Jason A. Breaux is Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. and serves as Chairman of our Advisor’s investment committee. In addition, Mr. Breaux serves as a managing director of Crescent Capital Group within private credit. Prior to joining Crescent in 2000, he worked at Robertson Stephens where he served in the mergers and acquisitions group. Prior to that, he worked in the investment banking division of Salomon Brothers. Mr. Breaux received an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and an AB from Georgetown University.
Jonathan R. Insull is President of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. and serves on our Advisor’s investment committee. In addition, Mr. Insull is a Managing Director and Institutional Portfolio Manager of Crescent Capital Group LP, focusing on public and private credit markets. Since joining the team in 1997, Mr. Insull has served in a number of roles of increasing breadth, including Credit Analyst, Director of Research, Portfolio Manager and Private Credit Investment Committees Member. He previously worked as a credit officer at The Chase Manhattan Bank and its predecessor institutions, Chemical Bank and Manufacturers Hanover Trust. Mr. Insull received his MBA in Finance from New York University and a BA in Economics from Hobart College.
Raymond F. Barrios is Managing Director of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. Prior to joining Crescent in 2008, Mr. Barrios was a member of the Leveraged Finance Group of Jefferies & Company, Inc. Mr. Barrios received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his BA from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Gerhard Lombard serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. He also serves as Chief Financial Officer of Crescent Capital Group LP. Before joining Crescent Capital in 2016, Mr. Lombard was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Whitehorse Finance Inc., a publicly traded business development company that is managed by H.I.G. Capital. Prior to H.I.G. Capital, Mr. Lombard was Group Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Churchill Financial Group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lombard spent approximately 11 years at Ernst & Young LLP, rising to the level of Senior Manager. He holds postgraduate degrees in Accounting and Finance from the University of Stellenbosch and the University of Natal both located in South Africa.
Joseph A. Hanlon is Chief Compliance Officer of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. In addition, Mr. Hanlon serves as the chief compliance officer for Crescent. Prior to joining Crescent in 2014, Mr. Hanlon was the chief compliance officer for the Fidelity Investments Equity and High Income Mutual Funds. Mr. Hanlon was at Fidelity Investments for 13 years in various compliance capacities. Mr. Hanlon practiced law as a counselor and litigator for Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi from 1992 to 2001 where he focused on advising and representing insurers on regulatory matters and complex litigation. Mr. Hanlon received a JD from Boston College Law School and BS in Finance from Boston College.
George P. Hawley is Secretary of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. In addition, Mr. Hawley serves as the general counsel for Crescent. Prior to joining Crescent in 2012, Mr. Hawley was senior vice president and associate general counsel at TCW where he supported Crescent on certain funds and accounts sub-advised by TCW to Crescent. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Hawley was an associate at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker specializing in asset management, securities, finance and restructuring, and general corporate. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Hawley began his legal career at Baker, Keener & Nahra where he practiced litigation. Mr. Hawley received a JD from Loyola Law School and a BA from the University of Notre Dame.
John S. Bowman is the Chairman of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.’s Board and serves on our Advisor’s investment committee. Mr. Bowman also serves as managing director and co-head of Crescent’s U.S. Direct Lending business. Prior to joining Crescent in 2012, Mr. Bowman was president of HighPoint Capital Management, LLC, a U.S. direct lending business which he co-founded in 2005. Prior to founding HighPoint Capital, Mr. Bowman was a managing director of leveraged finance at FleetBoston Financial from 1998 to 2003. Prior to joining FleetBoston, Mr. Bowman was a senior vice president in leveraged finance with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation. Mr. Bowman also worked as an investment banker at Kidder, Peabody, & Co. Incorporated, State Street Bank and Trust Company, Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated and Lehman Brothers. Mr. Bowman earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Business Administration from Northeastern University.
Kathleen Briscoe is a Director of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. and serves as a member of the Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee. Ms. Briscoe is a Partner and Chief Capital Officer of Dermody Properties, LLC (“Dermody”), a real estate development company that develops and leases industrial and distribution facilities throughout the United States. Prior to joining Dermody in 2018, Ms. Briscoe held senior consulting and management positions at a number of real estate investing companies, including Arixa Capital, Cordia Capital Management, LLC, Institutional Real Estate, Inc., and Crosswater Realty Advisors. Between 2013 and 2016, Ms. Briscoe served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer for real estate at Cordia Capital Management. Between 2009 and 2011 she served as Chief Investment Officer for IDS Real Estate Group. Before joining IDS Real Estate Group, from 2007 to 2008, she served as Managing Director and head of the Los Angeles office of Buchanan Street Partners. Prior to that, from 1987 to 2007, Ms. Briscoe was a Shareholder at Lowe Enterprises, a real estate investment, asset management, and development company. Ms. Briscoe is a current member of the board of a number of private companies, is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, and serves as a board member of Crescent Acquisition Corp where she serves on the Audit Committee.
Michael S. Segal is a Director of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. and serves as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Segal is the managing partner of Fred Segal Family LLC. Mr. Segal serves as trustee at Harvard-Westlake School and Pomona College. In addition, Mr. Segal is a current and former board member of numerous non-profit organizations, including Heal the Bay, Good Hope Medical Foundation, Los Angeles World Affairs Council and the Institute for Shipboard Education/Semester at Sea. Mr. Segal received a master’s degree from UCLA and a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College.
Steven F. Strandberg is a Director of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. and serves as a member of the Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee. Mr. Strandberg is also co-founder and managing partner of Albany Road Real Estate Partners. Previously he was managing director and co-founder of WestBridge Ventures, a firm that invested in later stage private technology companies. Prior to WestBridge, Mr. Strandberg specialized in advising emerging private companies on financings and mergers and acquisitions, working with Merrill Lynch where he was founder and head of the West Coast Technology Investment Banking group, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Strandberg is a current and former member of the board of numerous companies, as well as several non-profit organizations. Mr. Strandberg received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his AB from the University of Chicago.
Christopher G. Wright is a Managing Director, a member of Crescent Capital’s Management Committee, President of Crescent Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: CRSAU) and a member of the Board of Directors of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. Prior to joining Crescent in 2001, Mr. Wright completed the Financial Management Program with the General Electric Company and upon completion, worked in various finance roles within GE Industrial Systems. Mr. Wright is a current and former member or observer of the Board of numerous private companies, including the lead Director of Savers, Inc. In addition, Mr. Wright is a member of the Board of other non-profit organizations including St. Raphael School Development Board. Mr. Wright received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.A. from Michigan State University.
George G. Strong, Jr. is a Director of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. and serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Strong is a retired Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and a retired Managing Director and former general counsel of Cornerstone Research, a consulting firm. He has held the positions of chief financial officer and chief operating officer at several start-ups and smaller businesses in the software, dental products and freight forwarding industries. He is currently a director of Yello Media Group (Cayman) and Caribbean Publishing Company (Cayman). He received a BA in Economics from Yale University, MBA from Harvard Business School, and JD from the University of San Diego School of Law. Mr. Strong holds current Certified Public Accountant licenses in California and Hawaii and is a member of the California Bar.
