Our Team

R. Todd Rupert

Chairman, Investment Advisory Committee, Private Equity & Venture Capital

In addition to being the Founder and CEO of Ruppert International, Todd Rupert was the CEO and President of T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services, Co-President, T. Rowe Price International, and a Member of the Operating Steering Committee of the T. Rowe Price Group, a firm with over $1.3 Trillion in assets. Todd was also a venture partner at Greenspring Associates, a $20 Billion venture capital firm.

Todd is the Chairman of RSR Partners, London’s Royal Parks Foundation (USA), and the World Trade Center Institute. He is a Global Ambassador for the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award; Board Member of Antler, Pirkx, Rocket Dollar, Shetland Space Centre, Storelli Sports, The Fine Art Group, The Talent Bank, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Todd was a past Board Member of INSEAD Business School from 2012-2021.

Todd is also an Advisor to several VC/PE Firms including Access Holdings, Antler, Athena Capital, Broadlight Capital, CXO Fund, Fin Capital, Global Ventures, Launch Africa Ventures, Motive Partners, Pact VC, Republic Capital, Samos Ventures, and Sure Ventures.

YIGAL UNNA

Cybersecurity Strategy | National Defense | International Cyber Diplomacy

Yigal Unna is the former Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), appointed by the Prime Minister of Israel and serving from 2018 to 2022. In this role, Mr. Unna led the nation’s cyber strategy, operational defense, workforce development, and policy implementation, reporting directly to the Prime Minister. He oversaw a team of over 350 experts responsible for securing Israel’s cyberspace, including its critical infrastructure and smart cities, while fostering international cyber cooperation and diplomatic partnerships across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Prior to INCD, Mr. Unna served 23 years in Israel’s domestic intelligence service, the Israel Security Agency (ISA)—also known as Shin Bet—where he rose to become Director of Cyber and Signal Intelligence Operations, holding a military rank equivalent to Major General. He began his national security career in the elite Unit 8200 of the Israel Defense Forces, specializing in signal intelligence and cyber operations.

With over 33 years of leadership in cybersecurity and information warfare, Mr. Unna is now an advisor to prominent Israeli startups, global venture capital firms, and national governments on cyber defense strategy and technology investment. He serves as President of the Israel Cyber Campus, alongside world chess champion Garry Kasparov, and is President of ICE – Israel Cyber Enterprise, a Mexico-based cybersecurity provider.

Mr. Unna is also a Global Cyber Group member at the Aspen Institute and an advisor to the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. He holds an MBA and a Bachelor’s in History and Management from Tel Aviv University and is fluent in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.

CHRISTOPHER HETNER

Cybersecurity & Risk Governance | Board Leadership | Public & Private Sector Resilience

Christopher Hetner is a recognized leader in cybersecurity, risk management, and regulatory compliance, with a distinguished track record of advising corporate boards, federal agencies, and global enterprises on operational resilience and cyber governance. He currently serves as Cyber Risk Advisor to the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Chair of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Council at the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence, and a Board Member of Simulint and the NACD Connecticut Chapter. He is also a Research Affiliate at the MIT Sloan School of Management and an Executive Member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association.

Mr. Hetner previously served as Senior Cybersecurity Advisor to the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he established the agency’s first enterprise-wide cybersecurity governance framework. He was a senior member of the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Banking Information Infrastructure Committee and contributed to G-7 cyber policy initiatives. His leadership spans corporate roles as EVP at Moody’s Cybersecurity Joint Venture, Managing Director at Marsh, and Global CISO at GE Capital, with earlier roles at Citi, EY, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

He is widely respected for elevating cybersecurity to a board-level priority, aligning security strategy with business continuity and regulatory obligations. He has advised organizations including Google, Goldman Sachs, Delta Airlines, and Bank of America on enterprise-wide cyber preparedness, resilience, and risk oversight.

Mr. Hetner is a Certified Information Security Manager (ISACA), a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2), and holds a U.S. government security clearance. He earned his M.S. in Information Assurance from Norwich University (cum laude) and a B.S. in Security Management from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Yale Fishman, J.D.

Vice Chairman, Investment Advisory Committee

Yale Fishman has over 30 years of experience leading and advising funds, institutions, & high-net-worth investors on tax-advantaged investment structures and sophisticated estate & income tax vehicles. CEO’s and Fortune 500 executives from the nation’s most prestigious firms seek his expertise on the structuring of their business tax strategies, and he has counseled clients on transactions in excess of $1 Billion dollars.

