Dacker Chen

Mr. Chen joined Contrarian in 2021 as a Vice President. He is responsible for generating, analyzing, and monitoring distressed and special situation investment opportunities. Prior to Contrarian, Mr. Chen was a Senior Associate with Falcon Investment Advisors, an opportunistic credit manager. From 2015 to 2019, Mr. Chen worked at Macquarie Group’s principal investment team, focusing on public and private investments across the capital structure globally. Mr. Chen began his career as an Analyst at McKinsey & Company and as an Investment Associate with Bridgewater Associates. Mr. Chen graduated from Tufts University magna cum laude with dual BA and MA degrees in International Relations and Quantitative Economics. Mr. Chen is fluent in Mandarin. Mr. Chen is also a CFA charterholder.