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Kirsten Aarsbergen
Lenny Barshack
DISC Board Member
I’m Lenny Barshack and I have been attend-
Michele Anderson ing the DISC since1982. The first year I
Director of Operations for EEI; Rutgers raced I had been on skis a total of 4 days,
so yes, any level skier is welcome. In 1995, Kirsten Bartok
College of Engineering; (Skip Barber
after spending 15 years on Wall Street, I be- Returning for her second year in the Direc-
competition certified); split time between
came an internet entrepreneur, co-founding tors’ Cup, Kirsten is looking to at least know
Hoboken, NJ and Vail, CO.
a handful of startups. In 2007, I gave a new what she is getting into this time around! Af-
meaning to “I survived the Directors’ Cup.” I ter growing up in Maine, Kirsten was lucky
Michelle Avery
live in Sun Valley with my wife, Erin Smith. enough to attend university with Dan Bo-
land, Tom Huang and Sang Lee. She cur-
Kannan Ayyar
rently splits her time between San Francisco
and New York City.
Day to day, Kirsten is a managing di-
rector at AirFinance Capital, the leasing and
investment firm that provides assed backed
leases and loans to manufacturers and com-
mercial operators of business jest globally.
Prior to AirFinance, Kirsten was co-founder,
board member and CFO of the business jet
fleet operators XOJET before it was sold to
TPG in 2007. Before XOJET Kirsten had
spent the majority of her career in private
equity, credit investing and finance at Alpine
Bobbi Babitz
Investors, JP Morgan Partners, and Goldman
A venture capital professional with over
Sachs & Co.
fifteen years of investment and operating
experience in early-stage and high growth Erin Smith
companies in both the public and private I’ve had many special moments at the DISC
realms. She has served as principal inves- over the last 20 years: my first ski race,
tor, senior executive and board member getting engaged at the final night dinner in
for companies in a wide range of industries Sun Valley, and eloping at lunch in Aspen 15
with a substantial focus on technology and years ago!
healthcare. Bobbi is an active patron of
youth and educational philanthropy, which
includes her ongoing support and involve-
ment with Stoked Mentoring, where she
currently serves as board chairman, and
Sarah Lawrence College, from where she
holds a B.A. She is an avid skier, runner,
and outdoors enthusiast. Looking forward
to Vail.
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Rohina Bhandari
Managing Director, Business Development
PineBridge Investments, New York Ms.
Bhandari joined the firm’s Business Devel-
opment team in 2004. Prior to PineBridge
Investments, she held product and relation-
ship management roles with the Credit Su-
isse Group, both in New York and Hong
Kong. At Credit Suisse Asset Management
in New York, her product management
roles focused on traditional asset manage-
Dan Boland
ment and alternative investments. In Hong
DISC Board Member & 2009 Co-Chairman
Kong, Ms. Bhandari was a relationship
Ski racing career got off to a hobbled start
manager for Credit Suisse Private Banking.
when he didn’t learn how to ski until his teen
Nicholas C. Besobrasov Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 1998, she
years . . . and then only on the hills above
This will be my second year at DISC and I worked for nearly three years as a Business
the abandoned coal mines of western Penn-
have no where to go but up after finishing Development Manager with Philippine Ho-
sylvania (have to watch out for those sink-
DFL in 09. I will be training vigorously for te- teliers Inc. in Manila, Philippines. In this role,
holes). Eventually Dan turned to car racing
quila night as I have a podium chance there. Ms. Bhandari marketed the group’s equity
to get the speed rush that his limited skiing
See you in Vail! investment and management contracts of
ability could not provide. Dan enjoys long
leading developers to open business op-
walks on the beach, sunsets, puppy dogs,
portunities. Since 2003, she has served as
and drinking out of a calf-hoof flask (espe-
a Director of the U.S. India Business Coun-
cially while enjoying a nice glass of Meursault
cil. Ms. Bhandari received an MBA from
in the other hand).
the Asian Institute of Management (Manila,
Philippines) and an M.S. in Finance from
Emily Carroll
George Washington University.
Artist and loves to ski!
Todd Binder
Dan Chung
Managing Director of GABT.
2010
Timex Women’s Professional Cycling team
and currently enjoys long distance trail run- in Marin County, California, I have lived in
ning. She is looking forward to her first Di- Montreux Switzerland for the last 20 years
rectors’ Cup. and have two great, fast skiing sons, ages 7
and 9.
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John S. Gates
David Helfand
Janet Ecker Adam Goldberg DISC Board Member
I attended my first race - 33 years ago. . Principal of Wild Rose Capital LLC, A West- As always, my primary reason for participat-
.ouch!! It was still known as the “Moreault port, CT based firm. For much of the past ing in this event is the chance to see Jennifer
Cup” and Howard was 6”2”, Mike Culver, 6 years, Adam has played an integral role Diehl!
