Meredith Chu McDonald

Meredith Chu serves as Managing Director – Senior Investment Strategist for Churchill’s global private equity business, focusing on providing a best-in-class investor experience for Churchill’s global limited partners. In her current role, she spearheads investor relations and business development for Churchill’s private equity strategies, where Churchill has committed $15.9 billion to middle market GPs. Meredith works closely with Nuveen’s global distribution team to deliver effective solutions to limited partners.

Prior to joining Churchill in 2022, Meredith spent 11 years at The Carlyle Group as a Product Specialist, where she led the project management of 20+ global capital raises for Carlyle’s private equity and AlpInvest solutions strategies across a diverse range of products. Key highlights include: Carlyle’s flagship U.S. buyout fund (the largest North American private equity fundraising in the industry at the time); Carlyle’s first one-and-done fundraising; and multiple fundraises that were achieved at the hard caps.

Meredith graduated from Rice University with a B.A. in Sociology and Managerial Studies. She currently holds her Series 7, 24, and 63 licenses.