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Robert Willis
CFA

Director


  • Industry start
    2013
  • Year joined
    2016

Robert Willis is a director and senior research analyst on First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit team, supporting senior portfolio managers in conducting fundamental research and evaluating investment opportunities. As industry vertical lead covering industrial and energy sectors, Bob is also responsible for training and mentoring credit analysts and associates. Bob became part of First Eagle in 2020 upon the firm’s acquisition of THL Credit, which he had joined in 2016. Previously, he worked as an investment banking analyst in the global industrials group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and as an investment banking analyst at The Chicago Corporation. Bob earned a BA in economics from Connecticut College and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.