Billy Shaw and Doug Woodcock (or as we in the life settlement industry. He has also
affectionately called him “Timberdick”) were begun diversifying his interests to small start-
the “pros” and the Bobbo was still decked up companies as well as real estate invest-
out in surfer regalia --boy did we have fun. ments.
The independent spirit award would have
had to go to everybody. I’m a real estate
broker in Chicago and still striving to be an
acceptable skier. Love to golf and am so
happy to be able to see how the race has
changed. I was also on the only all women’s
team ever, where we won every race --
what a satisfying win that was!! Thank god Marilyn Heston
for the handicapping. CEO of Los Angeles based MHA Media, spe-
Michael W. Halstead cializing in Fashion public relations, events and
Jeffrey Eigenman Long-time DISC racer from Yachtstore.com. marketing. Canadian born Marilyn grew up ski-
ing in eastern Canada and the northern U.S.,
Joshua Harris migrated to Vancouver, became a F.O.H.,
Josh is an amateur skier who has previously discovered God=Whistler, and subsequently
raced in four other Directors’ Cups. moved south to Los Angeles. She began her
innovative celebrity branding business in 1997
after previously working as an entertainment
publicist at a few high profile agencies in Los
Angeles. While at celebrity bootcamp Mari-
lyn handled press for a number of celebrities,
coordinated events for corporate clients and
developed publicity campaigns for a number
of studio and independent feature films. In the
Larry Feinberg past decade MHA Media has either launched
Analyst investment banker, merchant bank- new brands or firmly reinforced those who
er and hedge fund manager since 1980. are already household names, in Hollywood,
His Oracle Investment Management, Inc. Ken Hausman by establishing strong celebrity brand loyalty
firm is one of Wall Street’s leading health DISC Board Member for Jimmy Choo, Elie Saab, Christian Dior
care specific investment firms and started I’ve been coming to the Directors’ Cup for Couture, Roland Mouret, Roberto Cavalli,
the nation’s first health care hedge fund in 13 years and have been on the board for Emanuel Ungaro, Alexander McQueen, Reem
1989. Mr. Feinberg grew up in Burlington, over half that time. The camaraderie, com- Acra, Swarovski, H. Stern, M.A.C Cosmetics,
Vermont, and has skied for more than 40 petition, and good times (all sometimes in Nicole Miller, Vidal Sassoon, Matthew Wil-
years. He currently spends 2-3 months per extremes) are special. Lining up at the bar liamson, and MontBlanc to name a few.
year at his home in Beaver Creek, Colo- mid-afternoon to do tequila shots on the day
rado, where he remains an avid skier. of arrival is a long lost art.
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Julie Prince-Hojlo
Julie is coming out with Chris for her 4th Di-
rectors’ Cup – her inaugural trip sans their
son of 20 months. Hailing from the rough
lower west end of CT, Julie skied at virtually
every New England ice hill as a child and has
the frostbite marks on her face, hands and
feet to prove it. Now also a snowboarder
(to her husband’s chagrin), Julie’s day job is
within the alternative investments business at
Krusen Capital Management. Like Chris, Julie
is an avid runner, former tri-athlete and rac-
quets and golf enthusiast. She met Chris at
Tuck for business school, but was able to gain
acceptance to a superior college in her
Molly Hobin youth, getting her BA at Yale.
Bob Jaffe
Molly Hobin is President and CEO of The
DISC Board Member; 2006 DISC Chairman
Hobin Company, a Residential and Com- Andrew Hromyk
Happy board member and Pro Babe wran-
mercial Real Estate Company based in
gler. Film producer, former studio executive
Manhattan Beach and Palm Desert. After
and aspiring ski bum who lives in NY with his
taking a fabulous one-year sabbatical from
wife, Leelee, and his daughter, Avery. Long
the working world in 2009, Molly just re-
overdue for a Directors’ Cup win!
launched the Hobin Company which was
founded by her great grandfather in 1925.
Alex Jeffers
Molly is a die-hard skier and golfer and is
With Macquarie Capital in New York City.
excited to be attending her 4th Directors’
Libra and first time at DISC.
Cup!
