Christopher J. Flynn

Mr. Flynn is President of First Eagle Alternative Credit. He also serves on the firm’s Global Investment Committee and the Investment Committee of its Direct Lending platform. Mr. Flynn oversees all aspects of First Eagle Alternative Credit’s business.

Mr. Flynn became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit, where he was Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Flynn joined THL Credit in 2007 and served as Co-President and prior to that Managing Director of its Direct Lending platform. He was involved in origination and closing investments, portfolio management, capital raising and management of THL Credit’s direct lending private funds and accounts, and the establishment of the Chicago and New York offices of THL Credit’s Direct Lending platform.

Previously, Mr. Flynn was a Vice President at AIG in the Leveraged Capital Group. Mr. Flynn joined AIG in February 2005 after working for Black Diamond Capital Management, a hedge fund, as a Senior Financial Analyst. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Flynn worked in a variety of roles at GE Capital, lastly as an Assistant Vice President within the Capital Markets Syndication Group. Prior to joining GE Capital, Mr. Flynn worked at BNP Paribas as a Financial Analyst and at Bank One as a Commercial Banker.

Mr. Flynn earned his M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance and Strategy from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Business and his B.A. in Finance from DePaul University.

Terrence W. Olson

Mr. Olson is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of First Eagle Alternative Credit, where he is responsible for finance, accounting and operations, and is directly involved in strategic initiatives and capital raising. He also serves on the Investment Committee of the firm’s Direct Lending platform.

Mr. Olson became part of First Eagle in January 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit, which he joined in February 2008. Previously, Mr. Olson spent ten years at Highland Capital Partners, a venture capital firm, where he served as Director of Finance and was responsible for the financial, tax and operational matters for Highland’s funds as well global activities in Europe and China. Before joining Highland, Mr. Olson was a Senior Manager at the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he worked with public and private companies in the financial services and technology sectors between 1989 and 1998.

He has been a presenter and speaker at numerous financial and private equity conferences and is active with several related industry groups, including the Financial Executive Alliance, where he serves on the Board of Directors.

Mr. Olson earned his B.S. in Accounting from Boston College.

Sabrina Rusnak-Carlson

Ms. Rusnak-Carlson is the General Counsel for First Eagle Alternative Credit. Her role includes legal and compliance review of business operations, investing transactions, regulatory filings and strategic initiatives.

Ms. Rusnak-Carlson became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2015, Ms. Rusnak-Carlson was a Partner in the Corporate Department and a member of the Finance, Multi-Tranche Finance and Distressed Debt Groups of Proskauer Rose LLP where she was responsible for representing alternative lenders in complex financings including acquisition financings, dividend recapitalization financings, asset-based loans, cash flow loans, cross-border and multi-currency loans, multi-tiered financing facilities, second-lien, unitranche, mezzanine, subordinated debt, and distressed debt facilities in addition to intercreditor agreements and debt restructurings.

Prior to joining Proskauer Rose, Ms. Rusnak-Carlson worked at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP as an Associate and at Triage Consulting Group as a Financial Consultant.

Ms. Rusnak-Carlson earned her J.D. from the Boston University School of Law and her B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University.

James Fellows, CFA

Mr. Fellows is the Chief Investment Officer of First Eagle Alternative Credit and Head of its Tradable Credit platform. He also serves on the firm’s Global Investment Committee and the Investment Committees of both its Tradable Credit and Direct Lending platforms.

Mr. Fellows became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Mr. Fellows has more than twenty-eight years of investment industry experience, principally in the area of leveraged finance. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Fellows was Co-Head, Alternative Credit Strategies Group of McDonnell Investment Management, LLC, where he helped establish and manage three cash flow CLOs, a leveraged loan opportunity fund and unleveraged fund and a separate account.

From 1998 to April 2004, Mr. Fellows was a Senior Vice President at Columbia Advisors, where he served as Co-Portfolio Manager for two continuously offered closed-end funds and four structured product vehicles from their inception, including two CLOs.

Prior to joining Columbia Advisors in 1998, Mr. Fellows was a Senior Credit Analyst for Van Kampen Investments in its Bank Loan Investment Group. While at Van Kampen, Mr. Fellows also served as a Credit Analyst for high-yield bonds and privately placed mezzanine bonds. Other responsibilities with Van Kampen included training junior credit analysts for its bank loans and high-yield groups. Mr. Fellows brings extensive knowledge of high-yield bank loans and high-yield bonds, as well as in-depth workout, restructuring and distressed investment experience.

Mr. Fellows earned his B.S. degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Nebraska, is a member of The CFA Institute, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

W. Montgomery Cook

Mr. Cook is a Managing Director and Head of Financial Services for First Eagle Alternative Credit. He oversees the sourcing, underwriting and management of asset-based loans. He also serves on the Investment Committee of the firm’s Direct Lending Platform.

