Kim Kardashian is a Co-Founder and Senior Operating Advisor at SKKY. The entrepreneur, business mogul, actor and producer first burst onto the scene in 2007 after the premier of her hit E! Entertainment reality series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" which ended in 2021 after twenty seasons. Ms. Kardashian and her family signed a new multi-year deal with HULU to create "The Kardashians", which began airing in early 2022 and is now in its sixth season. In 2023, Kim starred in "American Horror Story" season 12 alongside Emma Roberts and announced two upcoming projects - first, as producer and star of a legal drama series, "All's Fair", created by Ryan Murphy and starring Glenn Close, Naomi Watts, and Neicy Nash and next, as producer and actor in the comedy film, "The Fifth Wheel", which was sold to Netflix. 

Ms. Kardashian is the founder of SKIMS, the solutions-oriented underwear, loungewear and shapewear brand, which launched in 2019 and is now valued at more than $4 billion. In 2022, she launched her innovative skincare brand SKKN BY KIM.

Ms. Kardashian, as one of the most followed social media accounts on the internet, uses her platform to bring awareness and attention to her fight for criminal justice reform and is currently studying for a law degree through the apprenticeship program in the state of California. She passed the first of two bar exams in December 2021. She is also a supporter of numerous charitable organizations including the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the Dream Foundation and distater relief efforts including the fires in Los Angeles, and helped open the Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health at UCLA. 



Co-Founder & Senior Operating Advisor

Kim Kardashian

Senior Operating Advisor

Angela Ahrendts is a Senior Operating Advisor at SKKY. Angela Ahrendts DBE was most recently Senior Vice President, Apple Retail based  in Cupertino, CA. During her five years, she integrated Apple's physical and  digital businesses to create a seamless customer journey for over a billion visitors a  year. Under her leadership she redesigned the stores, recrafted the roles for  70,000 employees globally, and reimagined the retail experience with the launch  of a transformative educational program focused on coding, music creation and  the arts.

Prior to Apple, Angela was Chief Executive Officer of Burberry Group plc for nearly  nine years in London. She led the 150 year old British fashion house through a  period of phenomenal global growth repositioning Burberry as a global luxury  brand. Her unique leadership style and focus on culture, values and purpose  resulted in tripling the business and quadrupling the share price. During her  tenure, she was a member of the UK’s Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council,  and named Honorary Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British  Empire.  
   
Prior to Burberry, Angela spent 25 years in New York serving as Executive Vice  President, LCI Inc., where she oversaw the acquisition and integration of over 25  brands. For nearly eight years preceding, President, Donna Karan International at  the height of their global expansion and IPO.  

Angela is currently on the Board of Ralph Lauren Corporation., Airbnb, Inc., and  WPP plc. She is also on the non-profit Boards of charity: water, the HOW Institute  for Society; and a member of Paul Polman’s Imagine CEO Circle. In January 2021  she became Chair of the Board, Save the Children International. Angela is also a  member of the Global Leadership Council of the Oxford University Saïd Business  School and the BritishAmerican Business Advisory Board. 

Angela has consistently been recognized by Forbes, Fortune and the BBC as a Top  100 Global Executive. In 2010, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of  Humane Letters and Bachelor of Arts from her alma mater, Ball State University. In  2019, Angela was honored with an Indiana Living Legends award. 


Angela Ahrendts DBE

Ashley Baxter is a Senior Associate at SKKY. Prior to joining SKKY, Ashley was an Associate at Stripes (f.k.a. Stripes Group) on the firm’s Consumer investment team. During her time at Stripes, Ashley was a key contributor to a number of Stripes investments across fashion, beauty, and the outdoors including Harvest Hosts, Dr. Barbara Sturm, Parade, Shibumi Shade, BRUNT Workwear, and KHAITE.

Ashley received her B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University, where she was Managing Director of the accelerator Cardinal Ventures and Coxswain on the DI Women’s Rowing team. 

Senior Associate

Ashley Baxter

Brittany Serafino is a Vice President at SKKY. Prior to joining SKKY, Brittany was a Vice President at L Catterton on the firm’s Flagship Buyout team and an Associate at The Carlyle Group. Brittany began her career at Goldman Sachs, where she spent time in the Consumer, Retail & Healthcare Investment Banking Group and Equity Capital Markets. Brittany received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and graduated with honors from Princeton University with an A.B. in Public and International Affairs and a certificate in Latin American Studies.

Vice President

Brittany Serafino

David Brisske is a Managing Director at SKKY and serves on the Investment Committee and Management Committee. Prior to joining SKKY, David spent nearly nine years at Permira, where he was responsible for the firm’s North America Branded Consumer investment effort. During his time at Permira, David led or was a key contributor to a number of Permira investments predominantly in the Consumer sector, including Reformation, Minted, DiversiTech and BFY Brands (PopCorners). Prior to joining Permira, David was with Irving Place Capital, where he worked on investments in rag & bone and CAbi, among others. Before that, David worked at Thoma Bravo, and he began his career at Goldman Sachs in the firm’s Consumer Retail Investment Banking Group.

David currently serves on the Board of Minds Matter NYC. He received an M.B.A from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and B.A.s in Economics and Public Policy from Duke University.


