Chienye Okonkwo
About Chienye Okonkwo
Chienye Okonkwo is the Vice President of Jfin Portfolio at Jefferies, with extensive experience in credit review and portfolio management.
Company
Chienye Okonkwo is currently employed at Jefferies, where he serves as Vice President for the Jfin Portfolio. Jefferies is a leading global investment bank that provides insight, expertise, and execution to investors, companies, and governments. Okonkwo has been with Jefferies since 2018, based in New York, New York, United States.
Title
Chienye Okonkwo holds the position of Vice President, Jfin Portfolio at Jefferies. In this role, he is responsible for managing a portfolio of broadly syndicated cash flow loans. His responsibilities also include maintaining relationships with private equity sponsors, company executives, and institutional lenders, as well as participating in loan upsizes, dividend recapitalizations, and refinances.
Previous Roles at Cit
Before joining Jefferies, Chienye Okonkwo worked at Cit as Vice President, Credit Review from 2015 to 2018. In this capacity, he spent 3 years in New York, New York, overseeing credit portfolio reviews and ensuring that loan portfolios met regulatory requirements and internal risk management standards.
Previous Roles at GE Capital
Chienye Okonkwo has an extensive background with GE Capital, having served in multiple roles. From 2012 to 2015, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager in Norwalk, Connecticut, where he managed a broad portfolio of assets. Prior to that, from 2006 to 2012, he served as a Senior Risk Analyst, focusing on risk management and portfolio analysis.
Education and Training
Chienye Okonkwo has a comprehensive educational background. He earned his MBA in Management and Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Additionally, he holds a B.Sc. in Real Estate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He also attended the General Electric Crotonville Training Center for a leadership and management program in 2013.