Jeff Berkes

Jeff Berkes is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in ratings analysis, acquisitions, and capital markets. Currently serving as a Senior Director at Fitch Ratings since September 2022, Jeff's past roles include Acquisitions & Capital Markets at Shelbourne Global Solutions, Managing Director of Research & Analytics at Meridian Capital Group, and a Senior Director focus on financial institutions and structured credit at Fitch Ratings. Earlier in their career, Jeff contributed to credit enhancement products and asset-backed securitizations at Marsh & McLennan and worked as an investment banking analyst at CSFB, specializing in the Canadian oil and gas and mining sectors. Jeff's educational background includes studies at Ivey Business School at Western University, the University of California, Berkeley, and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.