Mr. Cook became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2013, Mr. Cook was a Director at Deutsche Bank in the Credit Solutions Group where he was responsible for originating and structuring investment opportunities for the bank’s balance sheet. Mr. Cook’s experience included leveraged loans, middle market CLOs, esoteric asset finance, commercial real estate and premium finance. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Mr. Cook was a Managing Director with a publicly-traded BDC where he was on the investment committee and responsible for sourcing, underwriting, executing and monitoring a portfolio of subordinated loans and equity co-investments to financial sponsor-backed companies.

Mr. Cook began his career at Merrill Lynch & Co. where he was a Financial Analyst in the Telecom, Media & Technology Investment Banking group and was subsequently an Associate and a Vice President in the Financial Sponsors Group at J.P. Morgan.

Mr. Cook earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University.

Brian Good

As Chief Product Strategist, Mr. Good participates in the development of First Eagle Alternative Credit products.  He also serves on the firm’s Global Investment Committee and the Investment Committee of its Tradable Credit platform.

Mr. Good became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Good was the Co-Head of the Alternative Credit Strategies Group of McDonnell Investment Management, LLC.  Mr. Good brings extensive knowledge of the leveraged finance markets with more than thirty years of leveraged finance portfolio management experience.

From 1998 to April 2004, Mr. Good was a Senior Vice President at Columbia Advisors, where he served as Co-Portfolio Manager for two continuously offered closed-end funds, collateralized loan obligations and separately managed accounts. While at Columbia, Mr. Good focused on bank loan investment analysis and trading.

Prior to joining Columbia Advisors in 1998, Mr. Good was an Associate Portfolio Manager for Van Kampen Investments for the Prime Rate Income Trust in its Bank Loan Investment Group.  His overall investment experience includes credit analysis, trading and distressed investing.   Mr. Good began his career at the Pilgrim Group in 1987 where he was a member of the portfolio management team for the Pilgrim Prime Rate Trust, the first bank loan mutual fund of its kind.

Mr. Good earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.

J. Christian Champ, CFA

Mr. Champ is a Managing Director and Head of Research for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform.

Mr. Champ became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012 Mr. Champ was a Senior Distressed Analyst and Vice President with McDonnell Investment Management, LLC. Previously, he was an Analyst for Columbia Management Group in its Bank Loan Asset Management Group.

Mr. Champ earned his B.S. in Analytical Finance from Wake Forest University. He currently holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute, the CFA Society of Chicago and the Turnaround Management Association.

Trevor Dieckmann, CFA

Mr. Dieckmann is a Managing Director and Sector Portfolio Manager for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform.

Mr. Dieckmann became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Dieckmann was a Credit Analyst with McDonnell Investment Management, LLC.

Mr. Dieckmann earned his B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis. Mr. Dieckmann has attained the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago.

Michelle Handy

Ms. Handy is a Managing Director and Head of Portfolio & Underwriting for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform.  As a member of the Boston investment team, her role includes overseeing the underwriting and management of portfolio investments.

Ms. Handy became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2016, Ms. Handy worked at GE Capital where she held several roles in underwriting, portfolio management and workouts.  Most recently, she was the COO of GE Capital Americas’ workout function.

Ms. Handy earned her M.S. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her B.S. in Finance and Spanish from Boston College.

Michael A. Herzig

Mr. Herzig is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Business Development for First Eagle Alternative Credit, where his responsibilities include marketing and client service. In this capacity, he directs the Product Development and Strategy Committee, which is charged with developing new fund products for the institutional market.  He also serves on the Investment Committee of the firm’s Tradable Credit platform.

Mr. Herzig became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. He has twenty years of investment industry experience. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Herzig was Head of ACS Product Strategy of the Alternative Credit Strategies Group of McDonnell Investment Management, LLC.

Previously, Mr. Herzig was a Managing Director and the Co-Head of Deutsche Bank’s (DB) CDO business in the Americas. In this role, he had oversight responsibilities for DB’s CLO underwriting and product placement, the hedging and risk management of its leveraged loan warehouse lines and also served as DB’s representative on the board of the Loan Securities Trading Association.

Prior to joining DB in 1999, Mr. Herzig spent nine years at Merrill Lynch, where he was a senior marketer of structured credit and interest rate derivative products to institutional investors in the United States. In this position, he was instrumental in the marketing and education process for a variety of new product initiatives targeting the life insurance industry.

Mr. Herzig earned his B.A. in International Business and French from Lehigh University.

Robert Hickey

Mr. Hickey is a Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform. He also serves on the firm’s Global Investment Committee and the Investment Committee of its Tradable Credit platform.

Mr. Hickey became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Mr. Hickey has more than twenty-eight years of investment industry experience. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Hickey was a Senior Credit Analyst/Senior Portfolio Manager in the Alternative Credit Strategies Group of McDonnell Investment Management, LLC.

