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Gershon Distenfeld
InvestorDirector of Income Strategies at AllianceBernstein
Hollywood, Florida, United States
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About
Gershon Distenfeld is Director of Income Strategies at AllianceBernstein, which he joined in 1998, having held roles including Co-Head of Fixed Income overseeing a $300 billion platform and, since 2024, leader of the firm's High Yield/High Income franchise managing approximately $60 billion; he plans to depart at the end of 2026. Since 2019 he has served on the Investment Committee of Northwell Health, and in 2012 he founded Yeshivat He'Atid, a Jewish day school in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he served as chairman as enrollment grew from 117 to nearly 700 students. In 2021 he won a World Series of Poker bracelet and donated his $204,000 in winnings to charity, and he is transitioning toward board, advisory, and philanthropic roles.
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- Who is Gershon Distenfeld?
- Gershon Distenfeld is Director of Income Strategies at AllianceBernstein, which he joined in 1998, having held roles including Co-Head of Fixed Income overseeing a $300 billion platform and, since 2024, leader of the firm's High Yield/High Income franchise managing approximately $60 billion; he plans to depart at the end of 2026. Since 2019 he has served on the Investment Committee of Northwell Health, and in 2012 he founded Yeshivat He'Atid, a Jewish day school in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he served as chairman as enrollment grew from 117 to nearly 700 students. In 2021 he won a World Series of Poker bracelet and donated his $204,000 in winnings to charity, and he is transitioning toward board, advisory, and philanthropic roles.
- Where does Gershon Distenfeld work?
- Gershon Distenfeld is Director of Income Strategies at AllianceBernstein.
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