Mr. Okuliar is Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Diversified Credit for Corinthia Global Management, where he serves as a member of the Management Committee and a member of the European Investment Committee. His responsibilities include the development of Global Diversified Credit as well as broader strategic initiatives for the firm.
Prior to joining Corinthia in 2026, Mr. Okuliar was a Partner, Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Global Liquid Credit at Ares Management. He served as a member of the Ares Credit Group’s European Liquid Credit, European Direct Lending, and Diversified Credit Investment Committees, as well as the Global Asset Allocation Committee. He was a member of the Ares Management Committee from 2019-2021 and served as a non-executive director for BlueCove Limited ahead of its acquisition by Ares Management.
Mr. Okuliar’s first move to the buyside was as Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets for Global Market Strategies at The Carlyle Group, where he focused on sourcing credit investment opportunities from banks and sponsors, syndicating excess risk, and developing new business opportunities. Previously, Mr. Okuliar was Head of Leveraged Capital Markets for UBS, where he focused on the structuring and market execution of leveraged loans, bridge financing and high yield bond placements. In addition, Mr. Okuliar was Head of High Yield Capital Markets and Syndicate at Barclays Capital in London. He has also worked for Banc of America Securities in Syndicated Finance and High Yield Capital Markets in the U.S. and London. Mr. Okuliar holds a B.S.B.A. from Georgetown University with a double major in Finance and International Business and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.