Mr. Mapes is a Managing Director at HPS Investment Partners. Prior to joining HPS in 2018, Mr. Mapes was a Principal at Tålamod Asset Management, where he spent a decade focusing on distressed situations. Prior to Tålamod Asset Management, Mr. Mapes worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at JPMorgan and as a Forensic Advisory Associate at KPMG. Mr. Mapes is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Mapes holds a BA in Economics and an MPA from the University of Texas at Austin.