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Thunderbird MBA Candidate Christine Mendonca '10 asks T-bird alum Mark Steed ’07 about current trends in limited partner investing, investment strategies of the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, and the impact of the global economic crisis on private equity investing.


An Audio Interview with Mark Steed ’07, Investment Specialist, Arizona PSPRS

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About the Interviewee

Michael Mueller

MARK STEED
Investment Specialist, Arizona PSPRS

Mark is the Private Equity and Venture Capital Strategist for the innovative Arizona PSPRS. In this capacity, he manages a program with a robust commitment to opportunistic private investments and entrepreneurial thinking. He was recently featured as the Keynote Speaker at the Private Equity Summit in Palm Springs to discuss the impact of the “Global Credit Crisis and Private Equity.” He’s also been invited to participate in several panel discussions on the private equity and venture capital industry. Mr. Steed also has a unique global perspective as he has traveled to such places as Slovenia and Hungary, meeting with Private Equity firms and Venture Capitalists to better understand challenges they face in emerging economies. Mark graduated with his MBA from Thunderbird’s School of Global Management and received his BA (with honors) in Latin American Studies and Business Management from Brigham Young University. In his spare time, Mr. Steed enjoys teaching high school students the basics of economics and finance.

 

Christine Mendonca '10

CHRISTINE MENDONCA '10
Thunderbird MBA Candidate

Chris Mendonca's goal is to gain experience domestically and globally in turnaround transactions in order to ultimately raise her own fund to invest in emerging markets.

Mendonca is currently a student at Thunderbird School of Global Management, completing her Global MBA On-Demand. Prior to this, Christine was the Credit Operations Analyst for Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, the North American subsidiary for the Gerdau Group. Over the four and a half years she spent with Gerdau Ameristeel, Christine gained tremendous experience in acquisition integration with eight transactions in excess of $4.7 billion, leading to growth in both mill and downstream operations. With each of these transactions, the complexity and leadership responsibility of her role increased. In addition, while at Gerdau Ameristeel, Christine was an active member of the Credit Research Foundation, presenting at their October 2008 conference in San Diego, California.

Christine earned her BS in Business Administration in International Business at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. She has also studied at ITSEM in Cuernavaca, Mexico and the American University in Paris.