Rene Benedetto

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Ms. Rene Benedetto serves as Managing Director and Senior Relationship Manager at The Carlyle Group. She served as Managing Director at Certares. She is responsible for business development, investor relations and strategic fundraising initiatives with institutional investors across Carlyle's three business segments. She has 25+ years of private equity investing, business development, fundraising, and board experience. Prior to Carlyle, she was a Managing Director of Certares Management LLC, an investment firm with ~$10B of AUM across Private Equity, Credit and Real Estate, where she focused on private equity investing and fund marketing for Certares Real Estate and Private Equity platforms. Prior to Certares, she was a Managing Director of Trivergance LLC, a mid-market private equity firm, where she led investments, debt and equity capital raising, business development and strategic partnerships with Fortune 500 brands. Prior to Trivergance, she was a Principal at Halyard Capital, a middle-market private equity fund focused on media and tech-enabled business services investments. Prior to Halyard, she was a General Partner at Impact Venture Partners, a technology-focused venture capital fund. She also held positions as a Director at CIBC's merchant banking group and a Senior Analyst at Bank of America's growth equity and investment banking groups. She has served on the boards of multiple companies and currently serves as on the Deans Advisory Council of the University of Texas McCombs School of Business and on the Executive Council of New York for McCombs. She is also a Member of Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN). She received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania and a B.B.A. in Finance with Highest Honors, from The University of Texas at Austin.