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Management Team
Mark Zinkula, CFA
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
mark zinkula is chief executive officer of thornburg investment management. he is responsible for the company’s overall strategy and direction. he joined the firm in 2023.
prior to joining thornburg, mark was ceo of legal & general investment management (lgim). during his tenure, lgim was one of the fastest-growing and became one of the largest asset managers globally, primarily driven by an expansion in its active fixed income, real assets, multi-asset and ldi solutions. mark rapidly expanded lgim’s international footprint across the u.s., europe and asia.
before leading lgim’s global business, mark was the ceo of legal & general investment management america (lgima). earlier in his career, mark was global head of fixed income at aegon asset management. prior to aegon, mark worked for the principal financial group.
mark has been involved with several start-ups and served on multiple industry and nonprofit boards as well as advisory councils, including diamond hill, financial reporting council, the investment association, uk government asset management taskforce, uk green finance taskforce, diversity project, ficc markets standards and national czech & slovak museum and library.
mark holds a ba in economics from central college and both an ma and mba degree from the university of iowa. he is a cfa charterholder.
Matt Burdett
Head of Equities and Managing Director
matt burdett is head of equities and a portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he rejoined the firm in 2015 as an associate portfolio manager. matt was named a managing director and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2018 and to head of equities in 2024. matt spent several years as a senior vice president and portfolio manager at pimco, where he co-managed various dividend-oriented strategies. prior to his time at pimco, matt worked from 2010 to 2011 as an equity analyst at thornburg.
earlier in his career, matt was director of healthcare investment banking at cibc world markets / oppenheimer and a medicinal chemist at sunesis pharmaceuticals. matt holds an mba from the marshall school of business at the university of southern california and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the university of california, berkeley.
Christian Hoffmann, CFA
Head of Fixed Income and Managing Director
christian hoffmann is head of fixed income and a portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2012 as a fixed income analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2014. christian was named a managing director in 2017, was promoted to portfolio manager in 2018, and to head of fixed income in 2024.
prior to joining thornburg, christian served as a senior credit analyst with h.i.g. capital in miami, florida, where he specialized in distressed debt investments and credit driven special situations. he began his career in the investment banking division of lehman brothers and later spent several years working on the high yield research desk at the firm. christian holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from new york university. he is also a cfa charterholder.
Brian McMahon
Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director
brian mcmahon is chief investment strategist for thornburg investment management. brian is deeply respected for his market and investment insight and serves as a key voice for the investment team and thornburg clients. he also co-manages thornburg’s global equity portfolios and serves as vice chairman of thornburg.
brian joined thornburg in 1984 as chief investment officer; a role he held until 2019. brian served as president of the firm from 1997 to 2015 and ceo from 2008 to 2015 and was promoted to vice chairman in 2016. he managed thornburg’s laddered bond portfolios from their inceptions from 1984 until 2000 and remains actively involved in securities analysis for various thornburg portfolios.
brian holds an mba from tuck school of business at dartmouth college and a ba in economics and russian studies from the university of virginia. after receiving his mba, brian joined norwest bank in 1979, and held various corporate finance positions.
Nimish Bhatt
Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director
nimish bhatt is chief financial officer of thornburg investment management, responsible for corporate finance, tax, fund accounting, and fund administration. he has over 30 years of progressive experience in strategy, leveraged finance, equity issuance, mergers and acquisitions, operations, technology, accounting, administration, and tax-related matters in the global investment management industry.
before joining thornburg, nimish served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of calamos asset management, inc. during his tenure at calamos, he was also responsible for fund administration, operations, and information technology. previously, he served in various capacities for the bisys group, inc., evergreen asset management corp., pricewaterhousecoopers llp, ernst & young llp, and kpmg.
he serves as a member of board of directors of thornburg income builder opportunities trust, thornburg global investment plc (ireland), museum of new mexico foundation, greater albuquerque chamber of commerce, goldvest financial services pvt. ltd. (india), and share my fortune, inc. he was a member of the board of directors of calamos global funds plc (ireland), new mexico museum of natural history foundation, illinois chamber of commerce, and indian prairie education foundation. he also served as chairman of the board of directors of nicsa and was a member of the investment company institute’s accounting/treasurers committee. nimish has a bachelor’s degree with a major in advanced accounting and auditing and a post-graduate law degree from india’s gujarat university. he also has a master of business administration from ohio state university’s fisher college of business and is a graduate of advanced management program from the wharton school of business at the university of pennsylvania. he is currently registered with finra with a series 27 and 99.
Jesse Brownell
Global Head of Distribution and Managing Director
jesse brownell is global head of distribution for thornburg investment management. he is responsible for leading the sales and distribution efforts across the company's institutional, intermediary, and international lines of business. prior to his current role, jesse served as regional consultant, divisional sales director, head of us intermediary, then head of global distribution for the firm. he was elected managing director in 2020. his prior experience includes serving as regional director for highland capital management and regional consultant for hartford funds. before entering the financial services industry, jesse played professional baseball with the colorado rockies.
throughout his career, jesse has demonstrated a track record of driving outcomes and has been critical to informing the strategic direction of the distribution function at thornburg. his positive influence and perspective across the organization sets a foundation for high yet achievable results.
jesse received his bs from the university of iowa. he is currently registered with finra with a series 7, 66 and 24.
Amy Callow
General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Managing Director
amy is the general counsel and chief administrative officer for thornburg investment management, where she advises the firm on a wide range of global legal and business issues, including strategic initiatives. in addition, amy oversees the facilities, office services, and travel functions.
amy holds a ba in women’s studies from dartmouth college and a jd, cum laude, from fordham university. amy began her career in private practice at cleary gottlieb in new york, new york. she was also in private practice at mcguirewoods in charlotte, north carolina, and was in-house counsel at ingersoll rand with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate finance. prior to joining thornburg investment management, amy spent four years with barings llc, holding several roles supporting the private placement team and most recently leading the corporate governance team across the barings global platform. amy began her professional career as a teacher in washington, dc, as part of the teach for america program.
Dana Jones, PHR, SHRM-CP
Human Resources Director and Managing Director
dana jones is human resources director of thornburg investment management. she joined thornburg in 2008 as an hr generalist and was promoted to senior hr generalist in 2017, hr manager in 2018, and hr director and managing director in 2019.
as hr director, dana is in charge of shaping the human resource strategy to support the business plan and strategic direction of the organization. specifically, she oversees areas of recruitment, engagement, succession planning, talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and compensation.
prior to thornburg, dana worked as a recruitment specialist for frankel staffing partners and a training specialist at los alamos national laboratory. she earned an mba at texas a&m university and a bba in human resources management from new mexico state university.
William “Billy” Rogers
Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director
billy rogers is chief operating officer at thornburg investment management, where he shapes the strategic direction of technology and operations, and he drives cross-departmental initiatives to ensure the continued success and growth of the organization.
prior to joining thornburg in 2024, billy worked at pimco for 12 years in a variety of roles including product management, compliance officer, and head of regional and advisory operations. he left pimco in 2010 to join janus henderson, where he spent eight years as a fixed income trader and four years leading their global macro unconstrained office. billy then spent three years as an executive consultant, helping to integrate and run a large retail sma business on the west coast. billy has also been involved with numerous fintech startups throughout his career.
billy has a bba in business administration from the university of new mexico anderson school of management and an mba from the university of southern california marshall school of business.
Jonathan Schuman
Head of International and Managing Director
jonathan schuman is head of international for thornburg investment management. he is responsible for developing and executing the firm’s international business strategy across the u.k., europe, asia-pacific, and americas. prior to his current role, jonathan served as global head of distribution and as the head of global business development at matthews asia from 2010 to 2023. at matthews, jonathan built the firm’s international business and led the sales, marketing, client service, and product teams. he also served as head of institutional business (japan), head of business development (japan), and head of product development (asia) for aig investments (subsequently known as pinebridge investments), as well as the associate general counsel for the aig companies in japan and korea.
jonathan has lived and worked in asia for more than 13 years and is fluent in japanese. he received his j.d. from harvard law school, a master’s degree in law and diplomacy from the fletcher school at tufts university, and a ba from williams college.
