Meet Our Team

SGV Investments is led by the firm’s founder and CEO, Sina GlimmerVeen, president and head of SGV Investments Partners, Alard Van Busch, and experienced leadership teams at each of our platforms.

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    Peter Zaltz
    Chief Investment Officer
    Zaltz
    Peter Zaltz
    Chief Investment Officer
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2014

    Peter oversees the Investment Management team and also acts as a Portfolio Manager, with a focus on the firm’s fixed income and credit alternative strategies.

    Peter is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Foundation of Greater and is former Chair of the Jewish Foundation Investment Committee.

    Peter has over 25 years of experience in fixed income, high yield and investment grade credit trading as well as global equities. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Peter was the Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer at Blair Franklin Asset Management, which Gluskin Sheff acquired. Before that, he was involved in the management of a diverse range of investment funds at Altamira Management Limited (later Natcan Investment Management). He has also held senior positions with Scotia Capital Markets.

    Peter is a CFA® charterholder a registered Portfolio Manager of Gluskin Sheff and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.

  • Sandeep Alva
    Sandeep Alva
    Managing Director, Head of SGV Investments Falcon
    Sandeep Alva
    Sandeep Alva
    Managing Director, Head of SGV Investments Falcon
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2000

    Sandeep is a Managing Director and Head of SGV Investments Falcon, which he founded in July 2000.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Sandeep was the President of Hancock Mezzanine Investments, LLC and Senior Managing Director and Mezzanine and Private Equity Team Leader of John Hancock’s Bond & Corporate Finance Group. While at John Hancock from 1985 to 1989 and 1991 to 2000, he executed numerous private market transactions, with an emphasis on mezzanine and private equity investments. In addition to his time at John Hancock, Sandeep also worked at the investment firm of Joseph, Littlejohn and Levy from 1989 to 1991 where he was a Principal involved in the acquisition of operationally and financially distressed companies.

    Sandeep serves on the Board of Trustees of The Holderness School, NH and the Board of Advisors of Titagya Schools, Ghana.

    Sandeep received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Bombay University and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.

  • Clint Comeaux
    Clint Comeaux
    Managing Director, Head of High Yield, Portfolio Manager
    Clint Comeaux
    Clint Comeaux
    Managing Director, Head of High Yield, Portfolio Manager
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Clint is a Portfolio Manager, Head of High Yield and member of the SGV Investments Credit Investment Committee.

    Clint has 24 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Clint was a Portfolio Manager at Muzinich & Company where he focused on U.S. High Yield, Global High Yield and Target Dated investment strategies. In this capacity, Clint was responsible for managing U.S. and Global High Yield strategies, developing customized client solutions and contributed to considerable growth in sub-investment grade corporate credit assets under management. He was also a member of the firm’s Investment Committee and ESG Steering Committee. Prior to joining Muzinich, Clint held positions at WR Huff Asset Management, Enron Corporation and PPG Industries.

    Clint earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics (summa cum laude) from Tulane University and an M.B.A from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

  • Conor Daly
    Conor Daly
    Managing Director, Head of European Credit, Portfolio Manager
    Conor Daly
    Conor Daly
    Managing Director, Head of European Credit, Portfolio Manager
    Location London
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Conor is a Managing Director, Head of European Credit and a member of the SGV Investments Credit Investment Committee. He leads the firm’s European CLO platform and is focused on continuing to build its European credit investment activities.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Conor was a Portfolio Manager in BlackRock’s European Fundamental Credit team and a key member of the team which established BlackRock’s European CLO and leveraged loan business. Conor began his career at Morgan Stanley where he held roles across leveraged finance origination and leveraged finance capital markets.

    Conor earned a B(Sc) in Finance from the National University of Ireland – University College Cork.

  • Robert Fournier
    Robert Fournier
    Managing Director, Head of US Equity, Portfolio Manager
    Robert Fournier
    Robert Fournier
    Managing Director, Head of US Equity, Portfolio Manager
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2018

    Robert focuses on U.S. equities and the Global Special Situations strategy.

    Robert has over ten years of experience in the financial industry, which includes private equity and investment banking. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Robert worked at Waratah Capital as an Investment Analyst for four years and at Penfund, a -based private equity firm. He started his career in the Investment Banking division of Scotia Global Banking & Capital Markets.

    Robert is a Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®), a registered Portfolio Manager of Gluskin Sheff and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Columbia Business School.

  • Mark Grammer
    Mark Grammer
    Managing Director, Head of International Equity, Portfolio Manager
    Mark Grammer
    Mark Grammer
    Managing Director, Head of International Equity, Portfolio Manager
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2016

    Mark leads the firm’s international equity strategies. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial markets.

    Mark serves as Co-Chair of Venture Sinai at the Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation.

    Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Mark worked at Mackenzie Investments where he was a Senior Vice-President of Investments, head of the Mackenzie Growth Team and lead manager of the Mackenzie Global Growth Fund and Mackenzie International Growth Fund. Previously, Mark was Vice President of International Equities and Head of the Global Equity Team at Altamira.

    Mark is a CFA® charterholder , a registered Portfolio Manager of Gluskin Sheff and a licensed Professional Engineer. He holds an MBA in Finance from the Schulich School of Business at York University and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of .

  • Steven Gutman
    Steven Gutman
    General Counsel
    Steven Gutman
    Steven Gutman
    General Counsel
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2007

    Steve is the General Counsel of SGV Investments Credit. As General Counsel, he is responsible for all legal matters related to the firm, in addition to assisting in structural and legal matters pertaining to investments held in portfolios managed by the portfolio manager.

    Steve has 40 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he practiced finance and insolvency law at Luskin, Stern & Eisler, LLP. He also held various positions over 13 years with affiliates of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., including that of general counsel for European American Bank and for North America Special Credits.

    Steve earned a B.A. from the University of Rochester and a J.D. from Washington University School of Law.

  • Zachary Drozd
    Zachary Drozd
    Deputy General Counsel
    Zachary Drozd
    Zachary Drozd
    Deputy General Counsel
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2018

    Zach is the Deputy General Counsel of SGV Investments Credit. As Deputy General Counsel, Zach advises on a broad range of legal and compliance matters related to SGV Investments Credit and the investment portfolios managed by the firm.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he practiced corporate law at Proskauer Rose LLP, with an emphasis on the representation of private investment fund sponsors.

    Zach holds a Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers College.

