Howard Barkin

Howard Barkin is an experienced recruitment professional currently serving as the Recruiting Manager at Octagon Credit Investors since June 2024, an investment adviser managing $35 billion focused on leveraged loans, high yield bonds, and structured credit. Prior to this role, Howard was the Senior Recruitment Lead at Arcesium from May 2022 to September 2023, and Talent Acquisition Lead for Fitch Solutions at Fitch Group from January 2018 to May 2022. Howard's extensive career includes positions as Recruitment Partner at Resource Solutions onsite at Deutsche Bank, Recruitment Relationship Manager at Allegis Global Solutions, Executive Recruiter at Randstad USA, and Recruiting Manager at Robert Half Finance and Accounting. Earlier career experience includes roles as a Financial Advisor at UBS and Equity Trader at Merrill Lynch. Howard holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Colorado Boulder.