Suzanne Flannery

Managing Director, Head of Strategic Initiatives

Suzanne is Managing Director, Head of Strategic Initiatives at Grafine Partners. In this role, she works across investments, capital formation and operations to advance strategic priorities and build the capabilities required for Grafine’s next stage of growth.

From 2019 to 2024, Suzanne served as Managing Director and Head of Neuberger Berman’s Product Marketing Platform and as the firm’s Product Data Steward. She led a 50-person global team supporting product strategy, client communications and growth across Neuberger Berman’s $500B investment platform.

Previously, Suzanne held several roles in Goldman Sachs’ Alternative Investments & Manager Selection group. She built and ran the firm’s single manager hedge fund platform, managed customized hedge fund portfolios and led marketing, investor relations and business development for its hedge fund-of-funds offering. She joined Goldman Sachs in 2010 as an investor focused on equity long/short, credit and event driven hedge funds.

Earlier, Suzanne was a vice president in the Alternative Investments Group at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where she invested in equity long/short hedge fund managers. She previously worked as an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at J.P. Morgan’s Investment Bank.

Suzanne began her career as a strategy consultant with Monitor Group in Toronto.

She holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and an Honors in Business Administration with distinction from Ivey Business School at Western University.