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Mr. Gunther M.
Stein is a Head & Chief Investment Officer of US Performing Credit at Sound Point Capital Management LP.
He joined Sound Point in 2023.
Additionally, Mr. Stein serves on Sound Point’s Management Committee as well as many of the firm’s investment and risk committees.
He ahs over 30 years of credit investing experience.
Prior to joining Sound Point, Mr. Stein served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer of Symphony Asset Management, a San Francisco-based alternative asset manager that was active across the credit investing spectrum.
Mr. Stein joined Symphony Asset Management in 1999 and as Chief Executive Officer, grew Symphony’s AUM from approximately $7 billion in 2009 to $19.5 billion when he departed in 2018.
Prior to Symphony Asset Management, Mr. Stein was a Vice President & Portfolio Manager at Wells Fargo.
He earned a B.A. in Economics from University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
Gunther Maurice Stein active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Sound Point Capital Management LP
Sound Point Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Sound Point is a credit asset manager with investment strategies that concentrates on performing credit and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), opportunistic credit, structured credit, specialty finance and marketplace lending, and commercial real estate credit, utilizing a fundamental and research-intensive approach to investing. The firm’s primary investment objective is to preserve capital in all market conditions and to generate attractive rates of return with low volatility. | Head-Fixed Income Invts | 2023-05-18 |
Former positions of Gunther Maurice Stein
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Symphony Asset Management LLC
Symphony Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Symphony AM utilizes various data sources and, for certain strategies, proprietary computerized tools in the provision of its advisory services. They generally employ bottom-up security selection and perform analysis across the capital structure of investment candidates. The firm uses fundamental and quantitative analysis methods in the provision of their advisory services. Symphony AM may consult with securities analysts, selected broker-dealers, market-makers, economists, and others in formulating investment strategies. | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-09-29 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Citibank Investments Ltd.
Citibank Investments Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| NUVEEN SHORT DURATION CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
First Interstate Bank (Billings, Montana)
First Interstate Bank (Billings, Montana) Investment ManagersFinance First Interstate Bank provides a holistic approach to determining the best method to work toward their client's long-term objectives. The firm invests in exchange traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, stocks and bonds, and annuities. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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Wells Fargo & Co.
Wells Fargo & Co. Major BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiaries provides consumer, commercial, corporate, investment banking and wealth management services | Finance |
Symphony Asset Management LLC
Symphony Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Symphony AM utilizes various data sources and, for certain strategies, proprietary computerized tools in the provision of its advisory services. They generally employ bottom-up security selection and perform analysis across the capital structure of investment candidates. The firm uses fundamental and quantitative analysis methods in the provision of their advisory services. Symphony AM may consult with securities analysts, selected broker-dealers, market-makers, economists, and others in formulating investment strategies. | Finance |
Citibank Investments Ltd.
Citibank Investments Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment services | Finance |
First Interstate Bank (Billings, Montana)
First Interstate Bank (Billings, Montana) Investment ManagersFinance First Interstate Bank provides a holistic approach to determining the best method to work toward their client's long-term objectives. The firm invests in exchange traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, stocks and bonds, and annuities. | Finance |
Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund
Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Sound Point Capital Management LP
Sound Point Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Sound Point is a credit asset manager with investment strategies that concentrates on performing credit and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), opportunistic credit, structured credit, specialty finance and marketplace lending, and commercial real estate credit, utilizing a fundamental and research-intensive approach to investing. The firm’s primary investment objective is to preserve capital in all market conditions and to generate attractive rates of return with low volatility. | Finance |
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