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ANGIE KNIGHTON LONG ’97 S97
Angie Long is Chief Investment Officer and one of two Principal Owners for Palmer Square Capital, where she has key responsibilities for all investment-related activities.
With her leadership, the firm has grown Assets Under Management (AUM) to more than $15 billion and has expanded its global presence, notably with the recent establishment of a London office. She is widely regarded as a pioneer in the credit derivatives industry and is credited with creating the HYDI (High Yield Debt Index), the first liquid credit trading index and predecessor to all of today’s indices (the Markit CDX).
Additionally, she is one of the architects of the firm’s leadership investment strategy in Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs). With more than 20 CLOs issued, including three in Europe, Palmer Square is one of only nine CLO managers among 128 with zero downgrades. Additionally, Angie’s vision was behind the firm’s proprietary scoring system to identify and evaluate fund performance in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) metrics, with all three European funds ESG compliant.
Most recently, Angie has added the title of Professional Sports Team Owner to her long list of accomplishments, as she joined Co-Founder and Owner Chris Long and Co-Owner Brittany Matthews in bringing a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) franchise to Kansas City. The team launched on an extraordinary timeline, playing its first professional match just 124 days after the franchise was announced.
Angie’s career includes experience at JPMorgan Chase & Co. where she was named a Managing Director at age 29 and held many senior roles including Deputy Head of North American Credit Trading, Head of High Yield Trading, and Head of Credit Derivatives Trading. In addition, she worked with the Global Head of Credit Trading to help oversee risk management for the High Yield and High Grade credit trading books.
Angie received an B.A. degree in economics from Princeton and was a member of two national-championship rugby teams and named an All-American in 1997. Angie has continued her involvement with Princeton as she served on the Women in Leadership Committee of Princeton, founded the Greater Kansas City Princeton Women’s Network (PWN), and is currently serving as Co-Chair for the Princeton Greater Kansas City Region’s Alumni Schools Committee.
Angie is a member of the 100 Women in Finance and is a CFA ® charterholder.
KARA NORTMAN ’97
Kara is a Partner at Upfront Ventures, the largest venture capital firm based in Los Angeles. Some of her notable investments include Parachute Home, Territory, Fleetsmith, Stem, Open Raven and Britive. Over 50% of her portfolio is led by women CEOs.
Kara is also a founding member of All Raise, a VC-led group dedicated to increased diversity in funders and founders, and is on the board of TIME’S UP. She also serves as an advisor to the Women’s National Soccer Team Players Association and is a founder of LA’s women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club.
Before Upfront, Kara co-founded the children's e-commerce company Moonfrye and also spent seven years at IAC where she co-headed the M&A group and acted as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Urbanspoon and Citysearch. During her tenure at IAC she oversaw the initial investment in Tinder.
Earlier in her career, she also spent time at Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, and Battery Ventures. She received her B.A. in Politics from Princeton and her MBA from Stanford University. At Princeton, she rowed for (still current) head coach Lori Dauphiny and the women’s open rowing program.
Kara resides in Los Angeles with her husband and three daughters.