Gene Martin
President & CEO, Callodine Commercial Finance
As President & Chief Executive Officer, Gene Martin is responsible for leading and growing the Callodine Commercial Finance business. Prior to serving as President & CEO of CCF, Gene filled the same role at the company’s predecessor firm, Gordon Brothers Finance Company. He is a senior, global capital markets and credit investment professional with over 31 years of experience in leveraged credit spanning from regional, middle-market companies to global enterprises. Prior to joining GBFC, Gene was the Co-Head of Global Leveraged and Acquisition Finance at Morgan Stanley where he was also a senior member of the firm’s Capital Commitments Committee and served as Chairman of Morgan Stanley’s High Yield Underwriting Committee. Before his ten-year tenure at Morgan Stanley, Gene was a Managing Director in Leveraged Finance at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (DLJ) and Credit Suisse First Boston. Gene also previously worked as a Vice President in Bank of America’s Financial Sponsors Group and as an Assistant Vice President and Credit Analyst/Officer at Shawmut Bank. Gene earned his BS from the University of Connecticut and subsequently received his MBA from the University of Connecticut School of Business. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).