Christopher Hojlo
Born in Duxbury, Massachusetts, Chris
spent his teen years skiing on the hills of
New England. Today, he is better known
as the wife of Julie and the father of Ted
(19 months), resides in New York City, and
heads out West for his skiing fix. He is an
avid runner and triathlete, and a golf and Tom Huang
racquet sports enthusiast. This year’s event DISC Board Member
marks Chris’s fifth Directors’ Invitational. This Director enjoyed a brief stint as a pro-
Chris heads up the financial services invest- fessional bull rider and calf-roper. As you can
ing efforts of Court Square Capital Part- see from the pictures, his trademark was
ners, a $6 billion private equity firm based grip-hand ambidexterity, a skill no other rider
in New York City. He previously has served could match. Tragically, his once-promising
Charlie Johnson
on the boards of directors of US Express career was cut short by an acute case of ro-
I am a southern Wisconsin Native, but have
Leasing, Peachtree Financial Solutions, and deo clown phobia, forcing him to retire
called Colorado home for 6 years. I grew up
HealthMarkets. He is a member of the to the tranquility of Manhattan, which boasts
skiing in the West and moved here for that
Steering Committee of the Young Friends the nation’s lowest concentration of rodeo
reason, among other less important things
of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. clowns per capita. He spends as much of his
like school. I now live in Denver and I do not
Chris holds an AB from Harvard College free time as possible on the hills surrounding
get to ski very much because my employers
and an MBA from the Tuck School of Busi- Red Tail Camp in Beaver Creek.
at RocHenge have me on a tight leash!
ness at Dartmouth.
Hans Humes
Will Johnson
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Eberhard Lange
Having come to the US for boarding school
in the northeast, I was briefly exposed to ski Bob Mardian & Ali Knights
racing and hopefully learned a thing or two DISC Board Member
that I will be able to use at the Director’s Twenty-five years as a participant, twenty-
Cup. I am looking forward to getting back two years as a Director, Creator of the Un-
into racing and having some fun out in Vail. tamed Spirit Award, and nicknamed “Bob-
I am currently working for Macquarie Capital O.)
in NYC and am mainly focused on principal
transactions.
Ken Picache
DISC Board Member
The 40th anniversary will mark my 8th out
Chris McCutcheon
of 9 years in attendance. While it’s an event
DISC Board Member
that brings great friends together and even
Eight year DISC vet… skiied in 4, injured better tales of absurdity, each year, I dread Oscar Schafer
in 5, but always from skiing. Married to the nightmares that follow in the days/ The Directors’ Invitational changed my life as
Tina and proud father of a baby boy! weeks after seeing Dan Boland in a skin suit. I found out that I had a great time skiing with-
Tequila is of course an incredible remedy,
out my first wife, which subsequently led to a
Karin McKinnell, NASDAQ but unfortunately, Tom Huang’s original te-
divorce and a much happier existence. It also
Started her financial services career at quila canteen has been unable to withstand
the years of DISC’s abuse. I believe, how- improved my skiing!
Goldman Sachs 15 years ago, and for the
last 10 years she has been at Nasdaq. ever, a suitable replacement has been found
and look forward to many DISC years to
Corey Modeste come.
Ronnie Reed
Julie Moraco
Eric Pagel
Unfortunately, I missed last year’s event in
Jackson Hole. I will NEVER let that happen
again! I’m psyched for Vail 2010!
Ira Schuman
Ira has been with Studley for 32 years. . . and
Jordan Saxe – Nasdaq he’s still got them fooled! This is Ira’s first Di-
Jordan hails from NJ’s legendary Hidden rectors’ Cup!
Valley with a Vertical Drop of 620’. Jordan
first fell in love with powder at the age of
three when he was enrolled in SkiWee.
Bill Papariella
Jordan spent his childhood racing with the
MARQUISJET Event Sponsor
USSA and NASTAR. He later went on to
NetJets is a Berkshire Hathaway - Warren
become the Ski School Director for Hid-
Buffett owned company. We are the larg-
den Valley’s SkiWee Program and is a Level
est global operator of aircraft in the world
II Certified Professional Ski Instructor and
and the 2nd largest airline commercial or
member of PSIA. To further feed Jordan’s
private.
skiing addiction he attended the University
of Vermont and spent his mornings skiing Jay Stallard
the back country of Jay Peak, Stow and Tequila is not just a passion - it is an art.
Smuggs all before his noon classes. Favorite
movie quote is from the Ski Patrol, “Suicide: Jeff Simonitsch, MARQUISJET
Taste death, live life.”
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Susan Stone
Lovely wife of Kevin Stone.
Suzanne Tennenbaum
As a 15-year DISC participant, my skiing has
Bippy Siegal
improved by several levels, in spite of the
DISC Board Member
alcohol and aging factors! The DISC is an an-
Bippy is the CEO of Raycliff Capital, a private
nual event not to be missed for the camara-
equity firm that focuses on financial services
derie and friendships derived.
and energy, and is based in New York City.
He loves to ski, surf and have fun.
