Robert O'Leary

About the author

Robert O'Leary is co-chief executive of Brookfield's credit group and a portfolio manager for Oaktree Capital Management's global opportunities strategy. He joined Oaktree in 2002 and became its co-CEO, alongside Armen Panossian, in 2024, before Brookfield completed its purchase of the firm in 2026. Earlier he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company and worked at the private equity firm Orion Partners, and he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree from Pomona College.

Memos, letters and research

All research

Brookfield Credit Quarterly and Private Credit Papers Brookfield

Brookfield's credit leaders, including Oaktree's Armen Panossian, write a quarterly view on rates, spreads and stress, plus clear papers on asset-based finance and on specialization in private credit.

Research Intermediate Quarterly credit commentary plus periodic white papers and explainers