2025 Elite Private Equity Allocators, Part 1

Martin Longchamps is executive vice-president and head of private equity and private credit at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse), one of Canada’s largest institutional investors. Based in Montreal, Longchamps oversees the organization’s international private equity portfolio, the private credit team, as well as investment funds through external managers in the private sector. He plays a leading role in shaping La Caisse’s global private market strategy and sits on the executive committee and investment risk committee.

Longchamps rejoined La Caisse in 2022, having begun his career at the investment organization’s former subsidiary, CDP Capital Communications, which focused on telecommunications investments. Prior to his return, he served as managing director and head of origination at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, where he led global co-investments and value creation initiatives. Earlier in his career, he was vice-president of corporate development at Transcontinental and a partner at EdgeStone Capital Partners.

He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from McGill University, where he graduated on the Dean’s honor list.

Scott Ramsower leads the Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ (TRS) private equity funds team, which manages a roughly $24B net asset value portfolio. Based in Austin, Ramsower oversees fund commitments across strategies and geographies and serves on the private equity investment and management committees, helping shape the team’s overall strategy and direction.

He is also chair of the board of directors at the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) and serves as an ILPA faculty member, contributing to education and best practices across the private equity industry.

Ramsower joined TRS in 2010 after working in AlpInvest Partners’ New York office, where he evaluated global fund investments. Earlier in his career, he was an associate in Morgan Stanley’s equity research division and previously worked in the consulting practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Melissa Richlen is director of private equity at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, where she oversees the foundation’s global buyout and venture capital portfolios. Based in Chicago, Richlen has played a central role in building MacArthur’s private equity platform for more than two decades, with a focus on long-term impact and innovation in portfolio construction.

Before joining MacArthur, she worked in underwriting and lending at Foothill Capital Corp. and Sanyo Bank. Richlen began her career in auditing at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Richlen holds a Master of Business Administration degree in finance and strategy from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She serves on the board of directors for Kauffman Fellows and is an active member of the Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN), where she contributes to the Midwest Chapter Events Committee.

Woong Han is head of the private equity and private debt team at Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., one of South Korea’s leading insurance companies. Based in Seoul, Han oversees the firm’s global alternative investment portfolio, with responsibility for private equity, private debt, and venture capital across both domestic and international markets.

He joined Hyundai in 2018 after more than seven years at ABL Life (formerly Allianz Life Korea), where he managed a broad range of alternative assets including real estate, infrastructure, and private equity. Earlier in his career, Han worked in fund management at Meritz Asset Management and began his professional journey as a semiconductor engineer at Samsung Electronics.

Han holds a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from KAIST Business School and completed an exchange program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Christina Wu is deputy chief investment officer at the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System, where she leads the institution’s private markets strategy across private equity, private credit, real estate, and hedge funds. She rejoined the fund in 2023 after serving as investment officer at the Fort Worth Employees’ Retirement Fund, where she oversaw private market allocations.

Wu brings more than 15 years of institutional investment experience spanning all asset classes, with a deep focus on alternatives. Earlier in her career, she held senior investment roles at Toyota North America and previously worked in project and systems analysis at Texas Instruments and Fujitsu.

She holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business, Master of Science degrees from both Texas A&M University and Kansas State University. Wu is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).