Event Profile

CAIA Pennsylvania presents Private Equity in the Hot Seat

Date(s):
October 23, 2025
Note:
All times listed are in local time
Venue:
Hotel West and Main Conshohocken
46 Fayette Street
Conshohocken, PA 19428 
Fee(s):
Free Event
Description:


Join us for an expert panel discussion with Blue Owl, Hamilton Lane, Northern Trust, & Mill Creek. We hope to see you there!

Date & Time
Thursday, Oct. 23rd
5-7:15 PM ET 

Location:
Hotel West & Main
46 Fayette Street
Conshohocken PA 19428
 

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Hotel West and Main Conshohocken
Gary Lin
Job Title: Managing Director
Organization: Blue Owl Capital
Speaker Type: Panelist


Gary Lin is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. Gary serves as the Head of Global Portfolio Strategy and Solutions. In this role, he is responsible for the global growth and expansion of product and portfolio strategy across the full platform with Financial Advisors and High Net Worth Investors.Before joining Blue Owl, Gary spent 10 years at Blackstone where he held numerous leadership roles in multiple regions and parts of the business. Most recently, Gary was a senior member of the real estate group based in New York covering opportunistic, core plus, and debt strategies with institutional relationships across the Americas Region. Additionally, he worked globally with the private wealth division to expand distribution of the flagship vehicle, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust. Prior to his role in real estate, Gary served as the Head of Asia for Blackstone’s private wealth division based in Singapore where he built the business and led strategic initiatives across the region. Prior to that, Gary was the Head of Southeast Asia alternatives business at JP Morgan and worked at Morgan Stanley in New York where he built out data, analytics, and sales reporting functions for the Alternatives group. Gary began his career in private wealth and alternatives at Merrill Lynch where he was a financial professional within the wealth management division.Gary holds a BA in Computer Science from Cornell University and an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University


Andrew Murray
Job Title: Managing Director, Private Equity
Organization: Mill Creek Capital Advisors
Speaker Type: Panelist


Andrew serves as Managing Director, Private Equity at Mill Creek Capital Advisors, LLC and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. In his role, Andrew oversees private equity and venture capital across the company’s investment programs.
Before joining Mill Creek, Andrew was a Portfolio Manager on the Private Markets team at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP).  In his role, he oversaw more than $1 billion in commitments and served as advisory board member of several of the industry’s leading funds.  Earlier in his career, Andrew was a founding member of venture capital firm concentrating in emerging technologies from universities and research institutions. Prior, Andrew began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Andrew received an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Government from Georgetown University. He is also an advisor to Rook Capital and a mentor to Techstars.
 


Melissa Novak
Job Title: Senior Investment Officer
Organization: Northern Trust Corporation
Speaker Type: Panelist


serves as a Senior Vice President and Regional Senior Investment Officer for the greater Philadelphia and the Mid Atlantic Region. She is responsible for the asset allocation design, portfolio construction, implementation and monitoring of multi-asset class investment programs. She is part of a team of investment, trust and banking professionals who deliver holistic wealth management solutions to Ultra High Net Worth Individuals and Families. Melissa has over 20 years working with Ultra High Net Worth Families, Family Offices, Endowments and Foundations. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Melissa worked at Hawthorn, PNC Family Wealth where she managed $1.7 billion in assets for a limited number of families and individuals. Melissa started her career in portfolio management with City of London Investment Management, an emerging markets asset manager. She spent time at CSFB in their private wealth practice and at a single family office managing the family’s overall asset allocation, portfolio construction and a long/short trading strategy. B.A. degree in policy studies from Dickinson College, Carlisle PA. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.


John Stake
Job Title: Head of Portfolio Management Group
Organization: Hamilton Lane
Speaker Type: Panelist


John is a Managing Director and Head of the Portfolio Management Group (PMG), based in the firm’s headquarters. In this role, John is focused on ensuring consistency of execution and return outcomes across the firm’s discretionary mandates, including commingled closed-end products, evergreen products and SMAs. He is also an Investment Committee member. Prior to leading PMG, John was Co-Head of the Strategic Partner Group, based in the London office and focused on firmwide strategic initiatives, specifically related to investments and portfolio management. He also previously served as Co-Head of the Fund Investment & Managed Solutions team, where he had global oversight of the recommendation of all primary fund investments. He began his career at Hamilton Lane in 2009, working across several areas including the firm’s Research and Allocation teams.