MONROE CAPITAL - Key Persons


Aakash Bhansali - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Accounting Officer
  • Finance, Operations, Compliance

Aaron Peck

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director & Co - Head and Co - Portfolio Manager, Opportunistic Credit
  • Managing Director, Co - Portfolio Manager and Co - Head of Monroe Capital 's Opportunistic Private Credit
  • Senior Management
Mr. Peck is a Managing Director, Co-Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Monroe Capital's Opportunistic Private Credit investment vehicles. He is responsible for deal origination, structuring, and portfolio management, as well as overseeing the opportunistic business and its team. As part of the opportunistic business, Mr. Peck co-leads the firms' investments in real estate, specialty finance and corporate special situations. He joined the firm in 2012 and is a member of Monroe's Investment Committee. Mr. Peck has over 30 years of experience in credit, lending, opportunistic finance, high yield and distressed credit. Prior to Monroe, Mr. Peck was Co-Chief Investment Officer at Deerfield Capital Management and was responsible for the investment teams at Deerfield which managed over $10 billion in AUM in bank loans, middle market credit, mezzanine debt, credit default swaps, commercial real estate loans, asset-backed securities, and residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities. Mr. Peck was also chief portfolio manager for Deerfield's publicly-traded specialty finance mortgage REIT and in that capacity, was the key point of contact for all institutional and retail investors, investment banking research analysts, lenders and investment bankers. Prior to Deerfield, he worked in leveraged credit and opportunistic finance at several investment firms including AEG Investors, Black Diamond Capital, Salomon Smith Barney (Citibank), and ESL Investments. Mr. Peck earned his M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting with Honors from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and his B.S. in Commerce from The University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce.

Adam Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Development - Wealth Management Solutions
  • Marketing, Investor Relations & Administration

Akanksha Chaudhari

Job Titles:
  • Associate - Fund Finance
  • Finance, Operations, Compliance

Alex Childs

Job Titles:
  • Director, Opportunistic Credit

Alex Franky

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director and Head of Underwriting for Monroe Capital 's Private Credit
  • Managing Director, Head of Direct Underwriting
  • Senior Management
Mr. Franky is a Managing Director and Head of Underwriting for Monroe Capital's Private Credit vehicles. He is responsible for investment structuring and investment execution, as well as managing the underwriting team. He joined the firm in 2004 and is a member of Monroe's Investment Committee. Mr. Franky has over 30 years of commercial lending and private debt experience. Prior to joining Monroe in 2004, he served Hilco Capital LP in a similar capacity since 2002. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Vice-President with GMAC Business Credit in which he was instrumental in structuring and underwriting financing transactions. Prior to GMAC, Mr. Franky was an Assistant Vice-President with FINOVA Capital Corp., where he assembled, negotiated, and closed corporate asset-based and structured finance transactions. Mr. Franky began his professional career at LaSalle Bank in its asset-based lending group where he was a field examiner, managed portfolios, assisted in developing and structuring new business on middle market companies. Mr. Franky earned his M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from Loyola University and his B.S. in Accounting from University of Illinois at Chicago.

Alex Graveno

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Finance & Portfolio Valuations

Alex Kim

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Asia

Alex Parmacek

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Deputy Portfolio Manager - Wealth Management Solutions

Alex Patil

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director & Southern California Region Group Head
Mr. Patil is a Managing Director & Southern California Region Group Head of Monroe Capital in Monroe's Los Angeles office. He is responsible for originating new investments in the West Coast region and responsible for due diligence, structuring and execution. Mr. Patil has over 10 years of experience. Prior to Monroe, Mr. Patil was a Managing Director at Medley Management, Inc., where he led the originations efforts for the West Coast region. He was responsible for deal sourcing, underwriting, transaction execution and portfolio management. Prior to Medley, he was employed in the Technology Investment Banking division at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Patil earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.

