Lovell Minnick Partners (“LMP”), a private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, business services, and financial technology companies, today announced an expansion of the firm’s Advisory Council. New members Andrew Ralich, Andrew Ramos, Jesse Johnson, Padman Perumal, and Steve Braverman bring decades of experience and leadership across fintech, capital markets, software development, and cybersecurity. These professionals will bolster LMP’s expertise and efforts related to deal sourcing, due diligence, and strategic growth.
“In order to collaborate effectively and cultivate success, it’s critical to analyze each individual organization’s unique challenges, strengths and nuances,” said Steve Pierson, Managing Partner at LMP. “This is precisely why we continue to expand and invest in our Advisory Council. As we grow LMP’s portfolio, each new Advisory Council member brings a breadth of industry insights that complement and diversify our multidisciplinary offerings.”
“In today’s market, a sound value creation strategy is vital to success, and LMP’s Advisory Council is key to our proven approach,” said Brad Armstrong, Partner at LMP. “Andrew, Andrew, Jesse, Padman and Steve are all poised to make impactful contributions across our portfolio, and we look forward to collaborating with them to drive growth for companies in the financial services, financial technology, and business services sectors.”
Andrew Ralich has more than 20 years of experience in the fintech and capital markets technology industry and serves as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at oneZero Financial Systems, a leading multi-asset trading technology platform serving brokers, institutional banks, and liquidity providers. Through his experience leading oneZero from a bootstrapped start-up to INC 5000 growth company over the last 16 years, Andrew has developed a combined expertise of software development, business planning and process which can be applied to various stages of company growth in his advisory role.
Andrew Ramos has over 25 years in leadership roles among small and large teams of technology professionals. In these positions, he’s responsible for delivering value-based technology solutions which securely accelerate business growth and enable operational efficiencies spanning a variety of industries. He is the founder and owner of InTi Solutions, a cybersecurity and technology solutions provider focused on business enablement, process maturity, solution development, and service delivery. Most recently, Andrew served as the technical and cybersecurity thought leader for a company owned by the largest Healthcare systems in the Carolina’s where he matured the cybersecurity program from inception, led a team to help modernize the organization through digital transformation and co-led the implementation of a multi-million dollar claims processing platform before venturing back into consulting.
Jesse Johnson has more than two decades of experience in software architecture and real-time systems. He is the Co-Founder and the Chief Technology Officer of oneZero Financial Systems and is recognized for his expertise in scalable systems architecture, financial market connectivity, and software development leadership. Prior to co-founding oneZero in 2009, Jesse was a graphics programmer at Irrational Games, where he contributed to the development of the critically acclaimed video game BioShock. His background in high-performance computing and complex visual systems continues to inform oneZero’s approach to low-latency trading infrastructure and data analytics.
Padman Perumal has more than 25 years of leadership experience across fintech, enterprise SaaS, and global financial services. He serves as a senior advisor and venture investor where he supports PE-backed middle-market businesses in financial services and fintech with strategy, go-to-market execution, product development, and operational scale. Most recently, Padman served as CEO of Masttro Global Corporation, where he led the company through a 5x ARR growth journey, secured its first institutional capital, and scaled the business to serve a growing base of institutional and enterprise clients. Prior to Masttro, Padman held senior leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase and Credit Suisse, where he led large-scale digital transformation, strategy, and client experience initiatives across wealth management and commercial banking.
Steve Braverman has been working with family offices advising families on their wealth for more than 25 years. He is the Co-Founder and serves as the Co-Chairman of Pathstone, which serves families, family offices, and endowments and foundations. He is also a shareholder and a voting member of the firm’s Investment Oversight Committee and serves on the firm’s Executive Leadership Team. He served as Co-CEO from Pathstone’s inception through June 2022. Prior to Pathstone, Steve served as President of Harris myCFO Investment Advisory Services, LLC, where he had broad national responsibility for all aspects of myCFO’s investment platform.
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