Eric Beckman
InvestorManaging Partner at Breakwater Investment Management
Los Angeles, California, United States
About
Managing Partner responsible for origination, structuring, execution and oversight of the portfolio, and Chairman of the Investment Committee, with 24 years of experience in leveraged finance and private company investing. He partnered with Saif Mansour in 2014 after 16 years as a senior investment professional at Ares Management.
Experience
- Breakwater Management LPManaging Partnercurrent2014 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- Carmelina Capital Management, LLCInvestor & Corporate Advisorcurrent2014 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- The Posse FoundationBoard Membercurrent2003 — present
- Ares Management, L.P.Senior Partner1998 — 2014
- Goldman SachsAssociate, Investment Banking Division1994 — 1998
- City Council of NY, Committees on Education and TransportationLegislative Investigator1989 — 1991
- NYC Mayor's Office of OperationsOperational Review Consultant1988 — 1989
Education
- Yale Law SchoolJD1991 — 1994
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)Rotary Foundation Graduate Scholar, South Asian Politics1987 — 1988
- Cornell UniversityBA, Political Theory & Economics1983 — 1987
- University of OxfordVisiting Student, Christ Church1985 — 1986
- Hunter College High School (NYC)
Colleagues at Breakwater Investment Management
Aamir Amdani
Managing Director at Breakwater Investment Management
Alec Dorman
Senior Associate at Breakwater Investment Management
Caitlin Punschke
Director of Operations at Breakwater Investment Management
Darrick Geant
Portfolio Advisor / Partner at Breakwater Investment Management
Jeff Goldstein
Operating Partner at Breakwater Investment Management
Joe Kaczorowski
Partner & CFO at Breakwater Investment Management
Jose Arteaga
Vice President, Finance at Leonid Capital Partners
Robert Choi
Senior Associate at Breakwater Investment Management
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