Alexandra Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant / Front Desk Receptionist
  • Marketing, Investor Relations & Administration

Amanda McConnell

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Amanda Tallman

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Direct Originations

Andrea Berdusco - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Andrew Eck

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President

Andrew Kopfensteiner

Job Titles:
  • Director

Andrew Meder

Job Titles:
  • Finance, Operations, Compliance
  • Senior Associate - Treasury & Fund Compliance

Andrew Mutale

Job Titles:
  • Finance, Operations, Compliance
  • Senior Associate - Tax & Equity Operations

Andrew Wroble

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Andrés Bañuelos - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Andy Kiehl

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Business Development - Institutional Funds
  • Marketing, Investor Relations & Administration

Anna Lasko

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President - Loan Operations
  • Finance, Operations, Compliance

Austin Nowlin

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President

Baoyu Wright

Job Titles:
  • Associate, Business Development - Wealth Management Solutions
  • Marketing, Investor Relations & Administration

Ben Failinger - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Ben Marzouk - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director - New York Region Group Head
Mr. Marzouk is Managing Director and New York Group Head. He is responsible for originating new investments in the northeast region and responsible for due diligence, structuring and execution. Mr. Marzouk has over 35 years of leveraged finance and advisory experience and has completed over $7.0 billion in leveraged finance transactions. His debt capital experience includes senior and second lien debt, unitranche, mezzanine and high yield debt in addition to equity to non-investment grade companies across numerous industries. Prior to Monroe, Mr. Marzouk was a Managing Director at Praesidian Capital, a provider of junior capital and equity. Prior to Praesidian, he was Co-Founder and Partner of Credit Market Advisors and one of the founding members of CIT Group, Inc.'s Equity Sponsor Group. Before joining CIT, Mr. Marzouk was the Deputy Group Head of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein's Leverage Finance Group. Mr. Marzouk started his career at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. Mr. Marzouk earned his B.S. in Economics and Political Science and his M.B.A. in Finance from Emory University Goizueta School of Business. Mr. Marzouk is a member of ACG and Fundless Sponsors in Private Equity.

Benjamin Krambeck

Job Titles:
  • Analyst

Bernardo Castro - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Bhang-Gil Choi

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor

Bill Dobbeck

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - Compliance

Billy Acciavatti - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Brad Sullivan - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Brandon Medina

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Equity Group

Brian Duffner

Job Titles:
  • Analyst, Investor Relations

Brian Dutzar

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Development - Wealth Management Solutions

Brian Lee

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Development - Wealth Management Solutions

Bridget Brooks

Job Titles:
  • Senior Executive Assistant & Project Manager

Carey Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets

Casey Burt

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate, Business Development - Institutional Funds

Casey Vercauteren

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President

Chandra Kaza

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - Equity Group

Charlie Karmin

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Business Development - Wealth Management Solutions

Chase Silverman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Chris Babick

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Southeast Region

Chris Enas

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Deputy Portfolio Manager - CLO & Loan Trading

Chris Jacques

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Development - Institutional Funds

Chris Larson

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - Equity Group

Chris Lund

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director & Co - Portfolio Manager, Institutional Portfolios

Chris Spanel

Job Titles:
  • Director, Opportunistic Credit

Christopher Carr

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Development - Insurance Solutions

Chun Tan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Fund Accounting

Claire Haupt

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Loan Operations

Colin Wisted

Job Titles:
  • Associate, Investor Relations

Colleen Platt

Job Titles:
  • Director - Loan Operations

Conor Otting

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Loan Operations

Dae Youn Kim

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Development

Dan Allen

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President - Fund Finance

Dan Letizia

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - Midwest Region

Dan Niemiec

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Dan Suarez

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Assistant Controller - Fund Accounting

Daniel Abramson


Darrick Ginkel

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - Head of Secondaries, Opportunistic Credit

Daruosh Shabbir

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

David Hales

Job Titles:
  • Director, Portfolio Group

David Jacobson

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - Portfolio Management

David Shi

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - Equity Group

David Welinsky

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Capital Markets

Dayna Kleinman

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Business Development - Wealth Management Solutions

Dhruv Bansal

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Diana Bermeo-Rios

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President - CLO Compliance

Dina Kook

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Fund Finance

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein

Job Titles:
  • Director

Elise Tauber

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Data & Analytics

Enerel Mandakh

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President - Treasury

Eric Lee

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Erica Sloan

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Assistant Controller - Fund Accounting

Erin Smith

Job Titles:
  • Associate - Loan Operations

Gabriel Anzeze

Job Titles:
  • Analyst

Gabriel Kirel

Job Titles:
  • Associate, Business Development - Wealth Management Solutions

Gaby Bolando

Job Titles:
  • HR Generalist

Gerry Burrows - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Giovanna Imbriani

