Matthew Wilson
Portfolio Manager at Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Mesquite Entertainment•Mesquite, NV
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Mr. Wilson is a managing director and co-portfolio manager of the Special Situations Group. He is responsible for management of the strategy and all of its investing activities. Prior to joining Oaktree in 2007, Mr. Wilson worked at H.I.G. Capital, LLC, where he was a founding member of Bayside Capital, Inc., a firm focused on special situations and credit-oriented investments. Previously, he worked at J.H. Whitney & Co., in its Middle Market Leveraged Buyout group. Mr. Wilson began his career in the Investment Banking division at Merrill Lynch & Co. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Interblock Gaming, J&J Ventures and Mesquite Gaming. Mr. Wilson previously served on the boards of AdvancePierre Foods, Agro Merchants, Billabong International, Boardriders, Diamond Foods, Quiksilver and the Bridge Direct. He is the previous Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Children’s Bureau of Los Angeles. Additionally, Mr. Wilson serves on the Board of Trustees of The College Foundation of the University of Virginia and is a member of the Advisory Board of The Honor Foundation. Mr. Wilson previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Chadwick School, and currently serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee. Mr. Wilson is a regular speaker at several leading academic institutions including Boston College, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, UCLA and the University of Virginia. He graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia with B.A. degrees in economics and history and holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
Career Timeline
- Mesquite EntertainmentCurrentDec 2023–Present· 2 yrs 9 mos
- Member, Board of DirectorsCurrentDec 2023–Present
- J&J Gaming (Nevada)CurrentDec 2023–Present· 2 yrs 9 mos
- Member, Board of DirectorsCurrentDec 2023–Present
- Interblock GamingCurrentJun 2022–Present· 4 yrs 3 mos
- Member, Board of DirectorsCurrentJun 2022–Present
- Apr 2022–Present· 4 yrs 5 mos
- Member, Board Of TrusteesCurrentApr 2022–Present
- The Honor FoundationCurrent2021–Present· 5 yrs 8 mos
- Member, Advisory BoardCurrent2021–Present
- Nov 2007–Present· 18 yrs 10 mos
- Co-Head, Portfolio Management, Special Situations and Private EquityCurrentNov 2007–Present
- Jul 2021–Jun 2024· 2 yrs 11 mos
- Chairman of the BoardJul 2021–Jun 2024
- Feb 2018–Sep 2023· 5 yrs 7 mos
- Member, Board of DirectorsFeb 2018–Sep 2023
- May 2016–May 2022· 6 yrs
- Member, Board Of TrusteesMay 2016–May 2022
- 2014–Mar 2021· 7 yrs 2 mos
- Member, Board of Directors2014–Mar 2021
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Harvard Business SchoolBachelor of Arts Degree
History and Economics
University of Virginia