Prior to joining McDonnell, Mr. Hickey was a Vice President at INVESCO Funds Inc. in Denver, Colorado, where he served as Portfolio Manager for the INVESCO High-Yield Fund and Co-Manager of the INVESCO Select Income Fund. In addition, Mr. Hickey co-managed the fixed income components of several sub-advised funds. During this time, he maintained primary credit coverage of the energy, gaming, metals/mining, media/entertainment and paper/forest products sectors of the high-yield market.

Mr. Hickey brings extensive knowledge of corporate, high-yield, and emerging market securities, as well as derivatives and hedging instruments throughout the entire credit spectrum. He also has experience with the management and regulatory aspects of the insurance industry.

Prior to joining INVESCO in 2001, Mr. Hickey was the director of corporate bonds for Van Kampen Investments. While at Van Kampen, he was also senior portfolio manager for several high-yield and high-grade corporate bond portfolios. Other responsibilities with Van Kampen included the management of an annuity company for OakRe Life/Xerox Financial Services Life Insurance.

Mr. Hickey earned his M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin.

Paul J. Horton

Mr. Horton is a managing director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. He is responsible for originating, structuring and executing new investment opportunities. He has over 25 years of experience making debt and passive equity investments in middle market companies controlled by private equity sponsors. He has been a member of the Alternative Credit team since 2015, when he joined NewStar Financial (acquired by First Eagle in December 2017). Prior to NewStar, Mr. Horton was a partner with Arrowhead Mezzanine, a $500 million mezzanine fund, and before that, a managing director at RBS Securities, where he led a restructuring team handling $15 billion of distressed credit. Previously, he was a founding member of RBS’ US leveraged-finance business, where he was responsible for originating over $6 billion of senior debt and investing $225 million in junior capital. Mr. Horton’s earlier career also included both senior originating and restructuring roles at Heller Financial and Gleacher NatWest/National Westminster Bank.

Mr. Horton holds a BS in finance from Fairfield University and an MBA from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.

Tracey Jackson

Ms. Jackson is a Managing Director and Structured Credit Portfolio Manager for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform.

Ms. Jackson became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Ms. Jackson was a Quantitative Analyst for McDonnell Investment Management. Ms. Jackson focused on risk management, market and portfolio research, and performance analysis for new business initiatives. Ms. Jackson continues to be involved in these roles.

Ms. Jackson earned her B.A. in Mathematics and Secondary Education from Washington University in St. Louis.

Steve Krull, CFA

Mr. Krull is a Managing Director and Head of Trading for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform. He also serves on the Investment Committee of the firm’s Tradable Credit Platform.

Mr. Krull became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit Mr. Krull has more than seventeen years of investment industry experience, principally in the area of leveraged finance. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Krull was a Portfolio Manager/Head Trader of the Alternative Credit Strategies Group of McDonnell Investment Management, LLC.

From 1998 to May 2004, Mr. Krull was employed by Columbia Management Group as a member of the Bank Loan Asset Management Group. Mr. Krull served in various roles, most recently as the group’s bank loans trader, responsible for day-to-day cash management and trading activity of the group’s two mutual funds, Columbia Floating Rate Fund and Columbia Floating Rate Advantage Fund, as well as four structured products, with assets totaling $2.7 billion.

Mr. Krull earned his B.A. in Economics from Illinois Wesleyan University and is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Chicago.

Eric Lee

Mr. Lee is a Managing Director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Los Angeles investment team, he is responsible for originating, structuring and executing new investment opportunities.

Mr. Lee became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2017, Mr. Lee was a Director at Credit Suisse Asset Management in the Corporate Credit Solutions Group where he was responsible for originating, structuring, and monitoring investments for Credit Suisse Park View BDC, Inc. Prior to Credit Suisse Asset Management, Mr. Lee was a founding member of the team that developed and executed a middle market direct lending strategy using firm capital within the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse. Mr. Lee’s experience includes seven and a half years as an investment banker in the Los Angeles offices of both UBS and Credit Suisse where he originated, executed, and arranged leveraged loan and high yield transactions for financial sponsors and corporate clients.

Mr. Lee began his career as an Analyst at Stonington Partners, a $1.0 billion private equity fund established by the principals of Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, and subsequently held finance and corporate development roles at Webvan Group and DaVita prior to entering business school.

Mr. Lee earned his M.B.A. with Honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and his B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.

