Our Leadership
CIAG's leadership team offers an unparalleled breadth of experience across all business sectors. Our seasoned team has successfully assisted clients of all sizes, including Fortune 500 companies, sports associations and universities. From navigating sensitive M&A communications to strategic planning and forecasting, we have helped our clients with their most sensitive business needs.

Julia Johnson
Senior Director
Before CIAG, Julia worked at three AmLaw 100 law firms, a Vault-ranked plaintiff's law firm, the World Bank, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Chime Financial, as well as several nonprofits and NGOs. Julia earned a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and a graduate degree in global business with distinction from the University of Oxford Said Business School.

Zack Oppenheim
Senior Director
Zack's background is in capital markets. Before CIAG, Zack was a stockbroker at Charles Schwab. In addition, Zack has experience working in regulatory and in sports and entertainment. Zack holds a bachelor's degree cum laude from University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree from the University of Southern California. He is a Teach for America alumnus.
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Zack was awarded the 2022 President's Circle Award for Excellence in Leadership for his contributions to CIAG.
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Jose Rivera
Director
Jose is a financial professional focused on corporate strategy and corporate development. He has a background in banking, FinTech, payments, lending, and credit loss forecasting. He currently is the VP of Corporate Development and Strategy at Solar Mosaic. Prior to this role, he served as Senior Director of Corporate Strategy at Early Warning Services, network operator of Zelle and Paze, developing their corporate strategy function. He started his career at Santander Bank where he held various positions across risk, finance and corporate strategy. He is based in San Francisco and is an active skier.

JoEllen Johnson
Senior Advisor
JoEllen has deep expertise in healthcare management, data science, price modeling and cost analysis. JoEllen worked at CVS Health and Oshner Health System before joining CIAG. JoEllen has two master's degrees in healthcare finance from the University of New Orleans and a B.A. from Tulane University.

Mark Smith
Senior Advisor
Mark is a seasoned C-Suite executive and board members, with over 30 years of experience in management, IT consulting, insurance, and as a corporate executive and consulting partner focused on consulting to senior executives at domestic and global institutions. He completed his education at Harvard, Northwestern, MIT and UC San Diego.

Daniel Delnero
Senior Advisor
Daniel Delnero handles high stakes litigation for companies and individuals throughout the US and abroad. He has served as lead and global coordinating counsel for client facing disputes in over fifteen countries, across four continents. His experience ranges from white-collar criminal defense to securities litigation, to government investigations, to class action defense. He draws on his litigation experience to assist client in managing legal and regulatory risk in complex transactions in a manner that preserves the business opportunities the present. Before joining CIAG, Daniel was a partner at an AmLaw 100 law firm and an associate at two additional AmLaw 100 law firms. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law.

Ben Yang
Senior Advisor
Ben brings a keen capital markets and finance background to CIAG. He has experience working at major U.S. private equity firms and banking institutions. He earned a B.A. in economics from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.

Michael Driver
Senior Advisor
Michael works with CIAG's construction, natural resources and industrials clients. He brings over 30 years of experience as a senior manager at Nippon Electric Glass to the CIAG team. He holds a degree in forestry from Washington State University.

Dan Lisberger
Sales Manager
Dan brings extensive sales and business development experience to the CIAG team. Dan has deep expertise in business management/accounting, fashion, entertainment production, real estate/construction and retail industries. He studied real estate development at UCLA and merchandise marketing at Fashion Institute of Design and Marketing in Los Angeles. He is based in Los Angeles.

Andrew Marietta
Advisor
Andrew brings substantial private equity and oil and gas experience to CIAG. He holds a master's degree in geology from the University of Texas at Dallas and a B.S. in geology from Texas Christian University. He is currently pursuing advanced coursework at Harvard Business School.

Charlotte Durrett
Advisor
Charlotte assists CIAG with the company's education portfolio. She holds a bachelors and masters degree in education from Louisiana Tech University and has extensive experience in the for-profit and non-profit education sectors. She has particular interest in curriculum design and focused education design and management.

Joe Murray
Chief Financial Officer
Joe brings over 30 years of experience in accounting and computer programming to the CIAG team. Prior to joining CIAG, he worked at PwC for over 20 years, where he devised creative accounting and tax compliance solutions for Fortune 500 clients. He is a licensed CPA and holds an MBA from Arkansas State University.

Nancy D. Driver
Advisor
Nancy brings substantial experience in tax, audit, and financial services to the CIAG team. She was previously employed by the Internal Revenue Service for over 40 years, where she managed tax appeals for the Southwest Region. She is a licensed CPA.

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Regardless of the unique challenges your business faces, the CIAG team stands ready to initiate tailored solutions and help your business reach new heights.

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