Irish, mother to twin girls, Emmanuelle and Gabrielle
IHEDN and AED graduate (National Session) - passionate about geopolitics.
20 years of successfully managing LP/GP relations and fundraising with KKR, AXA, LBO France, Tikehau, and investments for Groupe Arnault.
Founder of Avondale Alternative Advisors (AAA), a private placement advisory boutique.

Rory is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Columna. He has more than 20 years’ experience in private equity, banking and operational management. Prior to Columna, he was a Partner at ESO Capital, an Executive Director at D.B. Zwirn and the CFO/co-founder of Surplex. He started his career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs.
Rory holds a BA (Hons) from Trinity College (Dublin) and a Masters in Management from ESCP Europe (Paris, Oxford, Berlin). He is fluent in English, French, German and Spanish.