Los Angeles, CA – Corridor Capital is pleased to announce the addition of three team members: Cici Zheng as Managing Director, Operations in the Operations & Advisory Group, Kate Speese and Jack Chason, both Associates on the firm’s Investment Team.
Cici Zheng – Managing Director, Operations & Advisory Group
Corridor is delighted to announce the addition of Cici Zheng as Managing Director, Operations and part of the firm’s in-house Operations Team. Cici brings over fifteen years of financial, operating, and consulting experience. She will drive operational and strategic performance enhancement initiatives across portfolio companies.
Prior to joining the Corridor team, Cici was a Partner at ParkerGale Capital, a private equity firm that invests in technology and software companies. As one of the first members of the Operating team at ParkerGale, Cici focused on driving value creation at their portfolio companies by developing and implementing programs that amplified go-to-market approaches, product positioning and financial results.
Prior to joining ParkerGale, Cici worked at Bain & Company as a Case Team Leader advising clients across multiple industries on a variety of engagements including private equity due diligence, customer strategy, marketing and merger integrations. Before joining Bain, Cici was an Associate at HealthCare Royalty Partners as well as an Analyst at UBS where she was a part of the healthcare investment banking team.
Cici holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Kate Speese – Associate
Corridor welcomes Kate Speese as Associate on the firm’s Investment Team. Kate will focus on transaction execution and investment management.
Prior to joining the Corridor team, Kate was a Senior Analyst at Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, where she advised middle-market companies on sell-side M&A transactions. Before Lincoln International, she was an Analyst at GW Partners, a lower middle market M&A boutique. During her tenure at GW Partners, Kate was responsible for supporting M&A transactions and was active in the firm’s marketing and recruiting activities. She began her career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Regions Bank in Charlotte, N.C.
Kate graduated with a B.S. in Business Finance, summa cum laude, from North Carolina State University.
Jack Chason – Associate
Corridor is pleased to have Jack Chason join as Associate on the firm’s Investment Team. Jack will focus on transaction execution and investment management.
Prior to joining the Corridor team, Jack was an Associate in the Technology & Services group within the Global Investment Banking division at R.W. Baird & Co., where he participated in the execution of a variety of transactions in the aerospace, defense and government services space. During his tenure at Baird, Jack was responsible for supporting all aspects of the M&A process for sell-side and buy-side engagements across the middle-market. Jack was active in the firm’s marketing campaigns and industry conferences and was an active member of the firm’s recruiting committee.
Jack graduated with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in History from the University of Virginia.
