Jared Parker
Managing Director and Co-Head of North America
Mr. Parker is a managing director and co-head of North America for Oaktree’s Global Opportunities strategy. Based in New York, he oversees the team’s investing efforts across the aerospace & transportation, energy & infrastructure, financial services & real estate, and healthcare sectors and is a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Parker joined Oaktree in 2014 and has over twenty years of experience in alternative asset management in both private equity and opportunistic credit. He has served on a number of public and private boards and currently serves as a board director for United Road Services and Enercon. Prior to joining Oaktree, Mr. Parker was a managing director at Highstar Capital, an infrastructure-focused private equity firm that Oaktree acquired. Prior to Highstar, he worked in the investment banking division of Deutsche Bank in the Energy, Utilities and Chemicals advisory group. Mr. Parker holds a B.A. degree in international relations from Stanford University where he is currently a member of the University’s Digital Education Advisory Council and the Lifelong Engagement and Advocacy for Development Council. He serves on the Advisory Board to the Altman-Paulson Initiative on Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Financial Distress at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Mr. Parker is a board member and Chair of the Finance Committee of Legacy College Prep, a charter school in the Bronx, New York.