Biography

Michael Crowell is the Chief Investment Research Officer of Loomis, Sayles & Company. In this position, he serves as the Director of Applied Integrated Quant (Applied IQ) and Co-Director of Macro Strategies. Michael also works in partnership with the Credit Research Group to maximize the impact of the team’s analytical insights on investment performance. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2007 as a Client Portfolio Analyst. Michael later became a Quantitative Analyst for the Applied IQ Team where he helped to build the foundation of our proprietary risk model infrastructure and worked with portfolio managers on customizing this framework to fit their specific investment processes. In 2013, he was promoted to a senior investment specialist. Michael began his investment industry career as a unit manager at Investors Bank & Trust, where he led a team of 10 employees in fund accounting and NAV generation for a family of six hedge funds. He earned a BS from Villanova University.

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Intuition Enriched by Data: Meet the Applied IQ Team

An integral part of investment strategy, the Loomis Sayles Applied IQ Team blends expertise with practical application. The team works collaboratively across[…]
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About the Applied IQ Team

Investors on the Applied IQ team

Bernardo Aumond, PhD
Co-Director of Applied Integrated Quant
Bobby Bakshi, CFA
Co-Director of Applied Integrated Quant
Guohua Xia, PhD, CFA, FRM
Quantitative Analyst
Megan Wan, CFA
Quantitative Analyst
Gulliermo Ruiz-Rico, CFA
Quantitative Analyst
Dennis Kadourov, CFA
Quantitative Analyst
Andrew Hon
Quantitative Analyst
Ali Faghih, PhD
Quantitative Analyst
Arpit Jain
Quantitative Associate

About the Relative Return Team

Investors on the Relative Return team

Chris Harms
Portfolio Manager, Co-Head of Relative Return
Cliff Rowe, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Daniel Conklin, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Peter Palfrey, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Rick Raczkowski
Portfolio Manager, Co-Head of Relative Return
Michael Gladchun
Associate Portfolio Manager
Neil Burke
Portfolio Manager
John Hyll
Portfolio Manager
Devon McKenna, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist
Jeff Bieniek, CFA
Credit Strategist
Matt Kelly, CFA
Credit Strategist
Max Resnick, CFA
Senior Investment Analyst
Colin Prior, CFA
Investment Analyst
EJ Tateosian, CFA
Investment Director
Elise Carner, CFA
Investment Director
Kristy Keenan
Associate Investment Director
Ted Cahill
Associate Investment Director
Anna Freedman
Product Management Analyst
Peter Obermann
Fixed Income Portfolio Specialist
Dan Plofsky, CFA
Fixed Income Portfolio Specialist
Kay Vang, CFA
Fixed Income Portfolio Specialist
Francisco Tolentino
Portfolio Specialist
Anthony Falzarano
Fixed Income Portfolio Specialist
Barath Sankaran, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Bill Wright, CFA
Director of Credit, Bank Loan & Derivatives Trading
Craig Burelle
Global Macro Strategist, Credit
Ian Anderson
Portfolio Manager, Agency MBS Strategist
Michael Herald
Portfolio Manager, CLO Strategist