Posse New York Welcomes Two New Advisory Board Members
Posse was delighted to welcome Aparna Yenamadra and Jason Ewell to the Posse New York Advisory Board last October.
An expert in corporate and investment law, Aparna is a recruiting partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the renowned firm’s New York office.
“I am a young, diverse professional and I would not have gotten to where I am in my life if others who were in a position to help me professionally and academically didn’t take the time to help steer me in the right direction,” she says. “So, a big part of this is wanting to pay it forward. The professional world has also never been more focused than it is right now on increasing diversity and opportunities and I want very much to be a part of that.”
“A big part of this is wanting to pay it forward.”
In 2019, Aparna was recognized in Global Restructuring Review’s “Women in Restructuring 2019.” She has also served as a panelist for several conferences with the American Bankruptcy Institute and as a contributing editor to the Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice.
Aparna received her bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from New York University. She went on to earn a Juris Doctor degree from the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University, where she graduated magna cum laude.
Jason is an operating partner at Insights Partners where he oversees the Talent Center of Excellence by helping company Founders, CEOs and leadership teams attract and retain top talent. He is passionate about education and meritocracy and works to address inequalities of opportunity for those with the talents and skills to succeed. Having heard about Posse from a program alum, Jason immediately felt a connection to Posse’s Dynamic Assessment Process, drawing parallels to assessments he uses to evaluate talent in his business.
“I think the Posse model is brilliant,” Jason says. “I love that it is focused on leadership and developing leaders who will contribute to society in a meaningful way—and bringing diversity to leadership roles—from a demographic standpoint, economic standpoint and [in specialized initiatives] like supporting veterans.”
Prior to joining Insight, Jason was an EVP on the leadership team at TravelClick, a leading provider of ecommerce and analytics software to the hotel industry. He has served on the board of directors of software companies including VTS, Kaseya and Dext and spent 14 years at American Express in go-to-market, product and strategy roles. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in American history from the University of Pennsylvania.
