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.

Donna M. Corso is a seasoned Senior Managing Director with more than 35+ years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in proxy solicitation and corporate governance. Throughout her career, she has advised Fortune 100 companies, mid-cap, and small-cap corporations on annual and special shareholder meetings, proxy contests, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and governance matters.

In her previous roles, Donna built and sustained a diverse client portfolio, guiding senior executives through complex transactions, including multimillion and multibillion-dollar mergers such as AT&T/SBC, Aviall/Boeing, Lucent/Alcatel, and most recently, Marel/John Bean, Heska/Mars and Magellan/ONEOK. She also pioneered SPAC advisory services from the inception of the SPAC market, overseeing more than 850 business combination and extension meetings.

Donna is a member of the Society for Corporate Governance and has presented on proxy and governance topics across the industry.

Earlier in her career, Donna rose from Assistant to Vice President, leading major proxy solicitations and corporate reorganizations, including the landmark restructuring of The Columbia Gas System, Inc. She has also served as an Independent Inspector of Elections, presented widely on proxy and governance issues, and held memberships with the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals and the Corporate Transfer Association.

Known for her strategic insight, negotiation skills, and deep client relationships, Donna has built a reputation as a trusted advisor who delivers results with professionalism and integrity.

Fernando Rodriguez is a Proxy Group Administrator at Alliance Advisors. Fernando supports senior proxy executives, focusing on N-PX research, advisory influence analysis, and updating daily vote reporting. Fernando began his career at Merrill a Bank of America Company in 2022 as a licensed investment advisor.

He was responsible for guiding clients through the complexities of inheriting wealth. Fernando also provided clients recommendations for different asset classes. Fernando graduated with a B.A in Economics from Ithaca College in 2022. During his time in college, he was inducted into the Omicron Delta Epsilon, an international honors society that recognizes students for their outstanding achievements in economics.

Sandro Barbato joined Alliance Advisors in early 2023 having previously worked for IHS Markit (now part of S&P Global) for over two years and prior to that Morrow Sodali for over 5 years. Having worked on nearly 100 transactions globally, Sandro, who is fluent in German, Italian and English, is experienced in assisting and advising clients on Corporate Governance & ESG, Proxy Solicitation, Roadshows, M&As Transactions and Activism.

Sandro holds a German degree in business law (Diplom-Wirtschaftsjurist), is a member of the UK IR Society (MIRSoc), the Italian IR Society AIR, and of the AIAF (Italian Society of Financial Analysts) which is the Italian member within the EFFAS (European Federation of Financial Analysts).

He is certified as a Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) and ESG Specialist, both by the Corporate Finance Institute (CFI). In addition, he is a certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) by the EFFAS Societies and certified in Investor Relations (ICIR) by the UK IR Society.