Sean Hinze, Managing Director, is a member of Neuberger Berman’s Specialty Finance team, focusing on hard assets, infrastructure and other esoteric asset classes. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman in 2025, Sean was a portfolio manager at PIMCO focused on specialty finance and special situations investments. There, he initiated and led several of the firm’s joint ventures, including their aviation strategy. Prior to that, Sean was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, covering the financial, asset management and technology sectors. He served six years in the U.S. Army and Air Force, with his last assignment as a Captain and combat adviser to the Iraqi Army. Sean holds an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the UCLA, and a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated summa cum laude.