Brendan Carroll

Brendan Carroll is a senior partner at Victory Park Capital Advisors (VPC), which he co-founded in 2007. He is responsible for strategic initiatives and firm operations, as well as sourcing, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities. Carroll also oversees marketing, fundraising, business development, and investor relations. He is a member of the firm’s investment committee and valuation committee.

Carroll serves on the boards of directors of VPC portfolio companies Dave, Inc. and Johnnie-O.

Previously, as a member of the solutions group at Magnetar Capital, Carroll specialized in direct financings to lower middle market companies. He has held various investment banking positions at William Blair and Robertson Stephens, specializing in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Carroll has also worked in various capacities for former US Senator Joseph Lieberman.

Carroll received a BA with honors in government from Georgetown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a frequent speaker at private credit & equity industry conferences and has served as a guest lecturer on alternative investments at various universities. He’s a member of the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Chicago and previously served on the Board of Regents at Georgetown University and Loyola Press. He is also a director on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago board and a member of the board’s finance committee. Carroll was named a 2023 Notable Leader in Finance by Crain’s Chicago Business.