Matt Wilson
Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager
Mr. 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. He
currently serves on the Board of Directors of Interblock Gaming. Mr.
Wilson previously served on the boards of AdvancePierre Foods, Agro Merchants,
Billabong International, Boardriders, Diamond Foods, Quiksilver and the Bridge
Direct. He is 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. 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. He
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.