Art Mbanefo

July 2024

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.

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