Launched Advisory Services business
Awarded a mandate to provide consulting services to the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) and to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)

Launched extensive database to broaden diversity investment opportunities for public and private pension funds, promote transparency and access to capital, and develop a better understanding of emerging investment firms...

Released the Emerging Manager Information Platform, a groundbreaking, web-based application for institutional investors...

Selected as a sub-advisor to AllianceBernstein in the CPP asset management mandate to provide Manager of Manager services for the U.S. Treasury, and as a sub-advisor to AllianceBernstein for its PPIP fund...

Provided sub-advisory emerging manager consulting services to the FDIC.
Developed research and capital solutions for small and diverse businesses that allowed the firm to begin preparing to launch a private equity arm.

Selected by New York State Common Retirement Fund, New York Teachers’ Retirement System and New York State Insurance Fund to collaborate on an advisory and database management project...

The fund managed by Altura and its partners, AllianceBernstein, Greenfield Partners LLC and Rialto Capital Management LLC, returned all of the capital raised, at a profit, from its AllianceBernstein Legacy Securities Fund (Public-Private Investment Partnership or “PPIP”) to investors...

Hired by a large insurance company to allocate $300 million in an emerging manager program, including US Large Cap, US Small Cap and International Equity...

Launched Small Business Community Capital II, LP (SBCC)
Monika becomes the first Latina to be granted an SBIC license in history
SBCC is one of the 9 SBIC Impact funds in the country...

SBCC is playing a pivotal role in developing an ecosystem of corporations, entrepreneurs and capital providers working together to transform and accelerate growth in the market...

Launching of Altura Impact Fund with the support of prior institutional investors who have tripled, doubled or re-upped their investments...