The team
Zach Lewy
CEO, CIO, Fund Principal
Zach Lewy
CEO, CIO, Fund Principal
Zach has over 25 years’ executive experience in investment management and asset servicing. Zach founded Arrow Global in 2005 and serves as Group CEO and CIO of Arrow.
Zach has supervised over 1000 deals at Arrow and is a lead Principal in Arrow’s fund manager. Prior to joining Arrow, he was an Officer of Sallie Mae, a Director at Vertex (the BPO division of United Utilities), and a Founder and Executive Director of 7C (a U.K. BPO company acquired by Vertex). Zach was previously the Chair of the U.K. Debt Buyers Association and was named an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010.
He graduated from Princeton University with a BA in Economics with Honours and a Certificate in Applied and Computational Mathematics with Honours.
Monique O’Keefe
Chair of AGGCM, and Chief Risk and Governance Officer
Monique O’Keefe
Chair of AGGCM, and Chief Risk and Governance Officer
Monique joined Arrow in 2019 as Chair of the Investment Manager of Arrow Credit Opportunities and is an Executive Director for Arrow Global Group. Monique leads on Governance for the fund, and has a wider executive responsibility covering Governance, Legal, Risk and Compliance for the wider Group.
Monique has over 25 years’ experience in finance, law and governance. She is also Deputy Chair of the Board of Commissioners at the Jersey Financial Services Commission and sits on the board of the Jersey Resolution Authority. Prior to this, Monique was working in structured finance at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch in London and New York, and previously as a structured finance lawyer at Clifford Chance in London.
Monique has a Bachelor of Law, a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Law from University of Queensland, Australia.
John Calvao
Fund Principal
John Calvao
Fund Principal
John joined Arrow in 2010 and is Managing Principal of Arrow managed Funds as well as accountable for Arrow’s Platforms, Portfolio Management Performance, Fund Operations, IT & Change. During his tenure at Arrow, John has been involved in developing Arrow’s Italian strategy and having also been Arrow’s Portugal Country Manager and Whitestar CEO.
Prior to that, John gained more than 15 years’ experience across various international capital market institutions, including as COO of MIAC Assurance Corporation, Head of Operations at SCA, which he joined after an independent consultant role overseeing the build out of the first independent, NPL servicing company in Portugal, and CIO at Clayton.
John began his career at MBIA.
Toni McDermott
CIO, Credit and Lending
Toni McDermott
CIO, Credit and Lending
Toni joined Arrow in 2023 as Credit and Lending CIO. During her career spanning more than 25 years, Toni has invested in and managed performing and non-performing portfolios and businesses across Europe including UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Greece. Before Arrow Global, Toni spent three years in Hong Kong running Morgan Stanley’s APAC Loan Solutions and Securitisation Group. In Europe, Toni was responsible for Centerbridge’s European Asset Backed Special Situations business for almost five years. Post GFC, Toni was one of the architects of Deutsche Bank’s European Portfolios principal business. Toni also has extensive experience in asset-backed and real estate lending, securitisation, as well as special servicing businesses.
Toni is a trustee of Coram’s Fields and Harmsworth Memorial Playground. She has a BCom International (BCIT) from University College Dublin.
Zachary Vaughan
Global Head and CIO, Real Estate
Zachary Vaughan
Global Head and CIO, Real Estate
Zachary Vaughan, Global Head and CIO, Real Estate – Zachary Vaughan joined Arrow in September 2023 from Brookfield’s Real Estate Group as CIO of the Arrow Real Estate strategy. Zachary has more than 20 years’ experience in Real Estate Investment and Asset Management. During his time at Brookfield, Zachary held several roles including Managing Partner Head of European Real Estate, Head of Multifamily Investments and CEO of Brookfield REIT.
Prior to joining Brookfield Zachary was a Director in the Real Estate investment team at CPPIB. Prior to joining CPPIB, Zachary was Director of Acquisitions at International Property Corporation/Reichmann International.
Zachary holds an Honours Bachelor of Economics from Western University.
Charlotte Gilbert
Managing Director, Client and Product Solutions
Charlotte Gilbert
Managing Director, Client and Product Solutions
Charlotte joined Arrow in 2023 as Managing Director of Client and Product Solutions. Charlotte is responsible for and oversees Arrow’s fundraising efforts and product development. Prior to joining Arrow, Charlotte spent almost five years at Oaktree Capital Management where she was Managing Director, Marketing and Client Relations, and 12 years at Apollo Global Management.
Charlotte has an BA in Business Studies from the University of Westminster.
Phil Shepherd
Executive Director, Group Chief Finance Officer
Phil Shepherd
Executive Director, Group Chief Finance Officer
Phil Shepherd was appointed Group Chief Finance Officer following the Acquisition and is an Executive Director of Arrow Global Group. Phil is responsible for the finance function, including financial performance and reporting, HR, Capital Allocation, Tax and Treasury. Phil joined Arrow in 2019 as Group Treasurer and was instrumental in the Group’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He has over 30 years’ experience in finance and treasury and has held a number of senior treasury and finance roles in different industries and organisations. Before joining Arrow, Phil was Group Treasurer at Provident Financial plc for ten years and was Financial Controller and Treasurer at Cheshire Building Society, before becoming Head of Finance for Cheshire and Derbyshire Building Societies following their takeover by Nationwide Building Society. He has also worked in the retail and leisure sectors.
Phil is a qualified Chartered Accountant, an associate member of the Corporate Treasurers Association and holds an honours degree in Mathematics from the University of Sheffield.