Speaker Profile

Tom Lazaridis joined Moody’s with over 20 years of experience. In November 2023, Mr. Lazaridis was appointed as Managing Director – Global Head of Private Credit (RM), based in New York. As global head of the rapidly expanding Private Credit sector, he is responsible for leading his team in the development of strategic sector approaches, driving business development initiatives, enhancing brand perception and acting as a commercial spokesperson in the private credit space throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Mr. Lazaridis initially joined Moody’s in May 2022, beginning as Managing Director in Moody’s FIG Commercial Group, also based in New York. He was responsible for developing and managing the U.S. FIG client relationships across Banking, Asset Management, and Insurance sectors. Before joining Moody’s Mr. Lazaridis was a Director at BBVA, where he led the North American FIG platform and built out the subscription lending business. Prior to BBVA, he served as Vice President in the FIG Client Management Group at HSBC Securities, where he was responsible for origination, structuring, and sales/distribution of capital markets, transactional banking, and lending products for multinational banks. Born in New York City, Mr. Lazaridis is fluent in Greek. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from St. John’s University. He also holds the following FINRA licenses: → Series 7 (General Securities Representative); and → Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law)