Job Titles:
  • Associate, Business Development - Wealth Management Solutions

Grant Thornton - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Advisory Director
  • CFO

Halle Mogk

Job Titles:
  • Associate, Investor Relations

Hannah Nussbaum

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Ho-Jun Lee

Job Titles:
  • Associate, Business Development

J.P. Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Alternative Investment Services, Vice President
  • Analyst, Credit Risk Management
  • Analyst, Middle Market Commercial Banking
  • Associate, Leverage Finance

Jack Bernstein

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - East Coast Region

Jack Deahl

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Finance & Portfolio Valuations

Jack VadeBoncouer

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President - Fund Finance

Jake Brodie

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Jake Silverman - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

James Cassady - COO, Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Managing Director

James Lee

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Controller - Fund Accounting

James Ngo

Job Titles:
  • Associate - Fund Accounting

Jared Rubenstein

Job Titles:
  • Director - Equity Group

Jason Rainer

Job Titles:
  • Director, Capital Markets

Jason Starr

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director & Head of Underwriting, Real Estate - Opportunistic Credit

Jeff Kaye

Job Titles:
  • Finance
  • Managing Director - Technology

Jeffery Cupples

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Head of Credit, Direct Investments

Jeffrey Ulsh

Job Titles:
  • Director, Investor Relations

Jeffrey Williams

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Underwriting - Capital Markets Transactions

Jenny Bermeo

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, Business Development & Investor Relations

Jenny Horan

Job Titles:
  • Director - CLO Compliance

Jenny Le

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - CLO Compliance

Jeremy Simmons

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Direct Originations

Jodi Weinstein

Job Titles:
  • Systems Analyst

Jonathan Konz

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Finance & Portfolio Valuations

Jonathan Tenemaza

Job Titles:
  • Associate - Fund Accounting

Jonathan Weinberg

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Co - Head, Portfolio Group

Jordan Stephani - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Jose Paz

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - Tax & Equity Operations

Joseph Valickus

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Opportunistic Credit

Josue Aguilera

Job Titles:
  • Director, Controller - Investment Accounting

Karen Posch

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - Loan Operations

Karina Stahl

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer - Investment Funds

Katherine Stabler

Job Titles:
  • Assistant General Counsel

Kelly Dolyniuk

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Development - Wealth Management Solutions

Kevin Dee - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Kristan Gregory - Chief Compliance Officer

Job Titles:
  • Chief Compliance Officer

Krystyna Angeloni

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Loan Operations Compliance

Kyle Asher

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director & Co - Head and Co - Portfolio Manager, Opportunistic Credit

Lacy Villanueva - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Counsel

Liam Sweeney

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Loan Operations

Lihan Yu

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Business Development - Wealth Management Solutions

Likom Kikama

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President

Lizet Ochoa

Job Titles:
  • Staff Accountant - Management Company

M.P. Hayden

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Business Development - Institutional Funds

Madeline Guilfoil

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - Data & Analytics

Manuel Carlos

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Fund Accounting

Margaret Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President - Assistant Controller, Fund Accounting

Maria Mudra

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - Operations & Treasury

Marissa Soto

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Mark Friedrich

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Business Development - Institutional Funds

Mark Grondy

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - Data & Technology

Mark Petraitis

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Controller

Mark Solovy

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Co - Head Technology Finance Group

Marko Punda

Job Titles:
  • Director - Structured Solutions

Matt Kaiser

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Investor Relations

Matt London

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - Equity Group

Matt McCrary - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Matt Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Real Estate - Opportunistic Credit

Matthew Evans

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Healthcare Finance

Matthew Hooghkirk

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Treasury

Matthew Lane

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Head of Underwriting, Direct Investments

Matthew McNally

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Manager
  • Project Assistant

Matthew Rosenberg

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Media & Entertainment Finance

Matthew Speicher

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Financial Reporting - Management Company

Maya Rajacich

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Loan Operations

Michael Egan

Job Titles:
  • Chief Credit Officer
  • Vice Chairman

Michael Furr - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief Operating Officer
  • Managing Director

