Drew Morales Profile
Drew Morales
Associate Director, Value Creation, Private Investments
Boston

Drew is the Associate Director of Value Creation for Wellington’s private investments business. In this role, he works across the private investment platform – from early-stage venture to late-stage growth – to help minimize investment risk, maximize portfolio company value, and improve exit outcomes. Leveraging Wellington’s US$1+ trillion scale and broad expertise, He partners with private market deal teams to support portfolio companies at all stages of growth. 

Wellington’s Value Creation Team offers bespoke solutions to meet companies where they are and support their long-term success. These include connecting companies to Wellington's network of public market companies, investors, and external partners; creating opportunities for knowledge-sharing among private company leaders; and providing guidance on stewardship topics such as corporate governance, talent management, and climate risk.  

Drew previously came from PJT Partners (2021 – 2022) where he advised senior executives and board directors on ESG, sustainability, and shareholder engagement strategies. He spent three years as an operator at Eckhart (2018 – 2020), a PE-owned manufacturer and integrator of industrial robotic and automation systems, where he was responsible for the post M&A integration, P&L ownership, and daily operations of Eckhart – Minneapolis. He was also an ESG Analyst at Wellington Management (2015 – 2018). He began his career as an analyst at McKinsey & Co.

Drew holds a B.A. from the Plan II Honors college at the University of Texas at Austin (2006) and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management (2015). 

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