Mark Crawford
Partner, Head of Power & Energy Transition
Mark Crawford joined Kennedy Lewis in 2017 and is a Partner and the Head of Power & Energy Transition. Mr. Crawford serves on the Firm’s Investment Committee. Mr. Crawford was formerly a Director with CarVal Investors, responsible for managing North American special situations and distressed investments, specifically focusing on power and energy investments. Before joining CarVal, he was a Senior Credit Analyst with GSC Group, focusing on liquid investment strategies within the firm’s distressed for control private equity unit. Prior to GSC Group, Mr. Crawford was a Research Analyst in the Carlyle Group’s High Yield Business, focusing on power, automotive and consumer product investments. Prior to Carlyle, he was an Investment Banking Associate at Credit Suisse First Boston, primarily working in the Distressed Finance and Global Energy groups. Prior to starting a career in finance, Mr. Crawford began as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy, during which he deployed to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Middle East and Latin America.
Mr. Crawford received a BS in Economics from the United States Naval Academy, a MS in Information and Telecommunications Systems from Johns Hopkins University, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.