Michael Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President - Tax & Equity Operations

Michelle Jang

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Mick Solimene - CFO, CIO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • CIO
  • Managing Director, Portfolio Manager - Wealth Management Solutions

Mona Edwards

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff

Nathan Harrell

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Co - Head, Portfolio Group

Noah Baer

Job Titles:
  • Analyst - Finance & Portfolio Valuations

Parth Lakdawala - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Patrick Fagan - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Patrick Zimmermann

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Senior Controller - Investment Funds

Paul Seitz

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Software Underwriting

Peter Gruszka - Chief Legal Officer, Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel
  • Managing Director

R. Sean Duff

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Global Head of Business Development

Rachael Cressy

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager
  • for Media Relations

Rachel Ludwikowski

Job Titles:
  • Associate - Fund Finance

Rachel Soto

Job Titles:
  • Data Administration Manager

Rachel Worth

Job Titles:
  • Head of Investor Relations
  • for Investor Relations

Rafael Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Head of Information Technology

Rebecca Liu

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Assistant Controller - Fund Accounting

Reid Brinkoetter

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations

Reid Spearin

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - Equity Group

Richard Gross

Job Titles:
  • Director, Financial Reporting

Richard Zhu

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President

Robert Bergantz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President

Robert Joyce

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - CLO Compliance

Robert Keller

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Opportunistic Credit

Robert Tanakatsubo

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Deputy Head of Underwriting - Capital Markets Transactions

Ron Weinwurzel

Job Titles:
  • Analyst

Ronald Crudup

Job Titles:
  • Director - Data & Analytics

Ronnie Gerlach

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Loan Operations

Russell Investments

Job Titles:
  • Senior Manager
Mr. Kim is Managing Director, Head of Asia of Monroe Capital. He is responsible for expanding Monroe Capital's business and footprint in the Asia Pacific. Mr. Kim has over 20 years of experience in asset management and banking, in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to Monroe, Mr. Kim was the CEO and Managing Director of Korea and Head of Southeast Asia Institutions at Aberdeen Standard Investments. Prior to Aberdeen Standard Investments, Mr. Kim held prior roles at Russell Investments, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO). He earned his B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine.

Ryan Sholem

Job Titles:
  • Associate, Loan Operations

Salomon Smith Barney

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - High Yield

Samantha Dubiel

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Business Development - Institutional Funds

Samantha Keil

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Samuel Garcia

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Assistant Controller - Management Company

Sanjana Das

Job Titles:
  • Director, Investor Relations

Sanjay Yodh

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Insurance Solutions and Distribution

Sarah Wonnell - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Director, Human Resources

Scott Marienau

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer - Management Company

Seth Friedman

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Structured Solutions

Shafneen Shah

Job Titles:
  • Associate, Investor Relations

Shane Massel

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Controller - Management Company

Shanta Hassan

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Receptionist

Shelby Steverson

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Silvia Olivo

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Loan Operations

Sofia Kaplanes

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations

Steve Hinrichs

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - West Coast Region

Steve Phillips - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Stewart Hanlon

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Co - Head Technology Finance Group

Stout Risius Ross

Job Titles:
  • Inc., Analyst

Strat Schock

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President

Susan Nowlin

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Senior Executive

Sweta Chanda

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Business Strategy

Tejash Lodhavia

Job Titles:
  • Director - Finance & Portfolio Valuation

Tess Cross - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Theodore L. Koenig - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Chairman

Thomas Aronson

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman
  • Vice Chairman & Head of Originations

Tim Andersen

Job Titles:
  • Director - Compliance

Tom Conner - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Tommy Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - Healthcare

Ty Carriere

Job Titles:
  • Associate - Loan Operations

Tyler Moynihan

Job Titles:
  • Director

Viliana Dragos

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President - Loan Operations

Waleed Noor

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Middle East

Walter Williams

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - West Coast Region

Wei Jun Zhang

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate - Fund Accounting

William Blair

Job Titles:
  • Equity Research Associate

William Lunkes

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - Equity Group

Zach Kottler

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations

Zach Warren - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Zachary Newcomb

Job Titles:
  • Director - Treasury & Fund Compliance

Zia Uddin

Job Titles:
  • President & Co - Portfolio Manager, Institutional Portfolios