Advisory Board New York

Craig Dessen is currently Managing Director at Roundtable Investment Partners, a private investment partnership founded in 2006 by a group of successful and experienced entrepreneurs, executives and investors. Previously, he served as Vice President of Post Rock Advisors, and as a Financial Analyst for Arrow Electronics, Inc., an international technology equipment and services company.

Vanessa Barboni Hallik is the founder and CEO of Another Tomorrow, an end-to-end sustainable apparel company and platform for discovery and action committed to transparency and a circular economy. She is also an investor in early-stage companies with strong ESG commitments and potential to catalyze positive change. Vanessa serves on the Advisory Boards for Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and the Trust for Public Land. 

Vincent Lee, PE, LEED AP, ENV SP is an Associate Principal in Arup with over 20 years of experience in sustainable development, green infrastructure and integrated water resource management. His civil and environmental engineering background has enabled him to implement water-resilient cities and communities across the world. He has been instrumental in developing integrated water management plans for new cities in the Asia and the Middle East.

Philip G. Meeks is Executive Vice President and President of Spectrum Business Enterprise at Charter Communications. In his role, Mr. Meeks oversees all commercial operations, marketing and strategy and sales for Spectrum Business Enterprise, which provides enterprise-grade Internet, networking, voice, commercial video and managed services to Charter’s largest customers.

Kristen Owen, CFA is an Executive Director at Oppenheimer & Co. serving on the Sustainable Growth and Resource Optimization equity research platform where she focuses on understanding and communicating the financial benefits and investment opportunities in technologies that enable more sustainable agriculture, transportation, and energy industries. As transplant to New York City from Cleveland, Ohio, Kristen is passionate about conservation and democratizing green space, particularly in urban areas. In the city you can find her walking along the Hudson River Greenway, enjoying the orchid collection at the New York Botanical Gardens, or checking out the new stock at the Lego store.

David Poppe is the president of Giverny Capital Asset Management, LLC. Previously, he spent 20 years at the investment firm Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, LLC. From 2006 until his retirement at the end of 2018, he was a co-manager and director of the firm’s flagship Sequoia Fund. From 2016 to 2018, he served as the firm’s CEO. In 2011, he and a partner were named domestic equity managers of the year by the mutual fund rating service Morningstar. Before joining Ruane in 1999, David had a 12-year career in financial journalism. He’s a former Scoutmaster of his son’s Boy Scout troop and an enthusiastic skier and hiker. He and his wife Cherie Henderson are longtime supporters of TPL’s New York City Playgrounds program. He holds a BA from Columbia University.