Our people - Investor Relations

John is a Managing Director and Client Relationship Manager in the Global Investment Solutions segment, focused on working with investors in the Americas. He is based in New York. Prior to working in Investor Relations, Mr. Borys worked on AlpInvest’s Co-Investment team focused on both private equity and mezzanine transactions globally. Mr. Borys joined AlpInvest from Bank of America Merrill Lynch in 2011, where he worked in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking group. Mr. Borys earned a BSc in finance from Pennsylvania State University.

Peter is a Managing Director responsible for analyzing the economic and financial environment for private equity markets and examining the implications for AlpInvest Partners’ strategic asset allocation. He joined the firm in 2005 from Royal Dutch Shell, where he was Group Chief Economist. Previously, he was Chief Economist and Director of the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Program. Prior to that, he was head of international economic research at Deutsche Bank and a senior economist with the International Monetary Fund. Peter studied at the London School of Economics and the University of Göttingen where he received his doctorate in Economics. He has been a visiting professor at Leuven Gent Vlerick Management School and a visiting scholar at Harvard University. He is the author of International Investments in Private Equity (Elsevier, 2011) and a co-author of Mastering Illiquidity (Wiley, 2013).

Yasu Kanda is a Managing Director and Client Relationship Manager in the Investment Solutions segment, focused on working with investors in Japan. He is based in Tokyo. Mr. Kanda joined the firm from McKinsey and Company, where he was an engagement manager. Prior to that, he worked at Tokio Marine Asset Management for nearly 10 years, first as Head of Research of their U.S. entity covering Japanese institutional investors for their alternative investments, and thereafter as the Chief Executive Officer of their London entity. He has also worked at AIFAM Inc, a hedge fund of funds based in New York, and Mizuho Financial Group (international business development). Yasu received his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his bachelor of economics from University of Tokyo.

Alexander Sprengers is a Managing Director and Client Relationship Manager in the Investment Solutions segment, focused on working with investors in Europe. He is based in Amsterdam. Prior to joining AlpInvest Partners in 2011, he spent six years at The Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN AMRO in Amsterdam and Hong Kong within the investment banking team, focusing on mergers and acquisitions advisory. Mr. Sprengers received a MSc in informatics and economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Eline is a Principal and Senior Product Specialist on the Investor Relations team specializing in managed account clients globally. She is based in Amsterdam and joined AlpInvest in 2014. From 2009 to 2014, she worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions advisory department of Rabobank International in Amsterdam and New York. Eline received her MSc and BSc in International Economics and Finance from Tilburg University and a LL.B in Tax Law from the University of Amsterdam.

Stella is a Principal in the Investor Relations team within AlpInvest, focusing on clients and prospects in the Americas. She is based in New York and joined AlpInvest in 2015. Prior to AlpInvest, Stella worked at Blackstone’s GSO Capital Partners, where she was supporting investor relations and fundraising activities. Prior to GSO, Stella worked at Brevan Howard, a macro hedge fund. Stella received her B.A. in Psychology with a concentration in Neuropsychology from George Washington University.

Kalvin Zhang is a Principal advising on investor relations in Asia Pacific ex-Japan for products of AlpInvest Partners. He is based in Hong Kong.

Kalvin was formerly a Vice President at American Century Investments responsible for Greater China business. Prior to that, he worked at JPMorgan Asset Management, developing and maintaining relationships with institutional investors in China. Kalvin started his career in financial industry in the Asia institutional business team at BlackRock.

Kalvin earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Hong Kong University of Science of Technology and his Bachelor of Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University.