Board of Directors
Garrett Thornburg
Chairman and Managing Director
garrett thornburg is a recognized leader in innovative, actively managed, disciplined investment strategies and is chairman of thornburg investment management, inc., which he founded in 1982. headquartered in santa fe, new mexico, thornburg investment management is an employee-owned investment firm that manages international equity, global fixed income and multi-asset solutions for individual and institutional clients.
before forming thornburg investment management, mr. thornburg was a limited partner of bear, stearns & co. and a founding member of that firm’s public finance department. he was also chief financial officer of new york state’s urban development corporation, and served as financial advisor to the state of new mexico’s board of finance.
he is a member of the board of governors of the investment company institute and serves on the board of directors of the new mexico school for the arts – art institute. he is also chairman of the thornburg foundation and personally leads the company’s philanthropic efforts. active in new mexico philanthropy, in 2010 he received the philanthropist of the year award from the journal santa fe, and in 2013 he was awarded the new mexico distinguished public service lifetime achievement award. he is a former board member of the national dance institute of new mexico, the santa fe institute, and the santa fe community foundation. mr. thornburg received his ba from williams college and his mba from harvard university.
Mark Zinkula, CFA
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
mark zinkula is chief executive officer of thornburg investment management. he is responsible for the company’s overall strategy and direction. he joined the firm in 2023.
prior to joining thornburg, mark was ceo of legal & general investment management (lgim). during his tenure, lgim was one of the fastest-growing and became one of the largest asset managers globally, primarily driven by an expansion in its active fixed income, real assets, multi-asset and ldi solutions. mark rapidly expanded lgim’s international footprint across the u.s., europe and asia.
before leading lgim’s global business, mark was the ceo of legal & general investment management america (lgima). earlier in his career, mark was global head of fixed income at aegon asset management. prior to aegon, mark worked for the principal financial group.
mark has been involved with several start-ups and served on multiple industry and nonprofit boards as well as advisory councils, including diamond hill, financial reporting council, the investment association, uk government asset management taskforce, uk green finance taskforce, diversity project, ficc markets standards and national czech & slovak museum and library.
mark holds a ba in economics from central college and both an ma and mba degree from the university of iowa. he is a cfa charterholder.
Brian McMahon
Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director
brian mcmahon is chief investment strategist for thornburg investment management. brian is deeply respected for his market and investment insight and serves as a key voice for the investment team and thornburg clients. he also co-manages thornburg’s global equity portfolios and serves as vice chairman of thornburg.
brian joined thornburg in 1984 as chief investment officer; a role he held until 2019. brian served as president of the firm from 1997 to 2015 and ceo from 2008 to 2015 and was promoted to vice chairman in 2016. he managed thornburg’s laddered bond portfolios from their inceptions from 1984 until 2000 and remains actively involved in securities analysis for various thornburg portfolios.
brian holds an mba from tuck school of business at dartmouth college and a ba in economics and russian studies from the university of virginia. after receiving his mba, brian joined norwest bank in 1979, and held various corporate finance positions.
Brian Boyd
Member, Board of Directors
brian boyd is a business builder and founder, retired ceo, and a private equity investor and past operating partner. since 1994 brian has invested in, built, restructured, advised on, and sold numerous companies within financial services, energy, real estate, global manufacturing, and inventory finance & distribution industries. while focused on designing sound strategies, he also understands the value of relationship building, talent identification, and leadership development. brian works with executive teams to enhance company performance.
an advisor on numerous family and private foundation trusts since 2008, brian is committed to family wealth stewardship, investment management, corporate governance, and philanthropy. he actively serves on the pecos river management trust company board of directors and investment committee, as well as the thornburg foundation.
brian attended the university of texas in austin.
Robin Keller
Member, Board of Directors
robin keller brings nearly a quarter century of significant leadership experience in the financial services industry. throughout her accomplished career, she has held trading, sales, portfolio management and, most recently, institutional investor relations roles at several new york– and connecticut-based alternative asset management firms. robin has played an instrumental role in launching numerous investment vehicles, including hedge funds, collateralized debt obligations, and short-term duration strategies.
robin began her tenure in financial services in 1989 at deltec asset management, accumulating a range of experiences in trading and analysis before becoming managing director of high-yield portfolio management in 1995. she also held roles at gleacher natwest and ceres capital, which was subsequently acquired by stanfield capital partners. from 2007 to 2013, robin was a managing director and director of investor relations at solus alternative asset management, where she led a team of 10 professionals and oversaw asset growth from $300 million to approximately $3 billion.
robin earned her bs in political science from the university of california, los angeles.
Blair Naylor
Member, Board of Directors
blair naylor began her career in financial services in 1987 at bear stearns & co. over the next decade, she worked as a financial advisor, first at merrill lynch and subsequently at smith barney, serving individual investors, families, and charitable organizations. in 2002, blair founded palace capital management llc, a santa fe-based registered investment advisor and family office serving accredited investors. palace capital, which specialized in the construction and management of hedge fund and private equity portfolios, closed to outside investors in 2014.
blair joined the thornburg board of directors in 2021 and currently serves as chair of its audit committee. she is also vice president and treasurer of the thornburg foundation; a director of pecos river management; and the investment committee chair of both organizations. as a trustee of her family’s charitable foundation since 1987, blair has been active in philanthropy and has served on numerous nonprofit boards and investment committees.
blair earned a ba from tulane university.
Equity Investment Team
Brian McMahon
Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director
brian mcmahon is chief investment strategist for thornburg investment management. brian is deeply respected for his market and investment insight and serves as a key voice for the investment team and thornburg clients. he also co-manages thornburg’s global equity portfolios and serves as vice chairman of thornburg.
brian joined thornburg in 1984 as chief investment officer; a role he held until 2019. brian served as president of the firm from 1997 to 2015 and ceo from 2008 to 2015 and was promoted to vice chairman in 2016. he managed thornburg’s laddered bond portfolios from their inceptions from 1984 until 2000 and remains actively involved in securities analysis for various thornburg portfolios.
brian holds an mba from tuck school of business at dartmouth college and a ba in economics and russian studies from the university of virginia. after receiving his mba, brian joined norwest bank in 1979, and held various corporate finance positions.
Matt Burdett
Head of Equities and Managing Director
matt burdett is head of equities and a portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he rejoined the firm in 2015 as an associate portfolio manager. matt was named a managing director and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2018 and to head of equities in 2024. matt spent several years as a senior vice president and portfolio manager at pimco, where he co-managed various dividend-oriented strategies. prior to his time at pimco, matt worked from 2010 to 2011 as an equity analyst at thornburg.
earlier in his career, matt was director of healthcare investment banking at cibc world markets / oppenheimer and a medicinal chemist at sunesis pharmaceuticals. matt holds an mba from the marshall school of business at the university of southern california and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the university of california, berkeley.
Nicholas Anderson, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
nicholas anderson is a portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2016 as an equity research analyst, was promoted to senior equity research analyst in 2020, an associate portfolio manager in early 2021, and portfolio manager in late 2021.
nick holds an mba with honors from the university of chicago booth school of business and a ba with honors from the university of north carolina at chapel hill, where he was a robertson scholar. prior to joining thornburg, nick worked for prudential plc and eastspring investments in hong kong, vietnam, and singapore. he is a cfa charterholder.
Neal BasuMullick, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
neal basumullick is portfolio manager at thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2020 as an equity research analyst, was promoted to senior equity analyst then associate portfolio manager in 2022 and to portfolio manager in 2024.
prior to joining thornburg, neal worked in equity research at columbia threadneedle investments where he covered the business services and consumer staples industries and on the sellside at j.p. morgan where he gained experience in the pharmaceutical and several cyclical industries. neal holds a ba with honors in economics from cornell university college of arts & sciences, and he is a cfa charterholder.
Brian Burrell, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
brian burrell is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2012 as an equity research analyst and became an associate portfolio manager in 2021 and portfolio manager in 2024.
brian earned a ba in economics from reed college and an mba from the university of wisconsin in the applied security analysis program (asap). he is a cfa charterholder and a fundamentals of sustainability accounting (fsa) credential® holder. prior to joining thornburg, brian was a business journalist and economic consultant for a variety of publications in addis ababa, ethiopia.
Steven Klopukh, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
steven klopukh is portfolio manager at thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2020 to lead thornburg’s small- and mid-cap investment strategies.
prior to thornburg, steven worked at allianz global investors, where he spent 18 years, most recently as a director and lead portfolio manager u.s. small- & mid-cap growth team. while at allianz global investors, steven managed the top-performing allianzgi mid-cap fund as lead portfolio manager since 2014. with over 20 years of investment industry experience, steven was also vice president and fundamental equity analyst at cdc investment management corp., where he collaborated on quantitatively enhanced, risk targeted large-cap core and market-neutral equity strategies. before that, he was in the investment banking associate program at morgan stanley dean witter, where he was involved in m&a, debt and equity capital raising, and consumer products corporate finance.
steven has a bs, magna cum laude, from fairleigh dickinson university and an mba with honors from the university of chicago. he is also a cfa charterholder.
