Karen Reidy

Karen Reidy is a Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager at ArrowMark Partners, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. In her role, she leads ArrowMark’s structured credit and leveraged loan strategies, overseeing the management and execution of the firm’s Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) and multi-asset credit platforms. She is instrumental in guiding investment strategy, risk management, and portfolio construction across ArrowMark's flagship credit offerings.

Reidy specializes in the leveraged loan and structured credit sectors, with extensive expertise in CLO equity and debt investments, middle-market and broadly syndicated loans, and multi-sector credit markets. Her work leverages deep fundamental credit analysis to identify opportunities and manage risk across private and public credit, asset-backed securities (ABS), commercial real estate finance, and specialty lending segments.

As a founding member since ArrowMark’s inception in 2007, Reidy has overseen the issuance of over $8 billion in CLOs and helped build the firm’s reputation as a leading structured credit manager. She holds multiple leadership roles within the firm and has been recognized as a finalist for industry awards, including the CreditFlux US CLO Manager of the Year. While detailed educational credentials are not publicly disclosed, her long track record and leadership roles attest to her expertise and influence in the investment management industry.