Dabney Tonelli, Helios Investment Partners

Ms Tonelli has 30 years of relevant professional experience and is responsible for leading the firm’s efforts to develop and maintain its relationships with existing and prospective investors. She joined Helios in May 2012 from Chayton Capital LLP, an emerging markets private equity investment advisor, where she was a Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer. She was jointly responsible for Chayton’s Africa business, executing that firm’s strategy on the continent, with a focus on operations, transactions and key investor relationships. Prior to Chayton, Ms Tonelli was at Goldman Sachs for 12 years. She held a variety of management roles in Global Investment Research in London and was previously in the Investment Management Division in New York, where her responsibilities included product development and management, as well as marketing and client coverage. She began her financial services career at American Express. Ms Tonelli received a BA, cum laude, from Georgetown University and speaks Italian.