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Cari Lodge

Founder and Managing Partner

Cari Lodge has over 25 years of secondaries experience and has closed over 425 secondary transactions. Cari Lodge spent 12 years at CF Private Equity, a subsidiary of Commonfund. She was the Head of Secondaries at CF Private Equity and a member of the CF PE Board and Investment Committee. She also served on the Commonfund Asset Allocation Committee. She began her career at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (which merged with Credit Suisse in 2000) as an Associate in Investment Banking. She spent 12 years with Credit Suisse’s Secondary Team, Strategic Partners, since its founding in 2000, and served as a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining CF Private Equity, Cari was at Tulane University’s Investment Management Office where she was responsible for overseeing the private equity and private real assets investments for the endowment. Cari is also a member of the Investment Committee of her alma mater, The Hotchkiss School. In 2022, she was recognized by PEI as one of the top ten women of influence in private markets¹. In 2024, the WSJ Pro Private Equity named Cari as a “Woman to Watch²”. In 2025, Cari was recognized as one of the "Twenty Most Influential in Secondaries 2025" by Private Equity News³. Cari received an A.B. from Dartmouth College in both Economics and Government and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
1. Private Equity International is not affiliated with Aqualis. Aqualis did not pay a fee to be included in this report. For more information about the selection criteria and process, please visit PrivateEquityInternational.com. This award was given in July 2022 and was based upon information provided of the honoree’s career achievements and impact on the private markets industry.
2. WSJ Pro Private Equity is not affiliated with Aqualis. Aqualis did not pay a fee to be included in this article. For more information about the selection criteria and process, please visit WSJ Pro’s newsletter. This award was given on November 17, 2024 and was based upon information provided of the honoree’s career.
3. Private Equity News is not affiliated with Aqualis or its affiliates. Aqualis did not pay a fee to be included in this article. For more information about the selection criteria and process, please visit the Private Equity news article. This award was given on January 6, 2025, and was based upon information provided of the honoree’s career. Employee recognition should not be construed as endorsement of the advisor’s investment activities.