Kelly Ann Winget is an accomplished alternative investments expert and the founder of Alternative Wealth Partners (AWP), the first private equity firm founded and led by a millennial, openly LGBTQ+ woman. Kelly Ann has raised close to $1 billion in capital for startups, energy companies, manufacturing ventures, real estate, and other key emerging markets, including initiatives in Opportunity Zone Funds (OZF), aligning social impact investing through creative tax strategies. She is also the author of Pitch the Bitch: Grab Your Financial Future by the Bags (May 2023) and a sought-after keynote speaker and panelist who has shared her expertise in finance, entrepreneurship, and diversity topics at events like New York Tech Week’s InvestHer Roundtables: Women Writing Checks hosted by LiveNation Women, Alts Expo, 1640 Society Family Office Forum, Women’s Venture Summit, and Wealthy Women Summits.
Kelly Ann possesses a keen understanding of how to navigate
transitioning markets, with pragmatic insights to achieve a more
sustainable and inclusive financial future. In 2020, after a decade-long track record of building other firms’ reputations and raising 700 million in capital, Kelly Ann decided to create her own firm, Alternative Wealth Partners (AWP). AWP excels in managing diversified funds, combining smart tax strategies with community empowerment. Their ethos, "Good Deals, Good People, Great Returns," reflects a fusion of investment savvy and dedication to societal upliftment. With an extensive background allowing her to relate to a wide range of investors and advocate for their goals, Kelly Ann knew she was the right woman to offer diverse, high net worth/income clients the very best of what the private market has to offer. Through AWP, her clients have exclusive access to private assets – ranging from completely diversified private equity to tax-advantaged and high-yielding energy and real estate funds – through a single investment.
Fail fast. You will save yourself a lot of time, money, and energy moving on to the next solution. If something is not working, move on to something else. Do not let pride get in the way of your success.
-KELLY ANN WINGET ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Kelly Ann is a passionate advocate for empowering others and creating positive change through various philanthropic and commercial ventures. Alongside her thought leadership in investment equity and inclusion, she also spearheads fundraising efforts for charities that support children and families, such as Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer, and causes aiding survivors of domestic violence. Kelly Ann has partnered with the WOMO Foundation to help fund her efforts to spread financial literacy and access to capital for women through her funds. Her private investments also help transform communities to improve lives, from creating vital transportation and agricultural infrastructure in Jamaica to becoming a private equity investor for a lesbian-owned gender-and-body-inclusive clothing company in San Diego, highlighted in the award-winning documentary “Show Her The Money.” Kelly is also a current member of the Stella Foundation Board of Directors, Stella connects women founders and investors to the right resource–at the right time–in their journeys. From ideation to funding to exit, women founders and investors look to Stella for its powerful constellation of support made up of an inclusive community, courses, access to capital events, advisory services, and funding opportunities.
A nationally recognized trailblazer and visionary, Kelly Ann has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, D Magazine, Real Leaders, U.S. News & World Report, CBS Moneywatch, Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, and NASDAQ, among many other media outlets. When not working, Kelly Ann enjoys traveling with her wife and 2 bonus kids, spending time with family, and cuddling with her 3 dogs.