About the Firm
Meet the Team
High-net-worth investors invest in people as much as strategies. Meet the people behind Cornerstone Alternatives.
Who We Are
The Team
A focused team combining investment, diligence, operations, and support experience for private-market advisory relationships.
Andrew Goldberg
Managing Partner & Chief Compliance Officer
As a seasoned investor who has been active in private market investments since 2014, Andrew is deeply embedded in the private market ecosystem. He frequently speaks at industry conferences on various topics surrounding private markets, serves on the board of a large private market aggregator, co-founded an emerging alternative investment tracker, and actively manages Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for investors. Prior to dedicating his focus to private market investments, Andrew built a robust background in the intellectual property and IT sectors, where he spearheaded data-driven initiatives and workflow automation projects leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Paul Szilassy
Lead Advisor & Chief Investment Officer
Paul is an Investment Advisor Representative with Cornerstone Alternatives. He maintains active relationships with dozens of institutional managers, learning about upcoming fund launches, gaining access to data rooms, and completing due diligence. Early in his career he worked in investment banking for a broker-dealer and has since worked in the sales and marketing division of a large healthcare company. He is a seasoned alternative investor across real estate, private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, and litigation finance. Paul honed his analytical skills by evaluating several hundred private market deals before joining Cornerstone. He has an MBA from the University of Washington and is working toward his CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) certification.
Jeff Cooper
Advisory Board Member
Jeff is an Advisory Board Member to Cornerstone Alternatives. As a practicing attorney, Jeff brings legal, compliance, and private-market perspective to the firm's advisory board. He has passed the Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination, holds a degree in finance, and began his professional career in 1996 as an attorney specializing in private equity, M&A, and financing. In 2004, Jeff transitioned into a legal and compliance role at a large public company. Over the years, he has gained significant experience through personal investments across a range of alternative strategies, including private equity, private credit, real estate, and litigation finance.
Drew Szilassy
Operations & Support Manager
Drew is primarily responsible for managing the day-to-day administrative functions and providing exceptional service support. This includes onboarding new clients, linking accounts, processing orders, working closely with Schwab, and answering client questions. Drew has strong technical skills and helps develop and maintain our firm's operational infrastructure.
Connor Akelipa
Operations & Support Specialist
Connor helps keep the firm's day-to-day operations running smoothly, providing hands-on administrative and service support to clients and advisors alike. His work spans onboarding new clients, linking and maintaining accounts, processing orders, coordinating with Schwab, and responding promptly to client questions.
Dan Rudolph
Interval Fund Research & Support
Dan is primarily responsible for research and support of the various interval funds on our platform. Dan has been investing in alternative investments since 2016 and serves as a staff member of a large alternative investment group. He has decades of operations experience working for Hewlett-Packard in various R&D, engineering, and management roles.
How We Work Together
Our multi-perspective review
Investment
We evaluate fit, sizing, and how each opportunity serves the client’s broader objectives.
Diligence
We subject every manager and deal to the firm’s full evaluation framework.
Legal
We review structure, documentation, and compliance before anything is finalized.
Meet with our team
Schedule a strategy session and speak directly with the advisors behind your portfolio.