Private Credit Investors

Brent Humphries joined AB in 2014 as a founding member and President of AB Private Credit Investors, where he has primary responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the business, including chairing the investment committee, fundraising, investor relations, investment originations, structuring and underwriting, as well as ongoing portfolio management and compliance. He previously held the same position with Barclays Private Credit Partners. Prior to joining Barclays, Humphries served as group head, generalist financial sponsor coverage for Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, and later led its structured private equity initiative. Before that, he served as a partner and managing director of the Texas Growth Fund, a middle market private equity firm. Humphries previously worked in leveraged finance with NationsBank and J.P. Morgan, and as a financial analyst with Exxon. He holds a BBA in finance with an emphasis in accounting from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Location: Austin

Wesley Raper joined AB in 2014 as a founding member and Chief Operating Officer of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in strategy and planning, operations, financing, accounting, portfolio analyses, cash management and compliance. He formerly held the same role at Barclays Private Credit Partners. Prior to that, Raper was a vice president in the Information Technology Group at Barclays, where he was responsible for building the technology platform for the leveraged-finance business. He holds an MEng from the University of Bristol and an MS in finance from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. Location: Austin

Virginia Kocher joined AB in 2016 as the Chief of Staff for AB Private Credit Investors, where she is involved in various strategic, operational and administrative aspects of the business. Before joining AB, she was the chief operating officer and head of operational due diligence at Gapstow Capital Partners, an alternative investment advisor. Prior to that, Kocher was an operational due diligence analyst at Barclays Wealth Americas and Barclays Global Investors. She began her career as an auditor at Ernst & Young. Kocher holds a BBA and MPA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a registered Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New York State. Location: Austin

Liz Pyeatt joined AB in 2015 as the Head of Office Administration with AB Private Credit Investors, where she is involved in executive support and administration management. Previously, she was the operations manager for LookNook and a senior associate at Austin Asset. Pyeatt holds a BS in financial planning from Texas Tech University. Location: Austin

Jay Ramakrishnan joined AB in 2014 and is a founding member, Head of Originations, and a member of the investment committee of AB Private Credit Investors. In addition, she is responsible for business initiatives such as technology-focused capital solutions, oversees investments in the healthcare/HCIT sectors, and covers select East Coast financial sponsors with an emphasis on technology, healthcare and business services. Previously, Ramakrishnan was a managing director with Barclays Private Credit Partners, and as a founding member of the business was involved in various aspects of business launch, transaction sourcing and execution. Prior to joining Barclays, she was a vice president at Goldman Sachs, in the Specialty Lending Group in New York, and in London, where she oversaw a European leveraged-loan portfolio and managed restructurings. Before that, Ramakrishnan was in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns, and she started her career as an associate consultant for Bain & Company. She holds a BA (Hons) in economics from the University of Cambridge, England, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Location: New York

Patrick Fear joined AB in 2014 and is a Managing Director and founding AB Private Credit Investors team member, the Head of Digital Infrastructure and Services, and a member of the investment committee of AB Private Credit Investors. He is also responsible for generalist sponsor originations across a variety of industries. Fear was previously a director with Barclays Private Credit Partners, where he held a similar role. Prior to that, he was a director with CapitalSource in the US and Europe. Fear was a founding member of the senior management team of CapitalSource Europe, responsible for sourcing, executing and monitoring a $500 million portfolio of middle market mezzanine and other leveraged loans in a variety of industries. Before that, he was a vice president focused on M&A advisory at Robert W. Baird in London and Chicago. Fear began his career in transaction services at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a BBA in accounting from the University of Notre Dame and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Location: Austin

Alex Barry joined AB in 2022 and is a Managing Director with AB Private Credit Investors, where he leads its Tech Capital Solutions strategy. Prior to joining the team, he launched TriplePoint Capital’s New York office in 2017 and most recently led its East Coast investment team. Barry originated and executed technology investments across multiple sectors and capital strategies through his relationships with venture capitalists, founders and corporates. Before TriplePoint Capital, he spent three years at Silicon Valley Bank in New York, where he built a team focused on providing debt and equity solutions to Series A and growth-stage technology companies in the venture capital ecosystem. Prior to this, Barry spent nine years in Dublin, Los Angeles and New York with middle-market credit fund AIB Debt Management, where he was focused on underwriting leveraged buyouts, ABL and real estate credit investments. He holds a BA with concentrations in economics and sociology from University College Dublin. Location: Austin

Bob Bielinski joined AB in 2015 as a Managing Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is responsible for generalist sponsor originations across a variety of industries. He has sector expertise and long-standing experience investing in the restaurant, multi-unit and franchising industries, as well as the financial services industry. Bielinski was previously a managing director with CIT Group, where he led the restaurant industry practice within Corporate Finance for seven years. At CIT, Bielinski focused on middle market lending with an emphasis on private equity–owned businesses. Prior to CIT, he was a managing director with Challenger Capital Group, a middle market investment bank. Before that, Bielinski was a managing director with Richard C. Breeden & Co., an advisory firm headed by a former chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. His investment banking experience includes seven years at Lehman Brothers, where he began his career, and he has held a variety of senior financial positions in the restaurant and retail industries, including senior vice president of finance and treasurer at Boston Chicken Inc. and vice president of financial operations at The Limited. Bielinski holds BS degrees in electrical engineering and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Location: Chicago

