Thomas Burt is a Managing Director and Head of Private Wealth Americas at Golub Capital, a market-leading, award-winning direct lender and experienced private credit manager. As of January 1, 2026, Golub Capital had over $90 billion of capital under management, a gross measure of invested capital including leverage. Golub Capital partners with institutional investors and family offices, offering tailored solutions for investors' credit asset strategies. The firm specializes in delivering reliable, creative, and compelling financing solutions to companies backed by private equity sponsors.
Golub Capital has been a top three U.S. Middle Market Bookrunner each year from 2008 through Q4 2025 for senior secured loans of up to $500 million for leveraged buyouts. The firm has also been consistently recognized with industry awards, including Lender of the Year, Americas (Private Debt Investor, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), Lender of the Decade, Americas (Private Debt Investor, 2023), Senior Lender of the Decade, Americas (Private Debt Investor, 2023), Senior Lender of the Year, Americas (Private Debt Investor, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023), and BDC Manager of the Year, Americas (Private Debt Investor, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023).
Mr. Burt joined Golub Capital in 2022 and serves as Managing Director and Head of Private Wealth Americas within the Investor Partners Group. He oversees the firm's distribution, marketing, and client service activities for the private wealth channel across North and South America.
Prior to joining Golub Capital, Mr. Burt was a Managing Director in the U.S. Wealth Advisory business at BlackRock, where he served as Head of Alternatives Distribution. Before that, he was Managing Director and National Sales Manager for the Wirehouse channel at BlackRock. He also held several other leadership positions at BlackRock, including National Sales Manager for the Bank channel and the Private Client and Institutional team. Earlier in his career, Mr. Burt worked at Nuveen Investments in various sales and distribution roles.
Mr. Burt earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Virginia. He is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the Philadelphia Society of Financial Analysts.