Emily Leveille, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
emily leveille is a portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. she joined the firm in 2021.
prior to thornburg, emily was with nordea asset management in copenhagen, denmark, where she was a portfolio manager for emerging market growth strategies after initially joining as an analyst responsible for investments in latin america. before nordea, emily was an analyst with ashmore group (emerging markets management) in washington, dc, and she also worked as a consultant advising multinational corporations in latin america. emily holds a ba in politics from new york university and is a cfa charterholder.
Tim McCarthy, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
tim mccarthy is portfolio manager at thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2020 to co-manage thornburg’s small- and mid-cap investment growth strategies.
prior to thornburg, tim spent 17 years at allianz global investors, where he was senior portfolio manager and director and performed research responsibilities for the u.s. small- & mid-cap growth team. he was also a portfolio manager and analyst on the small-cap team and a member of the quantitative analytics & risk strategy group. his extensive investment-industry experience includes serving as a portfolio product specialist at factset research systems, where he held responsibilities for portfolio construction, risk analysis, and performance.
tim holds a bs in business administration with a concentration in finance from the university of vermont. he is a cfa charterholder and a member of the cfa society of san francisco.
Miguel Oleaga
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
miguel oleaga is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2014 as an equity research analyst, was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2017, and was named portfolio manager in 2018.
miguel holds a bs in business administration (finance and management specialties) from the university of massachusetts. prior to his joining thornburg, miguel worked at putnam investments, conducting equity analysis supporting growth, value, and dividend-focused mandates. he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility at putnam beginning in 2004.
Josh Rubin
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
josh rubin is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined thornburg in 2017, initially working with the global strategies before being named associate portfolio manager in 2018, and portfolio manager in 2021.
before thornburg, josh worked at driehaus capital management in chicago, where he was first an associate portfolio manager responsible for emerging markets, and then the portfolio manager of the firm’s global and certain u.s. strategies. prior to driehaus, josh co-managed the emerging markets equity strategy at marsico capital management in denver, where he was also a senior analyst covering global companies across sectors. before asset management, josh held investment banking and consulting roles.
josh earned a bsfs in international politics from the walsh school of foreign service at georgetown university.
Joe Salmond
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
joe salmond is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2018 as an equity research analyst and became an associate portfolio manager in 2021, managing director in 2023 and portfolio manager in 2024.
joe earned an mba from the tepper school of business at carnegie mellon university and graduated from arizona state university with a bs in technology management. prior to joining thornburg, joe served as both a weapons of mass destruction and an explosive ordnance disposal team leader in the u.s. army.
Sean Koung Sun, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
sean sun is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2012 as an equity research analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2015 and portfolio manager in 2017.
sean holds an mba with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurship from the university of chicago booth school of business and a ba in economics from the university of california at berkeley, where he was a regents’ and chancellor’s scholar. he is also a cfa charterholder. prior to joining thornburg, sean held portfolio analysis and modeling positions at bank of america. prior to business school, he was a product manager at hsbc.
Lei Wang, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
lei wang is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined thornburg investment management in 2004 as associate portfolio manager and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2006.
lei holds a ba and an ma from east china normal university and an mba from new york university. he is a cfa charterholder. prior to joining thornburg, he served as an associate for deutsche bank as well as for enso capital management. he has also worked as a bank supervision manager at china’s central bank.
Charles Wilson, PhD
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
charlie wilson is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2012 as associate portfolio manager and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2014.
charlie earned a bs in geology from the university of arizona in tucson and a phd in geophysics from the university of colorado in boulder. prior to joining thornburg, charlie served as co-portfolio manager for marsico capital management in denver, colorado. he was responsible for portfolio investments across multiple strategies and geographies, with specialization in materials, energy, technology, and payments sectors.
Paul Ariano, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager
paul ariano is an associate portfolio manager at thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2021 as a senior equity research analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2024.
paul spent much of his career at wall street associates in la jolla, ca, where he was a research analyst and co-portfolio manager focused on small-cap and mid-cap companies, particularly those in the health care sector. he holds an ms in finance from san diego state university, a ba in business administration from the university of san diego, and is a cfa charterholder.
Julian Serafini, CFA
Senior Equity Research Analyst
julian serafini is a senior equity research analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2021 as an equity research analyst and was promoted to senior equity research analyst in 2022.
prior to joining thornburg, julian worked at jefferies financial group as an equity research analyst, as lead analyst in london covering the european software and payments sectors, and in new york city covering u.s. software. he also served as an equity research associate at oppenheimer & co. previously, julian spent 10 years at northrop grumman, in roles including project management, business development, and engineering.
julian holds an mba degree from the ucla anderson school of management, a ms degree in systems architecting and engineering from the university of southern california and a bs degree in mechanical engineering from worcester polytechnic institute. he is a cfa charterholder.
Ben Song, CFA, FRM, CIIA
Senior Equity Research Analyst
ben song is a senior equity research analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2021 as an equity research analyst and was promoted to senior equity research analyst in 2022.
prior to joining thornburg, ben worked in beijing as a portfolio manager at green fund management. he was also a portfolio manager and analyst for manulife teda fund management in beijing, and he began his career in finance as a sellside analyst for china great wall securities. ben holds an mba degree from cornell university, s.c. johnson school of business, an ms degree in mechanical engineering from tsinghua university, and a bs degree in mechanical engineering from the university of science and technology beijing. he is a cfa, frm and ciia charterholder.
Mustafa Arikan
Equity Research Analyst
mustafa arikan is an equity research analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined thornburg in 2013.
mustafa holds an mba from university of new mexico’s anderson school of management, with dual concentration in operations management and finance. he received his bs in mechanical engineering from new mexico institute of mining and technology. prior to his current role at thornburg, he worked on the firm’s marketing team in various roles.
Baadal Chaudhary, CFA
Equity Research Analyst
baadal chaudhary is an equity research analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2021.
prior to thornburg, baadal was an analyst at steinberg asset management where he served in a generalist role. he also worked on the sellside at j.p. morgan as a part of the u.s. consumer and specialty finance team. baadal started his career as a management consultant at ey. he earned an mba with honors from the university of chicago booth school of business and received an integrated bachelors and masters in engineering degree from the indian institute of technology, delhi. he is also a cfa charterholder.
Quincy Field
Equity Research Analyst
quincy field is an equity research analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2023.
prior to thornburg, quincy served as a military intelligence officer in the u.s. army. quincy earned an mba from unc kenan-flagler business school and received his bs with honors from eastern michigan university in criminology.
Drew Johnson
Equity Research Analyst
drew johnson is an equity research analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined thornburg in 2022.
prior to thornburg, drew worked as an investment management consultant for factset research systems. he holds an mba from unc kenan-flagler business school, with a concentration in capital markets and investments. he received his ba in finance from the love school of business at elon university.
Nicole Lim
Equity Research Analyst
nicole lim is an equity research analyst for thornburg investment management. she joined the firm in 2022.
prior to thornburg, nicole worked at chegg, inc. in m&a and strategy and was an investment banking analyst in leveraged finance at td securities. nicole received an mba from the mit sloan school of management and a ba in economics from macalester college.
ESG Investing Team
Jake Walko
Director of ESG Investing & Global Investment Stewardship, Managing Director
jake walko is the director of esg investing & global investment stewardship at thornburg investment management, furthering the adoption of environmental, social, and governance (esg) considerations across thornburg’s full product suite. he was named managing director in 2023. prior to joining thornburg, jake worked at neuberger berman in new york as vice president, esg investing and director of global investment stewardship. earlier in his career, he covered the technology and real estate spaces on blackrock’s investment stewardship team, as well as serving in various positions at glass, lewis, co.
jake is a graduate of the city college of the city university of new york with an ma in international relations and hunter college of the city university of new york with a ba in economics. he is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 63 and holds the cfa institute investment foundations certificate™.
Jackie Nutter
ESG Analyst
jackie nutter is an esg analyst at thornburg investment management, furthering the adoption of environmental, social and governance (esg) considerations across thornburg’s full product suite. she joined the firm in 2021.
prior to her role at thornburg, jackie was an mba sustainability consultant for citigroup, working to support citi’s 2030 $1 trillion sustainable finance commitment. she graduated from the university of vermont, receiving her green mba as well as a bachelor of science degree in environmental studies. jackie is a ifrs fsa credential holder.
