Robert Post
About Robert Post
Robert Post serves as Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary of BGX, having been appointed an officer in January 2024 with an indefinite term. He is a Managing Director and the Head of US CLO Management at Blackstone Credit & Insurance, and also serves as a Portfolio Manager of the U.S. closed-end funds. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2017, he was a Junior Portfolio Manager at BlackRock focused on leveraged loan and high yield mandates. Born in 1989 (age ~36 as of 2025, derived from birth year).
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstone Credit & Insurance | Managing Director; Head of US CLO Management; Portfolio Manager of U.S. closed-end funds | 2017–present | Leads US CLO platform; portfolio manager for BGX and peer closed-end funds, shaping portfolio construction and risk; senior investment role within Liquid Credit Strategies |
| Blackstone Credit & Insurance (prior disclosure) | Managing Director; Head of US CLO Portfolio Management (LCS) | 2017–present | Sits on Global Syndicated Credit and US Syndicated Credit Investment Committees, influencing investment decisions across platforms |
| BlackRock | Junior Portfolio Manager | –2017 | Managed leveraged loan and high yield mandates, providing relevant experience for BGX’s credit strategy |
External Roles
No external public-company directorships or committee roles were disclosed for Robert Post in BGX proxy filings. Officer biographies list internal roles only.
Fixed Compensation
BGX’s proxies state fund officers employed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Funds. Any salary/bonus/equity would be paid by the adviser and is not disclosed at the fund level.
| Component | Payer | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Salary | Blackstone Credit & Insurance (Adviser) | Not disclosed | Officers employed by Blackstone receive no BGX fund compensation |
| Target/Actual Bonus | Blackstone Credit & Insurance (Adviser) | Not disclosed | Not reported in fund proxies |
| Perquisites/Benefits | Blackstone Credit & Insurance (Adviser) | Not disclosed | Not reported in fund proxies |
Performance Compensation
No fund-level disclosure of RSUs/PSUs/options, performance metrics, or vesting for officers employed by Blackstone. Any incentive design resides with the adviser and is not reported in BGX’s proxy.
| Incentive Type | Metric(s) | Weighting | Target | Actual/Payout | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed at fund level | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
Equity Ownership & Alignment
- Officer beneficial ownership in BGX is not disclosed in the proxy; the “Beneficial Ownership” table is presented for Trustees/Nominees, not officers. Accordingly, total shares, vested/unvested breakdown, options, and pledging (if any) are not available from fund filings.
- No indication of stock ownership guidelines for officers of the fund is provided in BGX filings; officers are employees of the adviser.
Employment Terms
| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Officer Title | Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary (BGX) |
| Officer Since | January 2024 |
| Term of Office | Indefinite |
| Employer | Blackstone Credit & Insurance (serving as officer to the Funds) |
| Role Scope | Head of US CLO Management; Portfolio Manager of U.S. closed-end funds |
| Investment Committees | Global Syndicated Credit; US Syndicated Credit Investment Committees (prior disclosure) |
| Employment Agreement, Severance, CIC | Not disclosed in BGX proxies; officers are compensated by the adviser; no fund-level employment contract economics available |
| Non-compete/Non-solicit/Garden Leave | Not disclosed in BGX proxies |
Investment Implications
- Compensation alignment visibility is low: BGX filings indicate officers employed by Blackstone receive no compensation from the Fund and provide no disclosure of adviser-level pay design, metrics, or vesting; thus, pay-for-performance assessment at the fund level is not possible. This limits analysis of incentive levers and insider selling pressure tied to vesting events.
- Retention view: Post holds senior, multi-fund responsibilities (Head of US CLO Management; Portfolio Manager for U.S. closed-end funds), and sits/has sat on key investment committees within Blackstone’s credit platform, suggesting institutional centrality; however, without adviser-level employment or equity terms, retention economics cannot be quantified.
- Trading signals: Fund proxies do not disclose officer ownership or Form 4 activity, and the beneficial ownership tables pertain to Trustees, not officers; therefore, no officer-level insider trading or pledging signals can be derived from BGX filings.