Shawn is an Operating Advisor of Recognize and the firm’s former Chief Operating Officer. Shawn has spent over 20 years in private equity in consulting and advisory focused on fund technology innovation.  Shawn served as a partner at Ernst & Young where she led the Private Equity Advisory practice, helping to establish EY as a market leader in private equity consulting. Prior to joining EY, Shawn was founder and CEO of P&L Consulting Group, a boutique consulting firm and began her career in consulting at Accenture. Shawn received a B.S. in Mathematics from Spelman College and a M.Ed. from University of Maryland, College Park.