Omaira joined Amity Search Partners in our San Francisco office in 2012 and is a Managing Director currently based in Austin. Omaira has 15 years of experience in finance and private equity – initially as an investment banker and private equity investor and subsequently as a recruiter, where she executes private equity, hedge fund, and asset manager searches at all seniority levels. Prior to joining Amity, Omaira was an investment professional at two firms, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Kohlberg & Company. During her four years at THL and Kohlberg, Omaira helped evaluate, execute and monitor investments in the business services, consumer/retail, healthcare, manufacturing and publishing industries. She began her career as an investment banking analyst in the industrial group at Lehman Brothers in New York. At Lehman, in addition to serving as the analyst team leader for Duke recruiting and serving on firm outreach programs to business schools and SEO groups, Omaira led multiple modules for Lehman's U.S. analyst and associate training. Omaira graduated from Duke University with a B.S.E. double-major in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering and a Certificate in Markets and Management Studies. Omaira grew up in Miami Beach, Florida and is originally from Venezuela. Omaira is fluent in Spanish.