Biography

Jessica Brenek is a Senior Credit Research Associate at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where she provides research support for the senior analyst covering global emerging market banks. She joined Loomis Sayles in 2013 as a Client Portfolio Analyst covering global fixed income strategies. She later worked as a Global Portfolio Specialist at Loomis Sayles’ Singapore-based entity and joined the Credit Research Group in 2020. Previously, she was a performance analyst at NEPC. Jessica earned a BA in economics and French from Wellesley College and a MA in international economics and finance from Brandeis University.

About the Credit Research Team

Investors on the Credit Research team

Shannon O'Mara, CFA
Head of Credit Research
Derek Endsley
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Michael Grygo
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Bedford Lydon, III
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Allison Bretz
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Joe Prestamer
Senior Credit Research Associate
Vas Karanxha
Credit Research Associate
Kelly Cruse
Director of Municipal Research
Catherine Ferri, CFA
Senior Credit Research Associate
Kristen Moldovan
Credit Research Analyst
Jamal Pulley
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
James Davie, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Tim Lambert, CFA
Credit Research Analyst
Kathyrn Coburn
Credit Research Analyst
Credit Research Analyst
Will Jessiman, CFA
Credit Research Analyst
Kenny Vallace, CFA
Credit Research Analyst
Credit Research Analyst
Syed Ahsan Ali Kazmi
Senior Credit Research Associate
Kathy Raphael
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Saahit Valiveti, CFA
Credit Research Analyst
Alfred Parker
Senior Credit Research Associate
Megan Giambanco
Senior Credit Research Associate
Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Associate
Matt Welch, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst & Business Manager
Joanne McIntosh
Director of Investment Grade Credit Research
Ryan McGrail
Director of Leveraged Finance Credit Research
Ken Heffner, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Alex Tran
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Paul Batterton, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Shelly McNulty
Senior Credit Research Analyst
David Lapierre, CFA, CAIA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Greg Schantz, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Nada Oulidi, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Julian Wellesley, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Colin Wilson Murphy
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Ksenia Edwards, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
David Xia
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Paul Hanson
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
James Barr, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst