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Managing Director, Chief Human Resources Officer

BlueMountain was founded in 2003 on the belief that markets persistently exhibit artificial segmentation as a result of organizational and regulatory constraints, agency problems, and behavioral biases. BlueMountain's capabilities, processes, incentives, and culture are designed to capture the investment opportunities created by these persistent structural inefficiencies. Keeping with our foundational belief in the importance of an interdisciplinary approach, we integrate a diverse array of investment strategies, including Relative Value Credit, Distressed & Special Situations, Long/Short Equity, Structured Credit, Volatility, Asset Backed Finance, and Real Estate, amongst others. Our investment process relies on entrepreneurial teams with flexibility to pursue opportunities in their areas of expertise, collaborating across disciplines to generate the best ideas. These ideas are then evaluated and integrated at the portfolio and fund level by our Investment and Risk Committees to optimize risk and reward. We further integrate our investment process into our industry-leading risk, trading, operations, and technology infrastructure. Today, approximately 300 global professionals (with 24 partners including 8 managing principals) operate in a culture of collaboration, transparency, and intellectual integrity, striving every day to innovate and strengthen our capabilities. Our mission is to build an enduring partnership that consistently meets the expectations of our investors.

Laura Cappiello is a senior human capital executive with 20 years of experience in premier investment management and law firms. Laura joined Pretium, a specialized investment firm focused on U.S. residential real estate, residential credit, and corporate credit, in 2022. Previously, Laura was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Madison Dearborn Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, the Head of Human Capital Management & Deputy General Counsel at BlueMountain Capital Management, a $20bn+ multi-strategy investment firm (which was acquired by Assured Guaranty in 2019) and the Head of Human Resources at Chilton Investment Company. Laura began her career as a litigator with Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Laura earned a BA, summa cum laude, in English Literature & Politics from New York University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a JD from Harvard Law School. In 2018, Laura was named to Hedge Fund Journal's annual Fifty Leading Women in Hedge Funds list. She is an advisory board member with Behind the Book, a non-profit literacy organization working with NYC public school students.