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    Ronnie Jaber
    Managing Director, Head of Loans & Structured Credit, Portfolio Manager
    Ronnie Jaber's Placeholder Photo
    Ronnie Jaber
    Managing Director, Head of Loans & Structured Credit, Portfolio Manager
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Ronnie is a Portfolio Manager of SGV Investments Credit, overseeing Loans & Structured Credit and member of the SGV Investments Credit, Opportunistic Credit and Structured Credit Investment Committees.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Ronnie spent over 11 years at The Carlyle Group where he was Co-Head of Carlyle Structured Credit, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in Global Credit. In this capacity, Ronnie was responsible for Structured Credit investment activity globally, Opportunistic Credit managed accounts and for shaping internal market/macro strategy. Prior to joining Carlyle, Ronnie ran the structured loan business at Morgan Stanley globally. Prior to that, he was responsible for high-yield structured credit trading and worked on a proprietary trading desk at Bank of America.

    Ronnie earned a B.S. in Engineering from Cornell University.

  • Alkarim Jiwa
    Alkarim Jiwa
    Managing Director, Head of Canadian Equity, Portfolio Manager
    Alkarim Jiwa
    Alkarim Jiwa
    Managing Director, Head of Canadian Equity, Portfolio Manager
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2018

    Alkarim leads SGV Investments Credit’s Canadian equity strategies and is the lead manager of the Premium Income and Dividend Distribution portfolios.

    Alkarim has over 20 years of experience in the financial markets. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Alkarim worked at BMO Global Asset Management as the lead portfolio manager for the BMO Private Canadian Income Equity Portfolio and manager of the BMO Canadian Alpha Plus Fund. He also served on the BMO Global Asset Management Asset Allocation Committee. Alkarim began his career at Manulife Financial in their actuarial rotation program where he worked in Reinsurance, U.S. Individual and Asset Liability Management.

    Alkarim is a CFA® charterholder, an Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) and a registered Portfolio Manager of Gluskin Sheff. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Western Ontario.

  • Shelagh Lemke
    Shelagh Lemke
    Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income, Portfolio Manager
    Shelagh Lemke
    Shelagh Lemke
    Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income, Portfolio Manager
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2014

    Shelagh focuses on fixed income and investment-grade credit analysis. She also oversees the Credit Research team.

    Shelagh serves on the Board of The Giles School, is an active member on The Ticker Club and Former Chair of Fixed Income Committee at the CFA Society.

    Shelagh has over 20 years of experience in the financial markets. Before joining the firm in 2014, Shelagh was a Director at Blair Franklin Asset Management, which Gluskin Sheff acquired. Previously, she worked at MFC Global Investment Management, a Manulife Financial Company, first as a Credit Analyst covering various North American and European industries and credits and later as Portfolio Manager on the Canadian Total Rate of Return desk. She also worked at Bank of Montreal, where she focused on investment grade and high yield credit assets.

    Shelagh is a CFA® charterholder and a registered Portfolio Manager of Gluskin Sheff. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics & Political Science from Glendon College at York University.

  • Omer Masud
    Omer Masud
    Managing Director, Head of Origination and Capital Markets, SGV Investments Falcon
    Omer Masud
    Omer Masud
    Managing Director, Head of Origination and Capital Markets, SGV Investments Falcon
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Omer is a Managing Director and Head of Origination and Capital Markets at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Omer was a Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors Group at Macquarie Capital, where he was responsible for managing relationships with private equity clients. In prior roles at UBS and Citi’s sponsor coverage groups, his responsibilities included delivering the leveraged finance, equity and M&A franchises to private equity firms and their portfolio companies. He also worked at Bear Stearns in the Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Group, where he was responsible for structuring and executing middle market private equity and leveraged finance transactions.

    Omer serves on the Alumni Board of the Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University.

    Omer received an M.B.A and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio State University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology.

  • John Schnabel
    John Schnabel
    Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, SGV Investments Falcon
    John Schnabel
    John Schnabel
    Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, SGV Investments Falcon
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2000

    John is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at SGV Investments Falcon and has been with Falcon since its inception.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, John was a Partner at Canterbury Capital Partners LLC. Prior affiliations include Generation Partners and General Motors Investment Management Corporation.

    John has served on the Board of Directors of numerous companies, including current portfolio companies Encore Repair Services, Laney Directional Drilling and Rapid Advance.

    John received a B.S. in Chemistry from Adelphi University, an M.B.A. with emphasis in Operations Research from Hofstra University and an advanced studies certificate from New York University’s Stern School of Business Administration.

  • Chad Valerio
    Chad Valerio
    Managing Director, Head of Opportunistic Credit, Portfolio Manager
    Chad Valerio
    Chad Valerio
    Managing Director, Head of Opportunistic Credit, Portfolio Manager
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    As the Head of Opportunistic Credit at SGV Investments, Chad leads the firm’s private credit efforts for borrowers with limited access to traditional capital as well as those seeking growth debt to accelerate their development. Additionally, he oversees the firm’s public credit activities for companies that are facing stress or distress.

    Chad leads the Opportunistic Credit Investment Committee, is a member of the Structured Credit Investment Committee and serves on the SGV Investments Credit ESG Committee.

    Chad has 20 years of industry experience in opportunistic credit, special situations and distressed debt. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director at Oak Hill Advisors, where he focused on the firm’s stressed and distressed investments across public and private markets. Prior to joining Oak Hill, Chad was a Portfolio Manager in the Distressed and Special Situations group at BlueMountain Capital Management. In these roles, he participated in numerous corporate and municipal restructurings and served as a leading member of multiple restructuring steering committees. Additionally, he has been a director on multiple public and private company boards.

    Prior to BlueMountain, Chad spent 11 years at Deutsche Bank, most recently as the Head of Trading for the US Distressed Products Group and previously as a senior desk research analyst.

    Chad earned a BS BA in Finance and Accounting (magna cum laude) from Georgetown University.

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    Adrienne Dale-Burns
    Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, US CLOs
    Adrienne Dale-Burns  image
    Adrienne Dale-Burns
    Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, US CLOs
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2022

    Adrienne is a Portfolio Manager and member of the Investment Committee of SGV Investments Credit, with a focus on the firm's CLO and loan strategies.  

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Adrienne worked at MidOcean as a Portfolio Manager focused on CLOs.  Previously, Adrienne spent 14 years working within the Credit Investments Group at Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM), primarily as a senior credit analyst covering various sectors. Prior to that, Adrienne worked on the sell-side as a Senior High Yield Analyst at CIBC World Markets.     

    Adrienne received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her M.B.A. from the NYU Stern School of Business.  Adrienne currently serves on the board of the Fixed Income Investors Network (FIIN).
     

  • Adey Delbridge
    Adey Delbridge
    Managing Director, Research Analyst
    Adey Delbridge
    Adey Delbridge
    Managing Director, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2010

    Adey is a Team Leader for Healthcare and Industrials and Senior Research Analyst of SGV Investments Credit.

