Mathew Pendo is an investment banker, having worked for

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and

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before taking a position as Chief Investment Officer of the Office of Financial Stability of the United States Treasury in 2011. After several years managing his responsibilities under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and coordinating divestiture of the portfolio, Pendo has returned to the private sector as an investment banker.

Career

Merrill Lynch

Matt spent 18 years at

in investment banking in New York, Los Angeles, and Palo Alto working with companies in the financial services and technology industries.

Barclays Capital

After Merrill Lynch, Matt spent seven years as a managing director in investment banking at Barclays Capital, including roles as co-head of U.S. investment banking and co-head of global industrials.

United States Treasury

Pendo served as Chief Investment Officer of the Office of Financial Stability of the United States Treasury under Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability

Herb Allison Herbert Monroe Allison, Jr. (August 2, 1943 – July 14, 2013) was an American businessman who oversaw the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability from 2009 to 2010. His previous position ...

and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner from March 2011 to March 2013. As part of his duties, he oversaw the investments created under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), a $700 billion financial support program designed to strengthen the financial and manufacturing sectors of the economy. The TARP investment programs included bank support programs, credit market programs, automotive industry support programs, and AIG. He successfully managed the substantial liquidation of the portfolio during 2012 and 2013.

Ally Financial

In April 2013, Pendo was appointed to serve as a member of the

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of Ally Financial.

Sandler O'Neill

In September 2013, Pendo joined the investment bank

Sandler O'Neill Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., (Sandler O'Neill) was a full-service investment banking firm and broker-dealer specializing in the financial services sector. It was headquartered in New York City, and had offices in Boston, Chicago, San Francis ...

in their investment banking group.

Oaktree Capital

In 2015, Pendo joined Oaktree Capital as its Head of Corporate Development and Capital Markets.

Personal life and education

Pendo graduated

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from Princeton University in 1985. He was co-captain of the Princeton Tigers tennis team.