Our Team
We combine rigorous concept development, user and product research, and top-tier talent identification and partnership. We are collectively dedicated to the principle of doing few things and doing them well.
We combine rigorous concept development, user and product research, and top-tier talent identification and partnership. We are collectively dedicated to the principle of doing few things and doing them well.
Jed Cairo
Founding Partner
Jed is a co-founder and managing partner at Juxtapose. At the firm, Jed helps to manage the team across strategies and works closely with the firm’s leaders across the business, including concept development and talent identification. Jed also participates meaningfully with the portfolio and its CEOs, including involvement at the board level. Prior to founding Juxtapose, Jed worked closely with early stage businesses as an angel investor and serial entrepreneur. He also spent time as a private equity investor at KKR and helped to lead a public market hedge fund, BeaconLight Capital. Jed has a BA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and as a Joseph Wharton Scholar, and has an MBA from The Wharton School, where he was a submatriculant and Palmer Scholar.
Patrick Chun
Founding Partner
Patrick is a co-founder and managing partner at Juxtapose. At the firm, Patrick helps to manage the team across strategies and works closely with the firm’s leaders across the business, including concept development and talent identification. Patrick also participates meaningfully with the portfolio and its CEOs, including involvement at the board level. Prior to founding Juxtapose, Patrick spent a significant portion of his career building and investing businesses at the earliest stages, including senior and partner level experience at early stage and company creation-oriented firms such as Thrive Capital, Accretive, and Bain Capital Ventures. He started his career at McKinsey & Company. Patrick has a BA from Harvard College, an MA from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ajay Shroff
Strategic Operations
Ajay leads strategic operations at Juxtapose. Before joining the team, he was an operator in the consumer products space at Harry’s Inc., first working to grow and scale the business in international markets, then helping launch and lead the newest brand under the Harry’s umbrella. Ajay began his career at Boston Consulting Group and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Wharton School and College of Arts & Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania.
Andy Stein
Concept Development,
Commercial Diligence
Andy co-leads Commercial Concept Development at the research phase and supports our ventures from inception through their full life cycle. Andy works closely with the user research and product leadership at Juxtapose, as well as with the firm’s portfolio capital markets efforts. Prior to Juxtapose, Andy founded a direct primary care business and was previously a private equity and hedge fund investor, first at Hellman & Friedman and later helping to start Thorntree Capital, a consumer- and internet-focused hedge fund where he led consumer and retail and international investing. Andy began his career at Bain & Company and is a graduate of Harvard College.
Anne-Marie Shelley
General Counsel
Anne-Marie Shelley
General Counsel
Anne-Marie handles legal matters at the firm including company formation and portfolio investments, transactional matters, fund formation, employment matters, regulatory matters, and corporate governance. Prior to Juxtapose, Anne-Marie served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Accretive. Before joining Accretive, Anne-Marie was a corporate attorney in the corporate finance group at Norton Rose and, prior to that, was associated with Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson where she practiced in the bankruptcy and restructuring group. Anne-Marie received her BA in Economics from Yale University and her JD from Villanova University School of Law where she was a member of the Law Review.
Ben West
Concept Development,
Commercial Diligence
Ben co-leads Commercial Concept Development at the research phase and supports our ventures from inception through full lifecycle. Ben works closely with the user research and product leadership at Juxtapose, as well as with the firm’s portfolio capital markets efforts. Prior to Juxtapose, Ben had a decade of experience in venture capital and company creation, including the creation efforts to launch Strive Health at Oxeon Ventures and Hims at Atomic Labs, after gaining foundational experience at Accretive. Ben started his career at Boston Consulting Group. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with Distinction, and a BA from the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Cassidee Bruntz
Office Manager
Cassidee Bruntz
Office Manager
Prior to Juxtapose, Cassidee worked as a Fashion Assistant for a New York-based clothing brand. More recently, she was a receptionist for a private equity firm. She has a BS in Fashion Merchandising from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Cleo
Canine in Charge
Colin Fraser
Concept Development, Commercial Diligence
Colin Fraser
Concept Development, Commercial Diligence
Colin drives Commercial Concept Development at the research phase and supports our ventures from inception through full lifecycle. He works closely with the user research and product leadership at Juxtapose, as well as with the firm’s portfolio capital markets efforts. Prior to Juxtapose, Colin was a growth investor at General Atlantic focused on software and consumer internet. Colin began his career at J.P. Morgan. He graduated magna cum laude from Washington and Lee University and has an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
Daniel Lee
Concept Development, Commercial Diligence
Daniel Lee
Concept Development, Commercial Diligence
Daniel drives Commercial Concept Development at the research phase and supports our ventures from inception through full lifecycle. He works closely with the user research and product leadership at Juxtapose, as well as with the firm’s portfolio capital markets efforts. Prior to Juxtapose, Daniel helped lead new product expansion, corporate development, and strategic partnerships as part of the special projects team at Coalition, Inc. Daniel began his career as an investor at Blackstone in the corporate private equity group and is a graduate of Dartmouth College, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and as Salutatorian.
