StepStone promotes Australia-based Suzanne Tavill to partner
Suzanne Tavill, a Sydney-based managing director with StepStone Group, has been elevated to partner. It was one of four partner-level promotions made by the firm globally.
Tavill joined StepStone in 2014, having previously spent five years with AMP Capital, overseeing the firm's global alternative investment platform across private equity, infrastructure, and real assets. Before that, she worked for Van Eyk Research in Sydney, latterly as head of research.
At StepStone, Tavill is a member of the private equity team with responsibility for carrying out due diligence on primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities in Australia and the wider Asian region. Last year, she became global head of responsible investing, leading StepStone's environment, social and governance (ESG) initiatives across all businesses and strategies.
StepStone provides customized investment and advisory solutions to institutional investors globally, covering private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate. As of September 2019, it had discretionary and advisory mandates for more than $280 billion in private markets allocations. This included $58 billion in assets under direct management.
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