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Mr. Mbanefo is the Founder and CEO of Phoenix, serving also as Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner.

He was previously Senior Managing Director and CIO at ORIX Corporation USA, where he also served as Advisory Director to the Board and Chair of the Investment Committee. At ORIX, Art held positions on the US Board of Directors and its significant subsidiaries in corporate finance, real estate and private equity. Before ORIX, he held leadership roles at Barclays Bank PLC, including CIO of Barclays International. Mr. Mbanefo also held senior positions at Credit Suisse and was a derivatives trader at JP Morgan.

Mr. Mbanefo is an Independent Director at BGC Group where he also chairs the Audit Committee and ESG Committee. He also chairs the Advisory Board of Datatailr LLC. He holds a BS in Economics from Loughborough University and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Mr. Throsby is the Chairman of Phoenix Merchant Holdings (PMH) and a Managing Partner at Phoenix.

He was former CEO of Barclays Bank PLC, overseeing Investment Bank and Markets, Corporate Bank, and various credit and merchant acquiring businesses. Previously, he held leadership roles at JP Morgan, including Global Head of Equities and also served in senior roles at Citadel Investment Group, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and Macquarie Group.

Mr. Throsby is the Chair of the Board of Silver Creek Pharmaceuticals, and an Independent Director at Light and Wonder, Inc., Lumos Global, as well as Zen Educate, Inc. He also serves as a director for XTX Markets Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and studied Law at Oxford University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Colorado is the President and Managing Partner at Phoenix. He also serves as the General Counsel, overseeing firm, fund, and deal-related legal matters.

He was previously Managing Director and Senior Counsel at Hudson Advisors, part of Lone Star Funds, focusing on underwriting and asset management in North and Latin America. Formerly, he was a Partner at Perkins Coie, supporting mortgage banking transactions. Prior to Perkins Coie, Mr. Colorado was a Vice President at Hudson Advisors. He also worked as an attorney at Countrywide Financial and an accountant at Ernst & Young.

Mr. Colorado holds a BBA and MPA from the University of Texas at Austin and a JD from the University of Texas School of Law. He is a Certified Public Accountant and licensed by the Texas State Bar.

Mr. Arden is a Managing Director and Partner at Phoenix, focusing on growth companies.

Previously, he was Head of M&A and Corporate Development at Clear Street and a Managing Director at ORIX Corporation USA in its Special Opportunities Group. He also held a Principal role at HighPost Capital, leading control buyout investments. Mr. Arden began his career as an Analyst at JP Morgan. He has completed over 50 transactions totaling over $3.6 billion.

Mr. Arden holds a BS in Business Administration from UNC Chapel Hill and an MBA from NYU Stern. Mr. Arden is also an Advisor to Clear Street.

Mr. Barouhiel is a Managing Director at Phoenix. He is responsible for leading both Client Solutions Group (CSG) and Analytical Solutions Group (ASG), primarily focusing on structuring across the platform. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Tembo, overseeing structuring for renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. With over 20 years of experience, he developed structured solutions at Barclays for over a decade, focusing on risk mitigation and capital optimization. Prior to Barclays, he was Head of Structuring at Orchard Global Asset Management. He began his career as a credit structurer at JPMorgan.

Mr. Barouhiel holds a ME in Applied Mathematics from Ecole Centrale Paris.

Ms. Bernstein is a Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at Phoenix, managing all aspects of the platform’s operations and finance functions.

In her prior role, Ms. Bernstein served as Head of Strategy and Platforms Development for Securitized Products at Barclays, where she spent 16 years at the firm and played a pivotal role in building and expanding global business lines, including Latin America Equities, as well as Securitized Products spanning Origination, Financing, and Trading. Prior to Barclays, Ms. Bernstein served as a business manager in Latin America equities at Deutsche Bank.

Ms. Bernstein holds BSc in Accounting and Auditing from Moscow State University.

Ms. Chiang is a Managing Director and Special Counsel to Phoenix assisting the General Counsel on legal matters related to funds and fund-related transactions.  She was previously a Partner at Paul Hastings, Goodwin and Kirkland & Ellis, focusing on fund formation and related transactions.  Prior to her legal career, Ms. Chiang was an engineer for Qualcomm.