Deklan Robinson
Operator in Residence
Deklan Robinson
Operator in Residence
Deklan works with the team as an Operator in Residence, brought in to support the development and launch of one of Juxtapose’s latest ventures. At launch, he will join the new company as a founding member of the team. Prior to Juxtapose, Deklan worked as an operator at Harry’s Inc. on the company’s M&A and new brand incubation efforts, where he helped complete the company’s first major acquisition and led the post-close integration process. Deklan began his career as a growth equity investor at L Catterton and is a graduate of Middlebury College.
Dev Aujla
Special Projects
Dev leads special projects at Juxtapose, focused both on internal development as well as external and talent facing projects. He has extensive experience in the recruitment and personal development space. Prior to Juxtapose, he led a boutique executive search firm, Catalog LLC. Dev is the author of two books including 50 Ways to Get a Job which was a national bestseller. His writing and work have been featured in numerous media outlets including the NY Times, CNN, Time Magazine and Fast Company. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was awarded the Queens Jubilee Medal for Community Service for his work helping young people in Canada.
Geoff Miller
Platform Builds + Private Equity
Geoff is a Partner at Juxtapose, and leads the platform build effort at Juxtapose, driving the firm’s investment strategy in platform-style, private equity and inorganic growth builds. Geoff also works closely with the firm’s leaders across the business, including meaningful participation with the portfolio and its CEOs. Prior to joining Juxtapose, Geoff was an investor at Genstar Capital, where for over a decade he partnered with talented operators to identify and execute thematic, growth-oriented investment opportunities in technology-enabled markets. He started his career in investment banking at Baird. Geoff has a B.A. in Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences and Economics from Northwestern University, where he graduated with honors, and has an M.B.A. from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
Heather Engel
Head of Investor Relations
Heather Engel
Head of Investor Relations
Heather leads capital formation and investor relations at Juxtapose, focusing on growing and supporting our limited partner base. Prior to Juxtapose, Heather spent nearly a decade as a capital raiser and marketer in the private markets, building a global network of institutional investors. Most recently, she helped lead fundraising, co-investments, and investor relations at K1 Investment Management. She began her career with the Private Fund Group at Credit Suisse. Heather has a BA and BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated summa cum laude, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
JJ Houldin
Portfolio Talent
JJ focuses on recruiting and providing ongoing support and talent-focused counsel to the CEOs and senior executive teams across our ventures. JJ joined Juxtapose from Spencer Stuart, where he worked as a leadership consultant focused on executive assessment and development, team effectiveness, and organizational culture and as an executive recruiter in the TMT and CEO practices. Prior to moving into human capital, he worked in equity research and software sales at Bloomberg LP. JJ has a BA from Lafayette College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, and an MBA from The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Jerome Davis
Executive Administration
Jerome Davis
Executive Administration
Jerome is the executive assistant to the Juxtapose Managing Partners and supports operations across the Juxtapose organization. He has nearly two decades of experience as an executive assistant, most recently supporting the Chief Investment Officer of Falcon Investments. Jerome is also an ordained minister who has training and experience in the practices of reiki, meditation and life path coaching. Jerome is an alumni of Howard University, Seton Hall Prep and the Newark Boys Chorus Conservatory.
Julia Scully
Operator in Residence
Prior to Juxtapose, Julia joined Cityblock Health as one of the first 20 employees and held a variety of roles across new market launches, real estate, and experience design. Julia began her career in health policy consulting at Marwood and Health Management Associates. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
Kateryna Romanova
Concept Development, Design & Product
Kateryna Romanova
Concept Development, Design & Product
Kateryna focuses on Design and Product within Concept Development, supporting Juxtapose’s portfolio ventures in UX, brand, and research. She is curious about impact-driven long-term bets and experimenting with web3 projects. Prior to Juxtapose, Kateryna led product design and brand for a new educational venture at IDEO. Previously, she consulted Fortune 500 healthcare, media, and technology companies on human-centered innovation and organizational change. Kateryna practiced architecture in Seattle, Kyiv, and Moscow. She is a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MA in Theory of Architecture and a BA in Urban Planning from Kyiv University of Construction and Architecture.
Katie Hsu
Concept Development,
Commercial Diligence
Katie drives Commercial Concept Development at the research phase and supports our ventures from inception through full lifecycle. Katie works closely with the user research and product leadership at Juxtapose, as well as with the firm’s portfolio capital markets efforts. Prior to Juxtapose, Katie was an investor at TPG. After starting out in consumer private equity, she became Chief of Staff to the Chief Investment Officer and then part of the founding team for TPG’s strategic public equities strategy. Katie began her career at J.P. Morgan and is a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Laurel Komos
Concept Development, User Research & Design
Laurel Komos
Concept Development, User Research & Design
Laurel focuses on User Research & Design within Concept Development. She supports Juxtapose’s ventures in brand, product and UX design, as well as ongoing talent, design and consumer insights efforts across the portfolio. Prior to Juxtapose, Laurel has held roles in both consulting and tech, helping brands innovate by leveraging a strategic human-centered design approach. She began her career as a visual designer at a branding agency, and most recently led user research for both internal- and client-facing initiatives at Chime and Salesforce. She holds an MDes (Master of Design) from the IIT Institute of Design and a BBA in Marketing, International Business, and Visual Communication Design from the University of Notre Dame, where she graduated magna cum laude.
