Craig Pearlman

Craig Pearlman is Managing Partner at VentureDNA and considered a highly effective business executive, who recently served as a Senior Director at Willis Towers Watson and Partner, Head of U.S. Investment Product Development and Distribution at Aon Hewitt. Craig has advised institutional investors, board of directors, foundations, family offices, c-suite executives and PE/VC partners engaged in deal development, turnarounds, and growth and exit strategies. Craig has a broad range of experience that spans many industries: consumer products, healthcare, technology, telecom, business services and manufacturing industries.

Over the course of his tenures at Willis Towers Watson and Aon Hewitt, Craig developed and managed a variety of financial products and investment outsourcing solutions across all asset classes. This includes private equity, private debt, private real-estate, equity, and fixed income solutions in multi manager and multi strategy solutions. Craig led the U.S. institutional distribution, capital raising for institutional investors. He was a strategic leader in launching and managing the ongoing operations and technology solutions for leading global asset managers and consulting firms.

Craig’s understanding of the appropriate intersection between personal relationships, investment philosophies and corporate interests is invaluable. His extensive experience and business contacts, combined with those of VentureDNA, create a solid platform to position young companies for growth and success.

Craig received his MBA from Loyola’s Quinlan School of Business and undergraduate degree in business from Illinois State University. Craig and his wife Beth have a 14-year old son, Nathan. Craig is a life-long Chicagoan and resides in Chicago near Wrigley Field.