Ropes & Gray Partners to Moderate Panels at Private Equity Conferences at Harvard, University of Chicago Booth, and Columbia Business Schools

Ropes & Gray private equity partners Janet Coscino, Taylor Hart as well as life sciences and healthcare partner Michael Beauvais, M&A partner Jackie Cohen, and finance counsel Patrick Prin are moderating panels at private equity conferences at Harvard Business School, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Columbia Business School this month.

Michael Beauvais and Taylor Hart both moderated a panel on Saturday, February 1, at the Harvard Business School Venture Capital & Private Equity (VCPE) Conference hosted by the VCPE Club. The conference features industry professionals, academics and students offering insights on issues impacting the VC and PE communities. The Harvard conference schedule is here.

Jackie Cohen will moderate a panel on the consumer and retail sector on Friday, February 14, at the Columbia Business School Private Equity Conference hosted by the Private Equity Club. In addition, Patrick Prin will moderate the private credit and special situations panel at this conference. The conference includes senior practitioners, faculty members, alumni and students who will discuss recent trends and emerging issues in the private equity industry. The Columbia conference schedule is here.

Janet Coscino will moderate a panel on Friday, February 28, at the BPOC Private Equity Conference hosted by the Chicago Booth Private Equity Group and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago. The conference brings together financiers, students, and entrepreneurs to share insights on investing in a changing economy. The BPOC schedule is here.

• Harvard VCPE Conference (Saturday, February 1):

Taylor Hart moderated the "Infrastructure: Minding the Gap: Meeting the Infrastructure Funding Challenge" and Michael Beauvais moderated "Biotech/Healthcare: Transforming the Care of Prevalent Diseases," which both occurred 11:00–11:50 AM ET.

• Columbia PE Conference (Friday, February 14):

Patrick Prin will moderate the “Private Credit and Special Situations” panel from 11:30 AM–12:20 PM ET. Jackie Cohen will moderate the “Consumer & Retail: Sector Deep Dive” panel from 2:30 PM–3:20 PM ET.

• Chicago Booth PE Conference (Friday, February 28):

Janet Coscino will moderate the “Evaluating Opportunities & Executing Investments” panel from 9:50 AM–10:40 AM CT.