Michael B. Lazar

Prior to co-founding BlackRock Kelso Capital in 2005, Mr. Lazar was a Managing Director and Principal at Kelso & Company form 1993.
He has been involved in Kelso private equity transactions.
Before joining Kelso, Mr. Lazar worked in the Acquisition Finance Group at Chemical Securities, Inc. (predecessor to J.P.
Morgan Securities Inc.) where his responsibilities included working with financial sponsors on the analysis, evaluation and financing of leveraged buyouts.
He began his career in the Corporate Finance and Structured Finance Groups at Chemical Bank, where he focused on financings for leveraged companies.
Mr. Lazar received a B.A. degree, cum laude, from Dartmouth College.
He is a director of Endurance Business Media, Inc. and Waste Services, Inc.