Business Development – Alliance Advisors https://allianceadvisors.com A full service proxy solicitation and corporate advisory firm Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:40:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://e4h8grreyn6.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-favicon.png?lossy=1&resize=32%2C32&ssl=1 Business Development – Alliance Advisors https://allianceadvisors.com 32 32 Matt Porzio https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/matt-porzio/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:19:58 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=54716

Transformative Leader & Growth Strategist: Matt is a dynamic and results-driven executive with a proven track record of transforming client needs, organizational strengths, and market opportunities into a clear strategic vision that fuels growth and profitability. His entrepreneurial spirit and extensive expertise in technology and domain knowledge in financial services, allows Matt to drive innovation and competitive differentiation.

Matt is accomplished in leading strategic planning, business development, and organizational transformation to deliver measurable outcomes. He prides himself on being an inspirational and decisive leader that builds high-performing teams, fosters trust and collaboration, and strengthens stakeholder relationships to achieve sustained success. His background includes various investment banking and capital markets roles to start his career and 17 years building a market-leading business at IntraLinks, serving the Corporate Development, M&A, Legal, Private Equity and Capital Markets sectors.

]]> Thomas G. Kies https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/thomas-kies/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:13:57 +0000 https://aadvisors.vog.in.rs/?page_id=26459

Thomas Kies is Executive Vice President – International, Global Partnerships at Alliance Advisors. Tom joins Alliance with over 30 years’ experience in the ShareholderServices/Proxy Governance space. Tom has held executive positions at Computershare/Georgeson, AST/DF King and most recently started up aGovernance/Proxy business at EQ who recently merged with AST. Tom has done extensive work assisting clients with reducing shareholder servicing costs.

Tom has extensive global markets experience, having lived in London, and successfully managed global proxy at EQ and Georgeson. Tom is also well known in the banking and utility space and has managed many successful proxy/governance campaigns.

Prior to joining Alliance, he held executive position at Fintech startup, FusionIQ. Tom was Executive VicePresident at EQ managing its proxy/governance business, he also held ExecutiveVice President role at Computershare Georgeson and AST/DF King. Tom was a founding partner at Laurel Hill, started a proxy/surveillance business at Manufacurers Hanover Trust Co. and started at Morrow & Co. all while assisting clients with proxy campaigns, proxy fights, activist situations and corporate governance concerns.

Tom is active member with EEI(Edison Electric Institute), AGA (American Gas Association), SSA (ShareholderServices Association) Society of Governance Professionals, NIRI (NationalInvestor Relations Institute) and CIRI (Canadian Investor Relations Institute).

]]> Justin Vieira https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/justin-vieira/ Tue, 21 May 2024 13:08:48 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=45990

Justin is a Senior Vice President at Alliance Advisors focusing on Investor Intelligence product and business development. Prior to joining Alliance, Justin was Executive Director, Market Intelligence at S&P Global where he advised global companies on transactions and transformations.

Justin brings with him extensive experience leveraging buy-side knowledge and predictive shareholder analytics to advise organizations through complex scenarios including shareholder engagement, IPOs, M&A, spinoffs, capital allocation, and ESG strategy. Early in his career Justin founded the Corporate Analytics Practice at Ipreo, now part of the S&P Global, and grow it into a leading predictive investor targeting solution. He later embraced the opportunity expand his experience and perspective as head of Ipreo’s Cape Town office, while concurrently leading the EMEA Shareholder Intelligence business and Global Data Operations. Justin received his B.S. in Business Management and Economics from Bucknell University. He was a prior NIRI Chapter President and Board Member and a regular presenter at investor relations events around the globe.

]]> Richard Babineau https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/richard-babineau/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:20:25 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=50452 With over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, Rich is a seasoned leader and innovator in shareholder communications and proxy event management. Most recently, Rich was the Director of Asset Management Solutions at Mediant, a BetaNXT business, where he worked with asset managers to deliver the best investor communications solutions to the financial services industry, leveraging his extensive knowledge of the proxy and regulatory communications lifecycle.

Rich has a proven track record of designing and executing successful solicitation strategies for corporate issuers, mutual funds, REITs, and insurance companies, supporting their long-term corporate governance goals and enhancing their shareholder engagement.

He has also held leadership roles in client services, operations, and product management for leading proxy and legal service providers, including Georgeson LLC and Broadridge Financial Solutions. Rich is an active member of several industry associations and a graduate of the prestigious Securities Industry Institute, sponsored by SIFMA and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a certificate from the Corporate Governance Bootcamp Program at New York University’s School of Law.

