Shawn Bookin has ~35 years of institutional investing experience spanning private credit, distressed debt, leveraged finance, private / public equity, and investment banking, as well as in government service as a Senior Investment Director for the Australian Trade Commission.

Mr. Bookin retired from Guggenheim Partners ($300 billion AUM) after a decade as a Managing Director in the Corporate Credit Group based in New York City and Los Angeles. In his role, Mr. Bookin focused on the firm’s credit hedge fund and private credit strategies, as well as broadly syndicated loans and bonds.

Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners in 2012, Mr. Bookin spent two years in the public sector where he served as a Senior Investment Director for the Australian Trade Commission, working for the federal government of Australia.

Prior to the Australian Trade Commission, Mr. Bookin spent two years at Mount Kellett Capital Management, a $3 billion AUM global special situations fund, as Managing Director & Head of U.S. Middle-Market Corporate Distressed Investing.

Prior to Mount Kellett Capital Management, Mr. Bookin was a Managing Director & Co-Portfolio Manager at TCW Group ($200 billon AUM) for 12 years based in Los Angeles, where he helped manage the distressed investing group and also invested in private credit and high yield bonds.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Bookin was an Equity Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs and a Vice President at Chanin Capital Partners, where he advised distressed companies and institutional investors on financial restructurings.

Mr. Bookin began his career in 1987 as an investment banker at Drexel Burnham Lambert in Los Angeles, focusing on M&A, LBOs and high yield financings.

Mr. Bookin received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Honors from Harvard University, where he played on the Varsity Volleyball Team, and a Master of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

He has maintained close business ties with Australia and has served on the Board of Trustees of the American Australian Association. Mr. Bookin has also served on the Board of Trustees of Brentwood School in Los Angeles, as well as various Investment Committees, Corporate Boards and Creditors Committees.

As an aligned Senior Advisor, Mr. Bookin assists Star Mountain with deal origination and investor relationships, industry and other strategic insights to help Star Mountain and its portfolio investments maximize value.