ACG NY Family Office Breakfast Meeting

Beatrice is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sperry, Mitchell & Company, an investment banking boutique which specializes in arranging the sale or merger of private mid-market companies. She also co-owns Percival Scientific, a leading Iowa-based manufacturer of biological incubators and plant growth chambers. She is on the Board of Managers at Haverford College, a member of the Executive Committee and on the Board of the InterSchool Orchestras of New York, Chair of the Development Committee on the Board of ICD – The Institute for Career Development, and a member of the Board of Governors of Off the Record, a foreign policy forum.

Beatrice is a regular lecturer at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business; she has also lectured at the Stern School of Business at New York University and the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. She has been widely quoted in the financial and business press, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, Crain’s, USA Today, CNNand National Public Radio. Beatrice has been a featured speaker at numerous industry conferences and forums, including Bloomberg Breakaway Summit, ACG New York’s Annual Women’s Leadership Summit, and Kayo Women’s Private Equity Summit. She has consistently been recognized as one of The Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A by Mergers & Acquisitions.

Beatrice is the co-author of The Complete Guide to Selling Your Business, which is in its third edition and is also published in Chinese.

Beatrice received a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from the Columbia University Business School.

Daniel Officer is a Managing Director at Sperry, Mitchell & Company and is primarily focused on marketing and executing deals. Dan has transaction experience in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, chemicals, distribution, packaging, business services, energy, and consumer products.  Dan was chosen as the Dealmaker of the Year by ACG New York in 2015 and recognized in 2016 as an Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor. Dan is a former member of the Investment Banking Committee for ACG New York and Vice Chaired the ACG New York Manufacturing Conference in 2017.  Dan also formerly served on the Associate Board of Teach for America New York.