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Ralph Shields

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Associate, Capital Formation at Sagard Private Equity Canada

United States

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About

Ralph Shields is an Associate, Capital Formation at Sagard, which he joined in 2025, where he supports fundraising across the firm's strategies. He previously worked as an Associate in Investor Relations at HPS Investment Partners and as an Application Engineer at Lutron Electronics. He holds an MS in Management and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University.

Experience

  1. SagardCapital Formation Associatecurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. HPS Investment Partners, LLCInvestor Relations Associate2025New York, New York, United States
  3. HPS Investment Partners, LLCInvestor Relations Analyst2021 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  4. Lutron ElectronicsApplication Engineer2019 — 2021Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
  5. Factory LLCProduct Analyst2019Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  6. Keller Williams Realty, Inc.Licensed Real Estate Agent2018Bethlehem, PA
  7. Bazzini HoldingsEngineering Consultant Intern2016Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Skills & more

Communication3Leadership2Public Speaking1WritingSpanish2FrenchSQLC++MatlabMicrosoft Office1

Languages English · French · Spanish

From Ralph's professional profile.

Colleagues at Sagard Private Equity Canada

Adam Felesky
CEO at Portage Ventures
Adam Vigna
Co-Founder and CIO, Sagard at Sagard Credit Partners
Aikta Jain
Managing Director, Capital Formation at Sagard Credit Partners
Albert Arazi
Vice President of Distribution, Eastern Canada at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Alpha Lam
Senior Director, Asset Management at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Amanda Gaiotti
Partner, Corporate Development at Sagard Credit Partners
Amr Ceran
Managing Director, Asset Management at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Amy Jarvis
Head of Portfolio Accounting at Sagard Private Equity Canada

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Who is Ralph Shields?
Ralph Shields is an Associate, Capital Formation at Sagard, which he joined in 2025, where he supports fundraising across the firm's strategies. He previously worked as an Associate in Investor Relations at HPS Investment Partners and as an Application Engineer at Lutron Electronics. He holds an MS in Management and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University.
Where does Ralph Shields work?
Ralph Shields is Associate, Capital Formation at Sagard Private Equity Canada.
Where did Ralph Shields go to school?
Ralph Shields studied at Lehigh University (Master of Science - MS, Business Administration and Management); Lehigh University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering); Pforzheim University (Engineering).

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