2025 Legends and Leaders

Trailblazer

Maggie Arvedlund

CEO and Managing Partner
Turning Rock Partners
By Violet Synnestvedt

Maggie Arvedlund’s career spans nearly 25 years in investment management and reflects a consistent pursuit of growth and impact. Her strategic leadership at Turning Rock Partners, which she founded in 2017, has filled a critical niche in private credit. Under her guidance, the firm provided structured capital tailored to founder-owned businesses, ensuring equity retention and delivering flexible financial structures that traditional banks cannot offer.

Before launching Turning Rock, Arvedlund served as Managing Director and Investment Committee member at Fortress Investment Group. Her prior roles at Hall Capital Partners and various privately held firms honed her investment expertise, equipping her to address unique market opportunities creatively and effectively.

Arvedlund is known for fostering a collaborative, creative and value-driven culture. She integrates diverse perspectives across her investment teams — where 55% are women and over 80% identify as either women or minorities. This commitment earned Turning Rock recognition from ABF Journal in 2024, and the PEWIN LP/GP award in 2022, for advancing DE&I in private equity.

Arvedlund’s impact extends to broader industry standards and practices. As a founding signatory to the ILPA Diversity in Action campaign and an active member of the U.S. Council for Underserved Communities, Trilantic Women’s Founders Council and PEWIN, she consistently advocates for equitable representation and advancement of underrepresented communities within financial services.

She is also a committed mentor, serving on the NYU Stern Private Equity Advisory Board and supports non-profits like Summer Search NYC. Arvedlund advises emerging professionals — especially women — to invest in technical skills, act with integrity and solve problems creatively. 

Her efforts have earned her numerous accolades, including EY’s “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” and recognition as one of Global M&A Network’s Top USA Women Leaders & Dealmakers. 

Arvedlund has established herself as a transformative figure, leaving a lasting imprint on the industry and communities she serves.

 

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