The Board of Directors is comprised of highly accomplished individuals from the financial services and information technology industries.  Each board member is actively involved in the company's strategic direction and governance.

Jayesh A. Punater
Founder & CEO

Jayesh Punater is the founder and visionary behind Gravitas. Jayesh founded Gravitas on the principles that businesses should be looked at “holistically,” and has built a firm that focuses on combining this principle with its high-quality, white-glove service methodology. As Chief Executive Officer, he focuses on the growth of the Gravitas franchise, by adding business lines as well as growing internationally ensuring the firm continues to expand its platform of knowledge process outsourcing, business consulting and technology solutions for small and mid-sized financial services firms. Prior to founding Gravitas in 1996, Jayesh held management roles in several technology consulting and manufacturing companies, including Manager of the Financial Services Vertical for DNA, a New York-based systems integrator, and also as Manager of Technical Support for high-end workstation manufacturer 68000 Inc. He received his B.S in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, and has completed extensive executive training in management, finance and marketing. Utilizing his family’s entrepreneurial business background as a base, he taught a course at Fordham University on entrepreneurship, and teaches many of the courses in Gravitas’ extensive internal training curriculum.

John J. McCloy II
Chairman

John McCloy brings substantial business development, strategic, operational, and financing expertise to the Gravitas Technology team. He was a senior executive at Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co., partner in an asset management firm, partner in a venture capital firm, and Chairman/CEO of Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc. He is the Managing Partner of First New York LLCO, a multi-faceted investment firm. John is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Council on Germany, and was on the Advisory Board of Princeton University. He is a director of Sound Shore Mutual Fund and sits on the boards of several companies. John is a graduate of Princeton University.

Anupam Ghose
Board Member

Mr. Ghose is the Co-President and Chief Strategy Officer of Roc Capital and is responsible for overseeing the firm's marketing and investor relations as well as implementing short-term and long-term firm strategies. Prior to joining Roc Capital, Mr. Ghose was a Senior Member of the Prime Services Group at Credit Suisse. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, he was a member of the Global Portfolio Trading & Equities Swaps desk at Goldman Sachs. Prior to that he was one of the limited partners at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg and was part of the integration team when the firm was acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2000. Mr. Ghose is the founder of Indus Advisors LLC, which launched the first India-focused exchange traded fund on the NYSE/ARCA in partnership with Invesco PowerShares. Mr. Ghose received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Bombay University in India in 1988 and his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Investments from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College in 1994.

Andrew Zalasin
General Partner

Andrew Zalasin is a General Partner with RRE Ventures. He is a Director of K2 Consulting, Odyssey Logistics, Tendril and Semtek, Inc. and is involved actively in the firm’s investments in Flipswap, Peek and PayFone, among others. From 1991-1996, Andrew was with the firm of Mound, Cotton & Wollan, where he specialized in structuring, negotiating and litigating complex corporate, commercial and intellectual property matters. From 1983-1988, he managed day-to-day operations, evaluated potential acquisition targets and negotiated the purchase of pharmacies for Jallo Pharmacies, Inc. While at Jallo, he designed, implemented and maintained pharmacy-related software systems. Mr. Zalasin holds a JD with Honors from Yeshiva University where he was the Executive Editor of the International Law Journal, and received a BA with Honors from The City College of New York where he was a Hubert H. Humphrey Legislative Fellow, a Leskes Scholar and an Epstein Scholar.

Larry Hutcher
Board Member

Larry Hutcher has more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of corporate law and commercial litigation. He concentrates on employment related disputes and contract negotiations. Mr. Hutcher serves as general counsel to closely held and public companies, from their initial start-up (including the formation of the appropriate entity, the drafting and negotiation of shareholder / operating / partnership agreements) to the subsequent purchase and sale of assets and/or entities. Mr. Hutcher works with numerous high-tech companies, advising them on all aspects of their employment relations, business operations, and corporate governance.

The Advisory Council is a forum for ideas and industry initiatives leading to the potential development of new and innovative products and services and mapping out Gravitas' long-term "Strategic Intent" in the marketplace.

Mr. Phinney became the Chief Operating Officer of Apollo Capital Markets in March 2008. John brings to Apollo 27 years of professional experience developing and managing the finance, tax, operations, technology, risk and treasury operations at some of today’s leading financial companies. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Partner at The Rohatyn Group, an alternative asset manager specializing in the Emerging Markets, and was its Chief Financial and Operating Officer and prior to joining Rohatyn, he served in similar capacities at JPMorgan and Fidelity Investments. John graduated Cum Laude from Suffolk University with a BS in Accounting and graduated The United States Marine Corp Officer Candidate program in 1980. he is a member of the Chewonki Foundation Advisory Board, a member of both the Wilton Riding Club and Cape Neddick Country Club. John resides in Wilton, CT, with his wife and 3 children.

Prior to joining Lyster Watson, Mr. Swain was a Senior Vice President at Lazard Asset Management. He was responsible for global business development and product management of Lazard's alternative investment platform. Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. Swain was an attorney with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Routier, Mackey and Johnson where he specialized in representing investment companies on securities and corporate law matters. He is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Bars. Mr. Swain earned a Bachelor of Arts from Clark University. He also earned a Juris Doctor from Villanova University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Investments from The George Washington University. Mr. Swain also serves on the Advisory Board of the Clark University Graduate School of Business.

Glen C. Dailey joined Jefferies & Company in March, 2006 as Managing Director and Head of Prime Brokerage. He previously founded Banc of America Prime Brokerage in 1995 and led the business for eleven years. Prior to Banc of America Securities LLC, he was a Managing Director and Head of Prime Brokerage for twelve years at Furman Selz LLC. Glen attended Bernard Baruch College in New York and currently resides in Manhattan with his wife and two children.

Mark Rubin is the Chief Financial Officer of New Vernon Capital. Prior to joining New Vernon Capital, Mr. Rubin co-managed an investment partnership and served as CFO for Aerotec, LLC (a private-equity funded engineering services company). Prior to joining Aerotec, Mr. Rubin was a Vice President at Ascent Financial, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm, where he was responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities as well as managing several of the funds portfolio companies. Mr. Rubin, an attorney and a CPA, practiced law for three years with Chicago-based Altheimer & Gray focusing on securities and corporate law matters and prior to that, worked as a CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Rubin received his JD, Magna Cum Laude, from the University Of Illinois College Of Law and his BS in Accounting from Indiana University.