Nishaad Ruparel

Nishaad Ruparel currently serves as President at Ascend, focusing on revitalizing public accounting with support from Alpine Investors since November 2023. Additionally, in August 2023, Nishaad became an Investor in Residence at Alpine Investors, tasked with launching a middle market services investment within the firm's $4.8 billion flagship fund. Prior experience includes a role as an Investor at AEA Investors LP from August 2018 to August 2022, concentrating on consumer, retail, and services sectors, as well as a position in the Financial Sponsor Group at J.P. Morgan from June 2016 to August 2018. Nishaad holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and International Business from NYU Stern School of Business.