Nevin Murkley

Investor Relations Vice President, LBC Credit Partners

Biography:

Nevin Murkley is the Investor Relations Vice President with LBC Credit Partners, responsible for fundraising, marketing and Limited Partnership relationship management. She has 7 years of experience in financial services, with the bulk of her tenure spent working in wealth management as a portfolio manager.

Nevin has played a significant role in the growth of LBC Credit Partners (“LBC”) over the last two years. Nevin joined the firm from BNY Mellon Wealth Management where she was a Portfolio Manager. While at LBC, she has enthusiastically taken on new challenges, evolving from the client servicing side of the business to investor acquisition, marketing and relationship management.

Nevin is known for her diligence in preparation and brings an analytical approach to fundraising, whether she is participating in investor presentations, managing the process- es of investor due diligence, or working with LBC’s compliance professionals to ensure materials are SEC-compliant.

Since Nevin has assumed a leadership role on the fundraising side of the business, the firm has closed on its fourth fund, LBC Credit Partners IV, L.P., and added separately managed accounts to its platform. She has played instrumental roles in the success of these efforts.

What advice would you offer to women just starting out in the industry?

I would tell women the same thing in nearly every industry – to be confident in themselves, their abilities and their opinions and to stay true to this while at the same time allowing themselves to be open and receptive to feedback and guidance. So often I’ve seen women hold back from sharing their views that might differ from their colleagues – instead I’d challenge all women to contribute their thoughts in a constructive and positive way. I’d also tell women to seek out opportunities to surround themselves with other women in the industry (or similar industries) in either a formal or informal arrangement to collaborate and be supportive of one another. Some of the best advice and guidance I’ve received has come from my informal female peer group. I feel very fortunate to have been welcomed into this group and would urge other women to seek out these relationships, especially when starting out in the business.

What do you know now that you wish you knew in the beginning of your career?

I wish I had recognized at the beginning of my career that not everyone follows a linear path to get to where they want or ultimately end up. It’s so ingrained in us that we need to have an answer for where we want to be in 5, 10, and 20 years from the time we start interviewing for our first jobs that I thought I needed to have this all figured out and follow a clear path to get there to be successful. Instead, what I’ve found is that that straight line can become a zig-zagged maze and that’s OK – it has only been additive to my career and provided me with the experience and foundation to know what it is I truly enjoy. We can pick up the best parts along the way in order to find or create what we ultimately want to accomplish and that is not something we necessarily will know on day 1.

What kind of role has mentoring and/or sponsorship played in your career?

I have been fortunate enough to have both formal and informal mentors along the way in my career and have found them to be extremely critical in creating the person I am today. My mentors have supported yet challenged me, have provided me with critical feedback even when I haven’t always wanted to hear it, have introduced me to their network to position me and my career and have helped me to identify character traits that I aspire to ultimately achieve.

What do you think the industry could do to attract and retain the best and the brightest today?

I think that the industry at large struggles to attract potential talent due to the misconception that commercial finance is conservative and boring. The best and brightest of today want something exciting and challenging with the opportunity to make a change and have their voices be heard. We need to do a better job of educating young professionals to highlight the various opportunities that exist within our industry and the impact we are making on businesses. Once onboard, valuable employees want to feel supported by their organization and provided with a level of flexibility and ownership in their work. This, coupled along with career advancement opportunities, will help the industry as a whole retain key team members.