Investment Team Archive - Arctaris Impact Fund

Andrew Gibbs

Andrew joined Arctaris in 2023 and serves as a Principal on the Real Estate team. He is responsible for evaluating development opportunities, managing existing real estate investments and developing public-private strategies that can advance social impact goals.

Prior to joining Arctaris, Andrew worked as an investor for Stoltz Real Estate Partners and Aberdeen Asset Management (ABDN:LN) in London and Philadelphia where he was responsible for investing institutional capital across property sectors and regions. Andrew has been involved in over $2 billion of investment and development activity with a focus on residential mixed-income development. Andrew has been published in several journals including the Urban Land Institute, NCRIEF and Governing.com. Between 2020 and 2021 Andrew was a part-time researcher with the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies focused on the intersection of local zoning policy and real estate capital markets.

Andrew is a CFA® Charterholder, holds a MA (honors) in International Relations from the University of St Andrews in Scotland and a Masters from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. In his free time, he likes to golf and fly fish in New England and Northern Michigan.

Russ Halliday

Russ joined Arctaris in 2022 and serves as a Senior Associate. As a member of the investment team, Russ engages in all phases of the deal process and works closely with portfolio companies to support operational and growth strategy.

Prior to joining Arctaris, Russ was an Investment Banking Associate in Credit Suisse’s Global Industrials Group where he executed M&A, debt, and equity transactions for transportation and logistics companies. Russ began his career in the public sector, first as a Coastal Resource Management Volunteer in Peace Corps Philippines and then as a Legislative Assistant to U.S. Representative James McGovern. While on the Hill, he advised the Congressman on issues related to education, manufacturing, justice, veterans, and campaign finance reform.

Russ earned a B.A. in Government and Legal Studies / Environmental Studies from Bowdoin College and an M.B.A from the Yale School of Management. Russ is fluent in Tagalog and, in his free time, enjoys running, playing ice hockey, and attempting New York Times crossword puzzles.

Katherine Mize Iriarte

Katherine joined Arctaris in 2021 and serves as a Vice President. She is responsible for all phases of the investment process and management of portfolio companies. Prior to joining Arctaris, Katherine was an Associate in the Global Healthcare Investment Banking team at Goldman Sachs where she focused on early-stage tech-enabled healthcare companies with
mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and various equity issuances and debt financing transactions. Prior to that, she worked at an early-stage healthcare technology company as it transitioned from a startup incubator through raising seed capital. Katherine began her career on Capitol Hill as an advisor to U.S. Senator Tim Scott, a co-author of the Opportunity Zone
legislation, and U.S. Representative Reid Ribble.

Katherine received a BS from College of William and Mary and an MBA from MIT Sloan.

Peter Owen

Peter joined Arctaris in 2023 and serves as a Vice President. He is responsible for all phases of the investment process and management of portfolio companies, with a particular focus on the broadband vertical.

Prior to joining Arctaris, Peter spent 9 years with Granahan McCourt Capital, a Dublin-based private equity firm specializing in the Telecoms, Media and Technology space. At Granahan McCourt, Peter helped lead both the acquisition and exit of investments, capital raises, and worked closely with portfolio company management teams to implement value-add strategies and develop company specific KPIs.

Peter has worked on significant broadband investments including Ireland’s National Broadband Plan, a State-sponsored initiative to deploy high-speed fiber connectivity to over 550k homes and businesses throughout rural Ireland, and Enet, Ireland’s largest open access network provider. He has also worked on investments in the satellite communications, digital media,and data industries.

Peter holds a BS in Finance from Georgetown University. In his free time he likes to travel, cook, and play fetch with his two dogs, Mango and Mochi.

Lee Kimball

Lee joined Arctaris in 2021 as Investment Director, managing Arctaris impact investing commitments in our Pennsylvania markets. He discovers and evaluates investment opportunities and works with portfolio companies to grow their businesses and impact.

Prior to Arctaris, Lee was the COO and CEO of three venture and PE-backed international companies in Pittsburgh, building operations, supply chains, and sales teams in the US, Europe, Australia, and Central America. As a founding executive of a successful social impact business, he developed a passion for businesses that create jobs and impact where they are needed the most.

Previously, he served as the Director of Strategic Planning & Finance for a large professional services firm and as a Senior Financial Analyst in the real estate industry. He began his professional career in nonprofit management and continues that work through various volunteer positions.

He received his BS from Penn State University and MBA from University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler School of Business. Lee is a frequent startup advisor and speaker on entrepreneurship, impact, and operations. He and his wife raise their two children in Pittsburgh.

Kyle Lasewicz

Kyle joined Arctaris in 2023 and serves as a Senior Associate. As a member of the investment team, Kyle engages in all phases of the deal process and works closely with portfolio companies to support operational and growth strategy.

Prior to Arctaris, Kyle was a manger in Deloitte’s M&A group focused on providing financial due diligence to life science and healthcare companies.

Kyle holds a BS in Accounting and M.S. in Accounting both from Bentley University. In his free time, he enjoys playing soccer and skiing.

Kritika Chadha

Kritika joined Arctaris in April 2022 and serves as an Associate on the deal team. She is primarily involved in all phases of the deal process and portfolio company management.

Prior to Arctaris, Kritika served as an Equity Research Associate at MFS Investment Management, where she was responsible for analyzing public companies in the consumer sector and providing investment recommendations to analysts and portfolio managers through fundamental research. She was also involved in the firm’s volunteer-run impact fund, where she conducted due diligence for early-stage companies and presented proposals and investment decisions as part of the Steering Committee.

Before MFS, Kritika interned in various verticals of the industry, i.e. Investment Banking at Piper Jaffray, Commercial Banking at People’s United Bank, Compliance at the SEC, and Assurance at EY.

Kritika holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. She currently resides in Boston and her interests are table tennis, Indian classical dance, volunteering, and museums.

Andrew Orgel

Andrew Orgel joined Arctaris in 2022 and serves as an analyst. He is responsible for all phases of the deal process (origination, due diligence, structuring, execution), portfolio company management, and supports operations-related internal efforts.

Prior to Arctaris, Andrew was an associate with EY-Parthenon, the strategy consulting competency within Ernst & Young. Andrew focused on commercial due diligence across industries to support private equity and corporate M&A.

Andrew holds a B.A. in Mathematical Statistics and Economics from the University of Virginia. In his free time, he enjoys to ski, bike, and support Boston sports.

Andrew Gibbs

Russ Halliday

Katherine Mize Iriarte

Peter Owen

Lee Kimball

Kyle Lasewicz

Kritika Chadha

Andrew Orgel

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