Parker Gals: Maggie Pugel, Frontenac

Private Equity Funcast by Jim Milbery

Aug 17, 202634:08Business

In this episode, host Cass Ziebel sits down with Frontenac VP Maggie Pugel for a candid conversation about breaking into private equity the non-traditional way. Maggie shares how she went from buy-side equity research at...

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