Fixed Income Investment Team
Christian Hoffmann, CFA
Head of Fixed Income and Managing Director
christian hoffmann is head of fixed income and a portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2012 as a fixed income analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2014. christian was named a managing director in 2017, was promoted to portfolio manager in 2018, and to head of fixed income in 2024.
prior to joining thornburg, christian served as a senior credit analyst with h.i.g. capital in miami, florida, where he specialized in distressed debt investments and credit driven special situations. he began his career in the investment banking division of lehman brothers and later spent several years working on the high yield research desk at the firm. christian holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from new york university. he is also a cfa charterholder.
David Ashley, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
david ashley is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined thornburg as associate portfolio manager in 2011 and was named portfolio manager in 2019.
dave earned a bs in finance and mba from the university of delaware in 2001. he is also a cfa charterholder. prior to joining thornburg investment management, dave was a credit analyst for wilmington trust in delaware.
John Bonnell, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
john bonnell, cfa, is portfolio manager and managing director for thornburg investment management. he joined thornburg’s municipal team in 2021.
john has over 30 years of municipal bond investing experience. he spent 25 years of his career at usaa where he was most recently a senior portfolio manager and, in 2010, took on responsibility for co-leading municipal bond strategies. earlier in his career, john held credit research and municipal bond portfolio management roles at usaa. he also spent several years at strong capital management and two years at oppenheimerfunds, inc. as a senior portfolio manager.
john holds a bba in finance from the university of texas–san antonio and an mba from st. mary’s university in san antonio, texas. john is a cfa charterholder.
Lon Erickson, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
lon erickson is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined thornburg in 2008 and was named a managing director and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2010.
prior to joining thornburg investment management, lon spent almost 11 years as an analyst for state farm insurance in the equity and corporate bond departments. lon earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from illinois wesleyan university and an mba from the university of chicago booth school of business. he is a cfa charterholder.
Ali Hassan, CFA, FRM
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
ali hassan is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2013 as a fixed income analyst, became senior fixed income analyst in 2017 and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2021. ali graduated from stanford university with a ba in economics and a bs in mathematical & computational science.
prior to his joining thornburg, ali worked at lone star funds, zeo capital advisors, and h.i.g. capital on distressed credit and turnaround private equity investments. he began his career as a credit analyst in citigroup's loan origination and loan workout groups.
Eve Lando, JD
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
eve lando is portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. she joined thornburg's municipal team in 2019 as associate portfolio manager and was named portfolio manager in 2020.
eve holds a ba in urban studies from columbia university and a jd from brooklyn law school, with a concentration in business law studies. she has extensive experience in municipal bond research and analysis, with particular focus on deal structures and legal covenants. eve has covered sectors such as state and local government finance, public power, essential services, health care and higher education, across the investment grade and high-yield spectrum. prior to joining thornburg, she worked for over 14 years at lazard asset management, most recently as a senior vice president and municipal research analyst, and before that, she was a municipal research associate at alliancebernstein.
eve is a member of the national federation of municipal analysts and the municipal analysts group of new york and is fluent in russian and italian.
David Musolf, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Manager, Liquidity Operations and Managing Director
david musolf is portfolio manager, manager, liquidity operations at thornburg investment management. he joined the firm as an associate in 2007, became assistant portfolio manager in 2011 and was promoted to his current position in 2021.
david received a ba in sociology from youngstown state university in 1998. he is also a cfa charterholder. prior to joining thornburg, he worked as a senior credit analyst in the risk detection/high credit line unit of mbna/bank of america in beachwood, ohio. david was with mbna/bank of america for seven years.
Ayman Ahmed
Associate Portfolio Manager
ayman ahmed is an associate portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2020 as a senior fixed income analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2022.
prior to joining thornburg, ayman worked at driehaus capital management & black river asset management on the global fixed income and multi-asset groups with a focus on emerging market economies. ayman holds a bs in finance from the carlson school of management at the university of minnesota. he completed a continued education program from the hec school of management (paris) with a focus on international economics.
Craig Mauermann, ChFC
Associate Portfolio Manager
craig mauermann, chfc, is an associate portfolio manager for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2021 as a senior fixed income analyst and was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2024.
craig has extensive municipal research and investment experience. he began his career at strong capital management as an analyst and trader and moved on to bmo global asset management as a founding portfolio manager. prior to joining thornburg, he was a fixed income portfolio manager at johnson financial group, where he was responsible for taxable and tax-free portfolios, individual security analysis and manager due diligence. craig earned his mba and undergraduate degrees from marquette university.
Chris Battistini, CFA
Senior Fixed Income Analyst
chris battistini is a senior fixed income analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2022.
prior to joining thornburg, chris was a structured product credit analyst and portfolio manager at conning inc., a third-party money manager. he has over 20 years experience across all structured products, particularly focused on credit-sensitive securities with firms including cbre realty finance and cigna. he is a cfa charterholder and graduated from the university of connecticut with a bs in finance.
Brian Crider
Fixed Income Analyst
brian crider is a fixed income analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2020.
brian earned his ba in economics from occidental college and an mba from ucla anderson school of management. prior to thornburg, brian spent 10 years at frazier capital, where he specialized in valuing privately held businesses for transaction and lending purposes.
Patrick Dempsey
Fixed Income Analyst
patrick dempsey is a fixed income analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2022.
prior to thornburg, patrick worked at citigroup global markets across various distribution and trading roles, most recently as a clo trader. patrick graduated from coastal carolina university with a bsba in finance.
Samuel Snelling
Fixed Income Analyst
sam snelling is a fixed income analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined thornburg in 2015.
sam graduated from university of new mexico with a bba in finance, and an as in electronics technology. prior to joining thornburg, he was an engineering technician at stryker inc., a dod-security-clearance-approved electromechanical technician with science applications international corporation, and an instructing sergeant of marines in the marine corps. sam began his career as an engineer in the marines, quickly gaining rank, commendations, and numerous medals.
Nate Stinchcomb
Senior Fixed Income Analyst
nate stinchcomb is a senior fixed income analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2024.
nate graduated from the university of arkansas with a bsba in financial management. prior to thornburg, he worked for bayside capital, where he invested in opportunistic and distressed debt. for more than 15 years, nate also underwrote and managed performing credit investments for h.i.g. whitehorse.
Todd Wax, CFA
Fixed Income Analyst
todd wax is a fixed income analyst for thornburg investment management. he joined thornburg in 2010.
todd holds bba and mba degrees from texas christian university’s neeley school of business. prior to his current role at thornburg, he worked in the firm’s client portfolio management group and also held a position at fidelity investments. todd is a cfa charterholder.
Samantha Cagle
Fixed Income Trade Associate
samantha cagle is a fixed income trade associate for thornburg investment management. she joined the firm in 2024.
samantha graduated from the university of mississippi with a bba in finance. her extensive experience includes working as an associate portfolio manager at alliancebernstein, a senior treasury analyst of capital markets at nissan trading corporation and an associate of fixed income research at raymond james.
Arzoo Mulla, CFA
Fixed Income Trade Associate
arzoo mulla is a fixed income trade associate for thornburg investment management. she joined thornburg in april 2022.
arzoo graduated from lenoir rhyne university with a ba in finance and international economics. prior to thornburg, she served as a fixed income analyst at voya investment management on the agency mbs trading desk with the private credit high yield team, analyzing middle market and distressed debt. arzoo also worked on voya’s data analytics group as a junior analyst.
Real Estate Investment Team
David Bennett
Director of Real Estate Investments
david bennett is director of real estate investments for thornburg investment management, leading the real estate investment strategy and product development initiative at the firm. he has extensive experience in various real estate investment capacities, with a focus on acquisitions, development, capital markets, and portfolio management.
prior to thornburg, david was founder of bennett management, an investment and advisory firm that provided consulting services to clients. he additionally oversaw the investments, capital markets, and project management functions for a portfolio of individual privately held companies in the real estate, education, health care, and technology sectors. previously, david was a vice president at gemini rosemont commercial real estate, where his responsibilities included sourcing and managing deal flow, executing transaction underwriting, conducting market research, performing property due diligence, and overseeing corporate forecasting and management reporting projects.
david graduated summa cum laude from the university of southern california, where he received a bs in public policy, management, and planning and was named valedictorian of the sol price school of public policy.
