Susan Kasser, CFA, is the Head of Neuberger Berman Private Debt. The Private Debt business manages $19 billion of investor capital as of November 2024 dedicated to investing in first-lien and unitranche loans to market-leading companies owned by private equity firms. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman in 2013, Ms. Kasser was an investment professional in the Direct Lending business of the Carlyle Group. Prior to joining Carlyle, she worked at Goldman Sachs in several roles, including as an investment banker in the Leveraged Finance group, a fund investor and direct private equity co-investor in the Private Equity Group, and as a financial analyst in Global Investment Research. Susan was named one of The Wall Street Journal's 2024 Women to Watch and one of Pensions & Investments' 2023 Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing. In addition to serving on the National Board of the Enterprise Club of the American Enterprise Institute, Susan serves on the Investment Committee and the Board of Directors for Vail Health, an independent, nonprofit health care system in Eagle County, Colorado. Ms. Kasser received an MA in International Economics and Finance and a BA in Philosophy from Brandeis University, where she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst.