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Sutton Capital Live Interview: Anchor LP

January 2024 / Thought Leadership

On January 10th,  Sheryl Mejia of Steward was joined by Joel Palathinkal of Sutton Capital to discuss the history leading to the anchor strategy. A replay is available on demand. Sutton Capital is a financial education platform that supports the asset manager and allocator communities. 

The LP Lens Part 1, Webinar: Debut Fund Preparation

October 2023 / Thought Leadership

On October 24th,  Sheryl Mejia of Steward was joined by Aggie Rzamek Praczuk of MetLife and Jackie Tilton of Grata to discuss the environment for emerging private equity fund managers and GP stakes. A replay is available on demand. Grata is an innovative deal sourcing platform for the private equity industry.  They periodically host informative webinars with industry leaders. Read More

Johara New York Forum

September 2023 / Thought Leadership

On September 26th, Sheryl Mejia of Steward was joined by Kimberly Smith (Chief Capital Formation Officer – Techstars) and Shrina Kurani (Managing Director – SNØCAP)  with the conversation moderated by Donna Parisi (Global Head of Finance – Shearman & Sterling LLP). They discussed technologies that will impact our lives in the next ten years across AI, life sciences, fractional ownership models for art and the industrial transition. Read More

Private Equity Women Investor Network

March 2023 / Thought Leadership

On March 15, 2023, Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN) in partnership with Steward Asset Management hosted an in-person discussion with Loida Lewis, author of Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? about leadership, family, perseverance, buyouts and exits.Read More

McGuireWoods Fund Flow podcast: Filling Investor Needs with Steward’s Managing Partner

October 2022 / Thought Leadership

Steward Asset Management is pleased to share the latest edition of Fund Flow: Filling Investor Needs with host Jon Finger, Partner of McGuire Woods. He is joined by Sheryl Mejia, Managing Partner at Steward Asset Management, to discuss what spurred the creation of the firm, how Steward is differentiated in the anchoring space and why empathy for the founder’s journey is key.Read More

Steward welcomes Advisory Board member Chris Hayes

October 2022 / Firm Update

We are pleased to announce the addition of new advisory board member, Chris Hayes, an influential force in the Private Equity industry, most recently at the Institutional Limited Partners Association, ILPA, which represents over 570 institutional LPs. Chris led ILPA’s efforts on fund terms – helping to create ILPA’s model limited partnership agreement. Currently, he leads global government relations at the Celo Foundation, a supporter for the builder ecosystem for Celo, a carbon negative blockchain. Read More

Women’s Private Capital Summit NY features Sheryl Mejia on stage to discuss private market allocations

November 2021 / Thought Leadership

Falk Marques Group hosted its annual event in New York. Keynote panel “LP Perspectives: Optimizing Private Market Portfolios” featured Sheryl Mejia – Steward Asset Management along with Kristi Craig – Georgetown University Investment Office, Novisi Atadika Nirschi – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Sophia Tsai – Trinity Church Wall Street and Ya Tung- GCM Grosvenor. In the session, they shared insights into how they optimize their portfolios and what it means for manager selection. LINK https://events.withintelligence.com/womensprivatecapitalsummit/agenda

Steward welcomes Advisory Board Member Melanie Santos Grant

September 2021 / Firm Update

Melanie brings a wealth of perspective and insight gained during her 20-year career in transforming and advising businesses.  Melanie is the Founder of 2nd Gen Partners, an independent sponsor that accelerates the growth of agribusinesses, healthcare services and consumer wellness companies. Read More

SEO AICON Conference, Fund Formation – Stepping out with Fund I

April 2021 / Firm Update

SEO hosted the Twelfth Annual Alternative Investments Conference. Sheryl Mejia of Steward was joined by Bharath Srikrishnan, BharCap Partners, Shawn Schestag, Sixpoint Partners and Chris Keller, Moelis Asset Management.