Susan started her career on a trading floor in New York City, a strange way to start a life as a search fund investor, except that the work made clear to Susan that she wanted to work directly with people, not computer screens. That realization eventually led her to Stanford's Graduate School of Business to find her north star.

Upon graduation she decided to follow the path of many early search fund entrepreneurs and become a case writer, and then raise a search fund herself.

Detour #1: One of the interviewers for the job was David, who instead pitched her on the idea of working on Stanford’s biennial Search Fund Study, and then working for Futaleufu while she prepared to raise a search fund.

Detour #2: David and Susan worked so well together, that David then pitched her to become his partner and help him build Futaleufu Partners as a place where search fund entrepreneurs come to find high-impact, old fashioned, mentorship.

Today Susan gets to make her living by coaching entrepreneurs throughout their search journey and helping them become successful CEOs.  It's safe to say she found her North Star.

Susan lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and their three boys (two humans, one dog). A competitive runner, she rarely races these days but still starts pick-up races with city buses (you'll have to ask her).