Patrick McAuliffe

Mr. McAuliffe is a managing director and Head of Origination and Structuring for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. He has been a member of the team since 2005, when he joined NewStar Financial (acquired by First Eagle in December 2017). Prior to NewStar, Mr. McAuliffe was regional executive in Bank of America’s Metro New York region, leading its middle market lending business in the tristate area. He previously served in a variety of senior roles over a 20+ year career at FleetBoston Financial before its merger with Bank of America, including as president of Fleet’s Metro New York region (2003-2004); executive credit officer for the bank’s middle market business (2002-2003); and group executive for several national specialized lending groups including Oil & Gas, Transportation, Auto, Specialty Finance, Sports Finance, Utilities and Environmental Services (1999-2002).

Mr. McAuliffe has a BS degree in accounting from Manhattan College.

Kevin Mulcahy

Mr. Mulcahy is a managing director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Chicago investment team, he evaluates new investments, executes transactions and manages portfolio investments. He has been a member of the team since 2012, when he joined NewStar Financial (acquired by First Eagle in December 2017). At NewStar his roles included underwriting, origination and portfolio management of leveraged financings. Prior to that, Mr. Mulcahy was a vice president at Bank of America (legacy FleetBoston). Over nearly 11 years in the Northeast Middle Market Group, he served in various origination, portfolio-management and distressed-asset-restructuring roles.

Mr. Mulcahy received his BA in economics from the College of the Holy Cross.

Brian Murphy

Mr. Murphy a Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform and Head of Capital Markets across the firm’s Tradable Credit and Direct Lending platforms. He also serves on the Investment Committee of the firm’s Tradable Credit platform.

Mr. Murphy became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Mr. Murphy has more than twenty-four years of investment industry experience, principally in the area of leveraged finance. Prior to joining THL Credit in June 2012, Mr. Murphy was a Senior Credit Analyst/Senior Portfolio Manager in the Alternative Credit Strategies Group of McDonnell Investment Management, LLC.

From 1998 to May 2004, Mr. Murphy was employed by Columbia Advisors in the Bank Loan Asset Management Group as a Senior Credit Analyst covering telecommunications, media/broadcasting, and the cable industries.

Prior to joining Columbia Advisors, Mr. Murphy was employed by Van Kampen Investments from October 1991 through March 1998, most recently serving as an Assistant Portfolio Manager for the Van Kampen Prime Rate Income Trust, where he gained credit training and significant experience in all aspects of the bank loans asset class, including cash management, trade settlement, credit monitoring, portfolio surveillance and analysis.

Mr. Murphy earned his B.A. in Finance from Loras College.

Garrett M. Stephen

Mr. Stephen is a Managing Director of First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Boston investment team, he is responsible for originating, structuring and executing new investment opportunities.

Mr. Stephen became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Stephen worked in the Restructuring Group at Lazard in New York, where he served in the investment banking division. Prior to Lazard, he worked at CDG Group, a middle market restructuring firm, where he specialized in corporate turnarounds and restructurings across a variety of industries.

Mr. Stephen earned his B.S. in Finance and Quantitative Perspectives from Bentley University.

Jason Wendorf, CFA

Mr. Wendorf is a managing director of First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. He is responsible for originating, structuring and executing new investment opportunities. In more than 15 years of leveraged-finance experience, he has executed transactions across a wide range of industries, with a particular focus on insurance/financial services, software/technology and other business services.

Mr. Wendorf has been a member of the team since 2011, when he joined NewStar Financial (acquired by First Eagle in December 2017). Prior to NewStar, he was a director in the Corporate Finance Group at CapitalSource Finance, where he focused on originating and executing senior and second-lien debt facilities, primarily in the media, communications, and business services industries. While at CapitalSource, he led deal teams responsible for closing over 20 lead-agent transactions, resulting in commitments in excess of $500 million. Mr. Wendorf also served as an assistant vice president at GE Capital (formerly Heller Financial) in its Sponsor Finance Group, where he was responsible for underwriting and monitoring general industry credits. He began his career assisting clients on a wide variety of business valuation engagements in the Corporate Value Consulting Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Mr. Wendorf earned a BBA degree from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and he is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Howard H. Wu

Mr. Wu is a Managing Director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending Platform. As a member of the Los Angeles investment team, he is responsible for originating, structuring and executing new investment opportunities. He also serves on the Investment Committee of the firm’s Direct Lending Platform.

Mr. Wu became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2007, Mr. Wu worked in the Corporate Finance department at Yahoo! Inc. where he executed mergers & acquisitions and strategic partnerships. He was previously in the Investment Banking Division at Bear, Stearns & Co. in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Mr. Wu holds a BA in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Andrew Morris

Mr. Morris is the Chief Compliance Officer for First Eagle Alternative Credit.  Mr. Morris manages various legal, regulatory and oversight aspects of First Eagle Alternative Credit’s activities and operations.

Mr. Morris became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2019, Mr. Morris was an Associate in the Investment Funds Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.  Before attending law school, Mr. Morris was an Associate at SEI Investments Company.