Lindsay Gates
Talent
Lindsay leads Talent at Juxtapose, focusing on the recruitment of CEOs and senior founding and executive teams for our ventures. Prior to Juxtapose, Lindsay was a Principal at Rich Talent Group, a boutique executive search firm in San Francisco, where she led executive searches for growth-stage digital consumer businesses. Lindsay studied at Bowdoin College and earned her MBA at UVA’s Darden School of Business.
Maggie Elliott
Talent
Maggie drives Talent at Juxtapose where she focuses on the recruitment of CEOs for our new ventures, as well as supporting the executive team builds for our portfolio. Before joining the team, she was a Senior Associate at Daversa Partners, where she played a key role in leading executive searches for digital health and consumer wellness companies within the venture backed startup ecosystem, as well as helped to build the firm’s internal workforce. Maggie graduated Magna Cum Laude from Fairfield University with a degree in Psychology and Management.
Michael Cline
Executive Chairman
Michael is the Executive Chairman of Juxtapose. He works closely with the managing partners to guide firm strategy, and is heavily involved in concept development and portfolio management. Michael is also the Founding and Managing partner of Accretive, where he has founded and invested in a number of companies including Fandango, R1 RCM, Accolade, Insureon, Everspring and Accumen, among others. Before founding Accretive, Michael was a General Partner at General Atlantic. He received his BS from Cornell University and his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. Michael is currently Chairman of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and serves on the Harvard Business School Rock Center for Entrepreneurship.
Nate Foulds
Concept Development,
User Research & Design
Nate focuses on User Research & Design within Concept Development. He supports Juxtapose’s ventures in brand, product and UX design, from inception through full lifecycle, as well as ongoing talent, design and consumer insights efforts across the portfolio. Prior to Juxtapose, Nate led research efforts for consumer products at both Instagram and The New York Times, and started his career consulting for a wide variety of industries at the product development agency Beyond. Throughout his decade of experience, he’s specialized in creative research methods at scale as well as data-driven decision making. Nate has a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Noah Viner
Operator in Residence
Noah works with the team as an Operator-in-Residence (OiR), brought in to support the development and launch of one of Juxtapose’s latest venture (currently in development). At launch, Noah will join the new company as a founding member of the team. Prior to Juxtapose, Noah was a private equity investor at Golden Gate Capital. Noah began his career at Lazard and is a graduate of Oxford University.
Penny
Canine in Training
Shawn Fandel
Finance
Shawn leads Juxtapose’s finance efforts, both internally, as an operations lead, and externally (including with our limited partners). He is both a lawyer and a certified public accountant. Prior to Juxtapose, Shawn spent time in financial and tax advisory. Most recently, he was a senior tax consultant at Deloitte, where he counseled multinational organizations on complex financial & tax compliance matters. He has a JD and an MA in Accounting from the University of Miami, and an MSM and a BS from the University of Florida.
Sloane Hastings
Concept Development,
User Research & Design
Sloane co-leads User Research & Design within Concept Development. She supports Juxtapose’s ventures in brand, product, and UX design, as well as ongoing talent, design, and consumer insight efforts across the portfolio. Prior to Juxtapose, Sloane spent nearly a decade helping major consumer brands build relationships with consumers through human-centered products, services, and communications. After beginning her career in brand strategy, she led multi-disciplinary design teams at IDEO, with an emphasis on service design. She also led design strategy at Casper, where she worked across digital product and environments design teams. She has a BA from the University of Virginia, where she graduated with Distinction, and an MS in Communications from the VCU Brandcenter, where she was the AICP Director’s Scholarship recipient.
Temisan Hambraeus
Concept Development, Commercial Diligence
Temi drives Commercial Concept Development at the research phase and supports our ventures from inception through full lifecycle. Temi works closely with the user research and product leadership at Juxtapose, as well as with the firm’s portfolio capital markets efforts. Prior to Juxtapose, Temi was a private equity investor at KKR, where he was a member of the firm’s inaugural analyst class. Temi has a BBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he graduated with High Distinction.
Zain Khan
Operator in Residence
Zain Khan
Operator in Residence
Zain works as an Operator in Residence at Juxtapose. He was brought in to support the development and launch of one of Juxtapose’s latest ventures, where he will be a founding member of the team. Prior to joining Juxtapose, Zain was an early hire at both Oscar Health and TrialSpark, where he was involved in a number of roles in operations, strategy, and growth. Most recently, he managed operations and technology at Redesign Health. Zain is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara where he studied Molecular Biology.