Additionally, Fishman founded Hamptons Luxury Estates, where he has developed exclusive and unique high-end properties on the East Coast of the USA, that have been featured in the Wall Street Journal & Other Major Networks. Fishman has regularly hosted the 1640 Society, which brings together many global leaders in finance, business, and philanthropy. Now, Fishman brings his wealth of experience and proven success to The Prosperity Fund’s renowned management and executive team

ROB JOYCE

Cybersecurity Strategy | National Security | Intelligence & Risk Operations

Rob Joyce is a nationally recognized leader in cybersecurity and intelligence operations, with over 34 years of distinguished federal service. He most recently served as Director of Cybersecurity at the National Security Agency (NSA), where he led an organization of thousands and directed campaigns to defend U.S. classified networks, weapons systems, and infrastructure from advanced nation-state cyber threats.

Mr. Joyce held multiple senior positions within the NSA, including Chief of Tailored Access Operations, Cybersecurity Advisor to the Director, and Special U.S. Liaison Officer in London. He also served as White House Cybersecurity Coordinator and Acting Homeland Security Advisor, where he led national cybersecurity policy development and interagency response coordination at the cabinet level. During his tenure, he influenced legislation including the CLOUD Act and FISA reauthorization, and chaired the Vulnerability Equities Process for zero-day exploitation review.

Today, Mr. Joyce is Founder of Joyce Cyber LLC, advising companies such as OpenAI, Tenable, and Nightwing (formerly Raytheon RTX), while also serving on the boards of BlueVoyant and DataTribe. He is a Venture Partner at DataTribe and continues to provide strategic insight through the DHS Cyber Safety Review Board, the Aspen Cybersecurity Group, and Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau.

A thought leader in public-private cyber resilience, he has collaborated with the FBI, CISA, DOD, and global technology firms to advance national incident response and encryption standards. Mr. Joyce holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Clarkson University, with executive education from Harvard Business School and Kellogg/Northwestern.

Ariel Fishman, MBA; LA, LB, LSB

Senior Manager, Investments & Venture Funds

Ariel Fishman served as an MBA Merit Scholar at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in Washington D.C. At Georgetown, Fishman served as a member of the Graduate Investment Fund, the Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Group, & the Real Estate Society among other university organizations. Fishman led his startup team to victory and won 1st place in the Startup Factory Competition at Georgetown University in, 1st place in the Wildcard Entrepreneurship Challenge, & was a University-wide Finalist in the Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Competition. Previously, Fishman attended Columbia University’s Leadership in Law program in NYC and graduated with bachelor’s degrees from both NIRC & the University of the State of NY and MBA from Georgetown University. Additionally, Fishman represented the USA at the RoboCup Robotics Competition in Europe. Fishman specializes in digital assets, fintech, and cryptocurrency as well as insurance, real estate, private equity, and select venture capital opportunities across the globe.

Fishman served as co-founder of the Kindness Initiative and is a member of the National Ethics Association. Fishman has been featured in various business and tech-focused publications including Biz Journal, DC Inno, & Technically DC.

Thomas S. Gallagher, Esq.

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Thomas S. Gallagher, Esq. focuses his practice on the representation of U.S. and offshore hedge, private equity and specialty finance funds, fintech and technology companies in corporate, securities and regulatory matters. He has represented a wide-range of private equity and hedge funds, both domestic and off-shore, engaged in, among other things, equity and debt investments, commercial and consumer lending, credit card, international trade finance and other receivable investments, equipment leasing, insurance products, commercial and residential real estate investments, energy (solar and other green energy investments as well as traditional oil and gas investment funds), and intangible assets, such as intellectual property assets.

During the past ten years, Mr. Gallagher has been a Partner in the New York office of several large prestigious national and international law firms, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Pepper Hamilton LLP and Baker Hostetler LLP.

In addition to being the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Mr. Gallagher currently serves as a member on the board of an international technology and marketing company involved in 5G and IoT as well as cryptocurrency and blockchain. He is the principal of a financial and legal advisory firm and also serves as outside legal counsel and advisor to a diverse group of private equity companies and businesses involved in fintech/consumer lending, oil and gas development and production, & machine learning. Mr. Gallagher received his B.A. in political science from Penn State (summa cum laude) and his J.D. Degree from George Washington University’s National Law Center. He is a member of the New York, D.C., and Maryland bars.