Ben Santonelli
Leveraged Credit

Ben Santonelli

Portfolio Manager

22
Years industry experience
2004
Joined Polen
Waltham, MA
Polen office

Ben is lead Portfolio Manager of Polen Capital's Credit Opportunities strategy and co-Portfolio Manager of both the U.S. Opportunistic High Yield and the Bank Loan strategies. Ben's career began at DDJ Capital in 2004, which was subsequently acquired by Polen Capital in 2022. Ben received a B.A. in History from Amherst College and serves as a member of the board of directors of a Polen Capital portfolio company.

B.A. in History from Amherst College

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