Beth Rahn, Operating Partner, is a 15+–year private investments executive having spent her career as a private markets fundraiser. She is the Founder & Managing Partner of New Era Advisors, a fundraising advisory firm focused on providing fund placement services to emerging and diverse investment managers in the private markets. In her role with New Catalyst, Beth will support alternative investment managers in capital formation and distribution.

Prior to launching New Era Advisors, Beth led fundraising & investor relations as Head of Family Capital at McNally Capital, a private equity buyout firm. At McNally, Beth raised capital for direct investments as an independent sponsor and led the launch and capital raise of McNally’s inaugural committed buyout fund, including raising co-investment capital alongside the fund. She also served on McNally's Investment Committee. Before joining McNally, Beth worked in investor relations at Sterling Partners, a small and middle-market private equity firm. She is an active member of the Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN) and serves on its Mid-Atlantic Events Committee.

Beth holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Finance and Marketing from the University of Illinois.

Senior Advisors and Operating Partners are third-party consultants that provide services to New Catalyst and portfolio companies of New Catalyst, and are not employed by New Catalyst or its affiliates.  Compensation is indirectly borne by investors and does not offset any management fee.