Robert Hoffman serves as Managing Director, Credit Wealth Solutions and is the firm’s primary subject matter expert on the corporate credit markets and select alternative investment solutions. He develops key communications and resources to help position and educate on FS Investments’ products. He previously served as the firm’s Head of Investment Research, leading the team that analyzes the fundamentals behind market movements, macroeconomic trends and the performance of specific industries.
Mr. Hoffman has over 20 years of experience in the investment and financial services industry.
Most recently, he was an Executive Director at Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management, Inc., an asset management firm with approximately $20 billion in assets under management. At Nomura, he was responsible for loan portfolio management and trading, and he and his team managed nearly $3 billion in loan assets for retail and institutional clients. Prior to becoming a portfolio manager, he was a senior credit analyst focusing primarily on first- and second-lien corporate loan issues. He covered a range of sectors including energy and gas, utilities, healthcare, chemicals, technology, autos and industrials.
Mr. Hoffman graduated from Columbia University with a BA in Political Science and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.