2026 NJ LEEP Gala
Maritime Parc, Jersey City
June 3, 2026
Pre-Gala Party: 5:30-6:30 pm
For Provost, Dean, Graduate, & Senior level sponsors
Gala: 6:30-9:00 pm
For all Sponsors
2026 GALA COMMITTEE
Jordan Bettman
Radian Capital
Co-Founder/Partner
Paul Cash
Wyndham
EVP, General Counsel, Cheif Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
Aney Chandy
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Jennifer Dalecki
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Principal, Opportunistic Credit Product
Jennifer Davenport
PSEG
Vice President. Deputy General Counsel
and Chief Litigation Counsel
Erica Davila
Bristol Myers Squibb
Senior Vice President, Chief Privacy Officer & Head of AI, Data and Privacy Law and Compliance
Aileen Fair
Bristol Myers Squibb
Senior Corporate Counsel
Matt Farkas
Invesco
Senior Counsel
Matt Jokajtys
PSEG
Managing Counsel, Environmental
David Kanarek
American Express
Senior Vice President & Managing Counsel
Galit Kierkut
Greenberg Traurig
Shareholder
Casey Kobi
Barclays
Managing Director
Kelly Krug
Wyndham
Vice President -Litigation
Owen Littman
Carlos Pelayo
Rocket Mortgage
EVP, Deput Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Dan Pietrzak
KKR
Partner, Global Head of Private Credit
Mariela Pietrzak
Jodi Singer
Nomura
Executive Director
Curtis Tao
HSBC
Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Joe Urso
Deutsche Bank
Vice President
Megan Vasios
BlackRock
Director, Government Affairs & Public Policy
Eric Zamore
Houlihan Lokie
Senior Vice President, Assistant
General Counsel
2026 GALA SPONSORS
Provost -$75,000
Dean - $50,000
Graduate -$35,000
Senior -$25,000
Junior - $15,000
Sophomore - $10,000
Freshman - $7,500