Global Venture Capital

Kirsten oversees the abrdn Venture Partners program alongside Peter Lawrence and has been focused on the abrdn Venture Partners program since joining the firm in 2005. She has been involved in all aspects of the investment process, and has been particularly involved in screening the emerging manager ecosystem for investment opportunities. Kirsten also plays a central role in manager due diligence and oversees junior team members in the investment and fund monitoring process. She has worked on the AVP funds for the last sixteen years and was a Principal at FLAG Capital Management prior to its acquisition by AAMI in 2015. Prior to joining FLAG in 2005, Kirsten worked for IBM in a variety of analytical roles. Kirsten holds a BS from Babson College. She has over 16 years of venture capital experience.

Peter Lawrence oversees the abrdn Venture Partners program alongside Kirsten Morin and is a member of the strategy’s investment committee. As a co-founder of FLAG Capital Management, Peter has focused exclusively on venture capital fund investments and has been a member of the firm’s Private Equity investment committee since inception. Prior to co-founding FLAG in 1994, Peter spent twelve years managing both direct and indirect venture capital and private equity portfolios as Executive Vice President of the Marshall Field family office. He has over 30 years of experience in the private equity business. Peter holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Trinity College.

Peter Mooradian focuses on the abrdn Venture Partners program and is a member of the strategy’s investment committee. Peter joined the company in 2019 following a 15 year career at Cambridge Associates where he served as Managing Director, Private Investments Research and co-led the venture capital and growth equity research practice. Prior to joining Cambridge Associates, Peter devoted his early career to increasingly senior private equity and technology-related strategy and corporate finance roles at such firms as The PrivateEdge Group, a division of State Street Corporation. Peter holds an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College and a BA from Colgate University.

Joe Sindelar is an Investment Manager focused on the abrdn Global Venture Capital strategy. He is responsible for supporting the diligence and investment activities of the Global Venture Capital team by analyzing and monitoring the performance of the firm’s existing fund managers and underlying portfolio companies, as well as screening new investment opportunities by participating in meetings with fund managers and conducting due diligence. Joe was an analyst at FLAG Capital prior to its acquisition by abrdn in 2015. Before joining FLAG in 2014, Joe was an Analyst at Rocaton Investment Advisors where he was responsible for client portfolio monitoring. Joe graduated from the University of Rochester in 2013 with a BA in Economics.

Greg Bellman is an Senior Analyst focused on the abrdn Global Venture Capital strategy. He is responsible for supporting the diligence and investment activities of the Global Venture team by analyzing and monitoring the performance of the firm’s existing fund managers and underlying portfolio companies, as well as screening new investment opportunities by participating in meetings with fund managers and conducting due diligence. Greg joined abrdn through their Graduate Business Analyst program in June 2014 and has held positions with the North American Equities, Fixed Income, Private Equity, Product Development, and Marketing teams in the Philadelphia, New York, and London offices while on the program. Greg graduated from Miami University (OH) in 2014 with a BS in Finance.

Mark Edwards is a Senior Analyst at abrdn, focused on the Global Venture Capital strategy. He is responsible for supporting the diligence and investment activities of the Global Venture team by analyzing and monitoring the performance of the firm's existing fund managers and underlying portfolio companies, as well as screening new investment opportunities by participating in meetings with fund managers and conducting due diligence. Mark joined FLAG Capital Management in 2012, where he held the role of Senior Analyst - Performance Analytics prior to its acquisition by abrdn in 2015. Previously, Mark spent three years at Energy Services Group as a Wholesale Energy Analyst. Mark holds a BA from Brandeis University.

Danielle Nevins is the Executive Assistant to the abrdn Global Venture Team. Danielle joined abrdn in 2015 from FLAG Capital Management where she was Executive Assistant to the Real Assets Team. Previously, Danielle worked for her family's businesses, Osetra Restaurant and Grande Harvest Wines. Prior to that, Danielle worked for Fidelity Investments as an Executive Assistant, and Participant Coordinator at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (FIIS) and Pyramis Global Advisors.