Miki Somosot is an Associate at GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Washington, D.C. and joined GEF Capital Partners in November 2023. Miki is responsible for sourcing, structuring, and monitoring investments in North America. Prior to joining GEF Capital, Miki was a Senior Analyst with Walton Enterprises’ Impact and ESG investment team. Prior to Walton Enterprises, Miki started her career as an Investment Banking Analyst and subsequently an Associate in Credit Suisse’s Financial Institutions Group advising primarily insurance companies

Norberto Ballesteros is an Associate at GEF Capital Partners. He is based in Washington D.C. and joined GEF Capital Partners in 2024. Mr. Ballesteros is responsible for sourcing and structuring investments in North America. Prior to joining GEF Capital, Mr. Ballesteros was an investment banking analyst at Citigroup where he focused on advising clients across the energy sector on corporate M&A and capital raising activities. Prior to entering the private sector, Mr. Ballesteros was a Psychological Operations Specialist in the

Samuel is a Fund Accountant at GEF Capital Partners. As a Fund Accountant, Samuel supports the firm in financial processes and fund reporting. Based in Washington, D.C., he joined the firm in December 2024. Prior to joining GEF Capital, Samuel worked as an audit associate at Deloitte, where he provided external audit services for a diverse range of industries, including SaaS, manufacturing, real estate, energy, asset management, and retail. Samuel is proficient in English and Korean. Samuel holds a B.B.A.

Sierra is a Fund Accountant at GEF Capital Partners. As a Fund Accountant, Sierra supports the firm in financial processes and fund reporting. Based in Washington, D.C., she joined the firm in December 2024. Prior to joining GEF Capital, Sierra worked as a senior audit associate at KPMG, where she provided external audit services for clients in the life insurance and cryptocurrency industries. Sierra holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Hartford and a M.S. in Accounting and

Siddhartha Biyanee is an Associate at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. He is based in Mumbai, India and joined the firm in 2022. Mr. Biyanee focuses on mid-market growth opportunities in South Asia and is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and managing investments at the firm. Prior to joining South Asia Advisors, Mr. Biyanee worked as a Senior Analyst in the Private Equity division of TresVista Financial, wherein he was responsible for evaluating mid-market targets in the

Amanda El Ghossain is an Associate at GEF Capital Partners. She is based in São Paulo, where she is responsible for sourcing and structuring investments in Latin America. Ms. Ghossain joined GEF Capital Partners in 2022. Before joining GEF Capital, she worked as a M&A Analyst at Arezzo&Co. Prior to joining Arezzo&Co., Ms. Ghossain was an Intern of Credit Suisse’s Equity Research team, covering the Retail and Agribusiness sectors. She has been responsible for sourcing and analyzing investments, and assists

Payal Gaggar is an Associate at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Mumbai and joined South Asia Advisors in 2023. Payal supports the firm for managing operations, regulatory matters and compliance functions of South Asia. Prior to joining South Asia Advisors, Payal was a manager with PwC’s International tax and regulatory team working for the Financial services industry. She was responsible for providing consulting advisory to marquee Venture Capital and Private Equity funds

Maria Clara Al Makul is a Senior Analyst at GEF Capital Partners. She is based in São Paulo, where she is part of the team responsible for sourcing and structuring investments in Latin America. Ms. Makul joined GEF Capital Partners in 2020 and has been responsible for sourcing and analyzing investments in the energy, food and agribusiness sectors, and assisting in the oversight of portfolio companies. Ms. Makul received a B.A. in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP).

Spriha Bansal is Senior Analyst at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Mumbai, India and joined the firm in 2024. Ms Bansal focuses on mid-market growth opportunities in South Asia and is responsible for evaluating and managing investments at the firm. Prior to joining GEF, Spriha worked as an Assistant Manager at Hindalco Industries Limited, in the Finance Division where she was part of the Cost & Audit Team. She has also worked

Thamires Souza is an Operations Senior Analyst at GEF Capital Partners. She is based in São Paulo, where she is responsible for operations in Latin America. Ms. Souza joined GEF Capital Partners in 2023. Before joining GEF Capital, she worked as Operations and Innovation Analyst at Quasar Asset Management, which she joined in 2021. Prior to joining Quasar Asset Management, Ms. Souza was part of Funds Brazil team at Pátria Investimentos and worked at Genial Investimentos as Pricing and Risk