Highland Capital Management CEO and leadership

Mark Okada is Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Highland Capital Management, L.P, a Dallas-based investment advisor with $18 billion in assets under management. Highland is one of the largest and most experienced global alternative credit and equity managers and has been instrumental in providing alternative investment solutions for over 20 years. At Highland, Mark is responsible for overseeing the firm’s investment activities for its various strategies. He is also portfolio manager of the Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund, which has won the Lipper Fund Award for “Best Loan Participation Fund” in each of the last two years. With more than 30 years of credit and alternatives experience, Mark is widely regarded as a pioneer and leader in the development of bank loans from a niche market into a trillion dollar asset class including trading systems, transaction practices and underwriting procedures. He is responsible for structuring one of the industry’s first arbitrage CLOs and has been instrumental in the development of Highland’s bank loan separate account and mutual fund platforms. Additionally, Mark has been named CNBC “Squawk Master” and is regularly featured on CNBC Squawk Box, Fox Business Opening Bell and many other media outlets. He is a Director of NexBank, member of the Grow South Fund Advisory Board, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Common Grace Ministries, Inc., and member of the Board of Directors for Education is Freedom.

Matthew Zanotti is a Forex Instructor at Online Trading Academy and Co-Founder & CFO at Highland Capital Management and is based in Denver, Colorado. He has worked as Owner, Manager at 3deer Investments, LLC; Campaign Execution Manager & Operations Support at SalesPS; and Sales Operations/Support at Entrust.

Partner, Senior Trader and Chief Investment Officer - Retail Products at Highland Capital Management, L.P.

Denise Spivey is a Chief Compliance Officer at Highland Capital Management and is based in Memphis, Tennessee. She has worked as Audit Manager at First Horizon Bank. Denise attended Harding University between 1982 and 1986.

Dustin Norris is an Head of Distribution at Highland Capital Management, President & Head of Distribution at Nexpoint Inc, and Chief Product Strategist at Highland Capital Management and is based in Dallas, Texas. He has worked as Fund Accounting and Reporting at Highland Capital Management, Audit & Enterprise Risk Services at Deloitte, and Senior Manager at Highland Capital Management. Dustin studied at Brigham Young University (BYU).

Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the investment management industry. Skilled in Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance, Hedge Funds, Asset Management, and Equities. Strong finance professional graduated from University of Texas.

Mark Okada is Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Highland Capital Management, L.P, a Dallas-based investment advisor with $18 billion in assets under management. Highland is one of the largest and most experienced global alternative credit and equity managers and has been instrumental in providing alternative investment solutions for over 20 years. At Highland, Mark is responsible for overseeing the firm’s investment activities for its various strategies. He is also portfolio manager of the Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund, which has won the Lipper Fund Award for “Best Loan Participation Fund” in each of the last two years. With more than 30 years of credit and alternatives experience, Mark is widely regarded as a pioneer and leader in the development of bank loans from a niche market into a trillion dollar asset class including trading systems, transaction practices and underwriting procedures. He is responsible for structuring one of the industry’s first arbitrage CLOs and has been instrumental in the development of Highland’s bank loan separate account and mutual fund platforms. Additionally, Mark has been named CNBC “Squawk Master” and is regularly featured on CNBC Squawk Box, Fox Business Opening Bell and many other media outlets. He is a Director of NexBank, member of the Grow South Fund Advisory Board, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Common Grace Ministries, Inc., and member of the Board of Directors for Education is Freedom.

Matthew Zanotti is a Forex Instructor at Online Trading Academy and Co-Founder & CFO at Highland Capital Management and is based in Denver, Colorado. He has worked as Owner, Manager at 3deer Investments, LLC; Campaign Execution Manager & Operations Support at SalesPS; and Sales Operations/Support at Entrust.