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Mercedes Fernández Elías
Managing Director | 18 years industry experience
Mercedes Fernández Elías
Managing Director 18 years industry experience
Biography
Mercedes is an Investment Committee member and Partner for the Morgan Stanley Private Equity Secondaries team and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, Mercedes headed AIP Private Markets' investment platform in Europe, working across primaries, co-investments, and secondaries. Previously, Mercedes was on the investment team at MCH Private Equity, where she was responsible for screening, analyzing and monitoring private equity investments. Mercedes started her career as a management consultant at KPMG, advising 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.