Bruce Karsh is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, a leader among global investment management firms specializing in alternative investments. He is also Chief Investment Officer and serves as portfolio manager for Oaktree’s Distressed Opportunities, Value Opportunities and Multi-Strategy Credit strategies. Karsh is an Executive Board Member of the Golden State Warriors, Co-Owner of the Los Angeles Football Club and Trustee Emeritus of Duke University.

Karsh and his wife, Martha, founded in 1998 the Karsh Family Foundation which focuses on educational philanthropy. To date, the Foundation has made grants and pledges of over $250 million to support education and scholarship at all levels.