investors relations at Pátria Investimentos. Before that, Ms. Aquino worked at BNP Paribas Asset Management Brasil as institutional manager. Ms. Aquino also held a position as institutional manager at Banco BBM.

Ms. Aquino has a finance and money market MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas/RJ and graduated in economics from PUC/RJ.

Ms. Aragao is a member of the legal and compliance team.

Prior to joining StepStone full time, Ms. Aragao was an investor relations intern. Before that, she was an investor relations intern and M&A analyst at B3 S.A. (fka BM&FBovespa). Previously, Ms. Aragao worked as an operations intern with San Diego Diplomacy Council.

Ms. Aragao received her BA in economics with an emphasis in quantitative analysis from San Diego State University.

Mr. Asari is a member of the business development team, focusing on Japan.

Prior to StepStone, Mr. Asari was an alternative product specialist at Neuberger Berman, where he focused on business development in private equity and hedge funds in the Japanese market. He was responsible for creating marketing materials, fundraising, cash flow analysis and reporting. Before that Mr. Asari worked at JP Morgan in the Investment Banking division.

Mr. Asari received a BA in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ms. Aslan is a member of the private debt team.

Prior to joining StepStone, Ms. Aslan was a fixed income research associate at Fidelity Investments. Before that she was an analyst at RBC Capital Markets working in debt capital markets and European rates strategy.

Ms. Aslan received her MSci in physics from Imperial College London. She is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Babcock is the Head of Talent Development where he focuses on maintaining a learning culture of curious, collaborative, and continuous learners.

Prior to joining StepStone, Mr. Babcock drove and delivered innovative learning solutions that supported global client groups at MetLife by collaborating with senior business leaders, global talent leaders, and HR Business Partners.

Mr. Babcock received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley, MA from Tufts University, and earned the CPLP credential.

Ms. Carter is a member of the finance and accounting team.

Prior to StepStone, Ms. Carter was an audit senior with Deloitte & Touche LLP, a multinational professional services firm, where she managed annual audit and quarterly review engagements primarily for clients in the manufacturing industry. Before that she was an audit associate with Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Ms. Carter received her BS from the University of Notre Dame.

Mr. Badura* is a member of the finance and accounting team.

Prior to StepStone, Mr. Badura worked for Deutsche Bank and before that the Bank of New York Mellon.

Mr. Badura graduated from the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland.

*Employee of Swiss Capital Invest Holding (Dublin) Ltd.—subsidiary of Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG, which is an affiliate of StepStone Group LP.

Ms. Bakry is an executive assistant in the New York office.

Prior to StepStone, Ms. Bakry worked on the foundation team at Viking Global Investors.  Before that, Ms. Bakry was an executive assistant at Madison Square Boys & Girls Club.

Ms. Bakry received her BS from the University of Delaware.

Mr. Balraj is a member of the Data Science and Engineering Team.

Prior to joining StepStone in 2020, Mr. Balraj was a financial analyst with Planet where he handled data migration from Legacy applications. Before that he worked as a programmer analyst in Cognizant where he was involved in ETL, Big Data development and migration projects.

Mr. Balraj received his MSc in Business Analytics from National University of Ireland Galway and his BE from Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai.

Ms. Barker* is a member of the legal and compliance team.

Prior to StepStone, Ms. Barker was a senior associate at Dillon Eustace where she worked in the regulatory and compliance unit, specializing in Irish and European financial services regulation and advising a wide range of both domestic and international financial institutions. She also acted as in-house legal adviser at Mediolanum and at Mercer on a secondment basis.

Ms. Barker holds a BBLS from University College Dublin, is a qualified solicitor in Ireland, England and Wales, as well as as a chartered tax adviser.

*Employee of Swiss Capital Invest Holding (Dublin) Ltd.—subsidiary of Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG, which is an affiliate of StepStone Group LP.

Mr. Barnes is a member of the private equity team.

Prior to joining StepStone full-time, Mr. Barnes was an intern for the Firm. Previously he was a business analyst at Bainbridge Consulting and a research analyst at Coast Edge Partners.

Mr. Barnes received his BS from University of California, San Diego.

Ms. Barnes is a member of the human resources team.

Prior to joining StepStone full time, Ms. Barnes was an HR intern. Before that she was a national recruiter and administrative trainer with Smart Circle International in the roadshow division. Previously, Ms. Barnes was a teller operations manager at Bank of America.

Ms. Barnes graduated with a BA in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Mr. Basave is a member of the business development team, focusing on Latin America.

Prior to joining StepStone in 2013, Mr. Basave co-founded Carmel Group, a private equity asset manager focused on primary, secondary, and co-investment transactions. Before that he worked for ORIX Finance where he underwrote and purchased participation via the primary and secondary markets in middle-market leveraged loan non-investment grade facilities nationally and managed a portfolio of institutional leveraged loan assets.  Previously, Mr. Basave worked for Hunt Oil Company, where he sourced and evaluated direct private equity and real asset opportunities in Latin America.

