Paul Kiernan

Paul Kiernan is a Principal on the Direct Lending team focused on the industrials and business services sectors. He is based in New York.

Prior to joining Carlyle, Paul was a Vice President at Guggenheim Partners where he covered the Energy, Power & Utilities, and Chemicals sectors. While at Guggenheim, Paul worked on the Corporate Credit team, focusing on investments across direct lending, bank loans, high yield, mezzanine, opportunistic, special situations, distressed, and investment grade.

He received a BA from Williams College.​