Mr. Spivak is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and a member of the Morgan Stanley Private Credit team, where he serves on the Investment Committee and focuses on originating and underwriting investment opportunities. Mr. Spivak also serves as the Portfolio Manager on various investment vehicles. Mr. Spivak joined Morgan Stanley in 2017 and has over 16 years of relevant industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Spivak was a Vice President at Tree Line Capital Partners where he was responsible for the origination, execution, and portfolio management of direct lending investments across a wide range of industries. Mr. Spivak also worked at Enhanced Capital Partners, an affiliate of Tree Line, where he held a similar role and served as an Investment Manager of its Small Business Investment Company. Mr. Spivak began his career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Structured Equity Finance group, investing the bank’s balance sheet in various parts of the capital structure. Mr. Spivak holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.