Credit

Shishir Agrawal

Senior Managing Director and Founding Member

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Shishir Agrawal

Shishir Agrawal joined AB in 2014 and is a founding member and Senior Managing Director of AB Private Credit Investors. He is also a member of the investment committee and heads the underwriting, execution and portfolio management of the team's investments in software and technology-enabled services. Agrawal previously held a similar role with Barclays Private Credit Partners, having first joined Barclays as an associate in the US Leveraged Finance Group. Prior to that, he was a group marketing manager and head of product management for clustering and high-availability products at Sun Microsystems. Agrawal holds a BTech in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, an MS in computer science from Ohio State University, and an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Location: Austin

Kevin Alexander

Kevin Alexander joined AB in 2015 and is a Managing Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is also a member of the investment committee. As a senior credit team member, he plays a leadership role in structuring, underwriting and execution, as well as portfolio management for investments in the energy sector and other industries. Alexander was previously a director at ORIX, where he held a similar role. Prior to that, he was a senior research analyst with Plainfield Asset Management and an analyst with both D.E. Shaw and Merrill Lynch. Alexander holds a BBA (Hons) in financial consulting from the Southern Methodist University and an MBA in finance and economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Location: Austin

Evan Cohen, CFA

Managing Director

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Evan Cohen

Evan Cohen joined AB in 2015 and is a Managing Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is also a member of the investment committee. As a senior credit team member, he plays a leadership role in structuring, underwriting and execution, as well as portfolio management for investments in healthcare, digital infrastructure and other industries. Cohen was previously a vice president with Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, where he led deal teams in the underwriting, execution and portfolio management of investments across several sectors. Preceding that, he was a financial analyst in the Investment Management division at Goldman Sachs. He holds a BBA (Hons) in finance from the University of Texas at Austin and is a CFA charterholder. Location: Austin

Justin Grimm

Justin Grimm joined AB in 2015 and is a Managing Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is also a member of the investment committee. As a senior credit team member, he plays a leadership role in structuring, underwriting and execution, as well as portfolio management for investments in the multisite, franchising, specialty finance, business services, industrials and other sectors. Grimm was previously a vice president with GE Capital, where he held a similar role. Before that, he was a senior mechanical design engineer with Motorola. Grimm holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Tulane University and an MBA from the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, where he was a Roy H. Park Leadership Fellow. Location: Austin

John Schissler

Managing Director

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John Schissler

John Schissler joined AB in 2022 and is a Managing Director with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in portfolio-management activities, including value-maximization and performance improvement initiatives. He was formerly a managing director of restructuring and special situations at PPHB, where he led the restructuring and performance-improvement practice. Prior to PPHB, Schissler held various CEO and CFO operating roles, as well as consulting roles with Alvarez & Marsal and FTI. He holds a BBA with a concentration in finance and accounting from Texas Christian University. Location: Austin

Joe Brandmeyer

Joe Brandmeyer joined AB in 2022 as a Director and Legal Counsel for AB Private Credit Investors, where he supports the investment team on all legal aspects of the debt and equity investment process and coordinates supporting efforts of external legal counsel and AB-PCI’s transaction-related legal documentation. Brandmeyer was formerly a director and associate general counsel with Guggenheim Investments, the asset-management division of Guggenheim Partners, where he was a member of the transactions legal team, providing legal assistance on a broad array of middle market debt and equity financing transactions. He holds a BGS in political science from the University of Kansas and a JD from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Location: Austin

Marc Cooper

Marc Cooper joined AB in 2016 and is a Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was formerly a senior associate with Fifth Street Asset Management’s Technology & Venture Lending Group, where he underwrote both venture debt and middle market investments. Prior to Fifth Street, Cooper was a senior investment analyst at Prudential Capital Group. He holds a BBA with formal concentrations in both accounting and finance from the Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. Location: Austin

Dennis Drent

Dennis Drent joined AB in 2016 and is a Director with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was formerly an analyst with Prudential Capital Group. Drent holds a BA in business economics, accounting and mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a CFA charterholder. Location: Austin

David Foshager

David Foshager is a Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He joined the firm in 2016 as a vice president of AB Private Credit Investors. Previously, Foshager was a vice president at GE Capital. Before joining GE Capital, he worked for M&I Bank in correspondent banking. Foshager holds a BBA in finance from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, and an MBA from Arizona State University. Location: Austin

Andrew Izzo

Andrew Izzo joined AB in 2014 and is a Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was formerly an analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at Deutsche Bank. Izzo holds a BA in economics from Princeton University. Location: Austin

Anand Kalola

Anand Kalola joined AB in 2017 and is a Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was formerly a vice president with H.I.G. WhiteHorse, the credit affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, where he held a similar role. Prior to H.I.G., Kalola worked for Point Frederick Capital, a hedge fund; Prospect Capital, a hedge fund with a private debt and equity focus; and Chanin Capital Partners, a boutique investment bank. He holds a BA in biological basis of behavior and BS in economics with a concentration in finance from the University of Pennsylvania. Kalola is a CFA charterholder. Location: Austin

