Mark is the Managing Partner and Founder of ThornTree Capital Partners. Mark has 22 Years of investment experience. Prior to launching ThornTree, Mark was a Senior Partner at Bain Capital Public Equity where he led a variety of consumer, technology, and emerging markets portfolios for Bain's global long-short fund, Brookside Capital. Over his 15 years at Bain Capital, Mark developed deep expertise across global markets including Asia, Western Europe and Latin America. Prior to Bain Capital, Mark was a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. Mark is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society and has served as a board member for various companies in Asia and Brazil. Mark graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Engineering and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, with honors.

Philip is a Senior Partner at ThornTree Capital Partners. Phil has 16 years of investment experience. Prior to ThornTree, Phil was the President and CEO of Walden Local, Inc. a direct-to-consumer grocery business that he grew over 7x in under five years. Prior to Walden, Phil led the internet, consumer technologies and communications sectors at Bain Capital Public Equity. Prior to Bain Capital, Phil worked in private equity at Berkshire Partners and as an Investment Associate at the launch of Stockbridge, Berkshire's Public Equity Fund. Phil started his career at McKinsey & Company. Phil graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Commerce and earned his MBA as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School.

Mike is a Managing Director at ThornTree Capital Partners with over 10 years of investment experience. Prior to ThornTree, Mike was a Managing Director at Bain Capital Public Equity where he led the internet, media, and communications sectors, as well as investments in software and technology more broadly. Earlier at Bain Capital, Mike served as a founding member and Principal of the Bain Capital Tech Opportunities team, where he was involved in several growth-oriented private equity investments in the software sector. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mike was a member of the industrials private equity team at Advent International. Earlier in his career, he was a consultant at Bain & Company. Mike received an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar. He graduated cum laude from Williams College.

Chris is a Principal at ThornTree Capital Partners. Prior to ThornTree, Chris was a Principal within the Principal Investor and Private Equity (PIPE) group at The Boston Consulting Group. Prior to BCG, Chris worked as an Investment Analyst for Stadium Capital Management, a small and micro-cap public equity manager. Chris started his career at the US Department of Justice (Antitrust Division) as a Paralegal Specialist. Chris graduated with distinction from Stanford University with a degree in Public Policy Analysis and earned his MBA from Northwestern University.

Nick is an Analyst at ThornTree Capital Partners. Prior to joining ThornTree, Nick was an investor at The Ferrante Group, a single-family office, where he focused on public equities, private equity, venture capital, digital assets, and portfolio management. Prior to The Ferrante Group, he spent five years in the investment banking industry at J.P. Morgan. Nick earned a BS in Chemistry-Engineering from Washington & Lee University as a Johnson Scholar and an MBA from the University of Virginia as a Darden Foundation Scholar. He is a CFA Charterholder, CFA Institute.

Nick is an Analyst at ThornTree Capital Partners. Prior to ThornTree, Nick was a Senior Associate on the investment team at Harvard Management Company. At Harvard, Nick was focused on investments across public equity, private equity, venture capital, and real estate. Nick graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Statistics.

Kevin is the Head of Capital Markets at ThornTree Capital Partners. Prior to joining ThornTree, Kevin was Head Derivatives Trader at Highfields Capital Management. Prior to Highfields, Kevin was a Derivatives Trader at Balyasny Asset Management. He started his career as a Sales and Trading Associate at Bernstein. Kevin attended Georgetown University, where he graduated with a BS in Business Administration, Finance and Economics.

Dave is Head of Investor Relations at ThornTree Capital Partners. Prior to joining ThornTree, Dave was Director of Marketing at Endeavour Capital Advisors, a financial services focused equity long-short manager. Prior to Endeavour, Dave was a Partner and Director of Client Service at Bogle Investment Management, a market neutral equity manager. Prior to Bogle, Dave was Head of Marketing at Crosswind Investments, a multi-manager boutique that spun out of Cowen. Dave earned a BS from the University of Connecticut and is a CFA Charterholder, CFA Institute.

Jay is the CFO and CCO at ThornTree Capital Partners. Prior to joining ThornTree, Jay was the CFO and COO at Cormorant Asset Management, a biotech focused investment firm managing multiple public and private equity funds. Prior to Cormorant, Jay was the CFO at RRH Capital, a small-cap value focused equity long-short manager. Earlier in his career, Jay was a Finance Director at Sankaty Advisors (Bain Capital’s Fixed Income Affiliate) and an Audit Supervisor at Ernst & Young. Jay earned a BBA in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame and a MS in Finance from Boston College.

Laura Spillane is Senior Executive Coordinator and Office Manager at ThornTree Capital Partners. Prior to joining ThornTree, Laura was a teacher focused on early childhood education. Prior to teaching, Laura was an entrepreneur and founded a small business in the retail sector. Laura earned a BA in Education from St. Nicholas College in Dublin.