Where a broad range of experiences and
perspectives meets a shared goal

Andi Phillips is the Founder and Managing Partner of Maycomb Capital. She has spent over 30 years leading organizations putting private capital to work for communities. Before founding Maycomb, Andi was Head of the Goldman Sachs Social Impact Fund, the firm’s inaugural $140 million impact fund, raising capital from a range of institutional investors and deploying it across asset classes to drive better outcomes for communities. While at Goldman, she also led signature investments including the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond, the first such deal in the U.S., and the first by a financial institution globally.

Andi brings deep experience leading the kinds of organizations that Maycomb serves today. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, she served as President of Seedco Financial, a Community Development Financial Institution, providing loans to small businesses and nonprofits in low-income communities. She also spent nearly a decade at Seedco, a nonprofit intermediary, and led national initiatives focused on workforce and economic development. Earlier in her career, she held a range of positions with community-based organizations serving women in need and their families.

Andi serves on multiple boards, including those of StriveTogether, Brooklyn Org, and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation. She holds a BA from Tufts University and an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Andi was also part of the inaugural Forbes 50 Over 50 list in 2021, which recognizes women founders and innovators who are “changing the world.”

Miljana Vujosevic is a Partner at Maycomb Capital, where she plays a central role in the firm’s investing, fundraising and communications functions. She brings nearly 20 years of impact investing experience as an allocator, investor, advisor, and fund manager. Previously, Miljana spent nine years at Prudential Financial, most recently as a Vice President in the Impact and Responsible Investments group, where she helped build the company’s $1 billion impact investment portfolio.

At Prudential, she helped source and execute nearly $400 million across more than 30 transactions, and led strategy, deal execution and portfolio management across structured products, U.S. fintech, charter school loans, and inclusive venture capital. She later founded and led Next Wheel Consulting, advising foundations, family offices, nonprofit organizations, fund managers, and start-ups on impact investing strategies and implementation.

Miljana serves on the board of Accion Opportunity Fund and is an Investment Advisor to Spring Point Partners, a Philadelphia-based social enterprise. She holds a BA from the University of Michigan, an MA in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and, and is a CFA charterholder.

Shelby Kohn is a Managing Director at Maycomb Capital, where she leads business and market development for the firm. She brings over 25 years of experience across program design and implementation, human services operations, and public systems reform. She helped build the firm’s sourcing strategy and has been central to opening new markets for its lending activity. Previously, Shelby was a Manager at Bennett Midland, a consulting firm for the civic sector, where she advised mayors’ offices across the country and helped human services providers strengthen their strategy and operations.

Shelby brings deep public sector experience from a decade in New York City government under the Bloomberg administration, where she held leadership roles in the Mayor’s Office, the Department of Finance, and the Department of Small Business Services. She managed a team of thirty-five, leading the digitization and streamlining of public benefits valued at over $1 billion.

Shelby serves on the Advisory Council of the Center for Outcomes Based Contracting. She holds a BA from Haverford College and an MS in Urban Planning from Columbia University.

Zach Baum is an Associate at Maycomb Capital focusing on firm communications. He brings experience in social sector communications, evaluation, strategy, and operations. Prior to joining Maycomb, Zach served as Chief of Staff at Project Evident, where he worked with clients on strategic evidence planning and partnered with the CEO on firmwide strategy, budgeting, communications, and continuous improvement. He was also a Fellow at The New York Community Trust. Zach holds a BA from Hamilton College and an MPA from Columbia University.

Sedinam Bissi is an Analyst on Maycomb Capital’s finance and operations team, contributing to fund operations and the firm’s financial management. She brings experience in financial analysis, cash management, and financial reporting. Prior to joining Maycomb, Sedinam worked in corporate banking at Absa Group, where she supported clients with working capital solutions. Sedinam holds a BSc in Actuarial Science from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and an MS in Finance from Georgia State University.

Rufino Castillo is an Associate at Maycomb Capital supporting all aspects of the investment process. He brings experience in corporate finance and transaction execution, including M&A advisory and debt and equity capital markets. Prior to joining Maycomb, Rufino worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in RBC Capital Markets’ Communications, Media, and Entertainment group. He also worked as an Associate at Jefferies in the Technology, Media, and Telecom group, where he executed a range of M&A and capital markets transactions for clients. Rufino holds a BBA in Finance from Baruch College.

Varenkha Giordani is an Analyst and Office Manager at Maycomb Capital, where she supports firmwide operations. She brings experience across operations management, contract administration, executive operations, and project coordination. Prior to joining Maycomb, Varenkha worked with the U.S. Department of State, where she managed administrative operations and multimillion-dollar contracts. She holds a BA in Business Administration and Leadership from Madonna University.