Gregory Land

Gregory Land joined AB in 2017 and is a Director with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was formerly an associate at Norwest Mezzanine Partners. Prior to Norwest, Land was a senior investment analyst at Prudential Capital Group. He holds a BS in economics and finance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Location: Austin

Chris Lanshe

Chris Lanshe joined AB in 2016 and is a Director with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was formerly a vice president with Fifth Street Asset Management, where he held a similar role with a focus on software and healthcare. Prior to Fifth Street, Lanshe worked for Ranch Capital, a lower–middle market private equity firm, and L.E.K. Consulting, a management-consulting firm. He holds a BS in finance from Brigham Young University and an MBA (with honors) from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Location: Austin

Casey Millsaps

Casey Millsaps joined AB in 2015 and is a Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where she is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Millsaps was formerly an associate director with ORIX, as well as an associate in the Corporate Debt Products Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. She holds a BS in business administration and finance from Texas A&M University. Location: Austin

Eric Pearson

Eric Pearson is a Vice President and Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Before joining AB in 2021, he was a director at First Eagle Alternative Credit and THL Credit, which was acquired by First Eagle. Prior to that, Pearson was an analyst in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group at Barclays Capital and the Consumer, Food & Retail Group at Houlihan Lokey. He holds a BBA in accounting and an MPA, both from the University of Texas at Austin. Location: Austin

Melissa Thomas 

Melissa Thomas is a Director with AB Private Credit Investors, where she is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. She joined AB Private Credit Investors in 2016 as an associate. Thomas was formerly an assistant vice president in the Corporate Credit Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. She holds a BBA in finance as well as an MBA from the University of Texas at Tyler. Location: Austin

Lexi Gonzalez 

Lexi Gonzalez joined AB in 2015 and is a Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where she is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. She was formerly an analyst in the Consumer and Retail Investment Banking Group at J.P. Morgan and an analyst in private wealth management at Goldman Sachs. Gonzalez holds a BBA in finance from Texas Christian University. Location: Austin

Brad Groves

Brad Groves joined AB in 2016 and is a Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Previously, he worked as an analyst in the Leveraged Finance Department of Wells Fargo Securities. Groves holds a BSBA in finance and leadership studies from the University of Richmond. Location: Austin

Bradley Leuchtman

Bradley Leuchtman joined AB in 2019 and is a Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was formerly an analyst in the Corporate Finance Group at Prudential Capital Group and an associate at AMS Health Care Mortgage Corporation. Leuchtman holds a BA in political science and an MHA from the University of Florida. Location: Austin

Army Malki

Army Malki joined AB in 2019 and is a Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was formerly a senior associate for Altos Partners, an associate for Pelican Energy Partners and an investment banking associate for Duff & Phelps. Malki holds a BBA in finance and a minor in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Location: Austin

Caton Sanders

Caton Sanders joined AB in 2017 and is a Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was formerly an assistant vice president in the Corporate Credit Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Sanders holds a BBA in financial consulting from Southern Methodist University. Location: Austin

Ralph Aizarani

Assistant Vice President

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Ralph Aizarani

Ralph Aizarani is an Assistant Vice President with Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB in 2020, he was an analyst with the Middle Market Financial Sponsors team at HSBC in New York. Aizarani holds a BS in joint mathematics/economics from the University of California, San Diego. Location: Austin

Miles Bland

Assistant Vice President

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Miles Bland

Miles Bland joined AB in 2022 and is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining the team, he was a vice president for PNC Debt Capital Markets. Bland holds a BBA with a concentration in finance and a supplementary major in Spanish from the University of Notre Dame. He is a CFA charterholder. Location: Austin

Devin Collins

Assistant Vice President

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Devin Collins

Devin Collins is an Assistant Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB in 2020, he was an analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at BofA Securities. Collins holds a BS in business administration with highest distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Location: Austin

Graham Cox

Assistant Vice President

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Graham Cox

Graham Cox joined AB in 2021 and is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining the team, he was an associate at Ridgemont Equity Partners in Charlotte, NC. Cox holds a BBA with a major in finance and concentrations in alternative asset management and energy management from Southern Methodist University. Location: Austin

James Kissell

Assistant Vice President

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James Kissell

James Kissell joined AB in 2019 and is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was previously an analyst at First Eagle Private Credit. Kissell holds a BA in economics from Boston College. Location: Austin

Matthew Matiski

Assistant Vice President

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Matthew Matiski

Matthew Matiski is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Previously, he was an investment banking associate in the Aviation Financing Group and Consumer Retail Group at Goldman Sachs in New York City. Matiski holds a degree in finance from Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University. Location: Austin

