Stephen Ketchum | $1B+

Get in touch with Stephen Ketchum | Stephen Ketchum, founder, managing partner, CEO, and CIO of Sound Point Capital Management, built the firm into one of the most prominent players in alternative credit, overseeing more than $44 billion across liquid and illiquid strategies. A veteran of the credit markets with a background at Banc of America Securities and UBS, he has helped position Sound Point as a major force in leveraged loans, distressed debt, structured credit, direct lending, and real estate credit. Known for deep credit expertise and disciplined investing, Ketchum has become a notable figure in modern alternative asset management.

Stephen Ketchum is the Founder, Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Sound Point Capital Management, LP, overseeing the firm’s investments across all fund offerings. In addition, Mr. Ketchum is the lead Portfolio Manager for the Sound Point Credit Opportunities Strategy and a number of other accounts. Mr. Ketchum chairs the Management Committee and sits on most committees at the firm. A veteran with over 35 years' experience in the credit markets, Mr. Ketchum founded Sound Point in 2008. Previously, he was Global Head of Media & Telecom Investment and Corporate Banking for Banc of America Securities (“BofA”), where he was a member of the Global Investment Banking Leadership Team. As Global Head of Media & Telecom Banking, Mr. Ketchum was responsible, together with a risk partner, for a multi-billion dollar portfolio of bank and bridge loans. Prior to joining BofA, he was a Managing Director at UBS in the TMT Investment Banking Group. From 1990 to 2000, he was employed in the Investment Banking Department of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, most recently as a Managing Director. Mr. Ketchum is on the Board of Trustees of the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund, City Squash, St. George’s School and the Museum of the City of New York. Mr. Ketchum earned a B.A. from New England College, magna cum laude, and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”) is a diversified alternative asset manager with an expertise in credit. Sound Point’s primary investment objectives across our products are (i) to preserve capital in all market conditions and (ii) to generate attractive rates of return with low volatility. Sound Point was founded by Stephen Ketchum and principals of Stone Point Capital (www.stonepoint.com), with minority investments from Blue Owl GP Strategic Capital (fka Dyal Capital), a division of Blue Owl Capital Inc., and Assured Guaranty Ltd. Stephen Ketchum has over 35 years of credit structuring, advisory and investment management experience and a successful track record of building and managing teams. Sound Point’s senior portfolio management team has an average of over 25 years’ experience in the credit markets. Sound Point manages money on behalf of institutions, pensions, foundations, insurance companies, wealth management firms, family offices and high net worth individuals. In total, as of September 30, 2025, Sound Point managed $44+ billion in assets. Sound Point is a signatory of the UN-supported Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI).

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