Elaad Keren

Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Private Fixed Income

Elaad Keren is Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Private Fixed Income for SLC Management.

Elaad leads the Structured Credit strategy and Private Fixed Income Portfolio Management. He joined SLC Management in 2019 as a Senior Managing Director and assumed his expanded role in 2024

Elaad’s portfolio of work includes four years as Vice President of Credit for CWB Maxium Financial, where he was a member of the senior management team responsible for the strategic and operational success of the organization. During that time, Elaad helped build and manage a multi-billion dollar loan portfolio while leading various credit-related and governance functions. 

From 2008 to 2015, Elaad was a key member of Sun Life’s Mid-Market Private Debt team. During his tenure, Elaad built and maintained relationships with financial intermediaries throughout North America, where he sourced, negotiated and closed Canadian/U.S. unrated mid-market senior corporate loans and co-managed a portfolio of private equity funds. Prior to that, Elaad held progressive roles on the corporate finance teams of Celestica and RR Donnelley.  

Elaad obtained his MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Elaad is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the Toronto CFA Society.