Jessica Hoffman Brennan

Independent Board Director of RJ Private Credit Partners (chair), Commonfund, and Siddhi

Jessica Hoffman Brennan is a seasoned executive and independent board director with over two decades of experience leading strategic growth, capital formation, business development, and investor engagement across premier global financial institutions. She currently serves on the boards of Commonfund, a Private Credit Interval Fund, and Siddhi Acquisition Corp, as well as on the Executive Board of the Wharton School and the Dean’s Advisory Council of the University of Michigan.

Ms. Brennan most recently served as Partner and Head of Strategy and Investor Relations at Kohlberg & Co., a $15 billion private equity firm, where she rebuilt the firm’s global fundraising platform, led enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, and closed more than $5 billion across flagship and first-time strategies. Prior to Kohlberg, she was a Partner and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, responsible for leading capital formation for the firm’s most significant global clients, including sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, and insurers.

Her earlier roles include serving as Head of Client and Product Solutions at Onex Corporation, where she built a 20-person global capital formation team and led product strategy across private equity and credit. She also spent over a decade at Credit Suisse’s Private Fund Group (formerly DLJ), helping to raise capital for more than 200 private market funds. Throughout her career, Ms. Brennan has raised tens of billions in capital across 400+ investment strategies and is recognized for her ability to build and lead high-performing teams, develop institutional partnerships, and drive innovation in alternative investment distribution.

She holds an M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Economics and Literature from the University of Michigan. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.