Andrew R. Tennenbaum
President of Flashpoint Entertainment, the
Los Angeles-based literary management and
film production company. While Andrew has
traveled the world and produced action films
shot in some of the most challenging loca-
tions, he contends that he has never done
anything as dangerous as skiing with his father,
Michael Tennenbaum. Bill & Tammy Thorvilson
DISC Board Member and Pro
Vice-Chairman of RocHenge Group, which
consists of several operating companies in-
Kevin Stone, M.D.
cluding a construction company that spe-
DISC Board Member; 2005 Chairman
cializes in sustainable building; a state of the
Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Stone Clinic
art fully automated robotic granite and solid
and Chairman of the Stone Research Foun-
surface fabrication company; and an invest-
dation in San Francisco. The Clinic treats
ment arm that has been providing returns
athletes and people with arthritis and focus-
in all types of real estate and private equity
es on knee, shoulder and ankle injuries. The
investment for high net worth individuals and
Foundation conducts research in advanced
institutional investors since 1978.
surgical techniques and tissue regeneration
In addition Mr. Thorvilson serves on
for orthopaedic sports medicine. These
the Regional Board of Directors for United
efforts have led to improvements in carti-
Western Bank, the Board of Directors for
lage replacement and regeneration, cruci-
Stone Craft, Inc., and the Board of Direc-
ate ligament repair and reconstruction, and
tors for Cheetah International, Inc. He also
techniques to prevent osteoarthritic degen- Michael Tennenbaum serves on the Board of Directors for World
eration. Dr. Stone has lectured around the Of all the people I know, I am the toughest, Hope Foundation, a non-profit organization
world as an expert in cartilage and meniscal fasted skiing, most dashing and compelling committed to bringing educational opportu-
growth, replacement, and repair. He holds competitor. I just don’t get out much except nities to native indigenous people through-
more than 50 U.S. patents on novel inven- for the DISC! out the world.
tions to improve healthcare.
Mr. Thorvilson is licensed to practice
Dr. Stone notes that the stupidest thing
law in the State of Colorado and has been
he does all year is ski race at the Director’s
a licensed real estate broker for more than
Invitational Ski Classic, but it’s also the most
25 years.
fun.
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Jan Walker
John’s lovely wife.
Howard Walker
Steve Visconti
As President and Chief Executive Officer of
Otto Tschudi
Atrato, Inc. Broomfield, CO, Steve Visconti
DISC Chairman of the Board - 2010
executes on corporate strategy, business op-
Winner of the 1983 Legends giant slalom
erations and leads the effort to continuously
and the 1988 Legends downhill, Tschudi
improve customer satisfaction. He brings to Eric Wanger
began his 17-year ski racing career as a
the position over 25 years of domestic and Eric D. Wanger runs Wanger Investment
member of the Norwegian national team
international business development, sales, Management, a boutique asset manage-
in 1964 and represented his country at the
marketing, and management success. Steve’s ment firm in Chicago. The firm runs a num-
1968 Grenoble and 1972 Sapporo Olym-
leadership experience includes top technol- ber of small-cap equity and income strategy,
pics, in addition to the 1970 World Cham-
ogy companies and startup ventures including provides wealth management services, and
pionships in Val Gardena. He later came
Cisco Systems, Airespace, Ascend, Chipcom, sub-advises to various institutional clients.
to the U.S. and skied for the University
and Banyan Systems. His understanding of
of Denver under Willy Schaeffler and was
technology and market conditions, together
a member of the DU team and won five
with the ability to lead high growth compa-
NCAA titles during his tenure. Following his
nies and build shareholder value, has contrib-
retirement from amateur racing in 1972,
uted to his proven performance record. This
Tschudi raced professionally until 1980.He
is Steve’s first Directors’ Cup!
was named Director of Skiing at Winter
Park. In 1982, Tschudi resigned that position
Bree Walker
to join his current partner Thomas Weisel at
Lovely and talented daughter of John and Jan
Montgomery Securities in San Francisco. In
Walker.
1999 Yvonne and Otto moved to London,
and Otto started up the new firms, Thomas Dana Williams
Weisel Partners (TWPG), operation in Eu- Growing up skiing on the small ski hills of
rope.They are now back in San Francisco Nova Scotia, Dana moved to Whistler, BC
at the TWP headquarters. Otto has been a and quickly climbed the ranks to become the
Board of Trustee member at the University first born and raised Maritimer to become a
of Denver since 1992 and was just inducted member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team.
into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame. He spent three years competing on World
Cup and Europa Cup tour stops including
Yvonne Tschudi Beaver Creek Colorado, Val D’Isere France,
Married to Otto Tschudi for over 30 years Sestriere Italy, and Wengen Switzerland.
of fun, excitement and challenge. Mother Following three successive right knee
John Walker reconstruction surgeries, he hung up his skis
of our 30-year daughter, Solveig L.T. Law-
DISC Board Member to pursue an education and employment
rence.
Longest serving Board member. Have now experience. He now lives between San
been to 159 countries, skied outside of Ma- Francisco and Whistler and is Founder and
drid during the summer to keep up the train- President of Best of Both Golf & Ski.
ing for the DISC!
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