Managing Director

David Brisske

Jay Sammons is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SKKY and serves on the Investment Committee and Management Committee. Prior to joining SKKY, Jay spent over 16 years at Carlyle, most recently as Partner and Global Head of Consumer, Media and Retail.

During his time at Carlyle, Jay led or was a key contributor to a number of Carlyle investments across the Consumer, Media and Retail sectors, including Beats by Dre, Supreme, Philosophy, Vogue International (OGX), Ithaca, and Grupo Madero, among others. Prior to joining Carlyle in 2006, Jay was with Avista Capital Partners and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners in New York and he began his career at JP Morgan. Throughout his time at Carlyle, Jay was a visible leader in DEI, serving as a member of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Council and a founder of Carlyle’s LGBTQ+ employee resource group.

Jay serves as a member of the University of North Carolina Honors Advisory Board, where he is also on the Executive Committee. He received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. with Distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Jay Sammons

Kaitlin May is the Chief Operating Officer of SKKY and serves on the Investment Committee and Management Committee. Prior to joining SKKY, Kaitlin was the Head of Global Institutional Management at Putnam Investments, where she was responsible for overseeing the firm’s institutional asset management business. 

Prior to joining Putnam Investments in September 2019, Kaitlin held several roles spanning nine years with Apollo Global Management’s Client and Product Solutions Group, including Head of Structuring and Product Creation and Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Kaitlin served as Chief Operating Officer of Citi Property Investors, the real estate division within Citi Alternative Investments and, earlier, worked in Citi’s Strategy and Business Development Group. Kaitlin began her career at Salomon Smith Barney as a financial analyst in the Financial Institutions Group of the Investment Banking Division, working in London and New York. Kaitlin received an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, cum laude, from Dartmouth College.

Chief Operating Officer

Kaitlin May

Kathy Lin is an Associate at SKKY. Prior to joining SKKY, Kathy was an Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley. During her time at Morgan Stanley, Kathy worked on several transactions including AGCO’s acquisition of Trimble Ag and Nordson’s acquisition of Atrion.

Kathy graduated with a B.S. in Operations Research and a double minor in Computer Science and Economics from Columbia University where she received the departmental award for Outstanding Student Service in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

Associate

Katherine Lin

Lisa Henneberry is an Executive Assistant at SKKY. Prior to joining SKKY, Lisa was the Assistant to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Fidelity Investments. Lisa spent 16 years at Fidelity Investments as an assistant to senior level executives and board members before assisting the Chairman Emeritus and then the Chairman. Prior to joining Fidelity, Lisa spent time at EMC Corporation as a Senior Administrative Assistant and at Virtusa Corporation as a Senior Human Resources Specialist. Lisa received an Associates Degree from Fisher College.

Executive Assistant

Lisa Henneberry

Mark Urso is the Director of Finance at SKKY. Prior to joining SKKY, Mark held the role of Director of Operations at Petra Funds Group, a third-party administrator providing coordinated fund administration and general partner launch advisory services to private equity clients.

Mark previously spent over 15 years at Denham Capital, a global energy transition investment firm. During his time at Denham, he held various finance and operations roles with responsibilities for fund accounting and reporting, treasury, investor due diligence, fund modeling and management company financial planning and analysis. Mark was also responsible for the firm’s subscription-based and NAV-collateralized fund finance portfolio. Prior to joining Denham, Mark worked as an Accounting Manager focusing on private equity and hedge fund client administration at State Street.

Mark received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Stonehill College and is a CFA Charterholder.

Director of Finance

Mark Urso

Mirasol Quintanilla is a Vice President of Investor Relations at SKKY. Prior to joining SKKY, Mirasol was a Vice President at Morgan Stanley as part of the Prime Brokerage Client Relationship Management team in the firm’s Institutional Equity Division. During her time at Morgan Stanley, Mirasol managed relationships with a diverse set of institutional clients, ranging from start-up hedge funds to large asset managers. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Mirasol was a Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young, where she advised clients in the Banking & Capital Markets sector on projects related to risk and regulatory reform, balance sheet optimization, and improving operational efficiencies. She also helped lead internal initiatives related to ESG and DE&I. 

Mirasol received her B.S. in Business Administration, with dual concentrations in Finance and Social Entrepreneurship, from Northeastern University.  



Vice President Investor Relations

Mirasol Quintanilla

Tyler Moorehead is an Associate at SKKY. Prior to joining SKKY, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs. While at Goldman Sachs, Tyler was involved in multiple public and private transactions across a wide variety of sectors. Tyler graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Economics, dual concentrating in Finance and Marketing, from the University of Pennsylvania, and took a particular interest in consumer behavior, data analysis, and investing during his time at Wharton. 

Tyler Moorehead

Zach Litner is a Vice President at SKKY. Prior to joining SKKY, Zach was an Associate at Bain Capital where he focused on investments primarily in the Consumer and Industrials sectors. During his time at Bain, Zach was a key contributor to a number of investment opportunities, portfolio company strategies and exits. Zach began his career at Goldman Sachs in the firm’s Natural Resources Investment Banking Group. Zach received an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Economics, Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford University.

Zach Litner

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