Bruce A. Karsh is the Co-Founder and President of Oaktree Capital Management

Oaktree Capital Management

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. is a global investment management corporation with about US$82.4 billion of assets under management. Oaktree's mission is to provide management with a primary emphasis on risk control in a limited number of sophisticated investment specialties...

. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Duke University's investment management company.

Career

Karsh obtained an A.B. degree in economics summa cum laude from Duke University

Duke University

Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...

 in 1977. He also has a J.D. from the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

 School of Law in 1980. Following law school, Karsh served as appellate clerk to current Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...

 justice, Anthony M. Kennedy. Karsh also worked as a Managing Director at TCW Group

TCW Group

The TCW Group is an investment management company that offers various equity, fixed income, and alternative strategies to and individual investors. The group operates as a subsidiary of SG Gestion....

. In April 1995, Karsh co-founded Oaktree Capital with five other individuals.

Philanthropy

Karsh and his wife, Martha, have donated to Duke University to support financial aid.