Lauren Basmadjian is a Managing Director and Global Head of Carlyle Liquid Credit, where she is a Portfolio Manager focused on Leveraged Loans and Structured Credit. She is based in New York and sits on the Investment Committees for all of Carlyle’s U.S. Loan and CLO investing activities. Ms. Basmadjian joined the Carlyle Group in 2020 after 19 years at Octagon Credit Investors, where she was a Senior Portfolio Manager and member of the Investment Committee.

Prior to becoming a Portfolio Manager, Ms. Basmadjian managed Octagon’s workout efforts and also oversaw the leisure & entertainment, retail, consumer products, business services, food & beverage, and technology industries. Before joining Octagon, Ms. Basmadjian worked in the Acquisition Finance Group at Chase Securities, Inc.

Ms. Basmadjian graduated Cum Laude from the Stern School of Business at New York University with a B.S. in Finance and Economics.