David Kulakofsky

David Kulakofsky

David Kulakofsky

Managing Director, Head of Direct Lending Underwriting & Portfolio Management
25 years industry experience

David Kulakofsky

Managing Director, Head of Direct Lending Underwriting & Portfolio Management

25 years industry experience

Biography

David Kulakofsky is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and Head of Direct Lending Underwriting & Portfolio Management for Morgan Stanley Private Credit, where he serves on the Investment Committee and focuses on origination, diligence and execution of direct lending investment opportunities. Mr. Kulakofsky joined Morgan Stanley in 2020 and has over 23 years of relevant industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Kulakofsky was Head of Madison Capital Funding’s Software & Technology Services team and a member of Madison’s Investment Committee. Mr. Kulakofsky joined Madison Capital at its inception in 2001 as an Associate and was a Vice President and Underwriting Team Leader before transitioning to an origination role in 2007. Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Kulakofsky was an Analyst in the Investment Banking group at Robert W. Baird & Co., focusing primarily on industrial M&A transactions. Mr. Kulakofsky earned a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA in Analytical Finance from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Other Team Members

New York

Jeff Levin

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Direct Lending

New York

Ashwin Krishnan

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Opportunistic Credit

New York

Hank D'Alessandro

Vice Chairman, North America Private Credit

Chicago

Jeff Day

Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets & Business Development

Mark Jochims

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Peter Ma

Managing Director

New York

Orit Mizrachi

Managing Director

New York

Michael Occi

Chief Administrative Officer

New York

David Pessah

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Kunal Soni

Managing Director, Head of Western Region, Head of Direct Lending Technology

New York

Jon Spivak

Executive Director

New York

Sean Sullivan

Managing Director, Head of Direct Lending Origination

New York

Debra Abramovitz

Executive Director

New York

Fay Chen

Executive Director

New york

Griffin Coakley

Vice President

New York

Charlie Guyton

Executive Director

Chicago

Lauren Krepelka

Executive Director

New York

James Morphis

Executive Director

New York

Jeff Levin

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Direct Lending

New York

Ashwin Krishnan

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Opportunistic Credit

New York

Hank D'Alessandro

Vice Chairman, North America Private Credit

Chicago

Jeff Day

Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets & Business Development

Mark Jochims

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Peter Ma

Managing Director

New York

Orit Mizrachi

Managing Director

New York

Michael Occi

Chief Administrative Officer

New York

David Pessah

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Kunal Soni

Managing Director, Head of Western Region, Head of Direct Lending Technology

New York

Jon Spivak

Executive Director

New York

Sean Sullivan

Managing Director, Head of Direct Lending Origination

New York

Debra Abramovitz

Executive Director

New York

Fay Chen

Executive Director

New york

Griffin Coakley

Vice President

New York

Charlie Guyton

Executive Director

Chicago

Lauren Krepelka

Executive Director

New York

James Morphis

Executive Director

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