#137 - Ken Kencel: Private Credit Beyond the Headlines
Ken is Founder, President and CEO of Churchill Asset Management, one of the largest private credit managers in the U.S., overseeing more than $66 billion of committed capital. A veteran of leveraged finance with leadership roles at Churchill, Carlyle, RBC, and Chase, Ken shares how private credit has evolved, where middle-market opportunities remain, what investors misunderstand about risk and scale, and why relationships, trust, and disciplined underwriting continue to matter in an increasingly data-driven world.