Austin Szafranski is a Director in ORIX Corporation USA’s Growth Capital business. He joined the firm in 2022 and is based in San Francisco.
Before joining ORIX Corporation USA, Mr. Szafranski was a Vice President at White Oak Global Advisors, a multi-billion-dollar private credit firm. During his time at White Oak, Mr. Szafranski focused on opportunistic and special situation investments in the technology, business services, manufacturing, and energy industries.
Prior to White Oak, Mr. Szafranski worked as an Associate in BMO’s Sponsor Finance Group, where he focused on structuring, executing, and managing direct debt investments in middle market companies. While at BMO, Mr. Szafranski focused on the technology and business services sectors. Prior to BMO, Mr. Szafranski was an Associate at PNC Financial Services Group.
Mr. Szafranski received a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.