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Who are Ian K Snow and Elyse Dula? Top equity exec and his girlfriend sued for racism by nannies

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Ian K Snow, a high-flying financial equity manager, is accused of in a civil case. Cordia Foster and Cislyn Wright, the couple's four kids's nannies, sued Ian and his girlfriend Elyse Dula. Meanwhile, Ian's aspect claimed in courtroom information that Foster threatened to use "" on Dula. Foster, who started working for Ian's and Dula in August 2017, and Wright, who was once employed in November 2018, are either one of Jamaican heritage.

Among the explosive allegations within the nannies' criticism filed the United States District Court for the Southern District of is that Dula referred to Foster and Wright as 'the ones black b*****s' in January 2020 after the family's kitten, Scotty ran outside their Long Island property. According to the claim, once Wright questioned Dula about her and Ian "treating [the nannies] as disloyal troublemakers who could be stealing from them."

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Who are Ian K Snow and Elyse Dula?

Ian is the CEO and a founding spouse of the private equity firm, Snow Phipps Group LLC. Ian was a managing director of Ripplewood Holdings LLC, a personal equity business, from its founding in 1995 till March 2005, prior to the formation of Snow Phipps Group. Ian, who graduated from Georgetown University with honors, also has been a member of the Board of Directors there since July 2007.

Meanwhile, not a lot is known about Dula, who also allegedly is going by the identify Elyse Snow, even supposing Ian isn't yet formally divorced from his spouse, philanthropist and socialite, Mary Snow. Ian and Dula wanted to relocate their 4 youngsters and nannies into newly-built servant's quarters, distinct and separated from the principle space in the Hamptons, in line with the brand new lawsuit.

What Ian and Dula are pronouncing in their countersuit?

The protection argued in the proposed joint pretrial order that Dula 'never uttered' such feedback or every other disparaging or racist remark, as reported by . Foster and Wright "were simultaneously terminated without cause or explanation" in August 2020, in keeping with the complaint.

In the proposed joint pretrial order, Ian and Dula argue that the termination was neatly inside of their rights as employers and that Foster reportedly threatened to make use of "black magic" on Dula. The nannies are also accused of the usage of a windowless service closet for time outs for the youngsters, in step with the order. Foster and Wright, alternatively, alleged that once they positioned the children in time outs, it was once at Dula's command. 

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Update: 2024-05-12