Matt is a Senior Portfolio Manager and part of the Global Credit leadership responsible for the group’s portfolios across corporate investment grade, high yield and bank loan strategies.  He is also a member of the Investment Policy Committee and Co-Chair of the Credit Committee.  He joined the firm as a Portfolio Analyst for the Global Fixed Income team in February 2011. He came to MacKay from KDI Capital Partners where he was an Equity Sector Leader for the firm’s fundamental research efforts in the core consumer sector. Prior to KDI, Matt worked at Buckingham Research Group and Johnson Rice & Company, LLC, where he gained extensive experience in equity sales and research. Matt received his MBA with a concentration in Finance from Tulane University, Freeman School of Business in 2006 and a BS in Finance with a specialization in Internal Audit from Louisiana State University in 2001. He has been in the investment research industry since 2002.