Michael Forman is Chairman and CEO of FS Investments, a Philadelphia-based alternative investments asset manager. Michael founded FS Investments in 2007 after a successful career as both a corporate and securities lawyer and a serial entrepreneur. The firm is an outgrowth of Michael’s simple vision: help investors access alternative investments historically available only to large...

Meet FS Investments Alternative experts that never settle Explore our diverse offerings Meet FS Investments Alternative experts that never settle 30 years of leadership in private markets FS Investments is an alternative asset manager dedicated to delivering attractive returns across private equity, private credit and real estate. Following its 2023 acquisition of Portfolio Advisors, FS...

Marc Spilker is a Founding Member of GPS Investment Partners, LLC and an Executive Chairman of Merchant Investment Management, LLC. From 2010 to 2014, Mr. Spilker was President of Apollo Global Management and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In 2010, prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Spilker retired from Goldman Sachs following a 20-year...

Marc Bryant serves as Chief Legal Officer at FS Investments. In this role, he oversees all legal and compliance functions across the firm. Mr. Bryant brings deep legal expertise in the financial services industry and most recently served at Fidelity Investments in Boston as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Head of Asset Management...

Ms. Murphy is an Associate on the Investment Research team at FS Investments where she focuses on private equity markets and multi-strategy hedge fund investing. She also assists in messaging efforts across the firm’s suite of products, developing targeted communications and educational resources. Ms. Murphy holds a BBA in Finance from George Washington University and...

Liz Campbell serves as Chief Investment Officer of Portfolio Advisors and is a member of the firm’s management committee. Liz shares oversight of firm strategy and, as CIO, oversees the firm’s investment activities across private equity, private credit, and private real estate. She joined Portfolio Advisors in 2013 and has been working in the private...

Lisa Opoku serves as Chief Operating Officer at FS Investments. Her responsibilities include oversight of the firm’s Operations, Technology, Infrastructure and Human Resources teams as well as collaborating with other Executive Committee members on high priority strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and drive growth.  Lisa has over 30 years of financial services and legal...

Lisa Detwiler is the Managing Director, General Counsel of FS Investment Solutions, FS Investments’ wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary, and the Chief Compliance Officer of FS Investments’ registered investment advisers. Prior to joining FS Investment Solutions, Ms. Detwiler served as Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon’s managed account business and General Counsel of Lockwood Advisors, a...

Laura Sparks serves as Head of Corporate Engagement at FS Investments and President of the FS Foundation (the philanthropic arm of FS Investments). As Head of Corporate Engagement, she oversees and develops strategic approaches to several key functions of the business, including the firm’s global offices. She also carries leadership responsibilities across the firm’s shared...