Mr. Morris earned his B.A., magna cum laude, in International Affairs from the George Washington University and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

William Karim

Mr. Karim is an Associate General Counsel for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform.  His role includes structuring, negotiation and review of all portfolio investments and investment opportunities.

Mr. Karim became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2017, Mr. Karim worked as a Counsel at Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. where he was responsible for a variety of commercial and corporate legal matters, including strategic partnerships and the company’s financings.  Prior to Keurig Green Mountain, Mr. Karim worked as an Associate at the law firms Proskauer Rose LLP and Mayer Brown LLP, where he focused on commercial finance transactions.

Mr. Karim earned his J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and his B.A. in Political Science from Trinity College (CT).

Sean McFadden, CPA

Mr. McFadden is a Controller for First Eagle Alternative Credit. His role includes managing the accounting, reporting, financial planning, and taxes for private funds and the management company.

Mr. McFadden became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2015, Mr. McFadden was an Assistant Manager at HarbourVest Partners LLC where he was responsible for the financial accounting and reporting of various private equity funds. Prior to joining HarbourVest Partners, Mr. McFadden began his career at Ernst & Young LLP.

Mr. McFadden earned his B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a licensed CPA.

Jennifer Wilson

Ms. Wilson is the Chief Accounting Officer for First Eagle Alternative Credit.  Her responsibilities include overseeing the financial reporting and accounting obligations for the firm’s publicly traded funds..  In addition, she is responsible for evaluating new product and business opportunities across the platform including those related to the firm’s retail initiatives.

Ms. Wilson became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Ms. Wilson was a Managing Partner and the CFO of Four Wood Capital Partners LLC where her responsibilities included managing all aspects of finance and accounting for the firm.  She also served as the Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer for its two publicly traded closed-end funds.  Prior to Four Wood, Ms. Wilson held several roles at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch including her role as an investment banking Director in the Financial Institutions Group and her role as a Business Manager for the Media, Telecom and Technology group.  Ms. Wilson began her career at Deloitte & Touche in the Assurance & Advisory Services group.

Ms. Wilson is a licensed CPA. She also received her B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and her M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Zoltan Donovan

Mr. Donovan is a Director and Sector Portfolio Manager for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform.

Mr. Donovan became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Donovan was a Vice President and Senior Credit Analyst with McDonnell Investment Management, LLC.

Prior to joining McDonnell Investment Management, Mr. Donovan served as a Credit Analyst for the Bank Loan Asset Management Group of Columbia Management Advisors from June 1999 through September 2004. Prior to joining Columbia, Mr. Donovan was employed by Imperial Credit Asset Management from October 1998 through June 1999 as an Assistant Vice President and Senior Analyst. Over that period, Mr. Donovan performed credit analysis on leveraged loans purchased by Pacifica Partners I, L.P., a cash flow collateralized loan obligation investment vehicle.

Additionally, Mr. Donovan was employed by BancAmerica Robertson Stephens, from March 1998 through September 1998 as an Analyst for the loan trading desk, and by Van Kampen Management Inc., from July 1995 through March 1998, as a Junior Analyst working in its Bank Loan Group.

Mr. Donovan earned his M.B.A. from the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University and his B.S. from Loyola University.

Christine Cheney

Ms. Cheney is a Director of Human Resources & Operations First Eagle Alternative Credit. Ms. Cheney supervises the handling of employee relations, company benefit selection and implementation, talent management as well as employee training and development. She handles the administration of benefits and payroll, company event planning, new hire orientation and corporate wellness.

Ms. Cheney became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2019, Ms. Cheney was HR Director at Boston Financial Investment Management, LP for 6 years.

Ms. Cheney graduated Magna Cum Laude from Curry College where she earned a B.A. in Psychology. She has been a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) since 2011 and a SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) since 2017.

Jamie Daul

Mr. Daul is a Director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Daul became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Daul was a Vice President at Kramer Van Kirk Credit Strategies and began his career as an Associate at Neuberger Berman / Lehman Brothers.

Mr. Daul earned his M.B.A. in Finance, Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.

Darren Felfeli

Mr. Felfeli is a Director at First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Dallas investment team, he is responsible for originating, structuring and executing new investment opportunities.

Mr. Felfeli became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2010, Mr. Felfeli worked in the Global Investment Banking Division of RBC Capital Markets in the Energy Group.

Mr. Felfeli earned his B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Finance and minor in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

Patrick D. Glavey

Mr. Glavey is a Director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit and Direct Lending platforms. His responsibilities include business development, product development, strategic relationships and fund marketing. He is responsible for the development and management of institutional investor, private investor, co-investor, strategic capital and lender finance relationships across the firm’s platform.

Mr. Glavey became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Glavey worked with this team at McDonnell Investment Management, LLC. Prior to joining McDonnell, Mr. Glavey worked on the Structured Syndicate Desk at JPMorgan, where his responsibilities included marketing and distributing collateralized loan obligations, Trust Preferred Collateralized Debt Obligations, Credit Opportunity Funds, and Insurance Linked Securities.

