Mr. Eliasek has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception. Mr. Eliasek currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of our Adviser, as a Managing Director of our Administrator, as President, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of PSEC, as President and Chief Operating Officer of Prospect Flexible Income Management, LLC and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chief Executive Officer and President of PFLOAT. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for PSEC and leads each of Prospect Capital Management’s investment committees in the origination, selection, monitoring and portfolio management of investments.
Prior to joining Prospect Capital Management in 2004, Mr. Eliasek served as a Managing Director with Prospect Street Ventures, an investment management firm which, together with its predecessors, invested in various investment strategies through publicly traded closed-end funds and private limited partnerships. Prior to joining Prospect Street Ventures, Mr. Eliasek served as a consultant with Bain & Company, a global strategy consulting firm.
Mr. Eliasek received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia, where he was a Jefferson Scholar and a Rodman Scholar.