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How a College Point Guard Built a PE Career (w/ Brogan Magnarelli, Riverspan Partners)

With Cass, Brogan Magnarelli · Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Brogan Magnarelli, Principal at Riverspan Partners, joins Cass to discuss her non-linear journey from Harvard point guard and tech product manager to leading private equity business development. She breaks down the emerging 'silver tsunami' in industrial acquisitions, why asking 'dumb' questions fuels career growth, and how working mothers can thrive in private equity with proper management alignment.

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Key takeaways

  • Riverspan Partners Principal Brogan Magnarelli argues that direct-to-PE undergraduate analyst tracks trap young talent in narrow financial modeling instead of building operational and deal-sourcing skill sets. Read more →
  • Brogan Magnarelli, Principal at Riverspan Partners, credits her early career growth to openly asking basic questions rather than pretending to possess instant private equity fluency. Read more →

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