
Ben Sun
Co-founder
Our team
Leadership

Ben Sun
Co-founder

Chris Freeberg
Founder & CEO

Jason Seu
Founding Chief Research Officer

Logan Miller
Head of Network & Client Services

Stanley Gu
Founding Engineer
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Everybody else

Ally Jiang
Sector Lead
Ally is Sector Lead at Altis, joining from BCG where she has worked on due diligence and strategy since 2018. She has always loved the startup world, having worked at startups from Series A through unicorn, founded a company at Columbia Business School, and served as a startup fellow at .406 Ventures. At Altis, she combines firsthand startup experience with diligence-grade rigor to pressure-test the companies investors are betting on.
Ally Jiang
Sector Lead

Kevin Garlepp
Full Stack AI Engineer
Kevin is a software engineer at Altis, where he helps build the Full Stack and AI systems behind the firm’s research platform. He earned a B.S. in Computer Science from George Mason University.
Outside of Altis, Kevin is co-founder of the TKG Technology Scholarship. He enjoys running, tennis, and dining out around New York City.
Kevin Garlepp
Full Stack AI Engineer
Kyle Katlan
Senior Director

Mehdi Lazrak
Sector Lead
Mehdi leads AI-sector research for investor clients, translating market structure, technical shifts, business model durability, and competitive dynamics into actionable investment insight.
Prior to Altis, Mehdi founded a healthcare-focused search fund, raising capital from investors and evaluating acquisition opportunities as a principal investor. Before that, he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, where he led commercial due diligence and value creation work for private equity clients. Earlier in his career, he held strategy and operating roles at Expedia Group, including leading customer operations for Orbitz and Travelocity, where he drove automation, cost, and customer experience initiatives.
Mehdi holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and Economics from Yale University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Mehdi Lazrak
Sector Lead

Olivia Ozino Caligaris
Director
Olivia is a French-Argentinian INSEAD graduate with experience in strategy consulting, venture research, and company building. She spent time at McKinsey with a focus on banking and payments, worked with startups across Latin America and Southeast Asia, and was a fellow at a U.S. VC fund investing across the Americas. Outside of work, Olivia enjoys wine tasting, cooking, and exploring new cultures through food.
Olivia Ozino Caligaris
Director

Ray Vinjamuri
Director
Ray started his career at Boston Consulting Group before serving as Chief of Staff to the founder of ZBS Partners, a New York PE firm focused on AI-enabled roll-ups. He graduated from the University of Minnesota’s Honors program with High Distinction, earning a B.S. in Finance and Philosophy. Outside of work, Ray enjoys bouldering, intramural sports, science fiction, the NFL, and educational YouTube rabbit holes.
Ray Vinjamuri
Director

Sophia Zhang
Senior Analyst
Sophia began her career at Boston Consulting Group, focusing on PE diligence, financial institutions, and technology, before moving into strategy, operations, and go-to-market work at a high-growth startup. She graduated from Harvard University cum laude with a double concentration in Economics and English. Outside of work, Sophia enjoys Formula 1, tennis, browsing library stacks and bookstores, and NYTimes games.
Sophia Zhang
Senior Analyst
