Biography

Christopher Romanelli is a Portfolio Manager on the Full Discretion Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he co-manages the team’s high yield-focused insurance and buy & maintain product. He is also an Associate Portfolio Manager on the team’s suite of high yield, bank loan and multisector credit products. Additionally, Christopher is a Portfolio Strategist for the team, working closely with the team’s credit strategist on the high yield credit portion of the team’s portfolios and directly with the portfolio management team on portfolio structuring. He has 20 years of investment industry experience.

Christopher joined Loomis Sayles in 2010 as a Portfolio Analyst and in 2013, he joined the Full Discretion Team as an Investment Analyst, covering high yield. Previously, he was a senior associate at PanAgora Asset Management where he provided operational support to the investment process. Christopher earned a BS from Gordon College and an MS from Boston College. He is a CFAĀ® charterholder.

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Latest Insights by Chris Romanelli, CFA

Alpha Engine Perspectives Credit Check: The Full Discretion Approach to Credit Selection
January 17, 2025 • 16 min read

Credit Check: The Full Discretion Approach to Credit Selection

Credit markets are frequently moving. During our decades as bond investors, we’ve seen them frozen during times of crisis, frothy when investors[…]
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About the Full Discretion Team

Investors on the Full Discretion team

Matt Eagan, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Head of Full Discretion
Brian Kennedy
Portfolio Manager
Peter Sheehan
Portfolio Manager
Eric Williams
Portfolio Manager
Michael Klawitter, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Bank Loans Strategist
Heather Young, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Bank Loans Strategist
Bryan Hazelton, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, Investment Grade Corporate Strategist
Scott Darci, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, Convertibles & Equity Strategist
Steve LaPlante, CFA
Portfolio Manager & Securitized Strategist
Hassan Malik, PhD, CFA
Global Macro Strategist, Thematics & CEEMA, Sovereign Portfolio Manager
Nicole Ranzinger
Senior Research Analyst
Ryan Yackel
Senior Research Analyst
David Zielinski, CFA
Investment Director
Cheryl Pollock Stober
Investment Director
Kristen Doyle
Associate Investment Director
Matthew Green
Product Management Analyst
Shong Xiao, CFA
Senior Investment Analyst
Chidiebere Okpoebo
Investment Analyst
Elizabeth DiTomasso, CFA
Investment Analyst
Jack Rotondi, CFA
Investment Analyst
Meredith Sweeney
Investment Analyst
Rigas Gartaganis
Portfolio Specialist
Matt Tierney
Portfolio Specialist
Boeurn Kan-Crawford
Portfolio Specialist
Amy Steede
Portfolio Specialist