Former Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager - Dominique Mielle, Author of Damsel in Distressed

Dominique Mielle has spent 20 years as distressed bond investor, partner and senior portfolio manager at Canyon Capital, a $25bn hedge fund. Dominique was one of the very few hedge fund managers in the world when she retired from Canyon in 2018. 

In her memoir Damsel in Distressed published on September 7, 2021, Dominique offers more than just her insider view into the world of hedge funds – through her memoir, Dominique sets precedence for women who want a career investing and feel there is no way they can break into the boys club which is largely still the finance industry. The first memoir by a woman hedge fund manager, Damsel in Distressed is a witty account of Dominque’s accession through the ranks of hedge fund investing with all its challenges and awkwardness. 

In this conversation we talk about Dominique’s rise to be Canyon’s first female investment partner, why she wrote her recently published memoir and what is the unwritten message behind it, and the decline of hedge funds.

Connect with Dominique via Twitter, LinkedIn, and her website.

Here you can find the resources and books mentioned:

• Dominique’s website

• Damsel in Distressed by Dominique Mielle on Amazon

• Dominique’s Article on Business Insider

• Michael Milken

• Canyon Partners

• Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis

• Kim by Rudyard Kipling

• Black Edge by Charlotte Byrd

• The Hedge Fund Mirage by Simon Lack

• The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean