
General Atlantic Team
Our global team is dedicated to helping our portfolio companies become market leaders domestically, regionally, and globally.
Gabriel Caillaux
Co-President,
Managing Director,
Head of EMEA
London
Gabriel Caillaux ×
Gabriel Caillaux is Co-President, Managing Director and Head of General Atlantic’s business in EMEA. He is also a member of the firm’s Management, Investment, and Portfolio Committees. Since joining the firm in 2004, Gabriel has helped expand the firm’s investment focus across the greater European region to include Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He focuses on investments in the Financial Services and Technology sectors. Before joining General Atlantic, Gabriel worked in the telecoms, media & technology division at Merrill Lynch in London and New York.
Melis Kahya Akar
Managing Director,
Head of Consumer for EMEA
London
Melis Kahya Akar ×
Melis Kahya Akar is a Managing Director at General Atlantic and leads the firm’s Consumer investments across EMEA, in addition to focusing on investments in Turkey. Before joining General Atlantic in New York in 2015, Melis was a Vice President at TSG Consumer Partners where she focused on investments in the Retail and Consumer sectors. Previously, she was an Analyst in the Investment Banking division at J.P. Morgan where she concentrated on the consumer and retail sectors.
Chris Caulkin
Managing Director,
Head of Technology for EMEA
London
Chris Caulkin ×
Chris Caulkin is a Managing Director and Head of Technology for EMEA focusing on General Atlantic’s investments in the Technology sector. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2011, Chris was an Analyst and Associate at Warburg Pincus in London for four years where he concentrated on investments in the media, technology, and business services sectors. Before Warburg Pincus, Chris was an Associate at The Boston Consulting Group in London where he worked on a range of media, technology, and financial services projects.
Roni Elchahal
Managing Director,
Head of EMEA Capital Partnering
London
Roni Elchahal ×
Roni Elchahal is a Managing Director at General Atlantic and leads the firm’s capital partnering efforts in EMEA. Roni joined General Atlantic in 2007, focusing on investments in the firm’s Technology sector. He has also worked at CI Capital Partners where he helped source and execute middle market investments across various sectors, and at The Boston Consulting Group where he worked on strategic and operational projects across a variety of industries.
Caroline Woodworth
Principal London
Caroline Woodworth ×
Caroline Woodworth is a Principal at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the firm’s Financial Services sector. Before joining General Atlantic in 2015, Caroline was a Senior Associate at J.C. Flowers & Co. in London where she focused on investments in the financial services sector. Prior to that, Caroline was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Financial Institutions group at Citigroup in New York.
Leo Wouters
Principal,
Capital Solutions
London
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Leo Wouters is a Principal and focuses on the Atlantic Park and Capital Solutions business at General Atlantic. Before joining General Atlantic in 2020, Leo served as Executive Director on the Leveraged Finance and Acquisition team at Morgan Stanley in London, where he focused on high yield and leveraged loan transactions across multiple sectors and geographies for buyouts, acquisitions, and refinancing. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Leo has held roles at Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers in Leveraged Finance and was also an Associate at General Atlantic in London where he focused on Growth Equity.
Aparna Aiyar
Vice President London
Aparna Aiyar ×
Aparna Aiyar is a Vice President at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the Consumer sector. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2017, Aparna worked for TSG Consumer Partners as a Senior Associate and UBS as an Analyst, Global Consumer Products & Retail Group.
Andrea Calabrò
Vice President London
Andrea Calabrò ×
Andrea Calabrò is a Vice President at General Atlantic and focuses on the firm’s Consumer investments in EMEA, in addition to focusing on investments in Italy across all sectors. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2017, Andrea was an Analyst in the Investment Banking division at J.P. Morgan both in London and in Milan.
Tom Hussey
Vice President London
Tom Hussey ×
Tom Hussey is a Vice President at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the firm’s Technology sector in EMEA. Before joining General Atlantic in 2013, Tom worked in corporate development at 21st Century Fox where he covered media assets in EMEA. Previously, he was a Strategy Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group in London where he concentrated on private equity and technology, media & telecommunications.
Heloise Marleau
Vice President London
Heloise Marleau ×
Heloise Marleau is a Vice President at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the firm’s Technology sector. Before joining General Atlantic in 2015, Heloise was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications group at J.P. Morgan. She also completed a rotation in the J.P. Morgan Acquisition & Leveraged Finance group.
Asheque Shams
Vice President London
Asheque Shams ×
Asheque Shams is a Vice President at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the Technology sector. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2019, Asheque was a tech investor at Fidelity’s private capital arm, Eight Roads, focusing on venture capital and growth equity.
Jesse Thomas
Operating Vice President London
Jesse Thomas ×
Jesse Thomas is an Operating Vice President in General Atlantic’s Insights Group and leads the team’s data science capability. Before joining General Atlantic in 2021, Jesse was a Project Leader & Lead Data Scientist within the Boston Consulting Group’s Gamma team, focused on helping consumer and private equity clients drive value through data science initiatives. Prior to that he held various roles in consulting and environmental science.
Christian Braunfisch
Senior Associate London
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Christian Braunfisch is a Senior Associate at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the EMEA region. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2018, Christian was an Associate at Centerview Partners.
Georgia Dowdall
Senior Associate
Capital Partnering
London
Georgia Dowdall ×
Georgia Dowdall is a Senior Associate at General Atlantic and focuses on the firm’s capital partnering efforts. Before joining General Atlantic in 2019, Georgia worked at Asante Capital. Prior to that, she was part of the International Finance Corporation’s Healthcare and Education Investment team and an Associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at J.P. Morgan.
Marta Suárez Estébanez
Senior Associate London
Marta Suárez Estébanez ×
Marta Suárez Estébanez is a Senior Associate at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the firm’s Technology sector. Before joining General Atlantic in 2017, Marta was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Technology group at Morgan Stanley where she primarily focused on the Internet, Software, Semiconductors, and IT Services sectors.
Luke Macklin
Senior Associate
Capital Partnering
London
Luke Macklin ×
Luke Macklin is a Senior Associate at General Atlantic and focuses on the firm’s capital partnering efforts. Before joining General Atlantic in 2017, Luke was a Financial Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Private Wealth Management Division.