Berkshire Partners Announces that Sharlyn Musslewhite and Whitney Kelly are Named in GrowthCap's 2024 List: “Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing”
19 Junio 2024 - 7:58AM
Business Wire
Leaders recognized for their remarkable
experience with both colleagues and portfolio company
leadership
Berkshire Partners is pleased to announce Managing Director
Sharlyn Musslewhite and Principal Whitney Kelly have both been
named to GrowthCap’s “Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing” 2024
list. The award recognizes female leaders in private investment,
who have demonstrated deep expertise in private investing,
portfolio management, firm operations, and business expansion
strategy.
Ms. Musslewhite was promoted to Managing Director at Berkshire
Partners in 2011 and currently serves as General Counsel,
overseeing all legal matters relating to Berkshire’s investment
activities and operations. Her legal focus areas include portfolio
company acquisitions, dispositions, fund formation, compliance,
risk management, responsible investing, litigation management and
strategy, and other general corporate matters for the firm. Within
Berkshire, Ms. Musslewhite serves as the Co-Chair of the firm’s
Responsible Investment Committee. Prior to joining Berkshire in
2006, she was a Corporate Partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Ms. Musslewhite received her B.A. from Cornell University, and her
J.D. from Harvard Law School.
After joining Berkshire Partners in 2012 as an Associate, Ms.
Kelly returned to the firm as a Principal in 2016 upon completing
her M.B.A. at Harvard Business School. She serves as a crucial
member of the firm’s private equity healthcare sector team, working
to generate proprietary deal flow and create value within the
portfolio. Her work within the portfolio includes Precision
Medicine Group, PurFoods, Ensemble Health Partners, and IVC
Evidensia. A graduate of Williams College, Ms. Kelly was an Analyst
at J.P. Morgan prior to joining Berkshire Partners.
“Along with the other outstanding women leaders featured in the
GrowthCap list, Shar’s and Whitney’s recognitions are
well-deserved. Their dedication and leadership have contributed
significantly to the success of Berkshire Partners,” said Ross
Jones, Managing Director at Berkshire Partners. “As the
representation of women in private equity continues to grow,
Berkshire is committed to leading in this area, supporting the
growth and development of our current and future female
leaders.”
To view the full list of those recognized as GrowthCap’s 2024
list of top women leaders in growth investing, click here:
https://growthcapadvisory.com/the-top-women-leaders-in-growth-investing-of-2024/
About GrowthCap
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executives, private equity investors, family offices and
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About Berkshire Partners
Berkshire Partners is a 100% employee-owned, multi-sector
specialist investor in private and public equity. The firm’s
private equity team invests in well-positioned, growing companies
across technology & communications, consumer, healthcare, and
services & industrials. Since inception, Berkshire Partners has
made more than 150 private equity investments and has a strong
history of collaborating with management teams to grow the
companies in which it invests. The firm's public equity group,
Stockbridge, founded in 2007, manages a concentrated portfolio
seeking attractive long-term investments.
For additional information, visit www.berkshirepartners.com.
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Greg Winter Berkshire Partners gwinter@berkshirepartners.com