Mark Unferth

Mark Unferth is a Portfolio Manager and Head of Credit & Private Markets at ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC, based in New Jersey. In this role, he leads investment idea generation, selection, monitoring, and risk management for the firm’s credit and private markets strategies, focusing on both performing and distressed credit. His expertise extends to overseeing allocations in complex credit, distressed debt, and private market investments, bringing deep experience in fundamental, valuation-driven asset management.

With more than two decades of experience, Mark previously served as Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Alder Hill Management, and as Portfolio Manager at CQS. His earlier roles include Principal at Columbus Hill Capital Management, Director of Credit Research and Portfolio Manager at Metropolitan West Asset Management, and Managing Director of Distressed Debt Sales & Trading at Credit Suisse First Boston, as well as Assistant Vice President of Loan Trading at Citibank and Research Assistant at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

Mark holds a BA in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from the University of Rochester. Throughout his career, he has established a reputation for underwriting accuracy in credit investments and has contributed significantly to developing and executing complex credit and private market investment strategies within the asset management industry.