Elisabeth Colleran, CFA

Portfolio Manager, Co-Head of Emerging Markets Debt

Industry Experience 35 years

Tenure at Loomis Sayles 22 years

Team Emerging Markets Debt

Biography

Elisabeth Colleran is a Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of the Emerging Markets Debt Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where she co-manages the suite of emerging markets debt portfolios. Since 2012, she has been a Senior EM Credit Strategist, identifying and implementing themes in the EMD product suite. Elisabeth joined Loomis Sayles in 2003 as a Senior Credit Analyst, following the telecom sector on a global basis, with a specialized focus on emerging market corporates in Asia. She started her career at DRI/McGraw Hill (now S&P Global Market Intelligence), where she applied analytical tools to a wide set of customer issues including competitor analysis, demand forecasting, pricing strategy and asset valuation. Elisabeth has also served as an investment officer for Sun Capital and fixed income research analyst at Back Bay Advisors. She earned a BA in Economics from the University of Rochester and an MBA from the University of New Hampshire. Elisabeth is a CFA® charterholder.

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Latest Insights by Elisabeth Colleran, CFA

Research Insights

December 15, 2025 • 4 min read

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Emerging Markets Debt

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Credit Compass: Mapping the Markets as Conditions Evolve

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