Gene Miao

Senior Managing Director, Senior Investment Strategist & Co-Head of Consultant Relations at Churchill Asset Management, an affiliate of Nuveen

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Gene is a Senior Managing Director, Senior Investment Strategist and Co-Head of Consultant Relations at Churchill. In his role, he is focused on working closely with Nuveen’s global distribution team to strengthen relationships with investors worldwide and deliver tailored senior lending solutions to meet their unique needs.

Prior to joining Churchill in 2020, Gene served in numerous leadership positions ranging from investing, origination, and product development. His financial services industry experience includes leading strategic initiatives, investment and portfolio management, fund formation, and product development. Previously, he served as Chief Investment Strategist of KCAP Financial (Kohlberg Credit). Gene was a Managing Director at Highland Capital where he oversaw the origination, structuring, and ongoing management of subordinated debt and structured equity investments while also responsible for the planning and execution of new funds and products and served on multiple investment committees. Earlier in his career, Gene was a Managing Director in Merrill Lynch’s investment banking department and began his career at Morgan Stanley, where he was a founding member of the High Yield Group.

Gene graduated cum laude with honors from Harvard College with an A.B. in History and received a M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.