Great Elm Group, Inc. announced Nichole Milz has joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for managing the operations of the Company and its portfolio companies. Mrs. Milz' responsibilities include developing and overseeing an institutional quality operations department at Great Elm to support the growth of its investment management business. Mrs. Milz joins Great Elm Group with over 20 years of experience in the asset management industry.

Most recently, Mrs. Milz spent 16 years at Magnetar Capital where she worked in various senior operations, finance and strategy roles. At Magnetar, she served as Deputy Chief Operating Officer and ESG Officer of the Energy and Infrastructure Group as well as a member of the Energy & Infrastructure management committee. Mrs. Milz also served as Treasurer of Star Peak Energy Transition Corp.

and Star Peak Corp. II, two alternative energy-focused Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations. Prior to Magnetar, Mrs. Milz spent four years at Citadel as Head of Capital Structure Analysis, a team supporting the Global Credit group in financial modeling and fundamental credit analysis.

She began her career in Assurance & Advisory Business Services at Ernst & Young. Mrs. Milz received a Master of Professional Accountancy and Bachelor of Business Administration with honors from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin in 1997.