Background & Vision
After a successful career on Wall St. with Morgan Stanley and Capital Z Financial Services Partners (as a Partner of this $1.85 billion private equity fund), Susan took "early retirement" in order to pursue a second career that blended her three passions: corporate finance, teaching and social entrepreneurialism. A brief summary of Susan's experience includes:

• Nine years experience as a private equity investor and three years as an investment banker focusing on the financial services sector in general and insurance in particular
• Extensive experience executing highly-structured and complex private equity transactions in situations that required creativity and industry expertise as well as money
• Board of directors experience, including past and present membership on seven boards, comprised of four publicly traded corporations, a private corporation, a hedge fund partnership and a non-profit organization
• Mergers and acquisitions and compensation consultant to the insurance industry
• Demonstrated interest in human development through teaching and mentoring. Professional experience as a manager, mentor and educator of junior investment professionals
• Frequent instructor for executives, investment professionals, MBAs and undergraduates
• Currently pursuing a PhD in Management at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management
• Avid marathon runner, adventure traveler, and healthy gourmet cook

Today, Susan helps organizations to bridge the divide between analysis and execution and teaches students and professionals to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Susan is married to Derek A. Cabrera and lives in Ithaca, New York.


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