Kelli Marti

Kelli Marti serves as Churchill’s Head of CLO Management, the Portfolio Investment Strategist for Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund (PCAP) and Co-Head of Chicago Office. As Head of CLO Management, she is responsible for the management and growth of Churchill’s middle market CLO platform, including day-to-day vehicle oversight, assisting in the sourcing of assets, trading strategy and fundraising initiatives. As Portfolio Investment Strategist, Kelli serves as PCAP's portfolio manager, overseeing day-to-day investment activity and helping to make investment decisions.

Before joining Churchill, Kelli worked at Crestline Denali Capital. Most recently serving as Managing Director and Chief Credit Officer, responsible for overseeing the firm’s credit function including new business underwriting, portfolio management and served on the firm’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining Crestline Denali, Kelli was a VP at Heller Financial, responsible for underwriting and managing middle market loans. Prior to joining Heller, she was an AVP at First Source Financial where she underwrote direct middle market transactions. She began her career as an auditor at KPMG.

Kelli graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. with high honors from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.