Biography

David Xia is a Senior Credit Research Analyst at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he covers the media, telecom and cable industries in leveraged finance. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2022. Previously, David was a senior investment analyst at the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, where he covered the telecom, media, automotive, utilities, transportation and specialty finance sectors. Prior to this, he was a senior investment analyst at Standberry Research, where he covered the energy, metals and mining, technology and specialty finance sectors. Before this, David was an analyst at Mast Capital Management, an associate from KeyBanc Capital Markets and an electrical engineer in the telecom industry. He earned a BS in electrical engineering and a BS in computer science from the University of Maryland, College Park, an MS in electrical engineering from John Hopkins University and an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. David holds FINRA licenses 7, 63 and 79, and is fluent in Chinese.

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
Jessica Brenek
Senior Credit Research Associate
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
Paul Hanson
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
James Barr, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst