Role at Bain Capital Credit
- Title on Schedule A
- Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Credit
- Control
- Paul Kelly is not a control person of Bain Capital Credit.
- Ownership
- An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
- Tenure
- Paul Kelly has held the filed role since July 2025.
The firm
Form ADV filed 17 August 2026
Career on record
- Passed SIE · 2018
- Passed Series 7 and Series 63 · 1994
Registrations and exams
No current adviser or broker registration. Paul Kelly has passed 3 qualifying exams.
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 29 June 1994 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | 1 October 2018 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 7 April 1994 |
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- Paul Mark Kelly
- CRD
- 2467161
- Registration status
- No current adviser or broker registration
- Firm bio
- baincapital.com
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Background
Paul Kelly is a partner and chief operating officer for Bain Capital’s Credit business. His previous roles include DWS Group, Blackstone and J.P. Morgan. Official firm biography
Education
- MBA, Columbia Business SchoolOfficial firm biography
- Undergraduate degree, North Carolina State UniversityOfficial firm biography
Common questions
Where does Paul Kelly work?
Paul Kelly has been Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Credit of Bain Capital Credit, LP since July 2025.
Does Paul Kelly have a current investment-adviser registration?
Paul Kelly has no current investment-adviser or broker registration, as of 17 October 2026.
What exams has Paul Kelly passed?
Paul Kelly has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in April 1994.
Leadership at Bain Capital Credit
- James GoldmanChief Compliance Officer, Credit
- Michael EwaldPartner
- Kevin GallagherHead of Investment & Trade Operations, Capital Markets
- Carolyn HastingsPartner
- Jeffrey HawkinsPartner
- Viva HyattPartner
- Sabrina Rusnak-CarlsonGeneral Counsel, Credit
- Andrew ViensPartner & Head of Risk and Process Management, Capital Markets
- Gregory WipfPartner
- John Wright IIIPartner