Key Takeaways
- • Churchill Asset Management LLC, the U.S. asset management arm of Nuveen Private Capital, appointed Michael Pond as Managing Director, Senior Investment Strategist; Brett Graffy as Managing Director, Investment Strategist; and Peter Repetto as Principal, Head of Research and Investment Insights.
- • All three hires report to Randy Schwimmer, Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Strategist, and are tied to the firm's wealth-channel investor education and client engagement efforts.
- • Pond joins from BlackRock, where he was lead strategist for wealth-focused private debt offerings; Graffy from Aksia; Repetto from iCapital.
- • Churchill manages over $64 billion of committed capital and sits within Nuveen Private Capital, a $97 billion private capital platform alongside Arcmont Asset Management.
Summary
Churchill Asset Management LLC, the U.S. asset management company of Nuveen Private Capital, has announced three senior appointments aimed at strengthening investor education and client engagement across the wealth channel, according to a Business Wire release dated May 4, 2026.
Michael Pond and Brett Graffy will serve as Investment Strategists within the Investor Solutions Group, where they will act as subject matter experts on private credit and private equity and work closely with Nuveen's global distribution team. Pond joins from BlackRock, where he was lead strategist for the firm's wealth-focused private debt offerings and played an instrumental role in the commercialization and launch of various semi-liquid products; he previously worked on a portfolio management team at AllianceBernstein. Graffy joins from Aksia, where he partnered with global institutional clients on private markets portfolio strategy, construction and advisory activities, and previously was on Marquette Associates' research team covering private credit, private equity, growth equity and venture capital.
Peter Repetto has been named Principal, Head of Research and Investment Insights. He will oversee data-driven content and thought leadership for wealth management and institutional audiences, support educational initiatives, and coordinate with investment, marketing and distribution teams to articulate Churchill's views on private capital markets. Repetto joins from iCapital, where he was an Investment Strategist developing public and private market investment views, and previously held asset allocation and multi-asset solutions roles at Franklin Templeton.
In announcing the appointments, Schwimmer said that "as access to private markets broadens, the need for high-quality investor education has never been greater." He added that the hires would help translate research into actionable guidance for clients.
Churchill provides private credit and private equity solutions to sponsor-backed U.S. middle market companies, with over $64 billion of committed capital and more than 1,000 businesses invested in over the last 20 years. The firm is part of Nuveen Private Capital, a $97 billion platform that includes Arcmont Asset Management and forms a segment of Nuveen Private Markets, a $370+ billion AUM platform.
Michael Pond and Brett Graffy will serve as Investment Strategists within the Investor Solutions Group, where they will act as subject matter experts on private credit and private equity and work closely with Nuveen's global distribution team. Pond joins from BlackRock, where he was lead strategist for the firm's wealth-focused private debt offerings and played an instrumental role in the commercialization and launch of various semi-liquid products; he previously worked on a portfolio management team at AllianceBernstein. Graffy joins from Aksia, where he partnered with global institutional clients on private markets portfolio strategy, construction and advisory activities, and previously was on Marquette Associates' research team covering private credit, private equity, growth equity and venture capital.
Peter Repetto has been named Principal, Head of Research and Investment Insights. He will oversee data-driven content and thought leadership for wealth management and institutional audiences, support educational initiatives, and coordinate with investment, marketing and distribution teams to articulate Churchill's views on private capital markets. Repetto joins from iCapital, where he was an Investment Strategist developing public and private market investment views, and previously held asset allocation and multi-asset solutions roles at Franklin Templeton.
In announcing the appointments, Schwimmer said that "as access to private markets broadens, the need for high-quality investor education has never been greater." He added that the hires would help translate research into actionable guidance for clients.
Churchill provides private credit and private equity solutions to sponsor-backed U.S. middle market companies, with over $64 billion of committed capital and more than 1,000 businesses invested in over the last 20 years. The firm is part of Nuveen Private Capital, a $97 billion platform that includes Arcmont Asset Management and forms a segment of Nuveen Private Markets, a $370+ billion AUM platform.
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