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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001527166-23-000056
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230426
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230426

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Carlyle Group Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001527166
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282]
		IRS NUMBER:				452832612
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35538
		FILM NUMBER:		23846751

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
		STREET 2:		1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
		CITY:			WASHINGTON
		STATE:			DC
		ZIP:			20004
		BUSINESS PHONE:		202 729 5626

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
		STREET 2:		1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
		CITY:			WASHINGTON
		STATE:			DC
		ZIP:			20004

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Carlyle Group L.P.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110801
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style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.250%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:29.497%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.250%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.253%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SCHEDULE 14A</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.  )</font></div><div style="margin-top:18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Filed by the Registrant </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9746;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant </font><font 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colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td><td 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style="margin-bottom:2pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, DC 20549</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:94.883%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:19.393%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.229%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:29.254%"></td><td 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i8986884005af4f428e82a17cf3e89434_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Exhibit 99.1</font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><img alt="image_0.jpg" src="image_0.jpg" style="height:21px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:175px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">April 26, 2023</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Carlyle Appoints Sharda Cherwoo as an Independent Director</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NEW YORK and WASHINGTON</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ&#58; CG) today announced the appointment of Sharda Cherwoo, retired Ernst &#38; Young LLP (&#8220;EY&#8221;) senior partner, to serve as an independent director of its Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, effective June 1, 2023. With this appointment, Carlyle&#8217;s Board of Directors will comprise 13 members. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ms. Cherwoo spent her entire, nearly 40-year career at Ernst &#38; Young (EY), with a specialized industry focus on private equity, financial services, health care and and emerging disruptive technologies, across diverse industries. Most recently, she served as EY&#8217;s Americas Intelligent Automation Leader and Partner, a role in which she spearheaded and founded the company&#8217;s intelligent automation strategy focused on robotic process automation (RPA) and AI, leading to talent development and transformation. She led and built a billion-dollar, market-leading digital transformation business, and worked with global clients and teams across diverse industries in more than 20 countries. During her EY tenure, Ms. Cherwoo also served as a Senior Advisory Partner in EY&#8217;s Private Equity practice group since 2009 and served financial services clients as a Global Client Service Partner and Global Tax Account Leader since 1991. From 2001 to 2004, Ms. Cherwoo served as the founding Chief Executive Officer of EY's Global Shared Services operations in Bangalore, India, which was EY's first global offshoring center for client-facing operations. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Harvey Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer of Carlyle, said, &#8220;I am pleased to welcome Sharda to the Carlyle Board of Directors and look forward to her contributions given her global experience, strategic skillset and diverse perspectives. Her background leading and building businesses combined with her digital transformation acumen will benefit Carlyle as we continue to drive our next phase of growth and deliver long-term value for our shareholders, investors, and all stakeholders.&#8221;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Carlyle Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen of the Board of Directors, Bill Conway and David Rubenstein, added, &#8220;We are delighted that Sharda will join the Board as an independent director and we are confident she will be a tremendous asset to Carlyle given her leadership experience and reputation as an innovative thinker and collaborative partner.&#8221;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Lawton Fitt, Lead Independent Director, said, &#8220;On behalf of the Board, we are thrilled that Sharda will join as an independent director. Sharda brings critical knowledge and expertise relevant to Carlyle that will help the firm continue to create value in the years ahead.&#8221;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Sharda Cherwoo said, &#8220;The strength of Carlyle&#8217;s brand is widely known throughout the market. I am looking forward to joining Board and bringing diverse perspectives during such a pivotal moment for the firm&#8217;s growth and transformation.&#8221;</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">Ms. Cherwoo currently serves on the board of World Fuel Services Corporation and is a former board member of Doma Holdings Inc. and World Quantum Growth Acquisition Corporation. In addition, Ms. Cherwoo has been a member of the Advisory Board of Land O&#8217;Lakes Inc. since 2020, a Board Director of Tax Analysts since 2020, a board member of the National Association of Corporate Directors &#8211; New York Chapter since 2021, and a member of the Board of Trustees of International House of York since 2008.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ms. Cherwoo is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.Sc. in Accounting as Valedictorian from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. 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