About
Erik Falk is Head of Strategy at Magnetar, where he helps guide firm strategy, evaluates and implements new investment strategies, and is involved in day-to-day investment and portfolio management for the firm's Alternative Credit and Fixed Income business. Before joining Magnetar in 2017, he was a Partner and Global Head of Private Credit at KKR & Co. and earlier spent eight years at Deutsche Bank, where his roles included founding the special situations group and co-heading the global securitized products group. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University.
Experience
- Magnetar CapitalPartnercurrent2017 — presentEvanston, Illinois, United States
- Star Mountain CapitalSenior Advisorcurrent2017 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- KKR & Co. L.P.Member2008 — 2017
- Deutsche Bank SecuritiesManaging Director2000 — 2008New York
- First Boston CorporationDirector1992 — 2000
Education
- Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering1988 — 1992
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Chemical Engineering1988 — 1992
- Rolling Meadows High School1984 — 1988
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Star Mountain Capital5
Also worked at KKR & Co. L.P.63
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Also worked at First Boston Corporation5
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via Magnetar AI Ventures · filed Jan 2026 · $30M raise
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