Alexander Riccio

Assistant Vice President

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Alexander Riccio

Alex Riccio joined AB in 2021 and is an Assistant Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining the firm, he was an analyst in the Credit Risk Group at UBS in New York, where he was involved in the underwriting and portfolio management of syndicated leveraged loans for sponsor-backed transactions. Riccio holds a BS in finance from Wake Forest University. Location: Austin

Matt Skibicki

Assistant Vice President

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Matt Skibicki

Matt Skibicki is an Assistant Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB in 2021, he was an associate at Lincoln International. Skibicki holds a BS in finance and accounting from Lehigh University. Location: Austin

Justin Striebel

Assistant Vice President

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Justin Striebel

Justin Striebel is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB in 2021, he was a senior analyst in the Research & Underwriting Group at LBC Credit Partners in Chicago. Striebel holds a BS in finance and accounting as well as an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Location: Austin

John Tanner

Assistant Vice President 

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John Tanner

John Tanner joined AB in 2019 as an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He was formerly a senior consultant in the Corporate Finance & Restructuring Group at FTI Consulting. Tanner holds a BBA in finance from Texas A&M University. Location: Austin

Jake Vinson

Assistant Vice President

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Jake Vinson

Jake Vinson is an Assistant Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB in 2021, he was an associate in the Leveraged and Acquisition Finance Group at HSBC in New York. He holds a BA in economics and a BS in human and organizational development from Vanderbilt University. Location: Austin

Jarry Antoine

Jarry Antoine is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Previously, Antoine was an associate at PineBridge Investments. Prior to that, he worked as an investment analyst at Performance Equity Management. Antoine began his career as an investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan in New York City. He holds a BA in economics from Cornell University. Location: Austin

Mike Brown

Mike Brown is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB in 2023, Brown was an analyst in the Acquisition Finance Group at Truist Securities. Before that, he was an analyst in the Technology Finance Group at Bridge Bank. Brown holds a BSBA with a concentration in finance from the University of South Carolina. Location: Austin

Dylan Cooney

Dylan Cooney is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, Cooney was a private debt and equity analyst at Northwestern Mutual Capital in Milwaukee. He holds a BA in economics and mathematical methods in the social sciences from Northwestern University. Location: Austin

Steve Gildersleve

Steve Gildersleve is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB in 2024, Gildersleve was an analyst in the Fintech & Financial Services Group at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. He holds a BBA in finance and a BBA in economics from the University of Georgia. Location: Austin

Trey Keitel 

Trey Keitel is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB in 2024, Keitel was an assistant vice president in the Sponsor Finance Group at Stifel and before that he was an investment banking analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group, also at Stifel. Keitel holds a BS in finance and accounting from Saint Louis University. Location: Austin

Isaiah Marcelle

Isaiah Marcelle joined AB in 2024 and is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Previously, Marcelle was an investment banking associate in the Restructuring and Financing Group at Greenhill. He holds a BA in real estate finance from Southern Methodist University. Location: Austin

John Mullery

John Mullery joined AB in 2023 and is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining the team, he was an associate in the Industrials & Business Services Group at Truist Securities in Dallas. Mullery holds a BS in finance and a minor in economics from The Pennsylvania State University. Location: Austin

Brigid O’Leary

Brigid O’Leary, CFA is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where she is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining the firm in 2022, she was an analyst at Tree Line Capital Partners in Austin. O’Leary holds an MS in finance and a BBA in accounting from Southern Methodist University. Location: Austin

Vamsee Ravella

Vamsee Ravella joined AB in 2023 and is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining the team, he was an analyst at HC2 Holdings in New York City. Vamsee holds a BBA with a concentration in finance from The University of Texas at Austin. Location: Austin

Chris Statton

Chris Statton joined AB in 2022 and is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He holds a BBA with concentrations in finance and energy management from the University of Oklahoma. Location: Austin

Jeremy Stewart

Jeremy Stewart joined AB in 2024 and is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining the team, he was an investment banking associate on the Leverage Finance team at Wells Fargo in San Francisco. Stewart holds a BS with a concentration in management science and engineering from Stanford University, and MBA with a concentration in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Location: Austin

Patrick Wettig

Patrick Wettig is an Associate with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB in 2022, he was an analyst in the Capital Advisory Group at Robert W. Baird in Chicago. Before that, Wettig was an analyst in the Portfolio Management Group at Truist Securities. He holds a BBA with a concentration in finance and accounting from Indiana University. Location: Austin

Leah Radow 

Leah Radow joined AB in 2022 and is an Analyst with AB Private Credit Investors, where she is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining the team in 2023, she was a financial analyst for AB in Nashville. Radow holds a BBA, magna cum laude, with a concentration in finance and economics from The University of Oklahoma. Location: Austin