Mr. Cudzil is a Specialist Portfolio Manager and Head of Credit Trading. He oversees the Fixed Income group’s trading of investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, leveraged loans and credit derivatives. Prior to joining TCW in 2012, Mr. Cudzil was a High Yield Bond Trader for Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, specializing in project finance, aviation, and energy securities. He was previously a Portfolio Manager for Dimaio Ahmad Capital, managing the multi-strategy credit fund and aviation fund and leading the firm’s risk management team. Mr. Cudzil began his career as a Corporate Bond Trader for Prudential Securities and has also traded investment grade and high yield debt for Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Cudzil earned a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Purdy is a Specialist Portfolio Manager and Head of Credit Research. He oversees the firm’s proprietary credit research process within the corporate investment grade, high yield and leveraged loan markets. Prior to joining TCW in 2016, Mr. Purdy was a Managing Director at TPG Capital where he sourced and executed opportunistic credit investments. Previously he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs where he held leadership roles in various credit businesses. Mr. Purdy holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard University.

Senior Vice President of the Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC, Has been with the Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC since 2014. Mr. Gelfand manages the Opportunistic High Income Credit Fund