Vanessa Cai is a Private Equity Associate at THL Partners, focusing on the healthcare sector since July 2023. Prior experience includes serving as a Senior Analyst in Investment Banking at Citi from July 2021 to July 2023, where involvement centered on Global Asset Managers and Financial Sponsors. Earlier roles at Citi also included an Analyst position and a Summer Analyst position in the same area. Vanessa participated in the selective Dougan Scholar Certificate Program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business from March 2019 to June 2021, completing MBA courses while assisting Raghuram Rajan with research. Additional experience includes positions as a Teaching Assistant in Mathematics at the University of Chicago, an extern at Epsilon Economics, a Risk Management intern at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, and a Research Analyst at Lynk Global. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Chicago, earned in 2021.