    Adey has 17 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was a Senior Analyst at Amadour Capital where he sourced and evaluated special situation and arbitrage opportunities involving convertible bonds. Previously, Adey worked at One East Partners, where he was a Research Analyst focused on distressed and special situation investments involving loans, high yield bonds, and credit derivatives across a wide range of industries including financials, retail, and automotive. He began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he was an Investment Banking Analyst in the healthcare industry group.

    Adey earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard College, an M.P.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

  • John Dessauer
    John Dessauer
    Managing Director, Research Analyst
    John Dessauer
    John Dessauer
    Managing Director, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    John is a Research Analyst at SGV Investments Credit, with a focus on the firm’s high yield and loan strategies.

    John has 22 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was a Director and the technology sector head at Bain Capital Credit. Previously, John was a Director at Deutsche Bank and the lead technology analyst in high yield research. Prior to, he worked as a Director at Nomura Securities where he was a high yield analyst and a team member of Nomura Principal Credit Strategies. Before Nomura, he was a senior analyst at Stone Tower Capital. John started his career in high yield investing as a VP and high yield analyst at Credit Suisse Asset Management.

    John earned a B.A. in Economics from Boston College and is a CFA charterholder.

  • Sven Grasshoff
    Sven Grasshoff
    Managing Director & Sector Head
    Sven Grasshoff
    Sven Grasshoff
    Managing Director & Sector Head
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2005

    Sven is a Managing Director and Sector Head at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Sven was in the Corporate Development Group of Fischer Scientific International. Prior affiliations include Latona Associates and Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank. Sven currently serves on the boards of Applied Insight, Major Key, CSS Corp, Keeco, Connect America and Laney Directional Drilling.

    Sven received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado and an M.B.A. from the Johnson School at Cornell University, where he was a Park Fellow.

  • Walt Jackson
    Walt Jackson
    Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
    Walt Jackson
    Walt Jackson
    Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
    Location New Jersey
    Start Date 2016

    Walt is a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and member of the Investment Committee of SGV Investments Credit.

    Walt has 33 years of experience in leveraged credit focused on sponsor coverage, origination and execution for the leveraged loan, high yield and mezzanine markets. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Walt was Senior Credit Officer and Chief Operations Officer of the Private Credit Group in the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs. Previously, he held positions at Credit Suisse, Scotiabank and Ernst & Whinney.

    Walt earned a B.S. from Bryan College and an M.B.A. from Georgia State University.

  • Prasad Krishnan
    Prasad Krishnan
    Managing Director, US CLOs, Portfolio Manager
    Prasad Krishnan
    Prasad Krishnan
    Managing Director, US CLOs, Portfolio Manager
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2017

    Prasad is a Portfolio Manager and member of the Investment Committee of SGV Investments Credit, with a focus on the firm’s CLO and loan strategies. Prasad was Team Leader for Technology, Insurance and Business Services as a Senior Research Analyst for SGV Investments Credit.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was a credit Research Analyst at Highland Capital Management where he analyzed leveraged loans and high yield bonds for investment across CLO’s, mutual funds, BDC and hedge fund vehicles. Previously, Prasad worked in Investment Banking at Wells Fargo and Citadel Securities, with a focus on leveraged finance. He began his career at Elm Tree Partners.

    Prasad earned a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

  • Daryl Phills
    Daryl Phills
    Managing Director, Finance
    Daryl Phills
    Daryl Phills
    Managing Director, Finance
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2014

    Daryl is the Managing Director, Finance of SGV Investments Credit. He oversees and coordinates all financial operations across the Firm. His responsibilities include fund administration, fund accounting, trade operations, as well as management and investor reporting.

    Daryl has 21 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was a Vice President at Credit Suisse where he assisted in managing the middle office for a $32 billion alternative investment platform. Previously, Daryl held positions at Trust Company of the West, Wells Fargo Bank and Prudential Financial.

    Daryl earned a B.S. in Finance from Morgan State University.

  • David Masi
    David Masi
    Managing Director, Trading
    David Masi
    David Masi
    Managing Director, Trading
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2017

    David is the Head Trader of SGV Investments Credit.

    Dave has 15 years of experience in the leveraged credit markets and is responsible for all trading and capital markets activities. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was a Vice President and Credit Trader at American Capital. He previously held positions at FBR Capital Markets, GSO Capital Partners (The Blackstone Group) and US Bank.

    David earned a B.A. in Economics from Union College.

  • Matthew Prout
    Matthew Prout
    Managing Director & Sector Head
    Matthew Prout
    Matthew Prout
    Managing Director & Sector Head
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2011

    Matthew is a Managing Director and Sector Head at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining to SGV Investments, Matthew was a Vice President for Culbro (family office) in a private equity role and with Banc of America Securities’ Leveraged Finance team.

    Matthew has served on the Board of Directors of several companies, including current portfolio companies Sun Orchard, Chairmans Foods, Lakeview Farms and Mitra QSR. Prior affiliations include Lehman Brothers and Roynat Capital.

    Matthew holds a B.S. degree from Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill.

  • Bala Ramakrishnan
    Bala Ramakrishnan
    Managing Director, Research Analyst
    Bala Ramakrishnan
    Bala Ramakrishnan
    Managing Director, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Bala is a Managing Director at SGV Investments Credit

    Bala has more than 25 years of experience in corporate credit investing, spanning from performing credit to special situations, both in public and private credit markets. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was with Good Hill Partners where he built and managed a corporate credit portfolio. Before that, Bala was a senior investment professional at Perella Weinberg Partners, Citadel Securities and GSO Capital Partners. He began his career at Morgan Stanley, managing high yield and distressed research in both the US and Europe.

    Bala graduated from Wharton Business School with an MBA in finance.

  • Eric Rogoff
    Eric Rogoff
    Managing Director & Sector Head
    Eric Rogoff
    Eric Rogoff
    Managing Director & Sector Head
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2000

    Eric is a Managing Director and Sector Head at SGV Investments Falcon and has been with Falcon since its inception.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Eric was an Executive Director in the Leverage Finance/Merchant Banking Group of CIBC World Markets Corp. Prior affiliations include The Argosy Group L.P. and Kidder Peabody & Co.

    Eric has served on the Board of Directors of numerous companies, including current portfolio companies FastMed Urgent Care and Ontario Drive & Gear Limited.

    Eric received a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan School of Business Administration.

