Pouya Minazad

Pouya Minazad is a CLO and CDO trader at Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., based in New York, NY, where he specializes in trading and managing portfolios of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). His role at Polar involves sourcing, trading, and actively managing structured credit instruments with a primary focus on leveraged loan and structured finance markets within alternative asset management strategies.

With over 14 years of experience in structured credit, Pouya previously served as a CLO Trader at Brean Capital, LLC, and as Vice President at CapRok Capital, further honing his expertise in structured products and sales trading. Throughout his career, Minazad has developed deep knowledge in credit strategies, structured finance instruments, and arbitrage-focused investment approaches, operating across buy-side and sell-side environments.

Minazad holds a Master of Engineering in Financial Engineering from Cornell University, a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with a minor in Management from the University of California, Irvine, and further academic training in Swedish Language and History from Lund University. He is recognized within his firm and industry for his sector-specific acumen in CLO/CDO markets and structured credit trading.