Professionals
Investment Team
Sam Tillinghast
Co-PresidentMr. Tillinghast was formerly the head of the Private Placement Group for AIG where he was responsible for investment grade and high yield private placements, project finance transactions and private asset-backed securitizations. Mr. Tillinghast joined AIG with the acquisition of SunAmerica Inc. in January 1999, and successfully integrated the private debt investment groups of SunAmerica, AIG and American General (acquired by AIG in 2001). Mr. Tillinghast led the growth of the AIG private debt portfolio from approximately $14 billion in 2001 to approximately $28 billion in 2006.
Mr. Tillinghast was an executive vice president of American General Investment Management Corporation and was named Head of AIG Global Investment Group in Houston, Texas. While at SunAmerica, where he joined in 1988, Mr. Tillinghast was Executive Vice President of SunAmerica Corporate Finance and his investment experience included corporate bonds, securitizations, leveraged loans, CDOs, portfolio acquisitions, and equipment leasing. He is a former member of the board of directors of Falcon Financial, LLC.
Mr. Tillinghast received his BS in finance at the University of South Alabama and his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