  • Irene Wang
    Irene Wang
    Managing Director
    Irene Wang
    Irene Wang
    Managing Director
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2006

    Irene is a Managing Director at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Irene was an investment banking analyst in the Health Care Group at Citigroup Global Markets in New York.

    Irene has served on the Board of Directors of several companies, including current portfolio companies Gas Station TV, Vision Group Holdings, Rapid Advance and CP Converters.

    Irene received a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Japanese Language and Civilization from the University of Colorado.

  • Matthew White
    Matthew White
    Managing Director
    Matthew White
    Matthew White
    Managing Director
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2007

    Matthew is a Managing Director at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Matthew was an investment banking analyst in the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Group at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. in New York.

    Matthew currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cxtec and Encore Repair Services.

    Matthew received a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

  • George Young
    George Young
    Managing Director, Risk Management
    George Young
    George Young
    Managing Director, Risk Management
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2010

    George is responsible for monitoring risk across the funds and at the client portfolio level. In addition, he is tasked with overseeing risk management at SGV Investments Credit, where again he is responsible for measuring and monitoring risk across the various product offerings.

    George serves as Chair of the Board at Team Rubicon Global and is a Board Member of True Patriot Love Foundation.

    George joined SGV Investments Credit following SGV Investments' acquisition of Gluskin Sheff in 2019. Before that, he worked at Goldman Sachs in London as an Executive Director in the Interest Rate Products group, managing rate and volatility risk across the various European interest rate curves. He also worked in the energy industry, structuring electricity and gas derivative transactions for the North American markets. Previously, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company.

    George is a registered Portfolio Manager and Commodity Trading Manager. He holds an MBA from Stanford University (Arjay Miller Scholar and Alexander A. Robichek Award recipient) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Astrophysics from Harvard University (Summa Cum Laude).

  • Christian Andrews
    Christian Andrews
    Principal, European Credit
    Christian Andrews
    Christian Andrews
    Principal, European Credit
    Location London
    Joined SGV Investments 2017

    Christian is a Team Leader and Senior Research Analyst of SGV Investments Credit.

    Christian has 17 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was an Investment Manager at Intermediate Capital Group where he invested in leveraged loans and high yield bonds for a variety of strategies, including CLO’s. Previously, he worked at National Australia Bank Group in Edinburgh and London.

    Christian earned a B.Sc. from University College London.

  • Daniel Bernstein
    Daniel Bernstein
    Principal
    Daniel Bernstein
    Daniel Bernstein
    Principal
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2018

    Daniel is a Principal at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Daniel was an Associate Director at Hancock Capital Management in its mezzanine debt and private equity group. Previously, he was a Senior Associate at Balance Point Capital Partners and began his career at T.D. Bank, N.A. as a senior analyst in its Corporate Banking Group.

    Daniel received a B.A and an M.B.A from The George Washington University.

  • Greg Boukas
    Greg Boukas
    Principal, Trading
    Greg Boukas
    Greg Boukas
    Principal, Trading
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Greg is a Trader of SGV Investments Credit.

    Greg has 10 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Greg was a High Yield and Distressed Credit Trader at Lord Abbett. He was a member of the investment team that managed high yield, total return, bank loan and short duration strategies. Previously, Greg was a Credit Trading Associate at Morgan Stanley.

    Greg earned an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Finance and Accounting (cum laude) from Villanova University School of Business.

  • Kate Branscombe
    Kate Branscombe
    Principal, Equity Trading
    Kate Branscombe
    Kate Branscombe
    Principal, Equity Trading
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2013

    Kate focuses on equity trading.

    Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Kate was Head Trader at Sprott Asset Management and a Vice President at Jennings Capital, where she traded Canadian equities for institutional clients.

    Kate is a Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®), a registered Associate Portfolio Manager of Gluskin Sheff and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law from Carleton University.

  • Jordan Brock
    Jordan Brock
    Principal, Direct Lending
    Jordan Brock
    Jordan Brock
    Principal, Direct Lending
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2016

    Jordan is a Principal at SGV Investments Falcon, where he focuses on portfolio management and origination for direct lending strategies.

    Jordan has 16 years of experience in credit. Prior to joining SGV Investments, he was an Associate in the Middle Market Leveraged Finance group of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs, where he focused on sponsor coverage and loan origination and worked with Walt Jackson. Previously, Jordan was a Fixed Income Analyst at SAC Capital Advisors and an Analyst in the Debt Capital Markets group at Standard Bank.

    Jordan earned an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Mark Carlson
    Mark Carlson
    Principal, Structured Credit
    Mark Carlson
    Mark Carlson
    Principal, Structured Credit
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Mark is a Principal and Portfolio Manager of SGV Investments Credit, focused on third-party CLO tranche investing and structuring Onex-managed CLOs.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Mark worked at The Carlyle Group where he helped manage the global flagship structured credit fund, focusing on investment analysis, deal structuring and documentation. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mark worked in the Leveraged Finance group at Société Générale.

    Mark earned a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.

  • Chris Clark
    Chris Clark
    Principal, Opportunistic Credit
    Chris Clark
    Chris Clark
    Principal, Opportunistic Credit
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Chris is a Principal in the Opportunistic Credit Group at SGV Investments, where he focuses on special opportunities investing.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Chris was an analyst at HBK Capital Management where he covered distressed credit and event-driven opportunities, primarily in the Technology, Media and Telecom sector. Previously, he was with Gruss Capital Management where he focused on distressed credit and special situations. Chris started his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at UBS.

    Chris earned a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce.

  • Stevy Desir
    Stevy Desir
    Principal, Structured Credit
    Stevy Desir
    Stevy Desir
    Principal, Structured Credit
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Stevy is a Principal of SGV Investments Credit focused on Structured Credit.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Stevy was a Vice President in CLO structuring at Citigroup. where he focused on all aspects of the CLO issuance process, including quantitative and legal analysis, marketing and origination. Previously, at Citigroup, Stevy also worked on the high yield research team, publishing research on high yield borrowers.

    Stevy earned a B.A. in Finance and Management from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

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    Berj Garabedian
    Principal
    Berj Garabedian Headshot Edited.jpg
    Berj Garabedian
    Principal
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2014

    Berj is a Principal at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Berj was an Associate at Castanea Partners and an investment banking analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at RBC Capital Markets.

    Berj received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School, where he was a Palmer Scholar.

  • Nikou Ghalebegui
    Nikou Ghalebegui
    Principal, Fixed Income
    Nikou Ghalebegui
    Nikou Ghalebegui
    Principal, Fixed Income
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2014

    Nikou focuses on fixed income and credit alternative strategies. She undertakes credit analysis of various corporate investment opportunities and contributes to portfolio management recommendations.

    Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Nikou was a Vice-President at Blair Franklin Asset Management, which Gluskin Sheff acquired. Previously, Nikou worked at Sceptre Investment Counsel as an Analyst on its Fixed Income team and at CIBC World Markets in the securitization products area.

    Nikou is a CFA® charterholder, a registered Portfolio Manager of Gluskin Sheff and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from McGill University.

  • Joshua Knechtel
    Joshua Knechtel
    Principal, Risk Management
    Joshua Knechtel
    Joshua Knechtel
    Principal, Risk Management
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Josh is responsible for developing solutions for risk management, compliance and investment tools across multiple asset classes.

    Josh has over 20 years of experience in asset allocation, quantitative research and portfolio management. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Josh was a Portfolio Manager for Global Tactical Asset Allocation at CPP Investment Board in . He was responsible for all portfolio management and research development of the Cross-Country Equity Allocation program within the GTAA team. Josh started his career at Morgan Stanley Investment Management in New York where he was a researcher for the Global Tactical Asset Allocation and Global International Allocation portfolio management teams.

    Josh holds an M.Sc. in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago and a B.Sc. in Statistics from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

  • Michael Johnson
    Michael Johnson
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Michael Johnson
    Michael Johnson
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Michael is a Senior Research Analyst of SGV Investments Credit.

    Michael has 11 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was a Vice President and Senior Analyst at MidOcean Credit Partners where he was responsible for investments across liquid and opportunistic leveraged credit strategies, primarily in the Telecom, Media, and Entertainment sectors. Previously, Michael was a high yield credit research analyst with RBC Capital Markets. He began his career at Prudential Fixed Income on the high yield credit research team.

    Michael earned a B.S. (cum laude) in Finance and Management from the University of Delaware. He is also a CFA charterholder.

  • Shankar Jonnagadla
    Shankar Jonnagadla
    Principal
    Shankar Jonnagadla
    Shankar Jonnagadla
    Principal
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Shankar is a Principal of SGV Investments Credit, focusing on Opportunistic Credit.

    Shankar has eight years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was an Analyst at Davidson Kempner Capital Management with a focus on distressed credit and event-driven opportunities. Previously, Shankar worked at Lazard as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Restructuring Group.

    Shankar earned a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • Aniket Kotnis
    Aniket Kotnis
    Principal, Opportunistic Credit
    Aniket Kotnis
    Aniket Kotnis
    Principal, Opportunistic Credit
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Aniket is a Principal in the Opportunistic Credit Group at SGV Investments, where he focuses on special situations investing.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit Aniket worked at York Capital Management as a Research Analyst and Vice President, with a focus on distressed and event driven credit. Previously, he worked at Evercore as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Restructuring Group.

    Aniket earned a B.S. in Economics (magna cum laude) with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Monica Liu
    Monica Liu
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Monica Liu
    Monica Liu
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Monica is a Research Analyst of SGV Investments Credit, focusing on Opportunistic Credit.

    Monica has 13 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Monica work at Apple as a member of the Business Planning team in Worldwide Operations. Previously, she worked at CIFC Asset Management as a Vice President, Investment Research, and at J.P. Morgan as an Investment Banking Analyst.

    Monica earned an M.S. in Finance from the Washington University Olin Business School and a B.A. in Finance & Economics from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China.

  • Brendan McKay
    Brendan McKay
    Principal
    Brendan McKay
    Brendan McKay
    Principal
    Location Los Angeles
    Joined SGV Investments 2010

    Brendan is a Principal at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Brendan was an investment banking analyst in the Consumer Retail & Business Services Group at Deutsche Bank in New York.

    Brendan received a B.S. in Finance and B.S. in Accounting from The Carroll School of Management Honors Program at Boston College.

     

  • Jonathan Moses
    Jonathan Moses
    Principal
    Jonathan Moses
    Jonathan Moses
    Principal
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2012

    Jonathan is a Principal at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Jonathan held investment banking positions with Barclays Capital and Imperial Capital.

    Jonathan currently serves on the Board of Directors of FastMed Urgent Care.

    Jonathan received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

  • Rekha Nayar
    Rekha Nayar
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Rekha Nayar
    Rekha Nayar
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2015

    Rekha is a Senior Research Analyst at SGV Investments Credit.

    Rekha has eight years of credit experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Rekha worked at UBS Investment Bank and then at Scotiabank, where she structured and advised on senior loan transactions.

    Rekha earned a B.S. in Business and Economics from Lehigh University with a concentration in Finance.

  • Alex Nickle
    Alex Nickle
    Principal, Fixed Income
    Alex Nickle
    Alex Nickle
    Principal, Fixed Income
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2010

    Alex focuses on fixed income and credit alternative strategies. He undertakes credit analysis of various corporate investment opportunities and contributes to portfolio management recommendations.

    Prior to joining the firm in 2010, Alex was a Vice President, Fixed Income Trading and also a Research Associate for a co-op term with Gluskin Sheff’s Investment Management team.

    Alex is a CFA® charterholder, a registered Portfolio Manager of Gluskin Sheff and holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree (with Distinction) from Wilfrid Laurier University.

  • Sooji Park
    Sooji Park
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Sooji Park
    Sooji Park
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2019

    Sooji is a Principal of SGV Investments Credit focused on origination and underwriting for the Direct Lending platform.

    Sooji has nine years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, she held positions focused on underwriting and coverage at Deutsche Bank and Citigroup. Previously, she was a Credit Underwriter at CION Investments (formerly known as ICON), a middle-market direct lending fund.

    Sooji earned a B.S. at New York University’s Stern School of Business.

     
  • Frank Park
    Frank Park
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Frank Park
    Frank Park
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2018

    Frank is a Research Analyst of SGV Investments Credit.

    Frank has six years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was a Vice President at Nomura as part of its Acquisition and Leveraged Finance group where he originated, structured and executed leveraged loan and high yield bond transactions for sponsors and corporate clients. Previously, Frank served as a military officer for five years in various roles.

    Frank earned a B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

  • Thomas Radford
    Thomas Radford
    Principal
    Thomas Radford
    Thomas Radford
    Principal
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2011

    Tom is a Principal at SGV Investments Credit.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Tom was an analyst at Pegasus Capital Advisors in New York.

    Tom received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in International Studies and German Studies from the College of Arts and Sciences.

  • Michael Reda
    Michael Reda
    Principal, Opportunistic Credit
    Michael Reda
    Michael Reda
    Principal, Opportunistic Credit
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2017

    Michael is a Principal in the Opportunistic Credit Group at SGV Investments, where he focuses on special situations investing.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Michael was an Investment Banking Associate in the Leveraged Finance Capital Markets group at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he focused on underwriting, structuring, and executing leveraged loan and high yield bond transactions.

