Kevin Killeavy, CFA, CAIA®, Joins Strategic Investment Group
Arlington, VA – May 16, 2025 – Strategic Investment Group (“Strategic”) is proud to announce that Kevin Killeavy has joined the firm as a Managing Director on the Private Markets team. Kevin brings 18 years of investment experience with significant expertise in private equity, private debt, and real assets. His appointment reflects Strategic’s continuing commitment to deliver innovative, high-conviction private markets solutions to its clients for many years to come.
Kevin will support Strategic’s private markets efforts, focusing on manager selection, portfolio construction, and co-investment opportunities. His addition builds on the strength of an experienced and long-tenured team, reflecting Strategic’s ongoing commitment to strive for excellence in private markets capabilities. Kevin brings fresh perspectives as well as a track record of innovation in private markets, joining a team whose senior members average 28 years of industry experience and 13 years with the firm that we believe has delivered the desired results for clients.
“We are excited to welcome Kevin to our Private Markets team,” said Nikki Kraus, Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Investment Group. “His background as an innovative CIO with a history of building and managing sophisticated private market portfolios aligns with our disciplined investment approach. Kevin combines sharp analytical rigor with practical execution, and he brings an established ability to identify and act on differentiated investment opportunities. His contributions will further enhance our private markets platform to meet the evolving needs of our clients.”
Prior to joining Strategic, Kevin served as Chief Investment Officer of Montgomery County Employee Retirement Plans (MCERP), where he oversaw more than $8 billion in pension assets across public and private markets. After managing the system’s private equity portfolio, he was promoted to CIO in 2021. In that role, he led the expansion of MCERP’s private equity, private debt, and real assets programs, launched a co-investment platform, and built a dedicated operational due diligence function.
Earlier in his career, Kevin held roles in private equity portfolio management at MCERP and conducted investment research at Convergent Wealth Advisors, a prominent multi-family office.
Kevin holds a B.S. in Finance from Georgetown University, is a CFA charterholder, a member of the CFA Society of Washington, D.C., and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA®).