Bio

Teresa Y. Bernstein is the Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of ACON Investments. Prior to joining ACON in 2013, Ms. Bernstein worked at Perseus, a Washington, DC-based middle-market private equity firm, where she was also Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Bernstein joined Perseus in 2006 as Vice President for Legal Affairs. Prior to joining Perseus, Ms. Bernstein was an Associate in the Corporate and Securities group of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman’s Washington, DC office, focusing on M&A, private equity and regulatory matters relating to private and public pooled investment vehicles. Before Pillsbury, Ms. Bernstein was a Corporate Associate in the New York City office of Paul Weiss. There, Ms. Bernstein focused on private equity fund formation, private equity investments and M&A. Outside of ACON, Ms. Bernstein serves on the National Board of Out Teach, a teacher-development nonprofit focused on outdoor experiential learning. Ms. Bernstein received a B.A., magna cum laude, in Comparative Literature from Cornell University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from American University Washington College of Law. Ms. Bernstein is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the District of Columbia.