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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.
Investments Managed
Insights
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Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust – 1st Quarter Update 2023
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Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund – 1st Quarter Update 2023
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Why Europe? Selective Names May Be Poised to Snapback
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Europe: Continent of Opportunity for Selective Asset Managers
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Green Policy vs Sustainability: Reconsidering ESG
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The Changing Face of ESG
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Is this the Right Time to Invest in Europe? Yes, says Matt Burdett
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Non-U.S. Equities: Separating Fact From Sentiment
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Income Opportunities in a Low-Yield World
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