Candice Beaumont, Chairperson
Candice Beaumont is the Chairman of the Salsano Group, a Panama-based family office and conglomerate invested in private equity. She also serves as the Chief Investment Officer of L Investments, overseeing capital allocation for the family’s diverse portfolio of public and private equity investments. With over two decades of experience in finance, banking, mergers and acquisitions, and investments, Ms. Beaumont has held significant roles, including executing over $20 billion in M&A advisory assignments at Lazard Frères and serving as a private equity principal at Argonaut Capital. She began her career in corporate finance at Merrill Lynch.
Ms. Beaumont is a member of the board of directors for several companies, including Clean Earth Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: CLINU) and Israel Acquisitions Corp. (Nasdaq: ISRLU). She is also an advisor to Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: ATHN.U) and Springwater Situations Corp. (NASDAQ: SWSSU). Her philanthropic efforts include serving on the International Council of Advisors for Global Dignity and previously on the boards of Most Valuable Kids of Greater New York Inc. and Care for Kenya.
A former world-ranked professional tennis player, Ms. Beaumont earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Miami, graduating first in her class with a major in International Finance and Marketing. She completed the Global Leadership & Public Policy for the 21st Century program at Harvard Kennedy School in 2015. In 2014, she was honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.