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Investors, entrepreneurs, doctors, and scientists

Our team takes a long-term view and harnesses both its deep private market expertise along with Wellington’s broader global community of investors with extensive industry experience and networks, from across public and private markets to benefit both investors and entrepreneurs.

Ravi Anand

Portfolio Manager and Head, Private Real Estate Credit

New York

Emily Bannister

, CFA

Head of Private Credit

Boston

Molly Breiner

Sector Lead, Private Climate Investing (Sector focus: Food & Agriculture)

Boston

Michael Carmen

, CFA

Co-Head, Private Investments

Boston

Ross Castillo

, MD

Principal, Biotech Private Investments

Boston

Zeyu Chen

Portfolio Manager, Private Real Estate Credit

New York

Michael Chen

Principal, Private Real Estate Credit

New York

Cindy Cheng

Sector Lead, Consumer

San Francisco

William Craig

Investment Director

Boston

Jackson Cummings

Head of Wellington Access Ventures

New York

Jeff Chapman

Head of Growth Lending

San Francisco

Caitlin Ferris

Venture Associate, Private Climate Investing

New York

Hillary Flynn

Director, Value Creation, Private Investments

Boston

Frederik Groce

Deal Lead, Wellington Access Ventures

Seattle

Cara Hubbard

Investment Director

Boston

Courtney Hugger

Associate, Value Creation, Private Investments

Chicago

Michelle Hunter

, CFA

Director, Private Investments

Chicago

Van Jones

Deal Lead, Wellington Access Ventures

Los Angeles

Connor Kaniewski

Associate, Private Placements

New York

Laura Kirk

Head of Private Investments Capital Formation

New York

Nilesh Kumar

, PhD

Head of Biotech Private Investments

Boston

Yifan Lai

Principal, Growth Lending

New York

Lucas Dias-Lam

Associate, Private Real Estate Credit

New York

Irina Margine

, PhD

Sector Lead, Biotech Private Investments

Boston

Rob Mazzoni

Sector Lead, Technology

North Carolina

Sasha McKenzie

Deal Lead, Wellington Access Ventures

Cincinnati

Nelson McNeil

Investment Specialist

New York

Drew Morales

Associate Director, Value Creation, Private Investments

Boston

Osman Nur

Principal, Late-stage growth

New York

Shanna O'Reilly

Co-Head, Private Investments

Boston

Oyin Oduya

, CFA

Impact Measurement & Management Practice Leader

London

Emeka Onukwugha

, CFA

Head of Private Placements

New York

Elisabeth Perenick

, FSA, CFA

Head of Portfolio Management, Private Placements

Boston

Sean Petersen

Sector Lead, Private Climate Investing (Sector focus: Enterprise & Industrial)

New York

Benjamin Porter

Associate, Growth Lending

Boston

Jahon Rafian

Principal, Late-stage growth

Boston

Jose Gonzalez Rico

Investment Specialist

Boston

Jillian Rooney

Investment Specialist

Boston

Jason Ruth

Sector Lead, Biotech Private Investments

Boston

Prakhar Singh

Sector Lead, Asia

Singapore

Owen Sirianni

Principal, Private Climate Investing

New York

Josh Sommerfeld

Sector Lead, Health Care

Boston

Dilene Upendra

Associate, Wellington Access Ventures

New York

Peter Venter

Deal Lead, Private Placements

New York

Mark Watson

Investment Specialist

Boston

Greg Wasserman

, CFA

Head of Private Climate Investing

New York

Matthew Witheiler

Head of Late-Stage Growth

Denver

Jenny Xie

Venture Associate, Private Climate Investing

Boston

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