Joana Rocha Scaff<\/a><\/span>, Conselor of the Portuguese Diaspora since June 2018, works for Neuberger Berman for more than 13 years, being currently Managing Director and Head of Europe Private Equity and member of the Co-Investment, Private Investment Portfolios and Latin America Investment Committees.<\/p>\nThe other selected women for this executive list are:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Kathleen Bacon, Managing Director, HarbourVest<\/p>\n
\u2013 Zeina Bain, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group<\/p>\n
\u2013 Tara Davies, Head of European Infrastructure, KKR<\/p>\n
\u2013 Michele Giddens, Co-Founder and Partner, Bridges Fund Management<\/p>\n
\u2013 Ana Lei Ortiz, Managing Director, Head of European Relationship Management, Hamilton Lane<\/p>\n
\u2013 Simona Maellare, Global Head of Financial Sponsors, UBS<\/p>\n
\u2013 Saba Nazar, Vice Chair and Co-Head Global Financial Sponsors, Bank of America Merrill Lynch<\/p>\n
\u2013 Cathrin Petty, Partner and Head of Health Care, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, CVC Capital Partners<\/p>\n
\u2013 Dominique Senequier, President, Ardian<\/p>\n
\u2013 Helen Steers, Partner, Europe Investment Team, Pantheon<\/p>\n
The group of 11 women is a result of a selection from a list of the 100 most influential women on this field.<\/p>\n
By Portuguese Diaspora Council, November 2018<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joana Rocha Scaff was considered one of the 11 most influential women on the field of Private Equity in Europe. 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