Tarek Barbar is a Senior Director and Portfolio Manager at Eldridge Capital Management, with a focus on leveraged credit markets, particularly leveraged loans. Previously, Mr. Barbar was a Portfolio Manager at Panagram Structured Asset Management. Prior to Panagram, Mr. Barbar was Head of Capital Markets and Trading at Security Benefit, where he was responsible for trading leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, and CLOs, and managing strategies focused on leveraged credit. Earlier in his career, he worked in the Corporate Credit group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, most recently as a Senior Loan Trader. While at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Barbar specialized in trading and portfolio management of leveraged loans, high yield bonds, and related derivative products across public and private markets within CLOs, registered investment companies, and separately managed accounts. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Villanova University.