Daniel Quinn
Real Estate Investment Associate
daniel quinn joined thornburg investment management as a real estate investment associate in 2022 to assist with launching the firm’s inaugural closed-end real estate strategy. his responsibilities include sourcing, underwriting, and applying due diligence to new investment opportunities, as well as supporting the portfolio management team in achieving fund objectives.
prior to thornburg, daniel served as assistant vice president on senior housing investment team at aew capital management where he assisted in managing roughly $3.2 billion of portfolio aum across three closed-end private equity funds. daniel was involved in executing transactions totaling $430 million of equity investment, and served as asset manager/assistant asset manager across 26 investments valued in excess of $1 billion where he served an integral role in refinancing over $200m of debt and asset dispositions valued at approximately $300 million. prior to narrowing his focus with the senior housing team, daniel gained broad experience working across multiple property types and investment vehicle structures such as separately managed client accounts and co-mingled open-end income funds.
daniel is a santa fe native and earned his ba in business economics and urban studies from the college of wooster in ohio.
Portfolio Analytics Team
Igor R. Kuznetsov, FRM, PhD
Director, Portfolio Analytics and Risk, and Managing Director
igor kuznetsov leads the portfolio analytics and risk group, a part of the investment team responsible for risk management and investment analytics at thornburg investment management. the group deploys both industry-standard and proprietary tools to gain insight into the nonlinear additive nature of portfolio construction across multiple asset classes, market environments, and desired outcomes.
igor has over 15 years of experience driving design and implementation of analytics in the financial industry and academia. prior to joining thornburg in 2017, igor spent several years as quantitative analyst at aig, where he covered multi-asset-class valuation and risk. igor has a phd in theoretical and applied mechanics from the university of illinois at urbana-champaign and an ms in physics from moscow institute of physics and technology.
Andrew Hockey, CFA
Senior Analyst, Portfolio Analytics and Risk
andrew hockey is a senior analyst working in the portfolio analytics and risk group, a part of the investment team responsible for risk management and investment analytics at thornburg investment management. the group deploys both industry-standard and proprietary tools to gain insight into the non-linear additive nature of portfolio construction across multiple asset classes, market environments, and desired outcomes. andrew joined the firm in 2015.
andrew holds a bba from the university of new mexico’s anderson school of management, with a concentration in finance. prior to his current role at thornburg, he held multiple positions in the firm’s business development and investment operations groups. he is a cfa charterholder.
Dan Martinez, CFA
Senior Analyst, Portfolio Analytics and Risk
dan martinez is a lead analyst, working in the portfolio analytics and risk group, a part of the investment team responsible for risk management and investment analytics at thornburg investment management. the group deploys both industry-standard and proprietary tools to gain insight into the nonlinear additive nature of portfolio construction across multiple asset classes, market environments, and desired outcomes. dan joined the firm in 2013.
dan holds bba and mba degrees from university of new mexico’s anderson school of management, with concentrations in finance, management of technology, management information systems, and operations. prior to his current role at thornburg, he held multiple senior positions in the firm’s business development and investment data analytics groups. he is a cfa charterholder.
Leadership
Jesse Brownell
Global Head of Distribution and Managing Director
jesse brownell is global head of distribution for thornburg investment management. he is responsible for leading the sales and distribution efforts across the company's institutional, intermediary, and international lines of business. prior to his current role, jesse served as regional consultant, divisional sales director, head of us intermediary, then head of global distribution for the firm. he was elected managing director in 2020. his prior experience includes serving as regional director for highland capital management and regional consultant for hartford funds. before entering the financial services industry, jesse played professional baseball with the colorado rockies.
throughout his career, jesse has demonstrated a track record of driving outcomes and has been critical to informing the strategic direction of the distribution function at thornburg. his positive influence and perspective across the organization sets a foundation for high yet achievable results.
jesse received his bs from the university of iowa. he is currently registered with finra with a series 7, 66 and 24.
Andrew Rice, CIMA
Director of Intermediary Sales and Managing Director
andrew rice is director of intermediary sales for thornburg investment management. before his current position, he was a regional consultant for thornburg, then divisional sales manager. andrew's prior experience includes serving as the regional director for afba 5 star investment management and as an internal wholesaler for aim investments.
andrew received his bs in finance and economics from texas a&m. he received the certified investment management analyst designation from the investment management consultants association and is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 66.
Matthew Seiter, CIMA
Director of Intermediary Sales and Managing Director
matthew seiter is director of intermediary sales for thornburg investment management and was named managing director in 2019. prior to his current position, matthew was a senior investment consultant for thornburg. previously, he worked as a regional wholesaler for john hancock investments, covering wirehouses in nc, sc and va.
matthew earned a bs in business with an emphasis in finance and economics from the university of missouri. he is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 66 and holds the certified investment management analyst designation from the investment and wealth institute. matt and his wife courtney have four children and live in davidson, nc.
Jeanene Bettner
Head of Distribution Enablement and Managing Director
jeanene bettner is head of distribution enablement for thornburg investment management, inc. she joined thornburg in 2014 as the director of crm and in 2017 helped launch an initiative to create a sales and marketing data analytics team to support the essential need to become a data-driven firm. continuing the theme of driving and managing change across the organization, jeanene became the director of thornburg’s technical project management office in 2019, building a team of business analysts and project managers to support the foundational shift away from on-premise software applications to include outsourced and cloud-based infrastructure solutions to support middle- and back-office operations. after serving as chief of staff in support of thornburg’s former ceo, jeanene became the chief operations officer – distribution. in this role she leveraged her technology sales, sales management and sales operations experience to help with strategic sales planning and to ensure maximum use of data, technology and tools to support the field sales personnel. as head of distribution enablement, she is responsible for the sales enablement technology and data utilized by thornburg’s field sales teams to drive efficiency and effectiveness and enable sales teams to focus on their clients and prospective clients.
after receiving a bachelor’s degree from indiana university’s kelly school of business, jeanene started her technology-based sales career in 1982 with ibm in indianapolis, indiana, working with financial services firms. over the years as the technology industry moved to software applications, jeanene worked for various software technology startups as well as large software entities such as sap. she shifted to sales operations and project management in 2010 and worked for early warning services (banking consortium that founded zelle) in scottsdale, arizona, prior to joining thornburg.
Lucinda Candal
Head of Content and Client Services and Managing Director
lucinda candal is head of content and client services for thornburg investment management. she joined the firm in 2020 as a member of the inside sales team and was promoted to advisor solutions consultant and team lead that same year. lucinda managed the internal sales desk in 2021. continuing the theme of driving results and client engagement across the intermediary sales team, lucinda became the director of thornburg’s inside sales and client service groups in 2022. after serving as chief of staff in support of thornburg’s former ceo, she was co-head of sales and marketing enablement. in this role, she leveraged her client-first perspective and leadership experience to facilitate strategic sales planning and execution across the sales and marketing groups. lucinda was appointed to her current position in 2024.
before joining thornburg, lucinda worked as an associate financial advisor at waddell & reed and held leadership positions in banking and retail. she also served as director of studies and taught english as a second language to business and financial professionals in china, south korea, spain, portugal, and brazil.
raised in new zealand, lucinda received her ba with honors in english from the university of auckland. she is registered with finra with a series 7, 66, and 24.
Michael Corrao
Director of Global Communications and Managing Director
michael corrao is the director of global communications for thornburg investment management. he oversees the firm’s global external relations activities, including corporate communications and media relations.
prior to joining thornburg, michael was the director of communications and investor relations at salient partners, l.p., a diversified asset management firm and provider of real asset and alternative investment strategies, and investor relations manager at the rohatyn group, an emerging markets alternative manager with assets in hedge funds and private equity. michael started his career at bloomberg l.p. in multiple international client support and sales positions.
michael graduated from new york university with a ba in english and is fluent in four languages.
Daniel Gamache, CFA
Head of Private Wealth, OCIO
daniel gamache is head of private wealth, ocio for thornburg investment management. in this role, daniel is responsible for managing the business development strategy and delivering growth from the national ria (registered investment advisor), bank trust, and ocio (outsourced chief investment officer) markets. prior to joining thornburg in 2024, daniel was an executive director with core alternative capital, responsible for managing national distribution within the ria and institutional channels. prior to that, he was a partner and held the roles of chief investment officer and head of institutional consulting for a large ria. daniel started his career as an analyst at ubs.
daniel graduated summa cum laude from the eller college of management at the university of arizona. he is a cfa charterholder and is registered with finra with a series 7 and 63.