Patrick Gimlett joined AB in 2015 and is a Managing Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he leads the team’s originations activities in the energy sector and covers generalist financial sponsors located in Dallas and Houston. He also assists with fund-raising and deal-sourcing within AB’s financial advisor network. Gimlett was previously a vice president with GE Capital’s Energy Financial Services Group, where he originated investments in the oil and gas and midstream industries. His experience at GE Capital also included several years of underwriting and portfolio management. Gimlett holds a BBA in finance from the University of Notre Dame. Location: Houston

Drew Miller joined AB in 2015 and is a Managing Director with AB Private Credit Investors. His core responsibilities include serving as Head of Business Services, and leading West Coast financial sponsor originations, with a focus on technology. Previously, Miller was a vice president in GE Capital’s Sponsor Finance Group (now Antares Capital), where he originated investments in the technology and media industries. Miller’s experience at GE Capital also included several years of underwriting, portfolio management and debt restructuring. Prior to joining GE Capital in 2004, he worked for KPMG. Miller holds a BA in international relations from the University of Memphis and a MAcc from the University of Southern California. Location: Austin

Hardeep Saini joined AB in 2015 as a Managing Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is responsible for leading coverage efforts for certain East Coast financial sponsor relationships across a variety of industries. He was previously a managing director at ICON, where he held a similar role and acquired deep experience in the industrial, manufacturing, shipping and business services arenas. Prior to joining ICON in 2008, Saini worked for SMBC Capital Markets as a risk-management officer within fixed income. He holds a BEng in computer science from the University of Mumbai and an MBA in finance from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. Location: New York

Ryan Simpson joined AB in 2022 and is a Managing Director with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is responsible for West Coast sponsor originations across a variety of industries, with a focus on general industries. Prior to joining the team, Simpson was a director at MUFG Union Bank, and before that was a vice president at Antares Capital (previously GE Antares Capital). He holds a BS in management from the United States Air Force Academy and an MBA with concentrations in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Location: Los Angeles

Daniel Weiss joined AB in 2016 and is a Managing Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he leads financial sponsor coverage efforts for Chicago and the Midwest across a variety of industries. He was previously a vice president at Cerberus Capital Chicago, responsible for sourcing, structuring and executing debt financings for financial sponsors. Prior to that, Weiss was a managing director at MFC Capital Funding, where he was a member of the firm’s investment committee and one of five senior deal professionals responsible for sourcing and executing debt investments for lower–middle market companies. Before that, he worked in private equity for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board and for Pfingsten Partners, a lower–middle market private equity fund. Weiss began his career as an analyst at NationsBank. He holds a BS in business from Tulane University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. Location: Chicago

Solomon Cole joined AB in 2016 and is a Director with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in originations across a number of industries, including healthcare, software and technology-enabled business services. He was formerly a vice president on the Credit team at AB Private Credit Investors, where he was involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB, Cole was an associate with the Merchant Banking Group at BNP Paribas, where he focused on originating, underwriting and syndicating leveraged loans for sponsor-backed transactions. Before that, he was an associate at The Riverside Company, a middle market private equity firm. Cole holds a BS in finance (Hons) and an MS in accountancy from Wake Forest University, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Location: Austin

Sean Kennedy joined AB in 2014 and is a Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in originations, primarily focused on the digital infrastructure and services sector, as well as generalist sponsor coverage. Kennedy was formerly a director on the Credit team at AB Private Credit Investors, where he was involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. Prior to joining AB-PCI, he was an associate in the Fixed Income Global Credit Research Group at AB, focusing on high-yield and leveraged-loan transactions. Prior to that, Kennedy was an associate in the Asset and Principal Finance Group at Nomura Securities. He holds a BS in business administration from Carnegie Mello University. Location: Austin

Lewis Leavitt joined AB in 2018 as a Director of AB Private Credit Investors, where he jointly leads originations for several specific verticals including software, digital information services and healthcare. He is also responsible for regional intermediary coverage and sponsor coverage of select growth equity firms across the US. Leavitt was previously a principal with Escalate Capital Partners, where he led business development by working closely with technology lenders as well as venture capital and growth equity firms. Prior to Escalate, he helped start Alert Media, a mass-notification software business based in Austin, Texas. Leavitt holds a BA in Spanish and political science from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Location: Austin

Shishir Agrawal joined AB in 2014 and is a founding member and 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 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 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 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 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

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

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 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 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

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 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 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

Robert Buckwalter is a Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He joined AB Private Credit Investors in 2016 as an associate. Buckwalter was formerly an analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at J.P. Morgan. He holds a BBA in finance and a BA in Spanish from Texas Christian University, and an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. Location: Austin

Dennis Drent 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. 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

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 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

Gregory Land 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 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

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

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

Jake Swetnam is a Vice President with AB Private Credit Investors, where he is involved in structuring, underwriting and execution, and portfolio management. He joined AB Private Credit Investors in 2015 as an associate. Swetnam was formerly an associate in the Leveraged Finance Group at ORIX. He holds a BBA in finance and a BS in Spanish from Southern Methodist University. Location: Austin

Melissa Thomas is a Vice President 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