Biography

Alex Thompson is an Investment Director for the Alpha Strategies Group at Loomis Sayles Investments Limited, Loomis Sayles’ London-based entity, where he supports the multi-asset credit, systematic credit and emerging markets debt blended total return strategies. He is responsible for supporting the growth and retention for these strategies through strategic product planning and development, market education and product messaging.

Alex joined Loomis Sayles in 2016 as a product specialist for the Institutional Services Team and was promoted to investment director in 2019, initially working for both the Loomis Sayles Alpha Strategies Group and the Custom Income Strategies Group before moving to focus full time on Alpha Strategies in 2021. He has 23 years of investment industry experience. Previously, Alex led the European fixed income manager research team at Mercer, the global investment consultant. Prior to joining Mercer in 2007, he was a manager researcher at Aon in London, covering various investment strategies. Alex earned a BSc in applied economics from the University of Plymouth Business School and has passed the Investment Management Certification (IMC) qualification.

About the Alpha Strategies Team

Investors on the Alpha Strategies team

Kevin Kearns
Head of the Alpha Strategies Team, Portfolio Manager
Andrea DiCenso
Portfolio Manager
Vivek Garg, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Mark LaRochelle, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager, Investment Strategist
Tom Stolberg, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Harish Sundaresh
Portfolio Manager, Director of Systematic Investing Strategies
Diqing Wu, CFA
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Peter Yanulis
Portfolio Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, Strategist
Kairui Huo, CFA
Senior Investment Analyst
Xian Li, PhD, CFA
Quantitative Analyst
David Liu, CFA
Investment Strategist
Tian Qiu, FRM
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Elaine Kan, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Rates & Currency Strategist
Oliver Xie, PhD
Quantitative Analyst
Roger Ackerman
Investment Director