Jason Edwards

Jason Edwards is a Managing Director and Head Trader of liquid credit at Irradiant, focused on broadly syndicated loans and high yield bonds.
He also serves as a member of the Firm’s Management Committee.
Previously, Mr. Edwards served as the head trader at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors.
Prior to that, Mr. Edwards spent nine years at Ares Management, where he was most recently a principal and trader for the tradable credit group focused on credit, equity and derivative portfolios comprising roughly $20 billion of assets.
Before his time as a trader at Ares, he was head of the portfolio risk and analytics group providing detailed analysis on portfolio positioning, market trends and risk metrics.
Prior to Ares, Mr. Edwards worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the real estate business advisory group, providing valuation and assurance services for institutional clients.
Mr. Edwards earned a B.S.
in finance with a minor in real estate from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.