Grishma Parekh

Ms. Parekh is a Managing Director at HPS Investment Partners, Co-Head of North American Core Senior Lending, and Co-Head of Origination. Prior to joining HPS in 2020, Ms. Parekh spent over 12 years as a Partner and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group. During her tenure at The Carlyle Group, Ms. Parekh was a founding member of the Direct Lending platform, served as Head of Origination for Illiquid Credit, and was a member of the Investment Committee for the Direct Lending business. Prior to joining The Carlyle Group in 2007, Ms. Parekh was an Investment Banking Associate at JPMorgan where she was responsible for originating, structuring and executing high yield bond and leveraged loan transactions. Ms. Parekh holds a BS in Finance and Information Systems from the Stern School of Business at New York University.