Richard Kuhn
Head of Product
richard kuhn is head of product for thornburg investment management, joining the firm in 2024. he is responsible for ensuring the competitiveness of the firm’s product lineup, from ideation of new concepts to enhancements of existing products. prior to his current role, richard held positions of increasing responsibility over 20 years at invesco, most recently serving as head of u.s. product strategy and development.
throughout his career, richard has had a focus on innovation, which is core to the product function. his experience across asset classes, investment styles, and vehicles allows thornburg to address commercial opportunities with a client-focused view in an ever-evolving industry. richard received a ba from baylor university.
Jodan Ledford
Head of Institutional and Managing Director
jodan ledford is the head of institutional at thornburg investment management, responsible for developing and executing sales strategies, building and maintaining high-level relationships, and representing the firm within the institutional investment community. before joining thornburg in 2024, he was ceo of smart usa, a retirement fintech provider. previously, jodan served as chief client officer at legal & general investment management america, inc., where he led a team across sales, marketing, investment solutions, product strategy, and portfolio management.
earlier in his career, jodan was an executive director at ubs global asset management, responsible for developing investment and risk management solutions for large institutional clients and leading a middle markets initiative for mid-sized u.s. corporate pension plans. he also worked as an associate in j.p. morgan’s investment banking division, developing risk management strategies for companies with large pensions. jodan started his career as an actuarial analyst at watson wyatt worldwide.
jodan holds a ms in applied statistics from the university of miami and a ba in mathematics from emory university.
Michael Ordonez
Head of Strategic Relationships and Managing Director
michael ordonez is head of strategic relationships for thornburg investment management. in this role, michael is responsible for business development across the institutional, private wealth, and consultant relationship channels, as well as key relationships with thornburg’s largest clients. prior to his current position, michael served as director of client portfolio management and business development, where he led a team of client portfolio managers responsible for the external-facing articulation of investment philosophy, process, performance and positioning to clients across all channels. additionally, he managed the business development group, responsible for helping the firm acquire and retain assets under management for prospective and current clients.
before joining thornburg in 2019, michael served as a vice president for société générale in their multi-asset product group. prior to that he worked at citigroup for 10 years in a number of roles, including investor relations, equity research sales and investment banking. he started his career at lehman brothers. michael holds a ba from dartmouth college. he is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 63.
Intermediary
Andrew Rice, CIMA
Director of Intermediary Sales and Managing Director
andrew rice is director of intermediary sales for thornburg investment management. before his current position, he was a regional consultant for thornburg, then divisional sales manager. andrew's prior experience includes serving as the regional director for afba 5 star investment management and as an internal wholesaler for aim investments.
andrew received his bs in finance and economics from texas a&m. he received the certified investment management analyst designation from the investment management consultants association and is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 66.
Matthew Seiter, CIMA
Director of Intermediary Sales and Managing Director
matthew seiter is director of intermediary sales for thornburg investment management and was named managing director in 2019. prior to his current position, matthew was a senior investment consultant for thornburg. previously, he worked as a regional wholesaler for john hancock investments, covering wirehouses in nc, sc and va.
matthew earned a bs in business with an emphasis in finance and economics from the university of missouri. he is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 66 and holds the certified investment management analyst designation from the investment and wealth institute. matt and his wife courtney have four children and live in davidson, nc.
Nick Angell
Senior Investment Consultant | Upper Midwest Region
nick angell joined thornburg investment management in 2023 as a senior investment consultant for the upper midwest region. before joining thornburg, nick worked as a senior advisor consultant for new york life investment managers and brings extensive financial services experience to his position.
nick earned a bs in history from the university of minnesota and is registered with finra with a series 7 and 66. prior to working in financial services, he played hockey professionally for 12 years, spending most of that time in the european elite leagues. nick has twin boys and enjoys spending time with them and his wife, coaching the boys' hockey, and golfing in the summer.
Jon Beuerlein
Senior Investment Consultant | Southern California Region
jon beuerlein joined thornburg investment management in october 2024 as a senior investment consultant for the southern california region, including hawaii and las vegas. before joining thornburg, jon worked as a regional vp for hartford funds and brings more than 25 years of financial services experience to his position.
jon earned a bs in communications from uc santa barbara and is finra registered with a series 7, 6 and 63. as a native of southern california, he is an avid sports enthusiast, with golf as his primary hobby, and he and his wife are the proud parents of three children.
William R. Chisholm, CIMA
Senior Investment Consultant | New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania Region
bill chisholm is a senior investment consultant for thornburg investment management. he covers the new jersey and eastern pennsylvania region. before joining thornburg in 2012, bill worked as senior regional vice president for dws investments, the us asset management arm of deutsche bank. prior to dws, bill was a vice president for franklin templeton investments and a regional consultant for lord abbett.
bill is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 66. he earned a bs in finance from the pennsylvania state university in 2000.
Matias Cleland, AIF
Senior Investment Consultant | Mountain States Region
matias cleland is a senior investment consultant for thornburg investment management, covering the mountain states region. prior to joining thornburg, he worked as senior director for natixis investment managers.
matias earned a bs from the university of new hampshire, majoring in finance and minoring in economics. he is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 63. he also holds an accredited investment fiduciary (aif) designation from broadridge fi360.
Jamie Coletti
Senior Investment Consultant | Carolinas and Tennessee Region
jamie coletti is a senior investment consultant for thornburg investment management, covering the carolinas and tennessee region. before joining thornburg, jamie spent 18 years with natixis investment managers as a senior managing regional director working with financial advisors across the southeast. prior to natixis, jamie worked in multiple internal sales and service roles with fidelity, liberty funds and mfs distributors.
jamie attended western new england university and is currently registered with finra with a series 6, 7 and 63.
Joseph T. Daly
Senior Investment Consultant | New England Region
joe daly joined thornburg investment management in 2003 and is a senior investment consultant, serving financial professionals in the new england region. prior to joining thornburg, joe was a regional consultant with state street global advisors and served as an internal wholesaler with mfs fund distributors inc., both located in boston, ma.
joe received his bs in journalism from saint michael's college in burlington, vermont. he is registered with finra with a series 6, 7 and 66 and is a member of the fpa. joe has been in the financial services industry for over 24 years and currently resides in norwell, ma, with his wife and two sons.
Bill Eberle, CAIA
Senior Investment Consultant | Long Island, Western Connecticut and Philadelphia Region
bill eberle is a senior investment consultant for thornburg investment management, covering the long island, western connecticut and philadelphia region. prior to joining thornburg, bill spent 10 years at blackrock, most recently as a market leader serving financial advisors in the greater philadelphia region. he began his career in 2007 as an advisor for merrill lynch and holds a chartered alternatives investment analyst designation (caia).
bill is a philadelphia native and earned a bs degree in education with an emphasis in history from west chester university of pennsylvania. he currently resides in ardmore, pa, with his wife carissa and three young children lena, charlie, and francesca. in his spare time, he enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family.
Greg Feldman
Senior Investment Consultant | Florida Region | Managing Director
greg feldman is senior investment consultant for thornburg investment management, serving financial professionals in the florida region.
before thornburg, greg worked extensively with financial advisors at lord abbett investment management for 13 years as the regional manager for south florida, covering the firm's domestic relationships before overseeing their offshore america’s division. before that, greg was a financial advisor at merrill lynch in princeton, nj. he holds a bs in finance and marketing from cornell university and is registered with finra with a series 7 and 66.
Zach Forster, CIMA
Investment Consultant | Southern California Region
zach forster joined thornburg investment management in june 2023 as the investment consultant for southern california. before joining thornburg, zach was a senior associate director at janus henderson investors, covering the same footprint.
zach earned his bs in marketing from ithaca college and obtained his certified investment management analyst designation through the yale school of management and is registered with finra with a series 7 and 63.
Dan Gasper
Senior Investment Consultant | Midwest Region
dan gasper is a senior investment consultant for thornburg investment management, covering the midwest region. before joining thornburg in 2023, dan was a senior regional director for 16 years at voya investment management as well as a registered rep for charles schwab and a sales associate at ing investment management.
dan earned a bs from arizona state university and is registered with finra with a series 7, 63, and 65. he currently resides outside chicago, il, with his wife, ashley, and their two dogs.
Tyler Jenkins, CIMA
Investment Consultant | Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana Region
tyler jenkins is an investment consultant for thornburg investment management, serving financial professionals in the texas, oklahoma and louisiana region. before joining thornburg, tyler worked as a regional advisor consultant at invesco for over five years, covering the southeast. he began his career as a financial analyst at a private equity firm, primarily focused on alternative assets.
tyler earned his bachelor’s degree and an mba from texas state university. he obtained his certified investment management analyst designation through the yale school of management and is registered with finra with a series 7 and 66.
