J. Kirk Ogren

J. Kirk Ogren is the current director at Great Ajax and has over 25 years of experience in the financial industry. J. started their career in 1985 as a vice president at Bankers Trust of New York and then moved to Cargill Value Investments in 1993 where they managed investments in North America and Emerging Markets. In 2005, they became a partner and portfolio manager at TPG Credit Management (presently Castlelake) and then joined LAUNCH.org as a council member in 2014.

J. Kirk Ogren graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame. J. then went on to earn a Masters in International Business from the University of South Carolina. J. currently works as a professor at the Darla Moore School of Business.