Candice Beaumont is a globally recognized financial expert, investor, and philanthropist. She serves as the Chairman of the Salsano Group, a Panama-based family office and holding company with private equity interests. Additionally, Beaumont is on the board of directors of I2BF Venture Fund II, a regulated clean tech venture capital firm with offices in Dubai, New York, and London. Her expertise has led her to serve on the advisory boards of several organizations, including the Family Office Association, the Luxury Fund, and Care for Kenya. She began her career in corporate finance at Merrill Lynch and went on to become an investment banker at Lazard Frères. She executed over $20 billion of merger and acquisition advisory assignments before she transitioned to be a private equity principal at Argonaut Capital. Beaumont is also a former world-ranked professional tennis player and has dedicated her time to help less fortunate children. She was honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2014. Beaumont studied Executive Education, Global Leadership & Public Policy for the 21st Century at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Bachelor in Business Administration, International Finance & Marketing from the University of Miami - School of Business, and at Rice University.