The Carlyle Group Inc. (CG) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-XXXXX) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Employment Inducement Awards of our reports dated February 9, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of The Carlyle Group Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The Carlyle Group Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Tysons, Virginia
February 13, 2023