Nicole Musicco
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Square Nine Capital
Nicole has recently founded Square Nine Capital, a credit fund focusing on opportunistic lending to mid-sized companies.
Nicole was most recently the CIO at CalPERS, a $500 billion US pension plan. She was previously a Partner at RedBird Capital Partners, a $10 billion private equity firm, predominately in Sports, Media, & Entertainment. Additionally, Nicole spent over 16 years in a broad range of senior investment leadership roles at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (“OTPP”), a $200 billion Canadian pension plan, overseeing Private & Public Equity asset classes, and establishing OTPP’s presence in Asia by building out its Pan-Asian investment platform based in Hong Kong. At Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (“IMCO”), a $70 billion pension asset management firm, Nicole led the $20 billion Private Markets investment program, across Private Equity, Infrastructure, and Real Estate.
Nicole was most recently the CIO at CalPERS, a $500 billion US pension plan. She was previously a Partner at RedBird Capital Partners, a $10 billion private equity firm, predominately in Sports, Media, & Entertainment. Additionally, Nicole spent over 16 years in a broad range of senior investment leadership roles at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (“OTPP”), a $200 billion Canadian pension plan, overseeing Private & Public Equity asset classes, and establishing OTPP’s presence in Asia by building out its Pan-Asian investment platform based in Hong Kong. At Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (“IMCO”), a $70 billion pension asset management firm, Nicole led the $20 billion Private Markets investment program, across Private Equity, Infrastructure, and Real Estate.
Sessions
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Chairperson's opening remarks24-Feb-2026Coquina South Ballroom