Wellington Appoints Michael Trihy as Head of Private Investing US

Wellington Management has recently announced the expansion of its Private Investing team with the appointment of Michael Trihy, CFA as Head of Portfolio Management, Venture Growth Evergreen, Private Investments.

In this role, he will lead the growth of Wellington's evergreen private investing capabilities for private wealth clients, overseeing portfolio construction and capital allocation across direct growth and venture investments, secondaries, and select fund investments.

Wellington's Private Investing platform currently manages more than US$9.7 billion in assets and invests globally across venture capital, private credit, and private real estate in multiple stages, with 302 investments across nine sector-focused areas.

Mr. Trihy brings 15 years of private equity and asset-management experience. He previously served as director and portfolio manager at Bow River Capital, where he helped scale their evergreen private-markets platform and oversaw co-investments, secondaries, and primary fund investments. He also held portfolio management roles at Partners Group and previously worked at Red Rocks Capital and FirstBank.

Michelle L. Hunter, Director, Private Investments at Wellington Management, commented: ’Michael's track record in portfolio management and private wealth channels will help expand our capabilities as private markets grow and evergreen funds offer flexible alternatives.’

Michael Trihy, Head of Portfolio Management, Venture Growth Evergreen, Private Investments at Wellington Management, added: ’Private wealth investors remain under-allocated to private markets, and I’m excited to help Wellington deliver differentiated solutions.’