Michael Schwartz is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman and a member of the Private Credit investment team. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman in 2016, Mr. Schwartz was a Senior Vice President at Fifth Street Asset Management, where he was responsible for structuring, executing and monitoring directly originated and syndicated middle-market debt investments throughout the capital structure and across multiple industries. Prior to that, Mr. Schwartz was with Ares Management as an Associate in the Private Debt Group evaluating debt investments across multiple industries. Mr. Schwartz began his career at Invesco Ltd., analyzing leverage loan and high yield investments in technology, media and telecom companies, as a member of the Bank Loan Group. Mr. Schwartz received a BS in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University.