50 Leading Women in Private Equity 2025
We are delighted to have sponsored the Second Edition of Private Markets: 50 Women Leaders – in association with The Hedge Fund Journal – celebrating the outstanding achievements of the 2025 honorees, all of whom are inspiring individuals.
Claudia Bertolino, Head of Private Asset Services at Citco Fund Services, spearheads the Citco group of companies’ (Citco) wide ranging plans to become the “next generation asset servicer” for private markets, and had the privilege of welcoming readers with the following introductory foreword.
At Citco, our team is dedicated to driving operational excellence through digital transformation across private equity, private credit, and our expanding retail alternatives service offering. We're revolutionizing the client experience by implementing cutting-edge technology solutions that streamline operations and enhance accessibility for both institutional and retail investors.
Our client-centric approach drives continuous innovation as we develop and enhance solutions that transform how clients interact with alternative investments.
Clients sit at the heart of everything Citco does, and the company is investing in its proposition constantly, creating and upgrading numerous solutions to enhance client interactions and create the best client experience possible. There is a clear focus on client journeys and offering a more consultative service model, with Citco developing collaborative tools that enhance communication and workflow efficiency between fund managers, legal counsel, accounting professionals, and investors across all market segments, including the rapidly growing retail alternatives space.
Looking ahead, our strategic roadmap includes deeper data integration capabilities that will connect Citco's infrastructure directly with clients’ systems.
As automation and cybersecurity become ever more critical in today's data-driven environment, technology will play a key role as more clients adopt data-driven workflows. This is all part of Citco’s goal to be true partners with our clients, acting as their operational backbone so they can focus on their core investment strategies while we handle the complex administrative and technological requirements of modern alternative investment management.