Wendelina Lai, Vice President, joined New Mountain in 2025. Previously, she worked in private equity at GTCR in Chicago and at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in Toronto. Prior to private equity, she worked in investment banking at CIBC and in strategy at Lightspeed Commerce.
Wendelina received her B.Com. in Finance with high honors from McGill University in 2016. She received her M.B.A. with high distinction from Harvard Business School in 2025, where she graduated as a Baker Scholar and received the John L. Loeb Award for top academic performance in finance.