Our story
Originating and allocating to alternatives continues to be highly inefficient due to the gap in streamlined connectivity between investors and opportunities.
TritonLake was founded in 2015 with a mission to address this dislocation.
We believe that by leveraging technology and behavioral science and combining this with an extremely effective service function, we can revolutionize the way that sophisticated investors allocate to private markets and alternatives.
Conor Smyth
NEW YORK, DUBLIN
Conor founded TritonLake in 2015 with a vision for bringing together alternative investment opportunities and sophisticated investors. Prior to founding TritonLake, from 1997, Conor was a partner at MoneyMate (subsequently Compliance Solutions Strategies), a technology and services business partnering with global investment and wealth management firms. Conor grew the business through partnerships with senior leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, culminating in the strategic sale of the business to private equity-backed Compliance Solution Strategies. Conor holds an Honours Degree in Engineering from University College Dublin (B.E., 1993), a Higher Diploma (Hons) in International Selling (HDip, 2006), and a Masters in Sales Management (MSc, 2008). Conor holds his Series 7 & 66 licenses.
Ronan Brennan
DUBLIN
Ronan is a dynamic product and technology leader with over 25 years of experience driving growth in investment management technology firms. He began his career at ISOCOR, a startup that went public on Nasdaq, fueling his passion for innovation. At The Software Vineyard, Ronan played key roles in the sales of Risk Intelligence Ireland to Verisk, and of MoneyMate to CSS / CIP Capital. As Chief Product Officer at CSS, he led product strategy and was a member of the deal team that oversaw the sale of CSS to Confluence Technologies. Now at TritonLake, Ronan leverages his fintech and regtech expertise to deliver strategic private market solutions. He holds a BA (Hons) in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin.
Jeff Willems
DUBLIN
Jeff has over 20 years of experience in Financial Services, including 10+ years in Fintech. He started his career in various relationship and operations management roles with Citigroup and J.P. Morgan. More recently, Jeff has worked to successfully bring the Regtech platform Silverfinch to market while working for the MoneyMate Group, which was acquired by the global Regtech platform Compliance Solutions Strategies (CSS). He has brought this experience to TritonLake as COO managing our online portal and operations. Jeff has achieved graduate and postgraduate qualifications in communication, business and management with Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), UCD Smurfit School, and the Open University. He also completed the Private Markets Investments Executive Education Programme with the University of Oxford Saïd Business School.
Neil Hueston
SAN FRANCISCO
Neil is Managing Director, North America at TritonLake. Most recently, he was President at Oakhurst Advisors LLC, a boutique alternative asset platform, where he focused on building, branding, and distributing a diversified portfolio of liquid and illiquid strategies. Prior to that, Neil was Vice President at Matthews Asia, a leading Asia-only, active asset manager. Mr. Hueston started his career in asset management at Shelton Capital, where, as Director of Advisor Services, he was involved in strategic initiatives, asset raising, and investor relations. Neil earned his BA in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles and an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin.
Terry Kennedy
DUBLIN
Terry is Managing Director, EMEA & APAC at TritonLake. He previously spent time living in Sydney, expanding the TritonLake network across the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to joining TritonLake, he worked as a Corporate Finance Associate at PKF O’Connor, Leddy & Holmes Ltd., where he focused on business development within the Corporate Finance team and participated in M&A activities, providing both buy-side and sell-side advisory services to clients.
Terry was a key member of the Ireland Men's Sevens Rugby Team for eight years, competing at the Tokyo 2020 & Paris 2024 Olympic Games and winning a bronze medal in the 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup. He was also named 2022 World Rugby Men's Sevens Player of the Year. Terry holds a first-class honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin.
Jonny Caldwell
SINGAPORE
Jonathan has over 20+ years of experience in financial markets and spent 18 years at J.P. Morgan as a senior prime finance sales executive focused on Southeast Asia and Australia. There, he also had the responsibility of leading the regional macro fund agenda within prime brokerage. Since leaving J.P. Morgan in 2021, Jonathan has been focused on alternative investments and works closely with sophisticated investors and allocators across the APAC region.
Lucy Mulhall
DUBLIN
Lucy is Head of Origination at TritonLake, working closely with our Managing Directors to originate opportunities, enhance our business development processes, and maintain high levels of interaction with prospective clients. She was previously a Data & Systems Officer and Business Intelligence Analyst at the IRFU. Prior to this, she completed her undergraduate degree in Science (BSc) from University College Dublin in 2018 and a Higher Diploma in Mathematical Studies from University College Dublin in 2020.
Lucy also captained the Ireland Women's Rugby Sevens team for 9 years, leading the team to 2 Rugby World Cups in San Francisco, 2018 and Cape Town, 2022, and led the team to their first-ever Olympic Games at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Irish Rugby's first women's rugby team to compete at an Olympic Games.
Billy Dardis
DUBLIN
Billy is Head of Partnerships at TritonLake, overseeing strategic partnerships across the industry, as well as managing TritonLake Matrix accounts. Billy also oversees Operations, managing go-to-market processes and online platforms. Prior to joining TritonLake, Billy was a Business Analyst at global management consulting firm, BearingPoint.
Billy was also a professional rugby player for Leinster Rugby and Irish Rugby Sevens. He captained the Irish Rugby Sevens team for 7 years, leading the team to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Irish Rugby's first Olympic Games, a bronze medal at the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022, and the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 in AT&T Park in San Francisco. Billy is now on the Board of multiple sporting organisations - such as Rugby Players Ireland and the Olympic Federation of Ireland. Billy holds a Bachelors Degree in Health & Performance Science from University College Dublin (BSc., 2019), Diploma in Finance from Griffith College, and Masters in Management Consultancy from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (MSc., 2021).
Dylan O'Grady
DUBLIN
Dylan is Vice President, Operations, supporting the Operations team as well as undertaking internal projects within the company. Dylan is currently attending University College Dublin where he is completing his undergraduate degree in Actuarial and Financial Studies (BAFS).
Dylan is also a member of the Ireland Men's 7's Rugby team that competes regularly on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, and was an integral member to Ireland's qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Dylan is now leading the team's preparations for the LA 2028 Olympics.
