Our Team
Leadership
Management Team
Michael Sobel
President
Co-Founder of Scenic Advisement, a specialist Investment Bank for late-stage, private technology companies. Mike launched the Scenic Private Access Funds business in 2021. Prior to Scenic, Mike was the Global Head of Fixed Income iShares and Prime Brokerage at BlackRock and served as an advisor to the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
Peter Christiansen PhD
CIO
Headed Scenic Advisement’s research and analysis of private-market deals for the past six years. Before that, Pete spent 17 years as a portfolio manager and investment researcher at Barclays Global Investors and BlackRock, including running fundamental due diligence for IPO investments.
Katie Boord
Chief Operating Officer
Leads Scenic’s day to day operations. Twenty years of experience across tech and consulting, including Fanatics, Twitter, and Accenture. Built and scaled programs and teams across Finance, Corporate Development, People, Marketing, and Customer Support.
Mark Norbury
Investor Relations and Co-Invest
Twenty years of expertise in private equity, venture capital, and family enterprises in Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America, including 17 years at HSBC and JPMorgan. Mark's experience includes buy-side investing in private growth equities and sell-side advisory and financing.