    Michael earned a B.S. from Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business.

  • Andrew Scheffer
    Andrew Scheffer
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Andrew Scheffer
    Andrew Scheffer
    Principal, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2007

    Andrew is a Senior Research Analyst of SGV Investments Credit.

    Andrew has 23 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Andrew was a Securities Analyst for John A. Levin & Co.’s event-driven strategies, where he worked with Stuart Kovensky, CEO. Previously, he worked as an Arbitrage Analyst for CIBC Oppenheimer & Co., a Vice President for Federal Filings, Inc. and began his career as a Staff Accountant at Matthews, Carter & Boyce.

    Andrew earned a B.S. from The American University and an M.B.A. from George Washington University. He also passed the CPA exam.

  • Brad Visokey
    Brad Visokey
    Principal, Fixed Income Trading
    Brad Visokey
    Brad Visokey
    Principal, Fixed Income Trading
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2022

    Brad is a Fixed Income Trader for SGV Investments Credit.

    Brad has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Brad was a Senior Vice President in ESG Risk at Bank of America where he was responsible for managing ESG risk and overseeing various firmwide ESG initiatives. Previously, he worked as a Director in Credit Trading at Bank of America, Barclays and Deutsche Bank. Brad began his career as an Investment Grade Credit portfolio manager at Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers and BlueCrest Capital Management.

    Brad earned a B.S. in Finance from Georgetown University and an M.B.A from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He also holds an M.S. in Sustainability Management with a focus on Sustainable Investing from Columbia University.

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    Andrew Wishner
    Principal
    Andrew Wishner's Placeholder Photo
    Andrew Wishner
    Principal
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Andy is a Principal of SGV Investments Credit focused on origination and underwriting for the Direct Lending platform.

    Andy has 13 years of experience across credit and asset management. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Andy spent eight years at Goldman Sachs, most recently as a Vice President in Leveraged Finance Investment Banking where he originated and executed financings supporting M&A and leveraged buyouts in the technology, media and telecom sectors. He was also a Vice President in its Risk Management & Advisory group where he managed risk to new financings and a leveraged loan portfolio. Previously, Andy spent five years at Cambridge Associates originating and evaluating hedge fund investment opportunities.

    Andy earned an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management and a B.A. in Philosophy from Colgate University.

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    Michael Beldowski
    Vice President
    Michael Beldowski placeholder
    Michael Beldowski
    Vice President
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2019

    Michael is a Vice President of SGV Investments Credit focused on origination and underwriting for the Direct Lending platform.

    Michael has 11 years of experience with the last four spent in leveraged credit. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was an Investment Banking Associate at Deutsche Bank in the Leveraged Finance and Power and Utilities Group where he was responsible for transaction origination and execution in the leveraged debt markets. Previously, he held positions at KPMG in the Major Projects Advisory group and at Clark Construction Group.

    Michael earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

  • Jacopo Beretta
    Jacopo Beretta
    Vice President, European Credit
    Jacopo Beretta
    Jacopo Beretta
    Vice President, European Credit
    Location London
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Jacopo is a Vice President, European Credit for SGV Investments Credit.

    Jacopo has eight years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Jacopo spent four years at Invesco in the Senior Secured Management team where he focused on Healthcare and TMT companies. Jacopo began his career at Credit Agricole CIB in the High Yield Capital Market team in London.

    Jacopo holds a Master of Science (Cum Laude) in Banking and Finance from Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) in Lugano, Switzerland where he also earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

  • Natalie Braude
    Natalie Braude
    Vice President, Business Management
    Natalie Braude
    Natalie Braude
    Vice President, Business Management
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2016

    Natalie is a Vice President, Business Management and works alongside SGV Investments Credit’s leadership team to support management of SGV Investments' credit platform.

    Natalie has ten years of experience working in both Global and Hong Kong. Before joining SGV Investments Credit, she held various positions at Gluskin Sheff within the fixed income investment team and later as a business consultant. Prior to that, she worked at Deloitte, first in Audit and later in M&A Transaction Services.

    Natalie is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University, with a Major in Accounting. She has also earned her Chartered Accountant (CPA, CA) designations.

  • Peter Ciccarelli
    Peter Ciccarelli
    Vice President, Equity Research
    Peter Ciccarelli
    Peter Ciccarelli
    Vice President, Equity Research
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2018

    Peter focuses on North American equities. He assists in managing portfolio risks to achieve capital preservation.

    Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Peter worked at Scotiabank Global Banking & Markets as an Equity Research Associate and began his career as an Analyst in Scotiabank’s capital markets rotational program.

    Peter is a CFA® charterholder, a registered Portfolio Manager of Gluskin Sheff and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Financial Management from Wilfrid Laurier University.

  • Andrew De La Fuente
    Andrew De La Fuente
    Vice President, Research Analyst
    Andrew De La Fuente
    Andrew De La Fuente
    Vice President, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2018

    Andrew is a Research Analyst of SGV Investments Credit.

    Andrew has eight years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was an Associate at Citigroup where he was part of its Leveraged Finance Portfolio group within the Corporate & Investment Banking division.

    Andrew earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

  • Tara Dempsey
    Tara Dempsey
    Vice President, Compliance
    Tara Dempsey
    Tara Dempsey
    Vice President, Compliance
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Tara is a Vice President and the Chief Compliance Officer of SGV Investments Credit.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Tara managed compliance coverage for the Goldman Sachs Asset Management Alternative Investments and Manager Selection teams. Previously, Tara served as a compliance officer at Evercore Wealth Management and Third Avenue Management. She started her career at Telligent Capital Management.

    Tara received her B.S. in Finance from New York University.

  • James Dunn
    James Dunn
    Vice President, European Credit, Portfolio Manager
    James Dunn
    James Dunn
    Vice President, European Credit, Portfolio Manager
    Location London
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    James is a Vice President and member of the Investment Committee of SGV Investments Credit, with a focus on the firm’s European Liquid Credit strategies.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was Vice President and Senior Credit Research Analyst at Alcentra focused on portfolio optimization of existing funds, and primary coverage for cyclical sectors across both par and distressed credit. Previously, James was a Credit Research Analyst on the High Yield team at Aberdeen Standard Investments.

    James earned an M.B.A. from the University of Liverpool (1st Class Distinction) and a B.A. in Economics.

  • Hetherington
    Ben Hetherington
    Vice President, European Credit
    Hetherington
    Ben Hetherington
    Vice President, European Credit
    Location London
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Ben is a Vice President, European Credit for SGV Investments Credit.

