Duwain Robinson is a Partner of Ascend Partners, serving as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining Ascend, Mr. Robinson served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of BRS. Before BRS, he was an audit manager at PwC New York, where he worked in the Asset Management practice for over six years. Mr. Robinson is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK). He serves on the board of CareAbout, and is a member of CareAbout’s Compliance and Audit Committees.

Mr. Robinson holds an M.B.A. from the Edinburgh Business School of Heriot Watt University.

Bonnie Lance joined Ascend in 2020. Prior to joining Ascend, Ms. Lance was employed by Warburg Pincus for 15 years.  During her tenure at Warburg Pincus, she aided senior management in the formation and organization of both the financial services and healthcare and consumer groups and was a team member of the LBO and energy groups.  Previously, Ms. Lance worked at Bear Stearns in the Wealth Management Group.

Ms. Lance graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration, and honors in International Business from Hofstra University.

Gabriel Oriente is a Principal of Ascend Partners. Prior to joining Ascend, Mr. Oriente was a Principal with Onex Partners and a Senior Associate with Clayton Dubilier & Rice. He has extensive private equity investment experience in healthcare, software, and business services, having invested $2 billion of equity capital across five companies. Before starting his investing career, he worked in the investment banking division of Evercore. He currently serves on the board of Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches.

Mr. Oriente holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Josh Zenilman joined Ascend in 2019. Prior to joining Ascend, Mr. Zenilman worked at Cain Brothers, where he focused on M&A, capital raises and strategic advisory for healthcare services companies.  While at Cain Brothers, Mr. Zenilman executed over 15 transactions, totaling in excess of $2.5 billion of aggregate enterprise value. He currently serves on the boards of Consensus and ilumed.

Mr. Zenilman holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Hailey Salito is a Vice President at Ascend Partners. Ms. Salito previously worked at Oak Street Health, Frazier Healthcare Partners, and Deloitte where she gained extensive healthcare and technology experience, focusing on digital enterprise transformations and corporate growth initiatives.

Ms. Salito holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Adam Taitz is an Associate at Ascend Partners. Prior to joining Ascend, Mr. Taitz worked at Cain Brothers, where he focused on M&A and strategic advisory for healthcare services companies, with an emphasis on healthcare providers. During his tenure at Cain Brothers, Mr. Taitz executed a wide variety of transactions on behalf of private equity, corporate and founder-owned clients.

Mr. Taitz holds a B.S. in Finance and Operations & Supply Chain Management from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Jennifatu Crowther is an Assistant Vice President of Finance, Tax, & Compliance at Ascend Partners. Prior to joining Ascend, Ms. Crowther worked at the Beekman Group, where she focused on oversight of the management company, investment funds, and tax compliance. Prior to Beekman, Ms. Crowther worked for five years in the Asset Management Practice at EisnerAmper, primarily focusing on private equity, hedge funds, management companies, and venture capital.

Ms. Crowther holds a B.S. in Accounting from the Silberman School of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Lindsay West is an Investor Relations & ESG Associate at Ascend Partners. Prior to joining Ascend, Ms. West attended Colgate University, where she played for the Division 1 Colgate Women’s Lacrosse program. Ms. West holds a B.A. in Political Science from Colgate University.