Bruce Richards

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Bruce Richards is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Marathon Asset Management, a leading global asset manager specializing in public and private credit markets. He is responsible for general oversight of the $17 billion the firm manages on behalf of its institutional investors. He also leads Marathon’s Executive Committee, a team of senior professionals, as well as Marathon’s Investment Committee, responsible for approving principal investments. Prior to Marathon, Richards worked on Wall Street for 15 years, including 10 years as a Managing Director in the fixed income divisions of Smith Barney and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

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	Fixed Income
	Private Credit

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Richards co-founded Marathon with Louis Hanover in January 1998. The firm focuses on the global credit markets, specifically corporate debt and the structured debt markets.
Today, his day-to-day presence is critical in maximizing Marathon's synergies and leveraging the intellectual capital throughout Marathon.
The firm employs all-weather strategies that invest globally across asset classes, industry sectors, and capital structures.

EARLY CAREER

At Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, he was head of a trading desk responsible for principal investments and market making.
Richards also worked at Shearson Lehman Hutton ('Lehman Brothers') as a trader in their Fixed Income Division, after starting his career at Paine Webber.

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Richards is frequently featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and Bloomberg.

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