Mr. Stone serves as the portfolio manager of Oaktree’s U.S. high yield bond activities and has supervisory responsibility for Oaktree’s European High Yield Bond, European Credit Opportunities, Senior Loan and Mezzanine Finance strategies. Mr. Stone, a co-founding member of Oaktree in 1995, established TCW’s High Yield Bond Department with Mr. Marks in 1985 and ran the department for ten years. Prior to joining TCW, Mr. Stone worked with Mr. Marks at Citibank for two years where he performed credit analysis and managed high yield bond portfolios. From 1978 to 1983, Mr. Stone worked at The Prudential Insurance Company where he was a Director of Corporate Finance, managing a fixed income portfolio exceeding $1 billion. Mr. Stone holds a B.A. degree from Bowdoin College and an M.B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Columbia University. Mr. Stone serves as chairman of the Investment Committee of the California Community Foundation and chaired Bowdoin College’s Investment Committee from 2003 to 2009.