Shaffer joined the firm this year as senior regulatory counsel after seven years at the securities regulator, adding enforcement-side experience to the executive bench of Coatue’s registered innovation-strategies vehicle.

July 9, 2026

Coatue Innovative Strategies Fund has a new chief compliance officer. The fund’s board of trustees approved Heather Shaffer for the role at a June 29 meeting, with the appointment taking effect the same day.

From the Enforcement Division to the Compliance Chair

Shaffer arrives at the CCO seat by way of the regulator itself. She served as a staff attorney in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement from 2019 until earlier this year, when she joined Coatue as senior regulatory counsel. Her elevation to compliance chief comes only months into her tenure at the firm.

Enforcement-division pedigree is a notable credential for a compliance chief at a registered fund, where adviser conduct, valuation and marketing practices sit squarely within the SEC’s examination priorities for products aimed at retail and high-net-worth investors. Hiring compliance leadership with direct experience inside the Commission’s enforcement apparatus signals how seriously managers moving into the semi-liquid registered space are treating the regulatory dimension of the wealth-channel buildout.

A Bench Built From Senior Alts Talent

The appointment fills out an executive roster that draws heavily on established alternative asset management houses:

• Philippe Laffont, Coatue’s founder and portfolio manager, serves as the fund’s chief executive officer.
• Nathan Urquhart, president and principal executive officer, joined Coatue in 2022 after serving as partner and global head of investor relations at Carlyle.
• Eric Sacks, chief financial officer, came to Coatue in 2024 following eight years as CFO and co-chief operating officer at Davidson Kempner Capital Management.
• Claire Jen, secretary, joined Coatue as deputy general counsel in 2022 from Rent the Runway, where she was assistant general counsel.

Coatue’s Wealth-Channel Vehicle

The fund offers Class S, Class D and Class I shares — the share-class architecture that has become standard for perpetual private-markets vehicles distributed through the wealth channel — and represents Coatue’s entry into the registered fund format that larger alternative managers have used to reach individual investors. The disclosure was made through a supplement to the fund’s statement of additional information dated May 1, 2026.