CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Mark Okada
Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Highland Capital Management, L.P.
Mr. Okada is Chief Investment Officer of Highland Capital Management, L.P. and is responsible for overseeing Highland's investment activities for its various strategies. Mr. Okada is a pioneer in the development of the bank loan market and has over 25 years of credit experience. He is responsible for structuring one of the industry's first arbitrage CLOs and was actively involved in the development of Highland's bank loan separate account and mutual fund platforms. Mr. Okada received a BA in Economics and a BA in Psychology, cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Mr. Okada is a Director of NexBank, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Common Grace Ministries, Inc. and is on the Board of Directors for Education is Freedom.
