George founded the firm in 1988. He started his investment career
in 1971 with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., where he worked in that firm's
New York and Zurich offices and later opened and managed its Paris Office. From
mid-1984 through mid-1988, George was President of Hoguet, Muzinich, Keller
& Co., a securities firm that was subsequently sold to a major European
institution. He has a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.B.A. from New York
University's Graduate School of Business.
Dennis
V. Dowden,Portfolio
Manager, New York office
Dennis was formerly with ABN AMRO Inc. where he served as a
Director of High Yield Research. Prior to that, Dennis was with Prudential
Securities, Inc. as a First Vice President and high yield energy and industrial
analyst. Dennis began his career with Standard & Poor's Corp. in New York
City. He has a B.A. from St. Peter's College and an M.B.A. from Rutgers
University. Dennis holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
John
Ingallinera,Portfolio
Manager, New York office
Prior to joining Muzinich, John was the Head of High Yield Trading
at Lehman Brothers, where he also served as a member of the High Yield
Operating Committee. Previously John was the Head of High Yield Trading at
Kidder Peabody. Earlier John worked as a high yield trader at Citibank and
Salomon Brothers. John received a B.A. in Economics from Notre Dame and his
M.B.A. in Finance from The University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business.
Tatjana Greil, Portfolio
Manager, London office
Tatjana came to Muzinich from Metlife Investments, where she served as an Associate Director of the High Return Unit. Earlier, Tatjana worked as Senior Portfolio Manager in European High Yield for Fortis Investments and as a portfolio manager and credit analyst at Legal & General Investment Management. She started her career as a high yield telecom analyst with Merrill Lynch. She has a PhD from the London School of Economics & Political Science, a Masters from the Kiel Institute of World Economics in Germany, and an MSc/BS in Economics from the University of Vienna.
David
A. Bowen,Portfolio
Manager/Head Trader, New York office
Prior to joining Muzinich, Dave worked at OFFIT Bank for nine
years, the last three years as a high yield analyst covering the energy, forest
products, textile, and chemical industries. Dave received his B.A. in Economics
from Yale University and his M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania. Dave holds the Chartered Financial Analyst
designation.
Wendy
L. Nickerson,Portfolio Manager, New York office
Prior to joining Muzinich, Wendy was with the high yield group at
Wells Fargo where she was a Managing Director and Director of High Yield
Research. Previously, Wendy worked as a Director and Senior Investment Analyst
at UBS Asset Management, as a securities analyst at Jefferson Pilot Life
Insurance Company, and as a fixed income sales representative at HSBC
Securities. Wendy holds a B.B.A. with Distinction and Departmental Honors in
Finance from the University of Kentucky, and an M.B.A. from the University of
Cincinnati where she received a full merit scholarship. Wendy holds the
Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
