John Pavelski

John Pavelski is Head of Carlyle Private Equity Partners (CPEP) and works across the firm’s global private equity strategies. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of CPEP and a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Pavelski is a member of the investment committees for CPEP and Carlyle’s private credit platform. He is based in New York.

Mr. Pavelski joined Carlyle in 2020 as an investment professional focusing on special situations, ultimately becoming Head of Carlyle Strategic Partners. Later, he also became Co-Head of North America for Carlyle Credit Opportunities. He serves on the board of several Carlyle portfolio companies, including LA Fitness, Nordam Group and Tradesmen International and formerly served on the boards of SBP Holdings and Cadence Education.

Before joining Carlyle, Mr. Pavelski was a Managing Partner and Head of Global Private Credit at Brookfield Asset Management, where he led the private credit and special situation investing efforts. He founded the corporate private credit business and also oversaw the Indian Credit and Homebuilder Finance platforms. Prior to Brookfield, Mr. Pavelski held senior positions at Silver Point Capital and American Securities focused on investing across the capital structure in public and private markets, including the take-private of Delphi Automotive in partnership with The Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry. He began his career at Goldman Sachs and in the private equity group of The Blackstone Group.

Mr. Pavelski holds a B.A. from Amherst College, where he graduated magna cum laude with distinction, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Brunswick School.