Friday\, October 2\, 2026\, from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
The Alumni in Residence program connects current HLS s tudents with accomplished HLS alumni for one-on-one career mentoring and ad vice. You’re invited to meet with Sengal Selassie J.D./M.B.A. '95 during th eir virtual office hours. Sign up for a 20-minute Zoom appointment.< /p>
Sengal Selassie is the CEO and Founder of Brightwood Capital Advisors. He has been involved in all phases of the firm’s development sinc e its founding in 2010 and serves on the Executive Committee and the Invest ment Committee of Brightwood’s managed funds. He also serves on the boards of several Brightwood portfolio companies.
Before forming Brightwood\ , Mr. Selassie led Cowen Capital Partners\, where he served as managing par tner from 2006 to 2009. Previously\, he worked at SG Capital Partners\, Mor gan Stanley\, and Goldman Sachs. He holds an A.B. in Economics\, magna cum laude\, from Harvard College\, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business Sch ool\, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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