Vice President
Wilmer Cerda is a Vice President at Metropolitan. His responsibilities include the management, workout, and ongoing evaluation of the firm’s portfolio of assets. Prior to joining Metropolitan, Wilmer advised companies on financial restructurings and operational turnarounds as part of AlixPartners’ corporate restructuring practice. Wilmer earned his MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business and holds a B.S. from Columbia University.
Associate
Chris Dolan is an Associate at Metropolitan. His responsibilities include deal execution and portfolio analytics. Prior to joining Metropolitan in 2023, Chris was a Vice President at Johnsen Fretty & Company, a media-focused investment bank where he advised clients on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and debt and equity financings. Previously, Chris was a Supply and Trading Associate at ExxonMobil. Chris received a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from the Purdue University.
Associate
Aaron Dalal is an Associate at Metropolitan Partners Group. His responsibilities include asset management and evaluation of existing investments. Prior to joining Metropolitan in 2023, Aaron was an Analyst with S&P Global Ratings where he focused on ground-up credit risk analysis and monitoring of various obligors in the energy sector. Aaron received a B.A. in Economics and Master’s of Applied Data Science from University of Michigan – Ann Arbor.
Senior Associate
Sivu Mzamo is a Senior Associate at Metropolitan. His responsibilities include deal execution and portfolio analytics. Prior to joining Metropolitan in 2023, Sivu was an Associate at Stone Point Capital, a private equity firm focused on buyouts in the Global Financial Services industry. At Stone Point, Sivu was responsible for new deal analysis, deal execution and monitoring portfolio companies. Prior to Stone Point, Sivu was a Senior Associate at Accordion Partners, a private-equity-focused financial consulting and technology firm in NYC and a member of the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Rand Merchant Bank in South Africa. Sivu graduated from the University of Cape Town with a B.Comm and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Senior Vice President, Operating Expert Network
George Alifragis is a Senior Vice President at Metropolitan, where he is responsible for curating, managing, and scaling our Operating Expert network. George began his career at Bell Canada, where he dedicated over 12 years to increasingly responsible management and executive roles. More recently, George served in executive capacities at Sryas as COO and Altima Telecom as Chief Customer and Innovation Officer. Presently, he serves on the Executive Board as Chief Innovation Officer at the Cyber Security Global Alliance and is a member of the Forbes Business Council.
Managing Director, Head of Asset Management
Michael Chaladoff, Managing Director, serves as the Head of Asset Management for Metropolitan Partners Group where he brings more than 35 years of operational and commercial experience to the firm. Michael’s Asset Management responsibilities include the monitoring and ongoing evaluation of the firm’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Metropolitan, Michael ran a successful consulting firm whose clients included, among others, The Dalio Family Office. He was also a Senior financial executive at Bridgewater Associates for over 6 years where he was Head of Finance for the company’s two technology departments. He has served as CFO for a variety of firms ranging from technology start-ups to a multibillion-dollar Investment Advisor. In addition, he has served on the Board of Directors of several firms in the U.S. and in Europe. Michael graduated from Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business with a B.S. in Business Administration.
Vice President
Thomas Lukens is a Vice President at Metropolitan. His responsibilities include deal execution and portfolio analytics. Prior to joining Metropolitan in 2020, Thomas was an Associate at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, where he focused on capital structure advisory and event-driven financing solutions for large US and Japanese corporates. Thomas graduated summa cum laude from Southern Methodist University with a B.B.A. in Finance and a B.A. in Economics.
Vice President
Sam Cappell is a Vice President at Metropolitan. His responsibilities include deal execution and portfolio analytics. Prior to joining Metropolitan in 2020, Sam was an Investment Analyst at Lloyd Crescendo Advisors, a lower middle-market private credit firm. Previously, Sam was an Equity Sales & Trading Analyst at Morgan Stanley. Sam graduated cum laude from NYU Stern School of Business with a B.S. in Finance and Economics.
Managing Director
Richard Lin is a Managing Director at Metropolitan Partners Group Management having joined in 2013. Richard’s investment responsibilities include sourcing, evaluating and executing deals within Metropolitan’s investment strategy. SourcePass and Upstack are Richards’ notable deals. Prior to joining Metropolitan in 2013, Richard was an investment professional at Black Diamond Capital Management and GSC Group in their special situation private equity practice. Prior to that, Richard was an investment banker at Bank of America. Richard graduated cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with concentrations in Finance and Accounting.
Principal
Max Segal is a Principal at Metropolitan. His responsibilities include deal execution and portfolio analytics. Prior to joining Metropolitan in 2019, Max was an Investment Banking Analyst at Pursuit Advisory, a TMT-focused merchant bank where he advised clients on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and debt and equity financings. Previously, Max was an Equity Research Analyst at Nomura. Max received a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the NYU Stern School of Business.