Mr. Glavey earned his B.S. in Finance from Providence College.

Jeffrey Kovanda, CFA

Mr. Kovanda is a Director and Sector Portfolio Manager for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform.

Mr. Kovanda became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Kovanda was a Senior Credit Analyst with McDonnell Investment Management, LLC.

From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Kovanda served as a Credit Analyst for the Bank Loan Asset Management Group of Columbia Management Advisors. From 1997 to 2000, he worked for Stein Roe & Farnham Incorporated as a Research Associate in the Private Placements Group, where he was a generalist who focused on asset-backed securities and investment-grade bonds.

Mr. Kovanda earned his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and his B.S. from Georgetown University. Mr. Kovanda has attained the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Chicago.

Martin Lowe, CFA

Mr. Loew is a director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Boston investment team, he evaluates new investments, executes transactions and manages portfolio investments. He joined First Eagle in December 2017 when First Eagle acquired NewStar Financial, where he had worked since 2011.

Mr. Loew graduated summa cum laude from Bentley University with a BS degree in economics-finance, and he is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Tiffany Medron

Ms. Medron is the Director of Investment Operations for First Eagle Alternative Credit. Her role involves monitoring the organization’s day to day operational tasks and deadlines including trade settlement, asset administration and portfolio analytics.

Ms. Medron became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2015, Ms. Medron was Vice President, Client Service Manager at BNY Mellon where she managed relationship and reporting duties for defaulted CDO portfolio clients. Previously, she served as Trust Associate, Senior Trust Associate and Associate Client Service Manager for CLO, CDO and TRS portfolio clients at BNY Mellon from 2007-2012.

Ms. Medron earned her B.S. in Psychology from University of Houston.

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Andrew Ness

Mr. Ness is the Director of Information Technology for First Eagle Alternative Credit. His role includes overseeing the organization’s infrastructure, software integrations, data management, cyber-security, and disaster recovery/business continuity planning.

Mr. Ness became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2015, Mr. Ness was the Chief Technology Officer at Shellback Capital LP where he managed all aspects of technology while overseeing cyber-security, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives. Previously, he was the Chief Technology Officer at Vinik Asset Management from 2007-2013 and prior to that, a Regional Team Lead at Eze Castle Integration.

Mr. Ness earned his B.S. in Computer Science from Quinnipiac University.

Eric Pearson

Mr. Pearson is a Director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Chicago investment team, his role includes evaluating new investment opportunities, executing transactions and managing portfolio investments.

Mr. Pearson became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2013, Mr. Pearson worked as an Analyst at Barclays Capital in the Technology, Media and Telecom Group. Prior to Barclays Capital, he worked in the Consumer Group at Houlihan Lokey.

Mr. Pearson earned his B.B.A. and Masters in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

Martin Rodgers

Mr. Rodgers is the Director of Finance & Administration for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform. He oversees the accounting obligations for the portfolios managed by Tradable Credit. He has more than twenty years of experience in accountancy and financial risk management.

Mr. Rodgers became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2012, Mr. Rodgers was a Vice President in Fund Accounting at McDonnell Investment Management, LLC from 2008 to 2012. Additionally, Mr. Rodgers has held positions at Coopers & Lybrand, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Abbott Laboratories.

Mr. Rodgers earned his B.A. in Accountancy and Economics from the University of Stirling, Scotland and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Katherine Taylor

Ms. Taylor is a Director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending and Tradable Credit platforms. Her responsibilities include business development, product development, strategic relationships and fund marketing. She is responsible for the development and management of institutional investor, private investor, co-investor, strategic capital and lender finance relationships across the firm’s platform.

Ms. Taylor became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2016, Ms. Taylor was a Vice President and head of fundraising and investor relations at Graycliff Partners, the former private equity team of HSBC in the United States and Latin America. Prior to Graycliff Partners, Ms. Taylor was an Assistant Vice President at HSBC Private Bank, where her responsibilities included alternative asset marketing and new product development. Ms. Taylor also held previous roles at Loomis, Sayles & Company and State Street Global Markets.

Ms. Taylor received her B.A. in International Studies and M.B.A. from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Christopher M. Todisco

Mr. Todisco is a Director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending and Tradable Credit platforms. His responsibilities include business development, product development, strategic relationships and fund marketing. He is responsible for the development and management of institutional investor, private investor, co-investor, strategic capital and lender finance relationships across the firm’s platform.

Mr. Todisco became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit.  Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Todisco worked as a Director of Business Development at GAM USA Inc. where he represented absolute return credit, real estate private debt, emerging market debt, alternative risk premia and global macro strategies to North American institutions and consultants. Prior to GAM, Mr. Todisco worked in client service roles at Royal Alliance Associates (member of AIG Advisor Group) and Sun Life Financial.

