Mercedes Fernandez Elias

Partner AIP Private Markets at Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Mercedes Fernandez Elias is an Investment Committee member and partner for AIP Private Markets and has 15 years of industry experience. Mercedes leads AIP Private Markets’ European investment program.. Prior to joining the firm in 2010, Mercedes was on the investment team at MCH Private Equity, where she was responsible for screening, analyzing and monitoring private equity investments. Previously, she was a consultant at KPMG, where she advised private equity funds and corporations on strategy, mergers and acquisitions and operational issues. Mercedes received a B.S. and MSc. with highest honors in industrial engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid and an M.B.A. with honors in finance and management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.