Gretchen Lam

Chief Executive Officer at Octagon Credit Investors LLC

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Ms. Gretchen M.
Lam, CFA, is a Chief Executive Officer at Octagon Credit Investors LLC.
She is a member of Octagon’s Investment Committee and serves as the Portfolio Manager across CLOs, Separately Managed Accounts and Commingled Funds.
Ms. Lam oversees the Firm’s Structured Credit (CLO debt & equity) investment strategies.
She is a member of Octagon & Conning’s Global DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) Council and a member of the Firm’s ESG Committee.
Prior to becoming a Portfolio Manager, Ms. Lam oversaw Octagon's investments in the software, business services, finance & insurance, paper & packaging, gaming & lodging, homebuilding and real estate industries.
She was also responsible for the structured credit exposure held in Octagon’s CLO vehicles.
Ms. Lam attended Babson College where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Investments.
She received her CFA Charter in 2006.

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Octagon Credit Investors LLC Octagon Credit Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Octagon Credit Investors LLC (Octagon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Andrew Gordon, James Ferguson and Joyce Delucca in 1994 as a business unit of Chemical Bank a (predecessor of JPMorgan Chase & Co.) to create an asset management capability for below investment grade debt investments. They were incorporated in 1998 and separated from The Chase Manhattan Corp. in 1999. In 2016, the firm was acquired by Conning & Co., which is ultimately owned by Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TPE: 2882) in Taiwan. Octagon manages CLOs, separately managed accounts, private funds, and registered Funds.	Chief Executive Officer	2023-12-31

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Octagon Credit Investors LLC Octagon Credit Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Octagon Credit Investors LLC (Octagon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Andrew Gordon, James Ferguson and Joyce Delucca in 1994 as a business unit of Chemical Bank a (predecessor of JPMorgan Chase & Co.) to create an asset management capability for below investment grade debt investments. They were incorporated in 1998 and separated from The Chase Manhattan Corp. in 1999. In 2016, the firm was acquired by Conning & Co., which is ultimately owned by Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TPE: 2882) in Taiwan. Octagon manages CLOs, separately managed accounts, private funds, and registered Funds.	Finance