Effie Epstein has been at the helm of Sound Ventures since 2016 and has brought a multi-disciplinary approach to the firm. In her role, Effie leads investing, strategy and the day-to-day management of the firm. Under her leadership, Sound Ventures has grown to over $1 billion in assets under management and together with her partners, Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary, she oversees six top quartile funds. Prior to Sound, Effie led Global Strategy at Marsh, a multi-billion-dollar division of financial services firm Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC). She's also held leadership positions across media, tech and financial services. Effie was SVP of Planning and Head of Investor Relations at iHeartMedia, as well as Head of Business Development and Strategy at CLEAR. Earlier in her career, Effie was part of Merrill Lynch’s Global Energy and Power Investment Banking group as well as the Global Strategy team at NYSE Euronext. Effie earned her BA from University of Texas in Austin and her MBA from Harvard Business School.