BOSTON & NEW YORK & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wellington Management (“Wellington”), one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms with over US$1.3 trillion AUM, today announced the appointment of Michael Trihy, CFA, as Head of Portfolio Management, Venture Growth Evergreen, Private Investments.
In this position, Mr. Trihy will lead the expansion of Wellington’s evergreen private investing capabilities for private wealth clients. He will manage portfolio construction and capital allocation across direct growth and venture investments, secondaries, and select fund investments.
Wellington’s Private Investing platform manages more than US$9.7 billion in assets and invests globally across venture capital, private credit, and private real estate in multiple stages and has made 302 investments across nine sector-focused areas.i
Mr. Trihy joins Wellington with 15 years of private equity and asset management experience. He was most recently director and portfolio manager at Bow River Capital, where he helped scale their evergreen private-markets platform while overseeing the fund’s portfolio management activity across co-investments, secondaries, and primary fund investments. Previously, he served as a portfolio manager at Partners Group, overseeing portfolio construction and asset allocation for evergreen products and custom separate accounts. He also worked at Red Rocks Capital and FirstBank.
Commenting on the appointment, Michelle L. Hunter, Director, Private Investments, Wellington Management, said:
“Michael brings a strong track record in portfolio management and a deep understanding of private wealth channels, making him a valuable addition to our Private Investing team. As demand for access to private markets grows and evergreen funds emerge as flexible alternatives to traditional structures, his expertise will be instrumental in expanding our investment capabilities and delivering innovative solutions for our clients.”
Michael Trihy, Head of Portfolio Management, Venture Growth Evergreen, Private Investments, Wellington Management, said:
“Private wealth investors remain significantly under-allocated to private markets, particularly in segments such as growth equity and venture capital. I am excited to join Wellington to help advance its mission of delivering differentiated investment solutions to clients. I was drawn not only to Wellington’s Private Investing platform, but also the firm’s deep expertise across both the public and private markets, global network, and research — an ideal environment for collaboration and innovation.”
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About Wellington Management
Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, serving as a trusted adviser to over 2,500 clients in more than 60 countries. The firm manages more than US$1.3 trillion, as of 30 June 2025, for pensions, endowments and foundations, insurers, family offices, fund sponsors, global wealth managers, and other clients. Wellington aspires to provide excellent service to clients through a unique combination of independence enabled by its distinctive private partnership model; diverse perspectives through its unified, multi-asset investment platform; and relentless curiosity and intellectual rigor fostered by its enduring collaborative culture.
About Private Investing at Wellington Management
Wellington’s Private Investing platform manages more than US$9.7 billion in assets under management, and invests globally across venture capital, private credit, and private real estate in multiple stages and sectors (consumer, technology, healthcare, financial services, biotech, energy, industrials, climate tech, and real estate).
For more than 20 years, Wellington has been investing in private markets, launching its first dedicated private capital fund in 2014. The team takes a long-term view and combines its deep private-market expertise with Wellington’s broader public-market experience, extensive network, and robust research across its global footprint to benefit both investors and entrepreneurs.
For more information about private investing at Wellington, please visit www.wellington.com/privateinvesting.
i As of 30 September 2025
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