Jim Elkins is a Managing Director of Great Mountain Partners. Prior to this, he was the Director of Private Markets at the State of Michigan Retirement Systems (SMRS), a $100+ Billion public pension fund. While at SMRS, he helped craft the overall strategy for the Absolute Return, Private Equity, Real Estate and Infrastructure, Real Return and Opportunistic, and Venture Capital investment portfolios. Jim was also the chair of the investment committee. Prior to assuming this role, Mr. Elkins built out and managed the Real Return & Opportunistic and Absolute Return portfolios. Before joining SMRS, he was at Fifth Third Bank in its Corporate Finance Department where he focused on competitive intelligence and peer analysis for the Investor Relations, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Corporate Analysis Division. Prior to joining Fifth Third, he spent over six years with SMRS in the Domestic Equity Division as a portfolio manager/sector specialist focused on financials and technology hardware. Mr. Elkins received a BA in Finance from Michigan State University and an MBA from Central Michigan University.

Greg Smith is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Great Mountain Partners. Prior to this, he was a Senior Attorney at the Maples Group, an independent provider of fiduciary, fund services, regulatory and compliance, and entity formation and management services. Before joining Maples, Greg was a Director at Barings, a $300+ Billion institutional asset manager, where he was involved in product development and portfolio management. Before joining Barings, he was Corporate Counsel and the Chief Compliance Officer of Wood Creek Capital Management. Wood Creek was acquired by MassMutual in 2014 and merged into Barings in 2016. Prior to this role, Mr. Smith held roles with another investment manager and worked in private practice. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Connecticut and Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Pavel Stolarczyk is an Associate at Great Mountain Partners. Most recently, he worked for the Hartford Investment Management Company (HIMCO) as an Assistant Vice President. While at HIMCO, he was responsible for investment due diligence, monitoring, and strategy in the Infrastructure and Energy Transition portfolio. Before joining HIMCO, Pavel was an Investment Specialist at the State of Michigan Retirement Systems (SMRS), where he contributed his expertise to the Real Return & Opportunistic portfolio. Pavel received a BA in Finance from Michigan State University.

Stella Tang is a Fund Accountant at Great Mountain Partners. In her role, Stella is responsible for fund accounting, client reporting, fund tax preparation and valuation of fund positions. Prior to joining the GMP team, she was a senior fund reporting accountant as SS&C, the largest fund administration company. Prior to this role, Stella held accounting roles in various companies in the financial industry and worked in public accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA from California State University, Los Angeles and an M.S. in statistics from the University of California, Los Angeles. 

Cristina Martins is responsible for scheduling, office management, event planning and community outreach. Having first met Jon Rotolo and Alex Thomson in 2006 at Wood Creek Capital Management, she continued to provide support to them during their time at Barings, and in July 2020 joined the team at Great Mountain Partners. Ms. Martins graduated with a BA in Communications from the University of Connecticut.

Lindsey Boucher has been working with Jon Rotolo and Alex Thomson since 2004. She assisted in various support roles at the start of Wood Creek Capital Management as well as implementing the design for White Papers, Commentaries and Market Reports as the company grew. She also created occasional illustrations for these publications and logos for start-up investments. At Great Mountain Partners she continues to contribute in the areas of graphic design, copy edit, human resources and bookkeeping. Lindsey holds a BA in Fine Art, magna cum laude, from Gordon College in Wenham, MA.