Michael Zorich, CFA

Managing Director, Head of Investment Grade Private Credit
Michael Zorich, CFA
29 years of experience

Michael is Head of IG Private Credit at Principal Alternative Credit. He is the leader of the dedicated IG Private Credit team which is responsible for private placement investments as well as performing fixed income credit research across multiple sectors. Prior to his current role, Michael was CIO Fixed Income, ASEAN Region for CIMB-Principal Asset Management in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he oversaw the regional fixed income teams in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand with investment focus on Middle East and Emerging Markets Asia. Michael joined Principal Asset Management in 2001 and prior to his role in Malaysia he was Managing Director, Special Assets for Principal Asset Management Fixed Income with oversight of all workouts and restructurings. Michael started at Principal Asset Management as a Senior Credit Analyst on the private placement team. Michael received an MSIA (MBA equivalent) from the graduate business school at Carnegie Mellon University, a JD from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law and a Bachelor's Degree in business and communications from the University of Pittsburgh. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.