Matt Wilson

Matt Wilson is a managing director and co-portfolio manager of the Special Situations Group.  He is responsible for management of the strategy and all of its investing activities.  Prior to joining Oaktree in 2007, Mr. Wilson worked at H.I.G. Capital, LLC, where he was a founding member of Bayside Capital, Inc., a firm focused on special situations and credit-oriented investments.  Previously, he worked at J.H. Whitney & Co., in its Middle Market Leveraged Buyout group.  Mr. Wilson began his career in the Investment Banking division at Merrill Lynch & Co.  Mr. Wilson currently serves on the Board of Directors of Interblock Gaming, J&J Venture Gaming (Nevada) and Mesquite Gaming.  He previously served on the Boards of AdvancePierre Foods, Agro Merchants, Billabong International, Boardriders, Diamond Foods, Quiksilver and the Bridge Direct.  He is also the previous Chairman of the Board of Trustees and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Children’s Bureau of Los Angeles.  Additionally, Mr. Wilson serves on the Board of Trustees of The College Foundation of the University of Virginia and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Honor Foundation.  Mr. Wilson previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Chadwick School, and currently serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee for the Roessler-Chadwick Foundation.  Mr. Wilson is a regular speaker at several leading academic institutions including Boston College, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, UCLA and the University of Virginia.  Mr. Wilson graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia with B.A. degrees in economics and history and holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.