Chrissie Chen Pariso / MANAGING DIRECTOR

LP Fund Expertise; Sourcing and Investing in Undercapitalized Emerging Managers

Chrissie co-leads MPowered Capital, bringing 20 years of investing experience to the role. As a former Senior Portfolio Manager of Private Equity at Exelon Corporation and Head of Exelon’s Women & Minority Manager Program, Chrissie brings a unique set of qualifications to MPowered. While at Exelon, Chrissie sourced, diligenced, and committed over $1.8 billion to 46 funds and 31 managers across venture capital, growth equity, buyout and distressed funds globally. Prior to Exelon, Chrissie was Vice President at middle-market buyout firm Sterling Partners.

Chrissie received her B.A. from Georgetown University and her MBA from The University of Chicago – Booth School of Business. In partnership with WAVE Chrissie launched the annual Career Forum to help female students access job opportunities in finance as well as the annual Women’s Golf Outing to provide women with a peer networking opportunity while learning to play golf. Chrissie, alongside Shannon Zoller and Carrie Pickett, recently launched a new non-profit organization called Colab Connects to enable these two events to scale even further. Additionally, Chrissie is a member of Private Equity Women’s Investor Network (PEWin).