]]> Victor Jendras https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/victor-jendras/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:58:21 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=59669 Victor Jendras brings more than 25 years of experience within the capital markets space, serving in various Sales, Business Development, Management and Advisory roles. Victor has served in the corporate issuer space for over 20 years as a trusted advisor and sales consultant to the Corporate Governance and Investor Relations community, focusing on the client relationship and needs. Prior to joining Alliance Advisors, Victor most recently spent 3 years with Sodali & Co. and 9 years at Q4 Inc. where he earned a reputation as a valued subject matter expert for helping publicly traded companies succeed in the capital markets. Victor is active in capital markets intelligence, corporate governance advisory, ESG advisory and shareholder services. Victor’s professional experience includes tenure with Zacks Investment Research, Northern Trust, MZ Group, NASDAQ, Q4 Inc. and Sodali & Co. Victor holds a BA in International Business from Bradley University and is a member of NIRI and Society for Corporate Governance, as well as Board Member for NIRI Chicago and Care for Cops Corporation.

]]> Jacob Park https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/jacob-park/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:59:37 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=61297

Jacob Park is a corporate finance and capital markets professional with more than 15 years of experience advising companies and investors across Asia.

For the past eight years, he has led SS&C Intralinks Korea, where he supported more than 200 M&A and strategic transactions and built extensive relationships with Korea’s top corporate dealmakers.

His work has spanned Conglomerates, Bio-Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductors, and SMEs, positioning him as a trusted advisor in many of the country’s most high-profile deals and investments. Prior to SS&C Intralinks, Jacob held senior roles at UBS, where he gained expertise in business development, financial market analysis (forex and derivatives), and strategic planning. His career reflects a strong record in enterprise sales, market analysis and trading, with a focus on aligning clients’ strategic goals to market opportunities.

Jacob earned his MBA from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He also holds a BS in Management of Financial Institution from De La Salle University.

]]> Brian Hwang https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/brian-hwang/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:07:08 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=56651 Brian is SVP of Business Development and Global Partnerships at Alliance Advisors. Brian is a seasoned business development and partnerships executive with extensive expertise in capital markets, fintech, and financial services. With a career spanning over two decades, Brian has held senior roles at leading financial technology and services firms, including IDR Group, Visible Alpha (acquired by S&P Global), SS&C Intralinks, and RR Donnelley Financial. Throughout his career, he has successfully originated and closed multi-million-dollar deals, spearheaded global partnerships, and structured complex commercial agreements. His deep knowledge of SaaS, data licensing, ECM, and M&A transactions has made him a trusted advisor to institutional clients and industry leaders. Previously, Brian played a pivotal role in corporate development and partnerships at SS&C Intralinks, where he managed global partner relationships and drove strategic M&A initiatives. Brian began his career as a corporate paralegal at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where he worked on high-profile M&A transactions exceeding $400 billion.

]]> Katsiaryna Taran, CFA https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/katsiaryna-taran/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:17:21 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=50254 As an international financial professional with a strong academic background and extensive experience in team-led projects for complex analytical investments and deal engagements, Katsiaryna worked on several mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, and private equity financing projects. She has a proven track record in numerous shareholder-related engagement projects: activist investors detection and tracking, shareholder composition identification and analysis, investor relations, and real-time stock monitoring. She implemented innovative and proprietary stock surveillance methods, which enabled corporate clients to identify activist investors prior to their public disclosure and attract more long-term institutional shareholders. She received her MBA in Financial Management from Pace University and is a CFA Charterholder.

]]> Craig Musial https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/craig-musial/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:51:08 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=54409 Craig has nearly two decades of experience in Sales and Revenue Operations across the software, telecommunications, and e-commerce industries with various public and PE-backed firms. He is passionate about helping revenue-generating teams fulfill their potential through repeatable processes and data driven decision-making. Craig holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and a postgraduate certificate from Columbia University.

]]> Oliver Taylor https://allianceadvisors.com/staff-member/oliver-taylor/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:14:27 +0000 https://allianceadvisors.com/?post_type=staff&p=57265 Oliver joined Alliance Advisors in 2025 to support the firm’s activism, M&A and contested situations team. Prior to this he spent over half a decade focused on shareholder voting and corporate governance research at Proxy Insight and Diligent. Oliver was instrumental in the development of a shareholder voting offering for the Diligent Market Intelligence product where he led a number of initiatives to expand the platform’s scope and functionality to better serve leading corporations and institutional investors.

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