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Women In Credit Luncheon: Leadership, Relationships, and Building a Lasting Career in Secondaries
Monday, November 9th | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Financial Ballroom | New York Marriott Downtown
As the secondaries market continues to evolve, leadership is no longer defined solely by technical expertise. The industry's next chapter will be shaped by professionals who can build relationships, inspire confidence, drive innovation, and influence strategic decisions across private markets.
Join senior leaders for an interactive discussion on navigating career progression, building influence, and leading through one of the fastest-growing sectors in private markets.
Join us as we cover the following topics:
- What qualities distinguish the most effective leaders in today's secondaries market?
- How can professionals build influence beyond technical expertise and become trusted strategic partners within their organizations?
- As the market evolves, what skills will future leaders need to remain relevant and create long-term impact?
- How can firms foster environments where diverse perspectives strengthen investment decisions, innovation, and client relationships?
- Looking back, what career decisions or experiences had the greatest impact on your leadership journey?
- What advice would you offer professionals looking to accelerate their careers and expand their networks within the secondaries industry?
All registered delegates of the Conference are invited to RSVP. Space is limited to 50 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.
Laura Hirst (Moderator)
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP
Laura represents private fund clients and other financial institutions in connection with an array of fund formation and transactional matters. She regularly advises on the structuring, formation, offering and ongoing operation of a variety of private investment funds, including credit funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds, hedge funds and funds of funds, representing a broad range of investment strategies. Institutional investors such as sovereign and pension funds also seek Laura’s counsel in connection with primary and secondary investments, including seed transactions.
Laura’s broad practice encompasses both sponsor and investor representation, giving her unique insight into client issues and an in-depth knowledge of complex fund structures. A former in-house attorney for two global asset managers, Laura offers clients valuable experience and a commercially minded approach.
Christina Bohm
Founder
Women In Secondaries
Christina is the Founder and Chair of the WINS board. Christina is a managing director on the Fund Finance team at EverBank. Prior to joining EverBank, she spent more than a decade in fund finance at Nomura and in the secondary advisory space.
She specializes in lending, hedging and other solutions for a wide variety of alternative asset investors and managers, with a strong focus on the secondaries market.
Christina also serves on the board of two non-profit organizations, Fiver Children’s Foundation and Breaking the Chain through Education.
Christina graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers Business School and is a CAIA Charterholder
Farzana Morbi
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Mary Jurgensen
Managing Director
Ares Secondaries Group
Mary Jurgensen is a Managing Director in the Ares Secondaries Group, where she focuses on credit secondaries. Let me know if you need anything additional and I will be on the lookout for the prep call. Will you also be processing my conference registration?

