We are a private investment group that invests in SustainAbility.

SustainAbility: humanity’s genuine ability to safeguard and increase access to quality healthcare, viable housing, wealth creation opportunities, and a thriving environment.

Mission + Vision

MISSION:

Omicelo exists to make strategic investments that directly increase the SustainAbility of humanity.

VISION:

By 2035, Omicelo will empower our portfolio companies and strategic relationships to directly impact the lives of one million people.

We are Passionate About our Core Values

Accountability

We are committed to our fiduciary responsibilities and to conducting ourselves with sincere integrity – doing what we say we are going to do when we say we are going to do it. This commitment to integrity anchors the trust that we foster between internal teammates as well as between Omicelo and its partners and portfolio companies. This trust is the currency that our firm will draw on to sustain and grow.

Partnership

Our success depends on mutually beneficial partnerships within our team, with our partners, and with our portfolio companies. We create an atmosphere where teamwork is celebrated, and we ensure that our incentives are aligned with our partners and portfolio companies.

Diversity

We place significant value on building teams with an array of lived experiences. We promote a culture of humble learning, open dialogue, and deep respect for the differences that ultimately connect us because it is the right thing to do and because it gives us the highest probability of success in an ever-changing world.

Innovation

We are committed to finding the most thoughtful solutions for our partners and portfolio companies. We do this by listening first, building genuine relationships, and continually anticipating changes in the marketplace. To be truly innovative and competitive, we must have the very best people on our team, use data to guide our investments, embrace change, and never lose focus on our mission.

Investment Approach

Mission Alignment

Omicelo employs a ‘missional radar’ to identify and collaborate with scalable, mission-aligned SustainAbility stakeholders.

Comprehensive Due Diligence

Omicelo is committed to evidence-based decision-making, using intensive data and research to scale social and societal returns in SustainAbility.

Financial Innovation

Omicelo attracts private market investors, fund managers, corporations, health systems, and government agencies to realize competitive financial returns while advancing SustainAbility.

Transparent Accountability

Omicelo is forthright in our investment processes, financial reporting, and initiative outcomes submitting to the highest level of accountability to all stakeholders.

Leadership

Joshua Pollard

Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer

Joshua is the founder and CEO of Omicelo, a private investment group making strategic investments that directly increase access to quality healthcare, viable housing, wealth creation opportunities, and a thriving environment – a theme that Omicelo defines as SustainAbility. Prior to founding Omicelo, Joshua led Goldman Sachs’ housing research team through the Great Recession and was a critical member of their universal research team covering real estate, alternative energy, and other global sectors. During his time at Goldman Sachs, Joshua led the research efforts of a $1 billion IPO and received numerous awards including being named to Forbes Magazine’s inaugural 30 under 30 list.

Jeffrey Wilde

Managing Partner, Chief Finance and Data Science Officer

Jeffrey leads the integrated finance and data science efforts of Omicelo, a combination that sets Omicelo’s investment capabilities apart from other investment groups. Prior to joining the firm, Jeffrey was a Vice President at The Carlyle Group and the lead portfolio manager for two real estate funds in excess of $2 billion. He built proprietary economic predictive models using advanced statistical coding programs and acquired a unique combination of business skills to help companies scale alongside the finance acumen to lead accounting and reporting teams. Jeffrey also served as a Repo Trader at GMAC RFC Securities and a Quantitative Analyst for Corporate Executive Board before it was acquired by Gartner Inc.

Kathleen Feeney

Managing Partner, Chief Operating Officer

Kathy brings over 30 years of deep operational expertise to Omicelo as its Chief Operating Officer. With direct leadership experience spanning multiple industries, Omicelo and its portfolio companies benefit from Kathy’s decorated capability to scale businesses and navigate corporate challenges. Prior to joining the firm, Kathy led multiple financial services firms and managed an acquisitive legal consortium that grew from 3 law firms to 10 law firms and from 4 states to 26 states geographically. Kathy also spearheaded technology and policy efforts for Freddie Mac as an operational team member and subsequently as a board member of Freddie Mac’s National Advisory Group for At Risk Loans.

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