Mark Ronald Shenkman
Chief Executive Officer at Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.
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Mr. Mark R.
Shenkman is a Founder & President at Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Shenkman Capital Management Ltd.
With over 50 years of investment experience, and more than 42 years of high yield investment experience, he is considered one of the pioneers of the high yield bond and loan markets.
Before founding Shenkman Capital, Mr. Shenkman was President and Chief Investment Officer of First Investors Asset Management in New York from 1983 to 1985.
He also was Co-Manager and Vice President of the High Yield Bond Department at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb in New York from 1979 to 1983, where he established one of Wall Street’s earliest departments dedicated to the research, selling and trading of high yield securities.
Mr. Shenkman was a research analyst and an equity portfolio manager at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston.
From 1977 to 1979, he managed the first high yield bond mutual funds at Fidelity.
He served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S.
Army Computer Systems Command from 1967 to 1969 and is a former member at the College of William and Mary, Mason School of Business Board of Advisors.
Mr. Shenkman was a 20 year member of the Board of Directors of the University of Connecticut Foundation and served as Chairman of the Board from 2011 to 2013.
He received a BA in Political Science from the University of Connecticut (1965) and an MBA from The George Washington University (1967).
Mr. Shenkman also received a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, from the University of Connecticut (2007).
Mark Ronald Shenkman active positions
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Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.
 Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. (Shenkman) is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City, with offices in Stamford, Connecticut; and London, UK. It was founded by Mark R. Shenkman in 1985. The firm provides investment advisory services to a wide variety of clients through multiple platforms, including separately managed accounts, private funds, mutual funds and UCITS. Shenkman is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/07/1985 |
Shenkman Capital Management Ltd.
 Shenkman Capital Management Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Founded in 2009, part of Shenkman Capital Management, Inc., Shenkman Capital Management Ltd. provides business support services. The company is based in London, UK. | Director/Board Member | 01/05/2009 |
Former positions of Mark Ronald Shenkman
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Foresters Investment Management Co., Inc.
 Foresters Investment Management Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Foresters Investment Management Co. Inc. (FIMC) is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foresters Financial Holding Co. Inc., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Independent Order of Foresters, a Canadian fraternal benefit society with operations in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1971, FIMC was formerly known as First Investors Management Co., Inc. They act as investment adviser primarily to the First Investors Family of Funds. The First Investors Family of Funds consists of four trusts, which collectively contain 50 registered investment companies. The firm also acts as investment advisor to various proprietary accounts. | President | 31/12/1984 |
Shearson Lehman Bros., Inc.
 Shearson Lehman Bros., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Bros., Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1982 |
| Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1982 |
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC
 Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts. | Analyst-Equity | 31/12/1978 |
| New England Merchants Bank | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Mark Ronald Shenkman
| George Washington University | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Connecticut | Undergraduate Degree |
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Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts. | Finance |
Shearson Lehman Bros., Inc.
Shearson Lehman Bros., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Bros., Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY. | Finance |
Foresters Investment Management Co., Inc.
Foresters Investment Management Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Foresters Investment Management Co. Inc. (FIMC) is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foresters Financial Holding Co. Inc., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Independent Order of Foresters, a Canadian fraternal benefit society with operations in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1971, FIMC was formerly known as First Investors Management Co., Inc. They act as investment adviser primarily to the First Investors Family of Funds. The First Investors Family of Funds consists of four trusts, which collectively contain 50 registered investment companies. The firm also acts as investment advisor to various proprietary accounts. | Finance |
Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.
Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. (Shenkman) is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City, with offices in Stamford, Connecticut; and London, UK. It was founded by Mark R. Shenkman in 1985. The firm provides investment advisory services to a wide variety of clients through multiple platforms, including separately managed accounts, private funds, mutual funds and UCITS. Shenkman is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process. | Finance |
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| Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb, Inc. | Finance |
Shenkman Capital Management Ltd.
Shenkman Capital Management Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Founded in 2009, part of Shenkman Capital Management, Inc., Shenkman Capital Management Ltd. provides business support services. The company is based in London, UK. | Commercial Services |
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