Lyle Margolis, CFA, currently serves as Head of Private Credit and Senior Director at Fitch Ratings since March 2019. Prior experience includes roles as Portfolio Manager at APG Asset Management U.S. Inc., managing over $5 billion in high yield and leveraged loan assets, and as Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst at BNP Paribas Investment Partners, where a significant improvement in a flagship mutual fund's ranking was achieved. Lyle began their career as an analyst at Forest Investment Management and StoneCastle Partners, focusing on credit investments, before founding Margolis Consulting, a software consulting firm. Lyle holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Brown University and an MBA in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business.