Jon Jurus, CRPC
Senior Investment Consultant | Great Lakes Region | Managing Director
jon jurus is a senior investment consultant for the great lakes region. he joined thornburg investment management in 2016 and was appointed as managing director in 2022.
jon received his bs from american international college. prior to joining thornburg, he was a senior vice president and regional sales director for neuberger berman for four years and was a regional consultant for john hancock for five years. he is currently registered with finra with a series 7, 63, and 65.
Laura Kling, CPWA
Senior Investment Consultant | New York Metro Region
laura kling joined thornburg investment management in 2015 as the senior investment consultant for the new york metro region. before joining thornburg, laura was a regional vice president for cohen & steers, mainstay investments, and natixis global associates.
laura earned a bs from st. lawrence university, is a cpwa certificant and is registered with finra with a series 6, 7, and 63. she has been in the financial services industry for over 15 years and currently resides in montclair, nj, with her husband, daughter and son.
Troy Mosconi, CIMA
Senior Investment Consultant | Ohio Valley Region | Managing Director
troy mosconi is a senior investment consultant for the north central region. he joined thornburg investment management in 2011.
troy received his bs in management from rensselaer polytechnic institute. prior to joining thornburg, troy was a regional manager for alliancebernstein investments for nine years and a regional consultant for prudential investments for five years. he received his certified investment management analyst professional designation from the investment management consultants association in 2007 and is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 63.
Kevin Parent, CPWA
Senior Investment Consultant | Northern California Region | Managing Director
kevin parent is a senior investment consultant for thornburg investment management, covering the northern california region. before joining thornburg in 2019, kevin worked as vice president advisor consultant for hartford funds. prior to that he was with franklin templeton investments.
born and raised in sonoma county, kevin earned his bs degree from california state university, chico. he is registered with finra with a series 7, 6, and 63.
Keegan Parker
Investment Consultant | Heartland Region
keegan parker is an investment consultant for thornburg investment management, covering the heartland region. previously, he covered the pacific northwest and northern california regions for thornburg as an advisor solutions consultant. prior to joining the firm in early 2018, keegan interned as a quantitative analyst for ips strategic capital’s options-based mutual fund in denver, co.
keegan holds a bs in business administration, with a concentration in finance, from the university of colorado and is registered with finra with a series 7 and 66.
Brian Perkes
Senior Investment Consultant | Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana Region
brian perkes is a senior investment consultant for thornburg investment management, covering the texas, oklahoma and louisiana region. prior to joining thornburg in 2022, brian had a long career with oppenheimer funds, and more recently with advisor asset management where he covered all channels in texas and surrounding states.
brian earned a bs from brigham young university and an mba from the university of colorado and is currently registered with finra with a series 7, 63 and 66. brian and his wife teri have four children and live in the dallas/fort worth area.
Luke Rameaka
Investment Consultant | New England and Upstate New York Region
luke rameaka is an investment consultant for thornburg investment management, covering the new england and upstate new york region. before joining thornburg, luke held roles at lazard asset management as a senior vice president as well as regional vice president at transamerica investments and john hancock investments. he started his financial services career with state street research in 2000.
luke earned a degree in communications from curry college. he has is a certified retirement product councilor and is registered with finra with a series 6, 63, 65, 77, and 33.
Zachary Schweiss
Senior Investment Consultant | Pacific Northwest Region
zachary schweiss is a senior investment consultant for thornburg investment management, covering the pacific northwest region. before joining thornburg in april 2020, zach held roles at franklin templeton investments as a vice president and senior wholesaler/advisor consultant, and he started his financial services career as a financial advisor with edward jones in 2009.
zach earned a degree in sociology from the university of missouri and a degree in international studies from philipps universität-marburg. he holds a cfp designation and is licensed with finra.
Hal Whalen
Senior Investment Consultant | Mid-Atlantic Region
hal whalen is a senior investment consultant for thornburg investment management. he covers the mid-atlantic region, including md, dc, va, de and wv. before joining thornburg in 2020, hal worked as a vice president and managing regional director in the chesapeake region and as a regional director in los angeles for natixis investment managers. prior to natixis, hal worked as an investment consultant at eaton vance.
hal is currently registered with finra with a series 6, 7, 63 and 65. he earned a ba in economics from the university of vermont in 2002.
Derek Wright
Senior Investment Consultant | Southeast Region
derek wright joined thornburg investment management in 2024 as a senior investment consultant covering the southeast region, including georgia, alabama, mississippi, and the panhandle of florida. before joining thornburg, derek worked as a regional wealth consultant with dws, covering the same footprint. he began his career at merrill lynch.
derek earned a bs from indiana university – bloomington with an emphasis in economics and is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 63.
Intermediary Advisor Solutions
April Adams, CFS
Advisor Solutions Consultant and Distribution Project Specialist | New York Metro, Florida and Southeast Regions
april adams is an advisor solutions consultant and distribution project specialist for thornburg investment management, covering the new york metro, florida and southeast regions, including texas and louisiana. prior to joining thornburg in 2006, april spent 10 years at morgan stanley as a financial advisor and a registered senior client service associate. previously, she worked at both merrill lynch and quotron systems. april is also a graduate of leadership santa fe class of 2020.
april earned her master’s degree in speech communication from the university of illinois and an undergraduate degree from occidental college. she is a certified fund specialist (cfs) and is currently registered with finra with a series 7, 63, and 65.
Joaquin Garcia
Advisor Solutions Consultant and Team Lead | Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas/Tennessee Regions
joaquin garcia is an advisor solutions consultant and team lead for thornburg investment management, covering the upper midwest, great lakes, mid-atlantic, carolinas and tennessee regions. he joined the firm in 2022 as a client service specialist, was promoted to advisor solutions consultant in 2023 and appointed as team lead in 2024. prior to thornburg, joaquin worked at rbc wealth management.
joaquin earned a bba in finance from the university of new mexico anderson school of management, and is registered with finra with a series 7 and 66.
Julio Rivera
Advisor Solutions Consultant | Mountain States, Pacific Northwest and Northern California Regions
julio rivera is an advisor solutions consultant for thornburg investment management, covering the mountain states, pacific northwest and northern california region. he joined the firm in 2022 as a client service specialist then served as an associate consultant prior to his current role. before thornburg, julio worked as independent life insurance broker in new mexico and texas.
julio earned a ba in economics with a minor in business management from the university of new mexico and is registered with finra with a series 7 and 66.
Isabel Ozechowski
Advisor Solutions Consultant | Philadelphia, West Connecticut, Long Island, Parts of New York, Ohio Valley, Midwest, New Jersey and Eastern PA Regions
isabel ozechowski is an advisor solutions consultant for thornburg investment management, covering philadelphia, west connecticut, long island, parts of new york, ohio valley, midwest, new jersey and eastern pa regions. she joined the firm in 2019.
prior to thornburg, isabel worked in the hospitality industry and was a phd student at the university of new mexico, where she received a bs and ms in clinical psychology. while a phd student, isabel conducted research, saw patients, and taught undergraduate courses. more recently, isabel earned her mba in finance from the university of new mexico’s anderson school of management. she is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 66.
International
Andrew Gu
Head of Asia (ex-Japan) and Managing Director - Thornburg Investment Management (Asia) Limited & Thornburg Investment Management (Shanghai) Limited
andrew gu is head of asia (ex-japan) for thornburg investment management. he is responsible for the company’s asia business, leading the sales and distribution efforts across the company’s institutional, intermediary, and international lines of business in asia.
prior to joining thornburg, andrew was executive director at cicc hong kong, charged with delta one and structured solutions. prior to cicc, he had stints at société générale, citic trust capital, and standard chartered bank in hong kong, where he was leading sales and structuring roles for the greater china region across asset classes. andrew has extensive experience in both buy and sell side roles in the u.s. and asia.
raised in shanghai, china, andrew received a ba in finance from nyu stern school of business and an mba in finance from zicklin school of business in new york.
Strategic Relationships—Private Wealth and Institutional
Daniel Gamache, CFA
Head of Private Wealth, OCIO
daniel gamache is head of private wealth, ocio for thornburg investment management. in this role, daniel is responsible for managing the business development strategy and delivering growth from the national ria (registered investment advisor), bank trust, and ocio (outsourced chief investment officer) markets. prior to joining thornburg in 2024, daniel was an executive director with core alternative capital, responsible for managing national distribution within the ria and institutional channels. prior to that, he was a partner and held the roles of chief investment officer and head of institutional consulting for a large ria. daniel started his career as an analyst at ubs.
daniel graduated summa cum laude from the eller college of management at the university of arizona. he is a cfa charterholder and is registered with finra with a series 7 and 63.
Michael Ordonez
Head of Strategic Relationships and Managing Director
michael ordonez is head of strategic relationships for thornburg investment management. in this role, michael is responsible for business development across the institutional, private wealth, and consultant relationship channels, as well as key relationships with thornburg’s largest clients. prior to his current position, michael served as director of client portfolio management and business development, where he led a team of client portfolio managers responsible for the external-facing articulation of investment philosophy, process, performance and positioning to clients across all channels. additionally, he managed the business development group, responsible for helping the firm acquire and retain assets under management for prospective and current clients.
before joining thornburg in 2019, michael served as a vice president for société générale in their multi-asset product group. prior to that he worked at citigroup for 10 years in a number of roles, including investor relations, equity research sales and investment banking. he started his career at lehman brothers. michael holds a ba from dartmouth college. he is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 63.
William Loehning
Head of Private Wealth and Managing Director
william (bill) loehning is head of private wealth for thornburg investment management, focusing on registered investment advisors, institutional consultants, ocios, and bank trusts. he has extensive experience working with all parts of the advisor community.
prior to joining thornburg, bill was a senior advisor consultant with putnam investments, focused on private wealth firms in the northeast. before that, bill served as a regional marketing director for the hartford, covering the wirehouses in new england and as a regional representative for john hancock in the chicago area. bill has a ba in economics from colgate university and completed the sii executive education program at wharton. he is registered with finra with a series 6, 7, 24, 63, and 65. he lives in barrington, rhode island, with his wife, lauren, and children, will, harper and eve. he enjoys skiing, boating, golf, and coaching his kids.
Jodan Ledford
Head of Institutional and Managing Director
jodan ledford is the head of institutional at thornburg investment management, responsible for developing and executing sales strategies, building and maintaining high-level relationships, and representing the firm within the institutional investment community. before joining thornburg in 2024, he was ceo of smart usa, a retirement fintech provider. previously, jodan served as chief client officer at legal & general investment management america, inc., where he led a team across sales, marketing, investment solutions, product strategy, and portfolio management.
earlier in his career, jodan was an executive director at ubs global asset management, responsible for developing investment and risk management solutions for large institutional clients and leading a middle markets initiative for mid-sized u.s. corporate pension plans. he also worked as an associate in j.p. morgan’s investment banking division, developing risk management strategies for companies with large pensions. jodan started his career as an actuarial analyst at watson wyatt worldwide.
jodan holds a ms in applied statistics from the university of miami and a ba in mathematics from emory university.
Johnathan Burnham, CFA
Director, Platform Development and Managing Director
johnathan burnham is director, platform development for thornburg investment management. he is responsible for working with teams performing due diligence on thornburg’s investment products.
prior to joining thornburg, johnathan was the manager of investment strategy & research for advised assets group, llc, a registered investment advisor providing services to defined contribution plans. johnathan has completed the series 7 and 63 exams and is a cfa charterholder. he graduated from colorado state university with a degree in finance and was awarded an mba from the university of colorado, denver.
johnathan chairs the investment committee for national dance institute new mexico, a non-profit providing programming to almost 10,000 children in the state. he also served as the vice president of cfa society, new mexico.
Stephen Dedyo
Director, Strategic Relationships
stephen dedyo is director, strategic relationships for thornburg investment management. he joined the firm in 2022 with more than two decades of experience, the majority of which entailed partnering with key home-office relationships across multiple channels.
stephen has worked at alliancebernstein, janus, highland capital and was most recently as a member of the strategic investment partnerships team at ss&c alps advisors. he holds a ba from the college of the holy cross and is currently registered with finra with a series 7 and 63.
Copeland Filoon, CFA, CAIA
Director, Platform Development
copeland filoon is director, platform development at thornburg investment management, responsible for platform business development and intermediary due diligence group relationship management. copeland joined the firm in 2017.
prior to thornburg, copeland was a director, client portfolio manager at symphony asset management, responsible for communication of portfolio attribution, strategy positioning, market outlook, and development of investment solutions for high-net-worth and institutional investors. he previously worked for franklin templeton investments as vice president, senior product manager for the franklin fixed income group. he has also held various senior-level positions at bank of america merrill lynch, new england pension consultants (nepc), mpower advisors, and standard & poor’s.
copeland received a ba in economics from vanderbilt university. he is registered with finra with a series 7 and 63 and is a cfa and caia charterholder.
Julie Ann Geraci
Global Distribution Operations Manager
julie a. geraci is global distribution operations manager of thornburg investment management and joined the firm in 2001. julie manages the various operational support functions across all distribution channels which include dcio, ucits, cits, strategic relationships, advisor solutions, private wealth and institutional. previously, julie held a retirement manager role with the dcio group from the time of its inception and was instrumental in the launch and rollout of all thornburg r share class investment offerings. she was also responsible for managing and growing home office relationships to provide support to retirement advisors. she specializes in defined-contribution investment-only plan sales and the marketing of value-added services to plan service providers, retirement plan advisors and key accounts throughout the country.
prior to joining thornburg, julie held a role with the high-net-worth syndicate team at merrill lynch. she is registered with finra with a series 24, 7, 65 and 63.
Scott Kent
Private Wealth Consultant
scott kent is a private wealth consultant at thornburg investment management, with a focus on private wealth. he has extensive experience working with registered investment advisors (rias), family offices, and bank trust clients.
prior to joining thornburg, scott was an advisor consultant at putnam investments, focusing on rias, private wealth, and major wirehouse channels across the central and mountain states. earlier in his career, he served as a fixed income investment analyst at state street bank and as a financial representative at northwestern mutual, both based in boston, massachusetts.
scott earned a ba in business administration and international business from the university of maine and also studied international business in geneva, switzerland. he holds finra registrations for series 6, 63, 7, and 65 licenses.
after spending 10 years developing the central region while based in denver, colorado, scott and his wife brittany, along with their son charlie and twin daughters maddie and caroline, relocated to the south shore of boston, massachusetts. there he focuses on the northeast, parts of the central & texas private wealth regions. an outdoor enthusiast, scott enjoys skiing, boating, golfing, hiking, and most of all, spending time with his family, including their yorkshire terrier.
Cole Kopacek
Associate Director, Platform Development
cole kopacek is an associate director, platform development for thornburg investment management. prior to his current role, he was an investment consultant, supporting advisors in southern california and nevada. previous to joining thornburg in 2021, cole spent nearly 11 years at invesco as a senior investment consultant, where he supported wirehouse advisors, top independent teams, and select rias across california, nevada, arizona, new mexico, and texas. he began his career in the financial services industry in 2004 with wells fargo in his home state of iowa.
cole earned a bs in marketing from iowa state university and completed his bs in business management at university college cork in ireland. he is registered with finra with a series 6, 7, 63, and 65.
Scott Martin
Private Wealth Consultant
scott martin is a private wealth consultant for thornburg investment management, focusing on registered investment advisors (rias), family offices and bank trust. he has extensive experience working with all parts of the advisor community.
prior to joining thornburg, scott was a director within the institutional ria market at lord abbett & co. he also served as a regional vice president for both ridgeworth capital and pioneer investments. before starting a career in asset management, he served as a captain in the u.s. army and was awarded both the bronze star medal and the army commendation medal for valor in combat.
scott has a ba in environmental science from the united states military academy at west point and a ma in economics from the university of colorado, denver. additionally, he is registered with finra with a series 7, 66 and 63. he lives in denver, colorado, with his wife, katie; daughter, ellie; and australian shepherd, ruby. he enjoys anything outdoors including skiing, hiking and motorcycle travel.
Danielle Morrison
Director, Strategic Relationships
danielle morrison is director, strategic relationships for thornburg investment management. she joined the firm in 2018 as strategic relationships manager and was promoted to director in 2022.
prior to joining thornburg, danielle was a relationship manager with jackson national life distributors. she was also a new business development consultant for independent broker-dealer national planning holdings and an internal wholesaler for curian capital. she holds a ba from university of missouri-kansas city and an mba from colorado state university. danielle is a currently registered with finra with a series 7, 63, and 65.