Fred Jelks

Fred Jelks is a Managing Director in Carlyle Private Credit. He is based in New York. 

Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Jelks was a Managing Director at Brightwood Capital, where he was responsible for the workout and portfolio management functions. Prior to joining Brightwood, Mr. Jelks was a Director at AlixPartners, where he provided restructuring and turnaround services to debtors and creditors. Earlier in his career, Mr. Jelks was an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS Investment Bank. 

Mr. Jelks received a B.A. in Economics from Yale University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.