Mr. Nechamkin is a member of Octagon’s Investment Committee and serves as the Senior Portfolio Manager of CLOs,  Separately Managed Accounts, and Octagon’s marketed Commingled Funds. Prior to joining Octagon as Portfolio Manager in 1999, Mr. Nechamkin was a Vice President in the High Yield Research Group at Bankers Trust.  Previously, he served as  Convertible Securities Analyst at Mabon Securities and a Financial Consultant at Merrill Lynch. He holds Bachelor of Talmudic Law and Master of Talmudic Law  degrees from Ner Israel, Baltimore, and an M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore. He is a member of Octagon’s Board.