Becca Schlagenhauf, Partner

Becca Schlagenhauf is a Partner on the Global Private Equity team focused on investing in Pharma Services and Industrial Tech & Sustainability companies. She serves on the boards of Cleanwater1 and Blue Matter, and was involved in the investment in Newmarket. She led Cleanwater1's acquisitions of VeloDyne, IMS, ICS, and PureAir Filtration and Blue Matter’s acquisition of Sam Brown. Before joining Baird Capital in 2021, Schlagenhauf was a director at Northwestern Mutual Capital where she was responsible for managing all aspects of the investment process including investment thesis construction. Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual Capital, Schlagenhauf worked at Baird as an equity research analyst, specializing in medical technology.

She received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.A. in economics from the University of Notre Dame. Schlagenhauf is also a CFA charterholder. In 2022 Becca was named by The Wall Street Journal Pro: Private Equity as a “Women to Watch” honoree.