Mr. Basave earned a BS in mechanical and electrical engineering from Universidad Anahuac (Huixquilucan, State of Mexico) and a MBA from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Basave also holds a Graduate Certificate in Financial Engineering and Simulation Models from Universidad de Las Americas (Mexico City).

Mr. Bastidas is a member of the portfolio analytics and reporting team.

Prior to joining StepStone full-time, Mr. Bastidas interned with the SPAR department. Before that, Mr. Bastidas was a business analyst at First Associates Loan Servicing. Prior to that, he worked as a business development intern at Point Loma Credit Union.

Mr. Bastidas is currently pursuing his MBA and received his BS in economics from Point Loma Nazarene University.

Mr. Bauer is a member of the data science and engineering team.

Prior to StepStone, Mr. Bauer was a web developer intern at NeuroPace. Before that he was a freelance photographer and graphic designer.

Mr. Bauer received his BFA in industrial design at the University of Kansas and is also a graduate of LEARN Academy, a full-time web development boot camp.

Mr. Baughn is a member of the operational due diligence team.

Prior to joining StepStone, Mr. Baughn was the Head of the Global Manager Oversight and Due Diligence team at Russell Investments. Before that, Mr. Baughn was the COO and CFO for ETF Portfolio Management, LLC.

Mr. Baughn received an MBA and a BS in engineering science and finance/economics from Lipscomb University.

Mr. Baumann* is a member of the investor relations team, where he is responsible for various business development, investment, and management activities.

Before founding Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG, Mr. Baumann was a key function holder, head of trading and sales and risk management in Switzerland for UBS. He was also a member of UBS’s global trading and sales management board in Zurich.

Mr. Baumann received his MBA from the University of Zurich. He is also the chairman of the Swiss Alternative Investments Circle.

*Employee of Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG—an affiliate of StepStone Group LP

Mr. Beamish is a member of the infrastructure and real assets team.

Prior to StepStone, he was a vice president at Partners Group and a member of the European infrastructure team. Previously Mr. Beamish worked in the UK M&A team at UBS Investment Bank and also at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he qualified as a chartered accountant (ACA).

Mr. Beamish holds a BA in economics from Trinity College Dublin and an MBA from Cornell University.

Mr. Becker is a member of the portfolio analytics and reporting team.

Prior to joining StepStone full time, Mr. Becker was a SPAR intern. Before that he was first a market analyst intern then an accounting intern at Compliance Metrix, LLC.

Mr. Becker received a BBA in finance with a minor in economics from George Washington University.

Mr. Bedard is a member of the infrastructure and real assets team.

Prior to joining StepStone, Mr. Bedard spent 9 years at PSP Investments focusing on sourcing, executing and asset management of infrastructure assets globally and most recently held the position of Manager, Infrastructure Investments. Before that he worked as an associate at PSP Investments.

Mr. Bedard received his Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University and is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Beer is a member of the infrastructure and real assets team and focuses on analytics and investments.

Prior to joining StepStone, Mr. Beer was a portfolio manager in the infrastructure and natural resources group at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, where he focused on asset management and value creation across their $23 billion global portfolio. Before that he was a partner at KPMG in their advisory practice. Previously, Mr. Beer held positions for British Petroleum and KBR Halliburton.

Simon received his BSc in business management from University of London, King’s College.

Ms. Bennett is a member of the finance and accounting team.

Prior to joining StepStone, Ms. Bennett was a senior property accountant at Greenlaw Management Inc. Before that, Ms. Bennett worked as an accounting manager at Keystone Pacific Property Management.

Ms. Bennett received a BA in business economics and communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Mr. Bermel is the rocky mountain regional sales director for Conversus, a StepStone company.

Prior to Conversus, Mr. Bermel worked for Artivest-Altegris Investments as wholesaler covering all channels in central/mountain regions .

Mr. Bermel received a BS in International Affairs and Business from the University of Colorado. He holds FINRA 3, 6, 7, 30, 63 licenses and CAIA Plus Certificate.

Ms. Bermudez Leon is a member of the investor relations team.

Prior to joining the investor relations team, Ms. Bermudez Leon was a member of the firm’s portfolio analytics and reporting team.

Ms. Bermudez Leon graduated with a BBA in finance and an MS in finance from the University of San Diego.

Mr. Bernadino helps support the IT operations for the firm.

Prior to joining StepStone, Mr. Bernadino was a technical logistics coordinator at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, where he would source and oversee trial services including IT support.  Before that he was a senior systems engineer at Teracom Networks.

Mr. Bernadino received a BS in business administration with a concentration of management information systems from University of Vermont.