Lower middle-market private equity firm HCI Equity Partners (HCI) has appointed Brittany McDonald in the dual role of Chief of Staff and Vice President of Communications to directly support the firm’s managing partner Doug McCormick.
McDonald, who will lead the strategy and implementation of internal and external, multi-channel communications efforts, joins HCI with nearly 12 years of private equity and investor relations experience, having most recently served as Assistant Vice President at EIG Global Energy Partners, where she developed and executed fundraising strategies, strengthened relationships with investors and supported senior leadership on business development efforts.
Previously, she served as Vice President at Jones Lang LaSalle, managing relationships with institutional investors and corporate clients; Senior Associate of Investor Relations and Business Development at The Rock Creek Group, supporting fundraising and business development for customized hedge fund-of-fund portfolios and multi-asset class solutions; and spent six years at the Carlyle Group as a Senior Analyst and as an Associate in Fundraising and Investor Relations.
