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Michael Baronofsky

Specializes in stock surveillance Joined Innisfree in 2023 Previously at PNC Private Bank specializing in providing investment advice and portfolio management services to Ultra High Net Worth clients B.S. in Finance, B.S. in Supply Chain Management, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business CFA® charterholder and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)

Jonathan L. Kovacs

Jonathan L. Kovacs is a Director of Innisfree M&A Incorporated. Mr. Kovacs advises companies and investors on all aspects of shareholder engagement, focusing on proxy contests, shareholder activism, hostile and friendly acquisitions, contested shareholder meetings, corporate governance, ESG and other proxy solicitation matters. Prior to joining Innisfree, Mr. Kovacs was an attorney with Baker Botts […]

Patrick R. Merkel

Specializes in the execution of efficient proxy solicitation campaigns, tender offers, and other friendly or contested extraordinary corporate events Joined Innisfree in 2022 Previously at Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. as a Senior Client Service Representative specializing in contested situations, bankruptcy related events, and mutual fund proxies/regulatory communications. B.S. in Business-Economics with a concentration in Finance, […]

Emmanuel L. Sobong

Specializes in stock surveillance Joined Innisfree in 2023 Previously at Rockefeller Capital Management as a senior equity research analyst focused on the financials sector M.B.A. in Finance, Economics, and Banking at New York University (Stern School of Business), CFA® charterholder

David Grinberg

Specializes in data analytics and stock surveillance research Joined Innisfree in 2023 Previously at Accolend specializing in client solutions B.A. In Economics, Binghamton University

Leonel Zarzuela

Specializes in stock surveillance research and analysis of clients’ shareholder base. Joined Innisfree in 2021 Previously at Kroll Inc. specializing in bankruptcy administration for large public companies. B.A. in Economics and Statistics & Quantitative Modeling, Baruch College

Justin Foster

Specializes in stock surveillance Joined Innisfree in 2022 Previously at The Riverstone Group and Private Advisors focusing on public and private alternative investments B.S. in Business with a concentration in Finance, magna cum laude, Virginia Commonwealth University CFA® charterholder and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)

Ashmyr Salvant

Specializes in stock surveillance research and analysis of clients’ shareholder base Joined Innisfree in 2022 Previously at HHM specializing in examining accuracy of financial records B.A in Economics and Business Analytics, St. John’s University

Kenneth J. DeFranco

Specializes in stock surveillance Joined Innisfree in 2022 Previously at Value Line, Inc. focusing on equity research in the financial services space, as well as managing a model portfolio consisting of conservative growth-oriented stocks. B.S.B.A. with a concentration in Finance and Business Economics, Fordham University

Daniel Henigson

Specializes in stock surveillance Joined Innisfree in 2022 Previously at Value Line focusing on equity research in the transportation, tobacco, and cybersecurity sectors Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Queens College, CFA® charter holder