Naile Kovuk is a Managing Partner at Hughes & Company with a focus on deal origination, execution, evaluation and portfolio management. She also oversees associate recruiting and helps manage the Firm’s technology infrastructure.

Naile joined Hughes & Company in 2015 and has over fifteen years of experience in software, healthcare and investing. Previously, Naile was a senior trader at DRW Trading Group where she managed a portfolio of fixed income and foreign exchange products. She started her career as a software engineer at Trading Technologies.

Naile holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Northwestern University.