Eric Schwartzman serves as head of Baker’s Private Equity Group in California. Based in San Francisco, he leverages decades of transactional experience and business judgment to help clients across industries buy, build and sell companies. His practice spans a range of industries, including technology and its many subsectors, as well as telecom, media and entertainment, financial services, healthcare, consumer, retail, energy, manufacturing, and industrials.

Stephen works with investment team members and other Partners to identify, analyze, and assess potential investment opportunities.

Stephen is a seasoned technology executive with in-depth experience with Fortune 100 and growth-stage organizations. He brings over 30 years of experience across SaaS applications, AI and analytics, and IoT services in industries including healthcare, manufacturing, and consumer goods. Currently he is the CMO for SparkCognition, where he has been instrumental in helping the AI solutions provider achieve unicorn status.

Previously Stephen served as General Manager of Honeywell’s $2.5 billion IoT and software business, leading the digital transformation of this century-old $40 billion manufacturer. Prior to joining Honeywell, Stephen was Group CMO of IBM Watson, where he was one of the principal business architects that delivered next-generation AI technology, driving over $5 billion of revenue in six years and 10,000 engagements. Other positions include President of Aberdeen Group (HHS), President & CEO of Azerity, which was acquired by Model N, Inc. (MODN), and CMO of Digital Market, which was acquired by Oracle (ORCL). Additionally, Stephen has served on various private and public boards, most recently the supercomputing company Cray Inc., which was sold to Hewlett Packard (HPE).

Rohanjit Chaudhry is an Executive Director of Morgan Stanley and is based in New York. Rohan joined Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in 2022. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Rohan was an Associate Partner at Bain & Company where he led value creation programs for private equity backed companies, with an emphasis on commercial acceleration and go-to-market development. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Fairway, American Restoration and Prescott’s Inc.. Rohan holds a B.Com from Delhi University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.

Thomas Chadwick is an Investment Partner on the Manufactured Products team for Pritzker Private Capital. Thomas joined PPC in 2017 as a Vice President. Prior to PPC, Thomas was an Associate at Madison Dearborn Capital Partners and an Investment Banking Analyst at Deutsche Bank. Thomas received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Ms. Liu is Managing Director and Head of AI at StepStone Group, where she leads the firm’s artificial intelligence strategy and its application across the global private markets platform. Her work spans the full AI lifecycle, from research and development through firm-wide deployment, with a focus on building investment intelligence, underwriting, portfolio analytics, and enterprise AI capabilities. Combining deep expertise in advanced analytics and artificial intelligence with more than a decade of private markets experience, she bridges investment, data, and technology to translate emerging capabilities into practical outcomes for the firm and its clients.

Prior to leading StepStone’s AI initiatives, Ms. Liu was a member of the firm’s private equity and portfolio management teams, with experience spanning US small-market buyouts, energy, and co-investments. Before joining StepStone, she held private markets investment and research roles at TorreyCove Capital Partners, Macquarie Group, Ballentine Finn & Company, Inc., and Wellington Management Company.

Ms. Liu holds dual BS degrees in Mathematics and Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, completed the MIT xPRO AI for Senior Executives program, and is a CFA charterholder.