Joshua Trump

Joshua Trump is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C., based in New York, NY. In his current role, he oversees the firm's Opportunity Fund series, specializing in distressed securities and opportunistic credit investing, with a focus on corporate restructurings, liquidations, and undervalued assets across developed markets.

Trump's expertise covers distressed corporate debt, special situations, and liquidations, utilizing a multi-strategy approach to identify investment opportunities in distressed credits, corporate restructurings, and related asset classes. His investment activities emphasize sectors experiencing financial stress or operational turnaround, employing deep fundamental and cyclical analysis to inform portfolio actions.

Prior to rejoining Contrarian in 2020, Trump served as a Partner at Jones Road Capital, an opportunistic credit fund, and a Senior Managing Director at The Trump Group, a South Florida investment firm. He began his career as a distressed credit analyst at Satellite Asset Management and previously was Assistant Portfolio Manager at Contrarian from 2007-2015. Trump holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia University, both with concentrations in finance and interdisciplinary studies, and is recognized for his contributions to the field of distressed and special situations investing.