Senior Management, Marketing, Investor Relations & Administration

Gila Cohen

Managing Director, Head of Global Institutional Partnerships

Phone: (646) 731-3181

Email: gcohen@monroecap.com

Office Location: New York

Joined the team: 2022

Education

  • Columbia University, B.A. in Art History with a concentration in Mathematics

Experience

  • MUFG, Chief Investment Strategy Officer
  • Courtland Partners, Head of Corporate Strategy and Client Relations
  • Golub Capital, Chief Administrative Officer and Head of Business Development
  • J.P. Morgan, Senior Client Executive

Organizations

  • MUFG Independent Investment Advisory Board, Chairperson
  • CenterCap Group, Advisory Board Member
  • AIF Global, Investor Board Member
  • Leukos RE US, Board Director

Hometown: New York, New York

Favorite Food: Fish Tacos

Favorite Movie: Casino Royale

Full Bio

Ms. Cohen is a Managing Director and Head of Global Institutional Partnerships of Monroe Capital. She will be responsible for new initiatives to expand Monroe’s global footprint, among institutional investors, focusing on the high growth Opportunistic and Real Estate private credit areas of the firm. Prior to Monroe, Ms. Cohen was Chief Investment Strategy Officer of MUFG (USA), and was responsible for advising, directing, and governing the strategic alternatives investment portfolio, as well as playing a strategic role in the firm’s for ESG and DEI initiatives. She also advised on the development of strategic partnerships across the firm and investment opportunities for a wide spectrum of MUFG entities, focused on both corporate and financial services. She has over 25 years of experience in investment banking, M&A, sell and buy side transactions, underwriting, originating and investing across real-estate, private equity and private credit, and building strategic partnerships. Prior to MUFG, Ms. Cohen was a Managing Partner at Castle Lanterra, where she was responsible for corporate strategy, M&A, and private placement efforts. Prior to Castle Lanterra, Ms. Cohen held senior positions at Courtland Partners, Capital Dynamics, and Golub Capital. She also served in investment banking roles at JP Morgan, UBS, and Credit Suisse First Boston. Ms. Cohen earned her B.A. in Art History with a concentration in Mathematics from Columbia University.