Rob Gillam is a global investor, entrepreneur, and Alaska business leader with more than 30 years of experience investing capital across international markets for institutions, pension plans, and sovereign wealth funds. Known for his strategic vision, global connectivity, and deep understanding of Alaska’s economy and history, Rob has built a career identifying long-term opportunities at the intersection of capital, innovation,…
Stacia Gillam is a disciplined marketer and brand strategist with decades of experience in business operations ranging from start-up to mature businesses, and an expertise in investment operations and regulation. As President of McKinley Management, Stacia oversees the firm’s operational platform—finance, human resources, legal, facilities, and information technology—which supports McKinley’s two subsidiaries: McKinley Alaska Private…
Jared Carney founded Lightdale, a global holding and strategic advisory firm, in 2012 as the natural evolution of a career spent building companies and relentlessly forging partnerships with business leaders, influential philanthropists and government officials across the globe. A private family investment firm, Lightdale also works with sophisticated investors, family offices and large pools of…
Economist Katie Berry joined McKinley Research Group in March 2017. Katie previously worked for Union Pacific Railroad as the finance lead on an interdepartmental capital project team tasked with development of new business processes and elimination of inefficiencies. In 2023, she was appointed President of McKinley Research Group. Katie holds a dual master’s degree in…




