Jerry L. Bias

Prior to his current position with Cyrus Capital Partners, Mr. Bias was head trader and Partner at OZF Capital, the predecessor company in New York.
Prior to joining OZF Capital, he was a Managing Director in the High Yield Trading department of JPMorgan Chase.
In his fifteen plus years on Wall Street, Mr. Bias has worked for such firms as Merrill Lynch and Bank of America.
He has experience trading in virtually every high yield/distressed sector in a leveraged debt trading capacity.
Mr. Bias is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee for UVIMCO.
Jerry is a former member of the Board of Managers for the Alumni Association of the University of Virginia.
He is also a former member of the Board of Trustees of the McDonogh School, he is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, Co-Founder of the Wall Street Friends Donor Fund and is a Life Time Member of the Childrens Aid Society Mentor Circle.
Mr. Bias graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A.
in International Affairs.
His wife, Lauren, is COO of Sugarleaf Vineyards and he has three sons: Samuel, Jackson and Jayden.