George Kirchwey

Vice President/Principal Research Analyst

Mr. Kirchwey is a Vice President and Principal Research Analyst for the Fund Management team. He serves as the Fund Manager for Commerce Street Income Partners, LP and Commerce Street Income Partners, II, LP. Mr. Kirchwey has a secondary advisory role for Commerce Street Financial Partners, LP, Service Equity Partners, LP, Genesis Bank Fund, LP as a result of his background in analyzing corporate bonds, bank equities, and CDO’s.

Prior to joining Commerce Street Mr. Kirchwey was the director of research for SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc. for ten years with a focus on analysis of high-yield corporate bonds, municipal bonds, as well as bank equity research. His research coverage for over 30 industrial companies was released periodically to an institutional audience of portfolio managers and hedge funds.

Mr. Kirchwey trained as a bank credit analyst with a major bank in Dallas; worked for the FDIC as it unwound a large Dallas S&L, analyzing and valuing high-yield bonds, private debt placements, commercial loans, and commercial real estate; and directed the credit analysis department for Guaranty Bank's (assets: $17Bn) commercial lending divisions before moving to RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. as a fixed-income analyst in 1994.

Mr. Kirchwey has an MBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University, and received his BA in Government from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. He holds a Series 86/87 Research Analyst qualification as well as the Series 24 General Securities Principal, Series 66 Registered Investment Adviser, and the Series 7 General Securities Representative licenses.