Our Team
Founder & CEO
Crocker Coulson
Crocker is an award-winning investor relations and corporate communications advisor with two decades of experience helping public and private companies access the capital markets, complete major acquisitions, and manage business transformations. He has worked with senior leaders of over 100 companies across a range of industries ranging from startups to Fortune 500- and FTSE 100-scale enterprises.
Managing Director, Japan & Pan-Asia
Sachiko Katori
Sachiko leads AUM's practice for Japanese and Pan-Asian companies pursuing US listings. She is one of a small number of senior bankers in the United States who is both native Japanese and FINRA-licensed for capital markets work (Series 7, 63, and 79).
Over an 18-year career, Sachiko has led cross-border equity transactions, capital markets advisory, and financial communications between the US, Japan, and Asia ex-Japan. She held leadership positions at Nomura Securities International and Daiwa Capital Markets America, and most recently led US-market fundraising for a hydrogen energy company.
Sachiko holds an MBA from NYU Stern, a law degree from Waseda University in Tokyo, and is fluent in Japanese and English. She is based in New York and spends extended periods in Tokyo throughout the year.
Managing Director, Greater China & Southeast Asia
Mellissa Kong
Mellissa has over 10 years of experience in investor relations and corporate finance advisory. She has advised many Greater China companies to seek acquisition targets and attract strategic partners and investors from abroad. She has extensive experience working with financial sponsors and corporate management teams across the consumer, supply chain, medical device, and TMT sectors. Mellissa completed her undergraduate studies at Baruch College, CUNY, and received her MS in Global Finance from NYU Stern. She is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay.
VP Investor Relations
Miranda Davidson
Miranda Davidson has 15 years of sell-side and investor relations experience. She began her career in equity research with Raymond James, where she analyzed market trends and financials, distilled each company’s story into a concise thesis, and marketed ideas to the buy side. She later transitioned internally to the Financial Institutions Sales and Trading team, where she identified compelling value propositions in the insurance sector.
Miranda has extensive experience crafting investor-focused messaging and provides a unique perspective, drawing on her experiences as an in-house Investor Relations professional and in IR-focused consulting. Miranda graduated with a Bachelor of Science in finance from Florida State University.
Creative Director
Louis D’Esposito
Louis has over 35 years of experience in the fields of communication design and marketing, during the course of his career he has advised clients on branding, corporate communications, marketing strategy, advertising, social media marketing and corporate communications strategy. Louis has won many creative industry awards including: the Black Book AR100, Graphic Design USA, Print Magazine, Potlatch Papers, Stevie Awards and NIRI.
Media Relations Associate
Kelly Tsang
Kelly executes AUM's communications and media relations work — managing media programs, social media campaigns, and translating complex technology and business stories into clear narratives for public audiences and the financial press.
She brings communications and investor relations experience across aviation and defense, investment banking, accounting, insurtech, clean energy, renewables, genetics and life sciences, quantum, proptech, and fintech. Her career has been built around managing relationships with media, analysts, and institutional stakeholders, and around the discipline of taking technically complex stories and making them resonate with non-specialist audiences.
Kelly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from UCLA. She is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Media Relations Associate
Alessandra Colagreco-Knight
Alessandra brings experience in media relations, strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and policy research across the financial and nonprofit sectors, spanning London, New York, and Switzerland. She holds a dual UK/US Bachelor's degree from Northeastern University: a BA in International Affairs (Boston) and a BSc in Politics and International Relations with a Business Pathway (London). She is also an incoming MSc candidate in Innovation Policy at the London School of Economics. She is fluent in English and conversational in Spanish.
Investor Relations Associate
Bella Li
Bella supports AUM’s investor relations work for companies navigating businesses and capital markets.
She has a background in research and communications across public policy, entertainment, development finance, and governance. Her previous work focuses on analyzing and translating complex policy, finance, and technology issues into clear and research-backed narratives for decision-makers and broader audiences.
Bella received her B.A. in Economics and Politics from NYU and holds an MPP from USC, with a certificate in Homeland Security. She is fluent in English and Mandarin