Kush Kothary is a Managing Director and the Head of Strategy of Andalusian Credit Partners.

Mr. Kothary was previously a Director in the U.S. Private Capital Group at BlackRock where he was responsible for originating, underwriting and monitoring direct middle market investments.  

Prior to joining the U.S. Private Capital Group, Mr. Kothary was in the Corporate Development and Strategy Group at BlackRock, where he was responsible for identifying and executing growth opportunities including acquisitions, strategic investments, JVs and partnerships / alliances as well as analyzing major strategic, operational and organizational issues within the firm. In this role, Kush was involved in a number of transactions including Credit Suisse's ETF arm, MGPA and BlackRock Kelso Capital Advisors.

Mr. Kothary received a B.S. in Finance, summa cum laude, from Rutgers University.