Maxim Kovalchuk (New York) joined KKR Prisma, which previously conducted business as Prisma Capital Partners LP, in 2007 and focuses on risk management. Prior to joining KKR Prisma, Mr. Kovalchuk was a risk management intern in the corporate treasury department at GE Capital, analyzing equity hedged portfolios, modeling sensitivity, VaR, cash flows of FX/IR derivatives, and long term debt portfolios. He received his B.S. in Operations Research and his M.Eng. in Financial Engineering from Cornell University. Mr. Kovalchuk is also a CFA Charterholder.