Nigel Howard is a Partner at Awani Capital with over 20 years of private equity experience focused on business and industrial services. He is responsible for investment sourcing, execution, and portfolio management, and serves on the firm’s Investment Committee. Nigel also contributes to Awani’s strategic, operational, and investment decision-making processes.
Prior to joining Awani, Nigel was a Partner at RLJ Equity Partners, where he served on investment and exit committees and held board roles with several portfolio companies, including as Chairman of Crossfuze, Ogle School Management, and Flow Service Partners.
Previously, Nigel was a Vice President at TA Associates and held earlier roles at J.P. Morgan Partners and Salomon Brothers, building deep expertise in growth investing and transaction execution. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Howard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.