Greg Galligan

Senior Managing Director, Co-Head at Vista Credit Partners

Panellist

Gregory Galligan joined Vista Credit Partners (VCP) in 2022. Mr. Galligan is the Co-Head of VCP and a member of the VCP Investment Committee. He also serves as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Vista Credit Strategic Lending and as Co-Chief Investment Officer of Vista Credit BDC Management. In his capacity as Co-Head of VCP, Mr. Galligan is responsible for setting strategy and overseeing all credit investments.

Prior to joining Vista, Mr. Galligan was a Partner at Ares Management for 11 years, where he was responsible for building and leading Ares’ direct lending efforts in the United States. Prior to Ares, Mr. Galligan worked at DLJ Investment Partners, where he focused on origination, structuring and underwriting leveraged finance transactions. Mr. Galligan has also previously held investment positions at Capital Source and Bank of America as part of their respective Leveraged Finance teams.

Education

B.A. in Economics, Boston College

M.B.A., Harvard Business School