Humble Growth

Michelle Chen is a Vice President on the investment team at Humble Growth. She previously worked as a Senior Associate on the consumer team at growth-focused private equity firm TA Associates, and began her career in the Technology Investment Banking Group at JP Morgan. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Duke University.

Sirine Benjaafar is a Vice President on the investment team at Humble Growth. She was previously an Associate at Alliance Consumer Growth, a growth-stage consumer-focused private equity firm, in Los Angeles, and began her career as an investment banking analyst at Centerview Partners in New York, advising on mergers and acquisitions. She holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ian Hall is a Vice President on the investment team at Humble Growth. He previously worked as an Associate at VMG Partners, a consumer-focused growth-stage private equity firm, and earlier held Associate and Analyst roles in the consumer groups at Piper Sandler and Intrepid Investment Bankers, focusing on consumer sector M&A. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.

Evan Mintz is a Principal and Head of the Investment Team at Humble Growth. He previously served as a Vice President at AlpInvest, where he worked on private equity co-investment transactions, and before that as a Vice President at VMG Partners, a consumer-focused growth-stage private equity firm. He started his career in the Consumer and Retail Group at Wells Fargo Securities, and holds a B.A. in Economics with an Applied Mathematics concentration from Davidson College and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Adina Vella is the Director of Talent and Community at Humble Growth. She previously served as Senior Director of Executive Recruitment and Development at ForceBrands, a recruitment firm for consumer brands, and worked as a Corporate Recruiter at Gainor Staffing in New York City. She began her career as a Traveling Leadership Consultant for Zeta Tau Alpha and holds a B.A. in Journalism and Communication from Lehigh University.

Luke Hoggard is an Associate on the Investment Team at Humble Growth. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Consumer and Retail Group at Raymond James, focusing on sell-side M&A transactions across consumer sub-verticals. He holds a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Matt Serrao is a Senior Associate on the investment team at Humble Growth. He was previously an Associate at Litani Ventures, the family office of Peter Rahal, where he worked on early-stage consumer investments. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Wake Forest University.

Nikolas Boulanger is an Associate on the investment team at Humble Growth. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Perella Weinberg Partners in the Consumer and Retail Group, advising on M&A and strategic advisory work. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.