Mr. Todisco earned his B.A. in Sociology from The University of Connecticut.

Lauren Vieira

Ms. Vieira is a Director of Investor Relations for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform with responsibilities that include supporting all public and private market client management, strategic partnerships and business development activities. This includes coordinating investor relationships for THL Credit, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCRD) and various private vehicles.

Ms. Vieira became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Previously, Ms. Vieira was Vice President of Finance for THL Credit’s Direct Lending platform, where her primary responsibilities included oversight of the Direct Lending platform’s valuation processes, credit facility compliance, accounting and operations for the private funds, and other activities supporting corporate development initiatives.

Prior to joining THL Credit in 2011, Ms. Vieira was a Senior Associate at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP.

Ms. Vieira earned her B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Boston College.

Robert Willis, CFA

Mr. Willis is a Director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Willis became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2016, Mr. Willis worked as an Analyst in the Global Industrials Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and before that, as an Analyst at The Chicago Corporation.

Mr. Willis earned his B.A. in Economics from Connecticut College and currently holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Amy Zheng

Ms. Zheng is a Director for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Chicago investment team, her role includes evaluating new investment opportunities, executing transactions and managing portfolio investments.

Ms. Zheng became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2016, Ms. Zheng worked as a Senior Associate at McNally Capital and before that, as an Analyst at J.P. Morgan.

Ms. Zheng earned her B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Columbia University.

Fawwaz Ahmed

Mr. Ahmed is a Vice President for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Chicago investment team, his role includes evaluating new investments, executing transactions and managing portfolio investments.

Mr. Ahmed became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Ahmed worked at Golub Capital where he was responsible for underwriting debt financings for leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations of private equity-backed companies. Prior to Golub Capital, Mr. Ahmed was an Analyst in the Sponsor Finance group at the Bank of Montreal.

Mr. Ahmed earned his B.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at The University of Iowa.

Tyler Cruse

Mr. Cruse is a Vice President for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform.  As a member of the Chicago investment team, his role includes evaluating new investments, executing transactions and managing portfolio investments.

Mr. Cruse became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2019, Mr. Cruse spent 6 years at Madison Capital Funding as a senior underwriter and portfolio manager of Healthcare-focused middle market transactions.

Mr. Cruse earned his B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Lauren Dupuis

Ms. Dupuis is a Vice President for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where she supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Ms. Dupuis became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit, Ms. Dupuis was an Analyst in Corporate & Investment Banking at Citigroup where she covered the consumer products, retail and building products sectors.

Ms. Dupuis earned her B.S. in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University.

Matthew Hawk, CFA

Mr. Hawk is a Vice President for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Hawk became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit, Mr. Hawk worked in the Restructuring Group at Lazard, where he specialized in corporate turnarounds and in-court and out-of-court restructurings across a variety of industries.

Mr. Hawk earned his B.S. in Finance and Accountancy from the University of Illinois. He is also a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Chicago.

Craig W. Hawkins

Mr. Hawkins is a vice president for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Boston investment team, he evaluates new investments, executes transactions and manages portfolio investments. He joined First Eagle in December 2017 when First Eagle acquired NewStar Financial, where he had worked since 2014.

Mr. Hawkins graduated from the Boston College Carroll School of Management with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with Concentrations in Finance and Marketing.

David Lauschke, CFA

Mr. Lauschke is a Vice President for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Lauschke became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2016, Mr. Lauschke worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Jefferies.

Mr. Lauschke earned his B.Eng. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and currently holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Aleksandar Milosevic

Mr. Milosevic is a Vice President for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Milosevic became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2016, Mr. Milosevic worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Citigroup.

Mr. Milosevic earned his B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Andrew Park

Mr. Park is a Vice President for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform. His responsibilities include business development, product development, strategic relationships and fund marketing. He is responsible for the development and management of relationships with financial intermediaries and institutional platforms for First Eagle’s Tradable Credit platform.

Mr. Park became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Park worked as a Vice President in the Business & Product Development group at Four Wood Capital Partners LLC where he was responsible for client acquisition, due diligence, idea generation, product development and syndication, sales strategy development and execution and marketing material creation.

Mr. Park attended Syracuse University where he studied Political Science and Economics.

Andrew Scaife

Mr. Scaife is a Vice President for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Scaife became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Scaife was an Assistant Vice President at Kramer Van Kirk Credit Strategies.

Mr. Scaife earned his B.S. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Madeline Donoghue

Ms. Donoghue a Senior Associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform.  As a member of the Chicago investment team her role includes evaluating new investments, executing transactions and managing portfolio investments.

Ms. Donoghue became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in early 2019, Ms. Donoghue was an Analyst in the Leveraged Finance group at J.P. Morgan and prior to that, an Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley.