Jonathan Lovely is an Associate at Maycomb Capital on the investments team. He brings experience in healthcare market research and analysis for investors, along with academic training in local economic development. Prior to joining Maycomb, Jonathan worked at Third Bridge Group, a global research firm, where he conducted primary research on the healthcare startup economy for institutional investors. Jonathan holds a BA from the George Washington University and an MS in Local Economic Development from the London School of Economics.

Malik McCray is a Senior Associate on Maycomb Capital’s investment team, working across the full investment process. He brings experience in corporate finance and capital raising in the energy sector, along with leadership experience as a military officer. Prior to joining Maycomb, Malik was an Investment Banking Associate at Bank of America, where he focused on equity, debt, and M&A transactions for companies in the power and renewables sectors. He also served more than five years as a field artillery officer, achieving the rank of captain. Malik holds a BS in Economics from the United States Military Academy.

Julia Sikowitz Lee is an Associate at Maycomb Capital, focused on investor relations and capital raising. She supports fundraising and investor engagement across all vehicles, as well as cultivating new strategic opportunities with investors. Julia holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MPA from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Jessica Sun is an Associate at Maycomb Capital focused on the firm’s investments. She brings experience in impact investing, asset and risk management, and early-stage company strategy. Prior to joining Maycomb, Jessica was part of the investment team at Spring Point Partners, an impact-focused family office. She also advised corporate clients on asset management and risk management solutions at Morgan Stanley and worked on strategy at a Hong Kong-based consumer startup. Jessica holds a BS from New York University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Becky Gray is a Senior Advisor to Maycomb Capital, with more than twenty years of experience designing and running human services programs across the nonprofit and private sectors. She helps nonprofit leaders strengthen their organizations through strategic planning, program design, partnership development, and capacity building.

Becky brings deep experience in government contracting and program delivery from her time as Vice President at Seedco, a national nonprofit intermediary. While at Seedco, she oversaw a portfolio of more than $20 million in government and privately funded contracts delivered through a network of twenty-two community-based organizations, and helped launch one of the first online public benefits access programs.

Becky holds a BA from Boston College and an MS in Social Work from Columbia University. She serves on the board of the Mamaroneck Schools Foundation.

Lin Johnson III is a Senior Advisor to Maycomb Capital, where he advises the firm’s education strategy. He currently serves as Chief Strategy, Growth, and Finance Officer at TNTP, a national education nonprofit, where he oversees strategy, operations, fundraising, finance, and technology. Previously, Lin served as Chief Financial Officer and then Deputy Superintendent of Finance and Strategic Operations at Shelby County Schools in Memphis, where he led investments in high-quality curricula and Advanced Placement course expansion, implemented an equitable funding model, and led a community budget campaign to secure recurring operating funds.

Lin brings deep experience in education finance and strategy across the K-12 ecosystem. As Director of Special Projects at the Tennessee Department of Education, he developed the agency’s first budget book. Earlier, as Director of Finance and Operations at the D.C. Public Charter School Board, he oversaw financial growth and fiscal accountability for a portfolio of charter school campuses. He has also led the K-12 education grant portfolio at the Schwab Foundation and served as a Fellow in the Office of School Portfolio at Chicago Public Schools.

Lin serves on the boards of KIPP Memphis, First 8 Memphis, Mosaic Changemakers, and the Tennessee Charter School Center. He holds a BA in Economics from Reed College, and MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Doctor of Education Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Jeremy Keele is a Senior Advisor to Maycomb Capital. He currently serves as Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Catalyst Opportunity Funds, a real estate impact investment firm with approximately $350 million under management. Before founding Catalyst in 2018, Jeremy was President and CEO of the Sorenson Impact Center, a think tank focused on social impact and innovation, where he advised investors, government agencies, family offices, and nonprofits on aligning funding with values.

Jeremy brings deep experience across government and the private sector. As senior advisor to Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams, he advised on the county’s policy portfolio and helped launch the country’s first social impact bond focused on early childhood education for underserved children. Before entering government, Jeremy spent seven years as a corporate attorney at Cleary Gottlieb and Latham & Watkins in New York, London, and Los Angeles, where he led numerous multibillion-dollar transactions for clients around the world.

Jeremy holds a BS and a BA from Bringham Young University, a JD from New York University School of Law, and an MPA from Harvard.

Ariella Rotenberg is a Senior Advisor to Maycomb Capital, where she advises on ongoing firmwide strategy. She is currently a Partner and Head of Operations at Floating Point, an early stage venture firm investing in complex sectors such as healthcare, logistics, finance, energy, and defense.

As one of Maycomb’s first team members, Ariella contributed to and led many of the firm’s functions, including finance and operations, capital raising and investor relations, and communications. Before Maycomb, she was part of the founding team of The ImPact, the largest global network of family offices focused on impact investing, where she led strategy and business development and grew the company from inception to an established business with over forty members worldwide. Earlier in her career, Ariella was a Research Associate in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, where she worked on issues ranging from public health to national security.

Ariella holds a BA in Social Studies from Harvard University and an MPhil in Development Economics from the University of Cambridge.