Devon McKenna, CFA

Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist

Industry Experience 19 years

Tenure at Loomis Sayles 18 years

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Biography

Devon McKenna is a Portfolio Manager on the Relative Return Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he co-manages the team’s investment grade corporate bond strategies. He also serves as an Investment Strategist for the team’s core plus strategy, assisting with portfolio construction, risk management, and market analysis. Devon has 19 years of investment industry experience. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2007, holding positions in Operations, Client Service and Trading before joining the Relative Return Team in 2018.

Devon earned a BS in finance from Bentley University and an MBA from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of CFA Society Boston.

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Latest Insights by Devon McKenna, CFA

Market Commentary & Outlook

September 4, 2025 • 15 min read

Credit Compass: Mapping the Markets as Conditions Evolve

The disinflation trend has continued, and a shift to easier monetary policy appears to be underway. Geopolitical risks and other variables loom[…]

Full Discretion, Private Credit, Alpha Strategies, Mortgage and Structured Finance, Global Fixed Income, Emerging Markets Debt, Relative Return, Trading

Alpha Engine Perspectives

February 5, 2025 • 2 min read

Squeezing Juice Out of the Credit Markets

Our experts break down the dynamics they think will drive credit markets in 2025. For more insights: https://www.loomissayles.com/insights/credit-compass-mapping-the-markets-as-conditions-evolve-page/

Alpha Engine Perspectives

June 27, 2023 • 4 min read

A Fresh Value Proposition in Intermediate Corporate Bonds Amid an Uncertain Outlook

Investment Strategist Devon McKenna believes intermediate-maturity corporate bonds can offer a fresh value proposition that may help defend the segment against rallying[…]

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