    Ben has eight years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was a Vice President at Credit Suisse where he was a Credit Research Analyst on the Leveraged Loans trading desk. Previously Ben held positions in Leveraged Finance Capital Markets and the Financial Institutions Group within the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse.

    Ben earned an MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics and a BA in Business Economics from the University of East London.

  • Yahya Khan
    Yahya Khan
    Vice President, Research Analyst
    Yahya Khan
    Yahya Khan
    Vice President, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Yahya is a Research Analyst of SGV Investments Credit, focusing on Opportunistic Credit.

    Yahya has six years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he worked at J.P. Morgan as an Investment Banking Credit Associate in the Technology, Media & Telecom group.

    Yahya earned a B.B.A. in Accounting from Baruch College.

  • Jeffrey Lefkowitz
    Jeffrey Lefkowitz
    Vice President, Risk Management
    Jeffrey Lefkowitz
    Jeffrey Lefkowitz
    Vice President, Risk Management
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2014

    Jeff is an Analyst of SGV Investments Credit in the Risk Management Group. He is focused on the measurement, analysis and reporting of the risk metrics used in overseeing the CLO business, and other Credit products.

    Jeff has eleven years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he held positions at Deloitte & Touche and ConvergEx.

    Jeff earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Montclair State University, where he graduated summa cum laude. He has successfully completed Level 1 of the CFA program and has held various securities licenses.

  • Alexander Ross
    Alexander Ross
    Vice President
    Alexander Ross
    Alexander Ross
    Vice President
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Alex is a Vice President at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Alex was a Vice President for AEA’s Private Debt Group in New York where he focused on underwriting and managing a portfolio of senior and junior capital loans. Previously, he held positions as an Assistant Vice President at BMO Sponsor Finance and as a Business Analyst at GE Antares Capital.

    Alex received a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University.

  • Michelle Szymczak
    Michelle Szymczak
    Vice President
    Michelle Szymczak
    Michelle Szymczak
    Vice President
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2018

    Michelle is a Vice President at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Michelle was an investment banking associate in the Healthcare Group at Stifel in New York.

    Michelle received a B.S. in Business Administration with a secondary major in Chinese from Washington and Lee University.

  • Daniel Taylor
    Daniel Taylor
    Vice President
    Daniel Taylor
    Daniel Taylor
    Vice President
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2014

    Daniel is a Vice President at SGV Investments Credit.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Daniel was an investment banking analyst in the Financial Services Group at Jefferies LLC in New York.

    Daniel received a B.S. in Management, with concentrations in Finance, Accounting and Economics from Boston College.

  • Andrew Wu
    Andrew Wu
    Vice President
    Andrew Wu
    Andrew Wu
    Vice President
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Andrew is a Vice President at SGV Investments Falcon. He is focused on originating, executing and monitoring private credit and structured equity investments. Prior to joining the SGV Investments Falcon team, Andrew was a core member of SGV Investments Credit’s private credit group, executing investments across performing and opportunistic investment strategies. He also worked on SGV Investments's acquisition of Falcon Investment Advisors (renamed SGV Investments Falcon) in 2020 where he was tasked with underwriting the acquisition.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments, Andrew worked at Golub Capital, where he underwrote and executed senior, unitranche, junior, and late-stage venture debt transactions, as well as equity co-investments across a diverse range of industries in the middle market. Previously, Andrew held positions at MUFG Americas in the Sponsor & Leveraged Finance Investment Banking group, and at CIT Group in the Leveraged Finance Group.

    Andrew earned a B.S. in Finance and Economics from Rutgers University.

  • David Stemkowski
    David Stemkowski
    Compliance Officer
    David Stemkowski
    David Stemkowski
    Compliance Officer
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2013

    David is a Compliance Officer of SGV Investments Credit. He is a member of the Legal and Compliance team with a focus on ensuring that SGV Investments Credit meets or exceeds compliance, ethics and integrity standards with respect to all applicable laws, regulations and accreditation requirements. David is responsible for day-to-day compliance operations and reporting.

    David has 23 years of experience. Before joining SGV Investments Credit, he was a Compliance Associate at MKP Capital Management, where he oversaw and administered the compliance infrastructure. Previously, David was a Compliance Consultant at HedgeOp Compliance. Prior to, he worked at CT Corporation/Wolters Kluwer Company, Counsel Press and the New York County District Attorney's Office.

    David earned a B.S. from Iona College.

  • Yehudah Bermish
    Yehudah Bermish
    Director, Finance
    Yehudah Bermish
    Yehudah Bermish
    Director, Finance
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2012

    Yehudah is a Director, Finance of SGV Investments Credit within the finance and operations team. He is focused on Bank Debt and CLO operations in both the US and European markets.

    Yehudah has 16 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he held positions at the Bank of New York Mellon and Forex Capital Markets where he was primarily focused on bank debt and CLO activity.

    Yehudah earned a B.S. in Finance from Yeshiva University.

  • Himan Choksi
    Himan Choksi
    Director, Finance
    Himan Choksi
    Himan Choksi
    Director, Finance
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2016

    Himan is the Director, Finance of SGV Investments Credit within the finance and operations team. He oversees the investment accounting and operations which includes the fund administration, operations and financial reporting for funds and investment managers.

    Himan has 23 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he held positions at M.D. Sass, Marcum LLP, CohnReznick LLP, Grassi & Company and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

    Himan earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Bombay and an M.B.A from the University of Maryland. Himan is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and New Jersey and a Chartered Accountant in India.

  • Andrew Walker
    Andrew Walker
    Director, Finance
    Andrew Walker
    Andrew Walker
    Director, Finance
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2011

    Andrew is a Director, Finance of SGV Investments Credit within the finance and operations team. He is focused on direct lending, trade settlements, fund financing, and overall efficiencies of the finance team.

    Andrew has 16 years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he held positions at Goldman Sachs & Co., GSC Group and Avis Budget Group.

    Andrew earned a B.S. in Finance from the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University.

  • Mariel Reilly
    Mariel Reilly
    Associate Counsel
    Mariel Reilly
    Mariel Reilly
    Associate Counsel
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Mariel is the Associate Counsel of SGV Investments Credit. As Associate Counsel, Mariel assists the Associate General Counsel and General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer with legal and compliance matters related to SGV Investments Credit and the investment portfolios managed by SGV Investments Credit.

    Mariel has three years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, she practiced corporate law at Proskauer Rose LLP, with an emphasis on the representation of private investment funds in connection with the acquisition and disposition of large portfolios consisting of fund investments.

