About Us
Michelle Knesbach
Prior to Trekking for Alpha, Michelle was a Private Equity Associate on the External Investing Group team at Goldman Sachs in New York City. Michelle began her career at Nomura where she was an Investment Banker on the Healthcare team. Michelle graduated from Dartmouth College with High Honors in Economics and a Government major. Michelle enjoys trying new foods (especially exotic fruits), learning about modern wars and conflicts, snorkeling, snagging great travel deals, and watching Seinfeld. Michelle’s favorite travel destinations: 1. Everest Base Camp, Nepal 2. Lake Song-Kol, Kyrgyzstan 3. Istanbul, Turkey 4. Amboseli National Park, Kenya 5. Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Her email is: mknesbach@gmail.com
Jennifer Knesbach
Jennifer was most recently a Private Equity Associate at Centre Partners, a middle-market firm focused on consumer and healthcare sectors, in New York City. Jennifer began her career at Centerview Partners where she was an Investment Banker working across industries. Jennifer graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A. in Political Science from the College of Arts and Sciences. Jennifer loves live music, modern art, meeting new friends abroad, and hiking. Her favorite travel destinations include: 1. Central / Northern Mongolia 2. Komodo Islands, Indonesia 3. Aswan, Egypt 4. Everest Base Camp, Nepal 5. Erbil, Iraq.
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Her email is: jknesbach@gmail.com
