Alona Gornick is a Managing Director, Senior Investment Strategist at Churchill and a member of the Investor Solutions Group. In her role, she is focused on providing meaningful investment insights across the private capital spectrum to the investment community, with a particular emphasis on the Private Wealth and Retail channel. She works closely with Nuveen’s global distribution team to deepen relationships with and educate Churchill’s investors and partners. Alona also serves as Co-Head of Churchill’s Chicago Office and Co-Head of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council, where she collaborates on initiatives that prioritize inclusion and authenticity.

Alona joined Churchill in 2017 as an Originator, developing relationships with leading private equity sponsors to source and structure high-quality deal flow for the platform. Prior to joining Churchill, Alona was a Director at Churchill’s parent company, Nuveen, where she focused on directly originating private placement investment opportunities since 2013. Previously she was a Vice President at Oaktree Capital Management. She began her career in investment banking in the Gaming & Leisure Group at Banc of America Securities.

Alona graduated with her B.A. in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.