    Mariel earned a B.A. from Penn State University’s Schreyer Honors College and a J.D. from William & Mary Law School.

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    Kyle Burns
    Senior Associate
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    Kyle Burns
    Senior Associate
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2019

    Kyle is a Senior Associate at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining the firm, Kyle was an analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in Atlanta, GA, focusing on the technology, media, and telecommunications industries.

    Kyle earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina with a concentration in Finance.

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    Benjamin Clark
    Senior Associate
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    Benjamin Clark
    Senior Associate
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2019

    Ben is a Senior Associate at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining the firm, Ben was an Investment Banking Associate with Flagstaff Partners in Melbourne, Australia.

    Ben earned his Bachelor of Commerce with Honors in Finance from the University of Melbourne and an M.B.A from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where he was an Edward Tuck Scholar with High Distinction.

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    Chris Le May
    Senior Associate, European Credit
    Chris Le May placeholder
    Chris Le May
    Senior Associate, European Credit
    Location London
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Chris is a Senior Associate for SGV Investments Credit.

    Chris has two years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, he was an Analyst at Société Générale in London as part of its Leveraged Finance group where he focused on LBO financings in the UK, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

    Chris earned a B.A. in Economics from McGill University.

  • Istvan Soos
    Istvan Soos
    Senior Associate, Risk Management
    Istvan Soos
    Istvan Soos
    Senior Associate, Risk Management
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2017

    Istvan is a Senior Associate of SGV Investments Credit in the Risk Management Group. He is responsible for developing quantitative tools used by the Investment Management team.

    Prior to joining the firm, Istvan was a co-op student for two terms with Gluskin Sheff’s Investment Management team.

    Istvan earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Systems Design Engineering with an option in Statistics from the University of Waterloo. He has successfully completed all 3 Levels of the CFA program.

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    Michael Stovall
    Senior Associate
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    Michael Stovall
    Senior Associate
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Michael is a Senior Associate at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining the firm, Michael held investment banking positions as an Associate at Moelis & Company in Boston and an Analyst at VRA Partners in Atlanta.

    Michael earned a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration from Washington and Lee University.

  • Sylva Tran
    Sylva Tran
    Senior Associate, European Credit
    Sylva Tran
    Sylva Tran
    Senior Associate, European Credit
    Location London
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Sylva is a Senior Associate for SGV Investments Credit.

    Sylva has five years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, she was a Graduate Analyst at Aberdeen Standard Investments in Fixed Income with placements in Global High Yield, Leveraged Loans and Emerging Markets Credit.

    Sylva earned a M.A. (Social Sciences) in Economics and Politics from the University of Glasgow.

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    Dian Yuan
    Senior Associate, Risk Management
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    Dian Yuan
    Senior Associate, Risk Management
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Dian is a Senior Associate where hefocuses on building analytics tools to monitor and explain the factors contributing to movements in the portfolio.

    Prior to joining the firm, Dian had been a quantitative analyst at CVC Credit Partners in New York where he maintained the firm’s analytics platform. He began his career as a summer analyst on the Quantitative Equity team at TD Asset Management in .

    Dian graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelors of Math in Financial Analysis and Risk Management and a minor in Statistics.

  • Alea Caporrino
    Alea Caporrino
    Associate
    Alea Caporrino
    Alea Caporrino
    Associate
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2022

    Alea is an Associate at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining the firm, Alea was an Associate in the Leveraged Finance Investment Banking Group at BofA Securities.

    Alea received a B.B.A. from Villanova University's School of Business.

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    Joseph DiMieri
    Associate, Research Analyst
    Jospeh DiMieri - Headshot
    Joseph DiMieri
    Associate, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Joseph is a Research Analyst for SGV Investments Credit.

    Joseph has four years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Joseph was a Credit Analyst at Prudential, PGIM primarily in the Healthcare and Retail sector.

    Joseph earned a B.S. in Business and Economics from Lehigh University with a concentration in Finance.

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    Joshua Morris
    Associate, Equity Research
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    Joshua Morris
    Associate, Equity Research
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2020

    Joshua is an Associate and focuses on SGV Investments Credit’s Canadian equity strategies.

    Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Joshua worked at Mackenzie Investments for two years across equity and fixed income teams.

    Joshua holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours, First Class) degree from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.

  • Troy Nguyen
    Troy Nguyen
    Associate
    Troy Nguyen
    Troy Nguyen
    Associate
    Location New York
    Joined SGV Investments 2022

    Troy is an Associate at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining the firm, Troy was an Investment Banking Associate in the Leveraged Finance groups at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Jefferies where he primarily covered sponsor-backed transactions.

    Troy received his Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus in Finance from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.

  • Andrew Parola
    Andrew Parola
    Associate, Research Analyst
    Andrew Parola
    Andrew Parola
    Associate, Research Analyst
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2021

    Andrew is a Research Analyst for SGV Investments Credit.

    Andrew has four years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, Andrew was a Credit Analyst at PGIM Fixed Income covering the Energy and Automotive sectors.

    Andrew earned a B.S. in Business and Economics from Lehigh University with a concentration in Finance.

  • Aaron Goldstein
    Aaron Goldstein
    Analyst
    Aaron Goldstein
    Aaron Goldstein
    Analyst
    Location Boston
    Joined SGV Investments 2022

    Aaron is an Analyst at SGV Investments Falcon.

    Prior to joining the firm, Aaron was an Analyst on the Technology and Media Investment Banking Team at Progress Partners. Before that, he was a member of State Street Bank's PDP (rotational leadership program).

    Aaron received a B.S. in Finance and Economics from the Grossman School of Business at University of Vermont.

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    Sasha Stojanovic
    Analyst, Equity Research
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    Sasha Stojanovic
    Analyst, Equity Research
    Location
    Joined SGV Investments 2022

    Sasha focuses on U.S. Equities and the Global Special Situations strategy.

    Sasha has three years of experience. Prior to joining the firm, Sasha worked as an Equity Research Associate at RBC Capital Markets covering the real estate sector.

    Sasha earned a B.A. in Economics and Statistics from the University of .

  • Siena Pope
    Siena Pope
    Associate, Trading
    Siena Pope
    Siena Pope
    Associate, Trading
    Location New Jersey
    Joined SGV Investments 2019

    Siena is a Junior Trader of SGV Investments Credit and assists in trading and capital markets.

    Siena has three years of experience. Prior to joining SGV Investments Credit, she worked at CVC Credit Partners as an Intern in Trading as well as Investor Relations and Credit Research.

    Siena earned a B.A. (cum laude) from Colgate University.