Ryan Garino

Ryan is a former Partner and Head of Global Credit at Citadel Investment Group, where he worked for the past 15 years. In this role, he oversaw the firm’s trading efforts in convertible bonds, corporate debt, credit default swaps and equity options. He was responsible for building out Citadel’s European credit, distressed credit and volatility businesses and growing the investment team from 15 to 55 people. As an investor, Ryan was focused on both quantitative and fundamental understanding of a company’s securities and assessing both absolute and relative value within a company’s capital structure.

He was also selected to serve on Citadel’s Portfolio Committee for the past seven years, helping to determine the risk allocation and portfolio sizing decisions of the firm’s asset management business.

Ryan has a strong affinity for Northwestern, having graduated summa cum laude with a BA/MA in MMSS/Economics in 1998. He also holds an MBA, with honors, from the University of Chicago.