Mr. Tepper is a Managing Director at Alphite Capital. Mr. Tepper first began managing CLOs in 2005. Prior to Alphite, Mr. Tepper was the Fund Manager of Prospect Capital’s non-traded BDC. Prior to joining Prospect, from 2019 to 2022, Mr. Tepper was a Managing Director at Atalaya Capital Management where he was responsible for portfolio management of the Telos CLO business. Mr. Tepper was a founder of the Telos CLO business in 2006, originally formed at Tricadia Capital Management, where he was responsible for credit underwriting, trading, and portfolio management. Prior to Tricadia, Mr. Tepper was a Vice President at the CLO arm of Cohen Brothers, Emporia Capital Management, which became the Ivy Hill CLO business at Ares. Prior to Cohen Brothers, Mr. Tepper was at PB Capital where he focused on underwriting and originating sponsored transactions.

Mr. Tepper received a BA from the University of Michigan and his MBA from Columbia Business School, where he graduated with Beta Gamma Sigma honors.