Guests: 18

Profile: Family Members, UHNWIs

This Family Office Roundtable Luncheon was held on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 11:30 AM PST in San Francisco. This private event was sponsored by EisnerAmper and produced by the Los Angeles Consulting Group with co-support by the Global Family Office Community.

​In this event, we will discuss “Emerging Markets: How AI is Opening New Doors for Investors” with experts Anna Chukaeva and Paul Kang of Alta Holdings. 

We delved into the latest trends that AI is shaping across various industries, from healthcare innovations to fintech solutions, and explore how these advancements are creating new avenues for growth in high-potential regions.

​Attendees will gain insights into:

• ​The sectors within emerging markets where AI is driving the most impact.

• ​Alternative investment opportunities influenced by AI beyond direct tech companies.

• ​Practical approaches to assess and manage the unique risks and rewards in these fast-evolving markets.

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​About our Speakers

​Anna Chukaeva, Principal, Alta Holdings

​Anna is a repeat entrepreneur and community innovator.  Anna was trained in mathematics, computer science, and economics.  While on the trading floor at Credit Suisse, she started her first company in art education.  While getting her MBA at Stanford, Anna started Carta Healthcare, where she identified a need to leverage AI in hospital data collection and proceeded to build the enterprise-scale product and enlist hospital systems to adopt her solutions. Her work at Alta Holdings includes spearheading LP investments in mid-size ventures.

​Paul Kang, President, Alta Holdings

​Paul began his 30-year investment and merger advisory career at Goldman Sachs in New York. He also served as CEO of Alta Capital Group, focusing on cross-border merchant banking with offices in New York, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, and San Francisco. He began his career as a brand manager at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati. Currently, he focuses on investments for his family with broad portfolio construction mandates and specific private equity efforts in the Americas and Europe.

​He has also served over 20 years on investment committees ranging from $50 million to $50 billion. He received his AB in mathematics from Harvard and his MBA from Stanford.