Professionals

Leonard M. Tannenbaum, CFA Leonard M. Tannenbaum, CFA
CEO and President

Leonard M. Tannenbaum is the founder of Fifth Street Finance Corp. and has served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since its formation in 2007. He is also the managing partner of our investment adviser.

Since founding his first private investment firm in 1998, Mr. Tannenbaum has founded a number of private investment firms, including Fifth Street Capital LLC, and he has served as managing member of each firm. Prior to launching his first firm, Mr. Tannenbaum gained extensive small-company experience as an equity analyst for Merrill Lynch and as partner in a $50 million small company hedge fund. Mr. Tannenbaum has served on the Boards of Directors of five public companies, including Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc., Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., WesTower Communications, Inc., Cortech, Inc. and General Devices, Inc.

Mr. Tannenbaum graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a B.S. in Economics. Subsequent to his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tannenbaum received an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School as part of the Submatriculation Program. He is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and he is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.

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Executive Officers

Leonard M. Tannenbaum, CFA
CEO and President

Bernard D. Berman
Executive Vice President and Secretary

William H. Craig
CFO and Chief Compliance Officer

Partners

Marc A. Goodman
Senior Partner

Juan E. Alva
Partner

Investment Professionals

Ivelin M. Dimitrov
Principal

Brian Finkelstein
Senior Associate

Karin A. McKittrick
Vice President

Jennifer T. Yang
Senior Analyst

Sophia F. Rahman
Business Development Associate

Accounting Professionals

Emil O. Caliboso
Accounting Supervisor

Administration

Stacey L. Thorne
VP, Investor Relations

Jennifer G. Blank
Recruiting Manager

 


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