Ashwin Krishnan
Ashwin Krishnan
Head of North America Private Credit
25 years industry experience
Ashwin Krishnan
Head of North America Private Credit

25 years industry experience

Biography

Mr. Krishnan is Head of North America Private Credit and chairs the platform’s Investment Committee. A founding member of Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s (MSIM) Private Credit Platform, he brings 25 years of financial services experience, including over two decades as a principal investor in private markets spanning junior capital, special situations, and direct lending. Mr. Krishnan joined North America Private Credit in 2009 as one of four initial members. Prior to joining MSIM, Mr. Krishnan was an investor within Morgan Stanley Principal Investments, and earlier a credit analyst in the High Yield & Distressed Research group of Morgan Stanley’s Fixed Income Division. Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2003, he was an analyst in UBS's Communications Investment Banking group. Mr. Krishnan holds an M.S. in Engineering from Columbia University and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Bangalore University, India. Over his tenure at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, he has served as a board director for numerous portfolio companies across the US and Europe.

Other Team Members

 

 

New York

Hank D'Alessandro

Vice Chairman of NA Private Credit

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Chicago

Jeff Day

Co-President of Direct Lending

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Toby Norris

Managing Director

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Mark Jochims

Managing Director

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Chicago

David Kulakofsky

Head of Direct Lending Underwriting

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New York

Orit Mizrachi

Co-President of Direct Lending

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New York

Michael Occi

Chief Executive Officer for Direct Lending

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New York

David Pessah

Chief Financial Officer

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Christopher Remington

Managing Director

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New York

Jon Spivak

Managing Director

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New York

Rebecca Shaoul

Head of Portfolio Management

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New York

Debra Abramovitz

Executive Director

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New York

Fay Chen

Executive Director

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Rebecca Feygenson

Executive Director

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New York

Charlie Guyton

Executive Director

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Leanne Heeg

Executive Director

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Chicago

Lauren Krepelka

Executive Director

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New York

James Morphis

Executive Director

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