Ms. Chiang holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Foreign Languages and Literature from National Taiwan University, a MS from Stanford University in Electrical Engineering and a JD from New York University School of Law.

Ms. Clark is a returning Summer Analyst on the Investment Team at Phoenix. A rising senior at Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, she is pursuing a major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs with a minor in Computer Science. At Georgetown, Ms. Clark currently serves as a board member of the Georgetown Undergraduate Student Investment Fund, having been an active member since Fall 2021.

Mr. Domann is a Managing Director and Partner at Phoenix, serving as Director of Research.

Previously, he was Head of Structured Financing and Distribution for Europe at MUFG Securities in Paris. Prior, he led ETF and Index Investment Products EMEA at BlackRock and held senior roles at Deutsche Bank and Nomura International. At Barclays Bank PLC, he was Head of Institutional Structuring for EMEA. He began his career as a quantitative analyst at Credit Suisse.

Mr. Domann holds a Diplom Ingenieur degree from FAU Erlangen and a PhD from Imperial College London.

Mr. Ein Eli is an Analyst at Phoenix, focused on project management of our proprietary portfolio management system. He previously worked as a data scientist and a researcher at Centarrow Systems responsible for developing models and optimizing algorithms. Prior to Centarrow, he was a algorithmic trader at Barak Capital since 2020.

Mr. Ein Eli had served in the Israeli Navy, submarines special unit as a team leader until 2016.

Mr. Ein Eli holds a BSc of Mathematics from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and MSc of Applied Mathematics from Tel Aviv University.

Mr. Hatcher is an Associate at Phoenix, specializing in underwriting. He previously worked as an Analyst in Bank of Ireland’s Leveraged Finance group, preparing investment memorandums and supporting middle-market senior debt investments. Before that, he was an Associate at Ernst & Young LLP in the Strategy & Transactions and Assurance groups.

Mr. Hatcher holds a BS in Accounting from Bentley University and an MS in Accounting from the College of William & Mary.

Mr. Jaramillo is a Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer, leading all risk related activities, including underwriting, portfolio management and workout functions across the firm.

Previously, he was Managing Director, Chief of Staff to the CEO and CIO, and Head of Sustainable Investment Strategies for ORIX Corporation USA, supporting the CEO and CIO with the execution of the business and investment strategy and leading the sustainable investment solutions. Mr. Jaramillo has held a variety of senior investment management responsibilities, including Head of ORIX America’s division, and leading roles in executing PE investments, recapitalizations, DIP financings, and exit and rescue financings for middle-market companies. Prior ORIX USA, Mr. Jaramillo was with Highland Capital Management, ORIX Leveraged Finance, and Wells Fargo’s Capital Markets Group.

Mr. Jaramillo received a BS in Finance from Butler University and an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University.

Mr. Kuczynski is a Principal at Phoenix, specializing in credit underwriting. Previously, he was a Director at ORIX Corporation USA, focusing on principal investments. Before ORIX, he spent eight years at Barclays in leveraged finance credit risk, serving as Vice President. His role included underwriting syndicated loans and managing the senior secured loan portfolio.

Mr. Kuczynski holds a BA in Economics and International Studies from Boston College and is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Institute.

Mr. Loughlin is a Managing Director at Phoenix, focusing on asset-based lending. Prior to Phoenix, he was a Managing Director for the Asset-Based Lending business at ORIX Corporation USA. He co-founded CapFlow Funding and Newgate Capital Holdings and spent 14 years at Merrill Lynch, including as Group Head of the European ABL platform. With over 30 years of experience in asset-based lending.

Mr. Loughlin holds a BA in Business Administration from Villanova University and an MBA from Fordham University.

Mr. Macedo is a Managing Director and Partner at Phoenix, serving as Head of Investments, leading sourcing and origination for debt and equity investments.

Previously, he was a Managing Director at ORIX Corporation USA. With over twenty years in private equity and investment banking, he has held senior positions at Lone Star Funds and ENESA. At Lone Star, he helped deploy nearly $4 billion in equity. He began his career as an investment banker at UBS and Evercore.

