Hey, I'm

Michael Haber

Credit Strategist • PC Builder • Gamer

Senior Vice President at Jefferies covering high yield credit across AI infrastructure, energy, autos, and power. I spend my days dissecting balance sheets, sourcing trade ideas, and explaining why your favorite stock is actually a credit story. Outside of work, I'm into competitive gaming, PC building, and film photography.

8+ Years at Jefferies
100+ Credits Covered
Series 7, 63, 86 & 87 Certifications

Professional Experience

A career built on sector expertise, client relationships, and original research.

Senior Vice President, High Yield Desk Strategy

Jefferies LLC, New York, NY

July 2017 - Present

AI Infrastructure / Energy / Autos / Power

  • Lead coverage of 100+ credits across AI Infrastructure, E&P, OFS&E, Autos, and Power, identifying asymmetric risk/reward across the capital structure.
  • Source and execute high-conviction long/short ideas in both performing and distressed credit, with a focus on catalyst-driven opportunities and capital structure arbitrage.
  • Apply a top-down macro framework coupled with bottoms-up credit selection to identify sector themes and translate them into actionable single-name trade ideas.
  • Build bottoms-up financial models to stress-test downside scenarios, map recovery waterfalls, and underwrite risk in complex balance sheets.
  • Publish original research and trade recommendations that drive PnL, spanning new issue analysis, event-driven catalysts, and relative value frameworks.
  • Serve as a trusted counterpart to portfolio managers and CIOs at leading hedge funds and institutional investors, shaping portfolio positioning through differentiated sector insights.
  • Lead primary market execution on high yield bonds and leveraged loans, partnering with management teams and syndicate to price and place new issuance.
  • Build agentic AI tools to automate desk workflows, including research aggregation, credit monitoring, and data pipeline tasks, improving team efficiency and turnaround time.
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Fixed Income Summer Analyst

Jefferies LLC, New York, NY

Summer 2016
  • Rotated through nine Fixed Income product groups: HY S&T, HY Strategy, IG, EM, Mortgages, Rates, Munis, FX, and Leveraged Loans.
  • Conducted credit analysis and crafted financial models to support investment theses. Presented trading recommendations to management and desk heads.

Fixed Income Intern, Investment Grade

PineBridge Investments, New York, NY

Summer 2015
  • Performed credit research and crafted corporate-bond investment recommendation reports.
  • Conducted industry research covering European Telecom, Domestic Telecom, Retail, Tech, Consumer Goods, and F&B.

Performance Analysis Intern

PineBridge Investments, New York, NY

Summer 2014
  • Crafted holdings and performance analysis reports for current and prospective clients.
  • Organized and formatted data for fund-level fact sheets distributed to external audiences.

Areas of Expertise

Deep domain knowledge spanning credit markets, sector analysis, and technology.

AI Infrastructure & Power

Coverage of neoclouds, data centers, and power assets at the center of the AI infrastructure buildout.

High Yield Credit Analysis

100+ credits across HY bonds and leveraged loans. Long/short ideas rooted in fundamental due diligence and financial modeling.

Energy & Exploration

E&P, Oil Field Services & Equipment, and upstream energy credit markets. Thesis-driven relative value across capital structures.

Distressed & Special Situations

Identifying catalyst-driven opportunities in stressed and distressed credits, with a focus on recovery value and restructuring dynamics.

Emory University, Goizueta Business School

BBA - Finance & Strategic Management Consulting • Class of 2017

Tools & Skills

Bloomberg Terminal Microsoft Office Claude Code

Hobbies & Fun

A few things I'm into outside the office.

World of Warcraft

Classic Raider

Featured
Character Rinaz
Server Faerlina (US)
Logs Warcraft Logs →

Raiding Classic WoW on Faerlina since launch.

Rocket League

Competitive Player

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Platform Steam
Stats Tracker Network →

Competitive ranked player, currently pushing for Grand Champion.

PC Building

Speccing out parts, assembling rigs, and keeping up with the hardware cycle.

Film Photography

Analog photography on 35mm. Less forgiving than digital, which is the point.

Golf

Recently picked up golf. Still early, but putting in the time.

Tennis

Weekend singles and the occasional doubles match.

Let's Connect

Interested in discussing credit markets, AI infrastructure, or potential opportunities? I'd love to hear from you.