Our Team

George Karis, CPA

Managing Director / Head of Tax

Mr. Karis is the Head of Tax. Prior to joining Brigade in 2012, Mr. Karis was the Tax Manager at King Street Capital Management, LP, where he had a multi-functional tax role that included managing the overall tax compliance process as well as assisting on structuring related issues for both US and foreign hedge funds. Additionally, Mr. Karis worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he focused on hedge fund clients in both the audit and tax departments. Mr. Karis received a BS from Drew University, an MBA, with a concentration in Accounting and Finance, from Rutgers Graduate School of Management, and an MS in Taxation at Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business. Additionally, Mr. Karis is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.