Bob Carroll is a Managing Director and Head of Distressed Trading with Blackstone Credit. He oversees all trading activity relating to Blackstone Credit’s expansive public distressed efforts. Mr. Carroll joined Blackstone from hedgefund Smith Cove Capital, where he had been responsible for all trading activity since 2016. Prior to that, he spent 10 years at Perry Capital as Head of Trading. Previously, Mr. Carroll was a trader at Litespeed Partners and Imperial Capital. Mr. Carroll received a BS in Communications from Norwich University —The Military College of Vermont.