Tennis Star Serena Williams, Citi’s Shafir Join Consello Group

Consello Group, a newly formed investment banking firm that has been on a hiring spree since forming last year, added longtime Citigroup Inc. executive Mark Shafir and tennis star Serena Williams to its ranks.

Shafir, who was most recently co-head of global mergers and acquisitions at Citigroup, will join New York-based Consello as managing partner of the company’s M&A advisory and investment-banking business, according to a statement. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion and venture capitalist, will join the firm as a senior adviser, Consello said in a separate statement.

Serena Williams, center, during the ringing of the opening bell at the NYSE in August 2022.

Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

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