Chirag is a senior private equity professional with over 17 years of industry experience. He is a Senior Portfolio Manager in Private Equity at Alaska Permanent Corporation (APFC), a ~$80B+ sovereign endowment with a ~$16B PE portfolio of directs, co-investments and fund investments. APFC has been recognized as PEI LP of the Year in North America 3 out of the last 6 years. Chirag previously spent 12 years in private equity roles at two established institutional investment organizations, DB Private Equity and GE Asset Management, and a $1B U.S. private equity and mezzanine firm evaluating direct buyout and growth capital investment opportunities in lower middle market companies.