Chenel Capital Partners
Our Team
Meet the visionary leaders driving Chenel Capital. Our leadership team combines decades of investment experience with a relentless commitment to innovation and excellence.
Stephen Fox
Outside General Counsel
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Richard Chenel
Founder & Managing Partner
Richard Chenel is Founder and Managing Partner of Chenel Capital, a New York–based alternative investment firm focused on early, venture, and growth-stage opportunities. Driven by technology and innovation, he invests with a value-add mindset and is launching The Chenel Foundation to advance healthcare, education, and employment for underserved communities.
Puneet Chadha
COO
Puneet Chadha serves as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing firm wide operations, capital formation infrastructure and strategic execution. He brings over 16 years' of experience in management operations, including roles at Bank of America Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, GE Capital, Citi Private Bank and Man Group.
Sophia Kleshchuk
Head of Investor Relations
An investor relations and strategic communications professional with 10 years of experience across capital markets, fintech, and emerging technologies. Sophia combines investor engagement, capital markets insight, and brand strategy, with experience spanning startups, public companies, and international institutions.
Andrew Nelson
Capital Formation Associate
Andrew Nelson works in capital formation across private markets, supporting fundraising across multiple investment strategies, with a current focus on space infrastructure. He holds degrees from NYU and Pepperdine University and previously managed approximately $250M in client assets as a Portfolio Manager. At Chenel Capital Partners, he supports investor engagement and fundraising across the firm’s private market strategies.
Advisors
Stephen Fox
Outside General Counsel
Stephen Fox is a partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek and has served as Outside General Counsel to Chenel Capital Partners since 2020. With over 20 years of experience as a corporate and securities attorney, he advises companies and investment funds across diverse industries, bringing practical, transaction-driven legal guidance to complex matters.
James Lafferty
Consumer Advisor
James Lafferty is a global business leader, former CEO, and Olympic-level coach with over 35 years of experience in marketing, branding, and organizational development. He has held senior leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and British American Tobacco, and advises Chenel Capital on consumer insight, leadership, and performance.
Robert Rooks
Ethics Advisor
Robert Rooks is a nationally recognized criminal justice reform leader with more than two decades of experience building and scaling social impact organizations. He serves as Ethics Advisor to Chenel Capital and as a board member of The Chenel Foundation, bringing deep expertise in governance, equity, and responsible institutional leadership.