Ms. Donoghue earned her B.S. in Business Administration/Finance from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.

Zach Miller

Mr. Miller is a Senior Associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Chicago investment team, his role includes evaluating new investment opportunities, executing transactions and managing portfolio investments.

Mr. Miller became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Miller worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Moelis & Company.

Mr. Miller earned his B.S. in Finance from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Joshua Sacks

Mr. Sacks is a Senior Associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Chicago investment team, his role includes evaluating new investments, executing transactions and managing portfolio investments.

Mr. Sacks became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2019, Mr. Sacks spent over 3 years as a Private Equity Associate in the Direct Co-Investments Group at Lexington Partners in New York. Prior to that, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at Moelis & Company.

Mr. Sacks earned his B.S. in Finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He holds his Series 7, 79 & 63.

Daniel Schwarz

Mr. Schwarz is a Senior Associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Chicago investment team, his role includes evaluating new investments, executing transactions and managing portfolio investments.

Mr. Schwarz became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Schwarz was an Analyst in the Leveraged Finance group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Schwarz earned his B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University.

Jack Tsu

Mr. Tsu is a Senior Associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Los Angeles investment team, his role includes sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, executing transactions and managing portfolio investments.

Mr. Tsu became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2016, Mr. Tsu worked as a Private Equity Associate at Caltius Equity Partners and, before that, as an Analyst at both Houlihan Lokey and Morgan Keegan.

Mr. Tsu earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

Kevin Ellsworth, CFA, CPA

Mr. Ellsworth is an Associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Ellsworth became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Ellsworth was a Credit Analyst at Kramer Van Kirk Credit Strategies. Prior to joining Kramer Van Kirk Credit Strategies, Mr. Ellsworth was an Assurance Senior Associate at RSM US, LLP and began his career as a Staff Accountant at Abrams & Steinberg, P.C..

Mr. Ellsworth earned his M.A.S. and B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, is a licensed CPA and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Catherine Lee, CFA

Ms. Lee is an Associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where she supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Ms. Lee became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2017, Ms. Lee worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Leveraged Finance group at BMO Capital Markets.

Ms. Lee earned her B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago and currently holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Shanu Mathew

Mr. Mathew is an Associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Mathew became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Mathew worked as a Strategic Finance and Business Operations Associate at Qadium and before that, as an M&A Analyst at Evercore.

Mr. Mathew earned his B.S. in Finance and Accountancy from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

D.J. Valenti

Mr. Valenti is an Associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Valenti became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Valenti worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Leveraged Finance group at BMO Capital Markets.

Mr. Valenti earned his B.B.A. in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame.

Varun Varma, CFA

Mr. Varma is an Associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Varma became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2017, Mr. Varma worked as an Investment Analyst in the Public Market Investments group at GCM Grosvenor.

Mr. Varma earned his B.S. in Business Administration with majors in finance, accounting, and economics from Marquette University.

Mr. Varma currently holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Kellyn L. Berrigan

Ms. Berrigan is an analyst for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Boston investment team, she evaluates new investments, executes transactions and manages portfolio investments.

Ms. Berrigan earned her B.A. in Economics from Boston College.

Jennifer Duffy

Ms. Duffy is an Analyst for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where she supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Ms. Duffy became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Ms. Duffy was an Associate at Kramer Van Kirk Credit Strategies.

Ms. Duffy earned her B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Sabrina M. Goebel

Ms. Goebel is an analyst for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Boston investment team, she evaluates new investments, executes transactions and manages portfolio investments. Previously, she interned at Fidelity Capital Markets as a prime brokerage intern and at the TJX Companies as a financial control intern.

Ms. Goebel earned a BS in finance with a minor in computer information systems from Bentley University.

Jake R. O’Keefe

Mr. O’Keefe is an analyst for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Boston investment team, he evaluates new investments, executes transactions and manages portfolio investments.

Mr. O’Keefe earned his B.S. in Corporate Finance and Accounting from Bentley University.

William Pensyl

Mr. Pensyl is an Analyst for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit platform where he supports senior credit analysts in conducting fundamental research and developing investment ideas.

Mr. Pensyl became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit. Prior to joining THL Credit in 2018, Mr. Pensyl earned his B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Luke Psyhojos

Mr. Psyhojos is an associate for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Boston investment team, he evaluates new investments, executes transactions and manages portfolio investments across a variety of industries.

Mr. Psyhojos earned his B.S. in Finance and Operations from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Michael J. Vitale

Mr. Vitale is an analyst for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Direct Lending platform. As a member of the Boston investment team, he evaluates new investments, executes transactions and manages portfolio investments.

Mr. Vitale earned his B.S. in Finance from Bentley University.