Alexander K. Zabik

Prior to joining GSC in 2006, Mr. Zabik served as a Managing Director and senior member of the BlackRock, Inc. Real Estate Debt Group, a member of the Investment Committee and a member of the Investment Strategy Group.
Mr. Zabik also served as an officer of Anthracite Inc., a BlackRock-sponsored commercial mortgage REIT.
Mr. Zabik was responsible for the development and growth of the high yield commercial real estate debt business at BlackRock, including acting as Head of Originations and Portfolio Manager for the $650 million Carbon Capital funds investing in bridge loans, mezzanine loans, B-notes and preferred equity.
Prior to BlackRock, Mr. Zabik was Principal of a private commercial real estate equity opportunity fund, a Managing Director at Blaylock & Partners, L.P., an advisor to the RTC, and a Senior Vice President-Structured Finance Group at Fitch Investors Service, Inc. where he managed the analysis of credit, financial and legal structures for mortgage-backed securities ratings.
Mr. Zabik joined Fitch in 1991 from Chase Manhattan Bank as Vice President and Deal Manager-Structured Finance Group.
He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, Commercial Mortgage Securities Association and the Real Estate Lenders Association.
Mr. Zabik graduated from Boston University with a B.A. degree and from Babson College with a M.B.A. degree in Finance.