Libertas Funding names Jessica Parker senior Corporate Counsel. October 7, 2026 Libertas Funding has named Jessica D. Parker senior corporate counsel, adding a veteran corporate attorney and governance executive to its legal team as the private credit provider continues to expand its financing business for small and middle-market companies. Parker brings more than 25 years of experience spanning corporate transactions, governance and regulatory change. At Libertas, she will help guide legal and governance matters and develop frameworks designed to support the company's continued growth. She joins the Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm from UBS, formerly Credit Suisse, where she spent more than a decade. Most recently, Parker served as integration, governance and regulatory remediation lead for the U.S. President's Chief of Staff, working on issues related to the integration of Credit Suisse following its acquisition by UBS. Her responsibilities during that period included governance and regulatory remediation associated with bringing together the two global financial institutions. Earlier in her tenure, Parker led Americas Regulatory Reporting & Legal Entity Management and supported business development initiatives involving regulatory change. "Jessica brings exactly the kind of rigor and judgment that lets a company like ours move fast with confidence," Libertas CEO John Paradisi said. "Her ability to build practical frameworks and translate complex requirements into clear decisions will be invaluable as we continue to grow." Parker's appointment adds legal and governance experience from a highly regulated global financial institution to Libertas as the company scales its private credit platform. Founded in 2016, Libertas provides capital to small and middle-market businesses across the United States. The company said it has deployed billions of dollars in growth capital since its launch. As private credit firms expand their lending activity, legal and governance infrastructure can become increasingly important to managing transactions, regulatory requirements and internal decision-making without slowing the deployment of capital. Parker's background combines those governance responsibilities with transactional legal experience. Before her time at Credit Suisse and UBS, she practiced as a transactional attorney at law firms including Loeb & Loeb, Herrick Feinstein and Clifford Chance. She has also served as chief legal officer of a nonprofit organization focused on combating domestic violence and human trafficking. "I'm excited to join Libertas at such a pivotal moment in its growth," Parker said. "Throughout my career, I've helped complex, regulated organizations turn ambiguity into clarity and build the structures that support responsible growth." Parker is active in the New York State Bar Association, where she chairs the Corporate Counsel Committee of the Business Law Section and co-chairs the Committee on Veterans. She previously served as a representative to the association's House of Delegates. She earned her law degree from Fordham University School of Law and graduated cum laude from UCLA with a bachelor's degree. Parker is admitted to the New York State Bar. Her arrival comes as Libertas continues building a private credit platform aimed at businesses that require capital for growth and other operating needs. The firm combines institutional financing capabilities with a direct lending model focused on small and middle-market borrowers, a segment where speed and flexibility can be significant factors in financing decisions. Adding Parker as senior corporate counsel gives Libertas an attorney with experience across transactions, regulatory change and corporate governance as the firm manages the legal and organizational requirements accompanying that growth. Her recent work on the Credit Suisse-UBS integration also brings experience operating within a complex financial-services environment where regulatory obligations, governance structures and business priorities had to be managed simultaneously. At Libertas, Parker will apply that background to strengthening the legal and governance infrastructure supporting the firm's next stage of expansion.

Libertas Funding has appointed Sharlene Carnegie as chief technology officer. Carnegie will oversee the firm's technology organisation, including engineering, product, platform, infrastructure, IT, cybersecurity, and technology strategy, reporting to chief operating officer Ralph Scannell, Jr. Carnegie brings over 20 years of experience leading global engineering organisations in financial services and regulated industries. She joins from Medidata Solutions, where she served as senior vice president, head of platform and acting chief technology officer. She previously held the CTO role at Graham Capital Management and senior technology positions at Northwestern Mutual and UBS. The appointment comes during a period of rapid expansion for the Greenwich-based private credit provider, which recently surpassed $5 billion in total funding issued.