Michaela Campbell is a Director in the RQA Private Credit team and is responsible for the primary risk management of Blackrock's European Middle Market Private Debt and European CLOs. In addition to providing independent risk oversight for new and existing investments, workouts and governance, she has also played an instrumental role in incorporating ESG information into the investment process.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Michaela worked at GE Capital EMEA in London from 2004. She held a number of risk management roles within the leveraged finance business including portfolio management, underwriting and restructuring of loans. Subsequently, she spent 4 years in Abu Dhabi at Mubadala GE Capital PJSC, where she created a portfolio management and special situations function for the largely US and European cashflow lending business.

Michaela earned a BSc degree in Statistics and Actuarial Science from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and is a CFA Charterholder.