Mr. Macedo holds a BS in Economics from ITESM, an MIA from Columbia SIPA, and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Mr. Molina is a Managing Director and leads the Client Advisory Group (CAG), responsible for capital formation, marketing, and brand management at Phoenix. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Briarcliffe Credit Partners, leading fundraising engagements. He also served as Partner at Langschiff Capital Partners and Strategy Head, Private Markets at UBP Asset Management. Earlier roles include Vice President at Accordion Partners and investment banking positions at Jefferies and UBS, focusing on TMT sectors. His career began at J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management, working on hedge fund manager selection.

Mr. Molina holds a BS in Finance and International Business from NYU Stern and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Mr. Nwokorie is a Managing Director at Phoenix Merchant Solutions, leading asset liability management solutions as part of an outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) for Phoenix’s insurance clients.

Previously, Mr. Nwokorie was Executive Vice President of Alternative Credit Products and Chief Investment Officer at Impac Mortgage. Earlier, he served as Managing Director of mortgage trading at Seer Capital Management and held management roles at UBS and Credit Suisse. He has over 30 years of capital markets experiences and has purchased and securitized over $25 billion of non-agency mortgage loans.

Mr. Nwokorie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate from Abia State University in Nigeria and an M.B.A from the University of Baltimore.

Mr. Offengenden is a Managing Director at Phoenix, focusing on risk analytics. Previously, he led the development of risk monitoring system and analytics for ORIX Corporation USA. Prior to ORIX, he served as a Managing Director at Barclays Investment Bank, specializing in quantitative strategy. Before Barclays, he held senior roles at JP Morgan’s core analytics group and worked on emerging markets at Bank of America. With 16 years at Goldman Sachs in quantitative analytics and a start in fixed income derivatives at Salomon Brothers, he has over 27 years of experience in the field.

Mr. Offengenden holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a MS in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University.

Mr. Parry is a Principal at Phoenix, serving as Controller and Chief Compliance Officer. He was previously a Vice President at PennantPark Investment Advisors, overseeing accounting, finance, and reporting for a publicly traded Business Development Company. Before that, he was an Assistant Vice President at PennantPark, leading trade operations and operational functions. Earlier roles include Senior Accountant at Fortress Investment Group, handling accounting and reporting for credit funds, and an associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in real estate audit.

Mr. Parry holds a BBA and MBA in Accounting from Pace University.

Mr. Robertson is a Principal at Phoenix, focusing on credit underwriting. He previously served as Vice President of Private Credit at 1505 Capital, managing over $1 billion in capital and developing structured credit strategies. Before that, he was an investment banker at Deutsche Bank, specializing in esoteric ABS across various sectors.

Prior to his finance career, Mr. Robertson served in the US Marine Corps, 1st Intelligence Battalion.

Mr. Robertson holds a BA in Political Science from Yale University.

Ms. Sanchez is an Analyst at Phoenix, supporting the Client Advisory Group and business management. She is a senior at NYU College of Arts & Science, majoring in Clinical Psychology.

Mr. Shtainberg is an Analyst at Phoenix, a full stack engineer focused on development of our proprietary portfolio management system. He has experiences in developing risk management platform and server-side logic using Python and Django framework.

Mr. Shtainberg had served in the Israeli Intelligence Corps, unit 8200 – Central Collection Unit of the Intelligence Corps, until 2021.

Mr. Yun is a Principal at Phoenix and focuses on capital formation and business management at Phoenix. He previously served as Director for the Office of the CEO & CIO at ORIX and previously as Director of HR Strategy and Chief of Staff. Prior to ORIX, he was Vice President of Executive Compensation Strategy & Planning at JP Morgan Chase & Co. and previously a Vice President at JP Morgan Asset & Wealth Management and began his career as an Analyst at GLG.

Mr. Yun holds a BS in Finance with from State University of New York at Albany, completed an Economics program at Seoul National University, and has an MS in OB Systems & Analytics from NYU Tandon.