Meet The Team

Shane Hubbell is a Managing Director at Alkali Partners. Shane has spent over a decade as a technology investment banker, software engineer, and operations professional. Shane has advised on sell-side engagements with an aggregate transaction value of over $5B. He began his career at Goldman Sachs as an analyst in New York.

Shane holds dual BS degrees in biology and economics from Union College and has completed an advanced immersive software engineering program at HackReactor.

Chris Skubic is a Managing Director at Alkali Partners.  Chris has spent a healthy portion of his career in corporate development with Autodesk & Intel Capital. Chris' operating experience includes co-founding a manufacturing-focused software company, leading a privately held managed services company to a successful exit, and working as an industrial chemical engineer.  Chris has worked on numerous transactions ranging from smaller minority investments to multi-hundred million dollar acquisitions.

Chris holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, and a Masters in Operations Management from Northwestern University.

Sumit Shukla is a Senior Associate at Alkali Partners. Prior to joining Alkali Partners, Sumit was an investor with Peterson Partners, a $1B+ fund focused on middle market companies. Before joining Peterson Partners, Sumit worked as an investment banking analyst at Duff & Phelps in Los Angeles. He began his career in the M&A team at BNP Paribas in London. Sumit holds a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University.

Derek Heinonen is an Associate at Alkali Partners. Derek previously worked in Mergers & Acquisitions at BMO Capital Markets. His prior operating experience includes telecommunications engineering for Verizon Wireless and managing intelligence operations for the United States Special Operations Command.

Derek holds a BS in Biology from the University of Portland and an MBA from the University of Washington Foster School of Business.

Jaipal Silla is an Analyst at Alkali Partners. Prior to joining Alkali Partners, Jaipal worked in Bank of America's liquidity stress management group. Jaipal holds a BSBA in Finance, a BS in Computer Science, and a minor in Theatre.

Alexandra Koban-Hogue is an Analyst at Alkali Partners. Alexandra started her career at Alkali as a Content Writing Intern before being promoted to a full-time analyst. Alexandra holds a BSBA in Finance with a minor in Computational Data Analytics.

Mitch Bowman is an analyst at Alkali Partners. Prior to joining the firm, Mitch worked at Wellington Management, an investment advisor specializing with institutional clients around the world across asset classes. Mitch has completed courses for his BSBA in Economics and Finance at Northeastern University, and the London School of Economics.

Luc Pakey is an Analyst at Alkali Partners. Prior to joining Alkali Partners, Luc worked at Arrowstreet Capital, a quantitative investment manager, and Digital Guardian, a cybersecurity startup. Luc Pakey holds a BSBA in Finance and a minor in Law from Northeastern University.