Mentorship with Anne Walsh, Guggenheim Partners

Anne Walsh is Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income at Guggenheim Partners, where she is responsible for meeting the return and risk needs of the firm’s fixed-income clients, including insurance companies, corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, consultants, wealth managers, and high-net-worth investors. In her role she oversees all elements of portfolio design, strategy, sector allocation, and risk management of fixed-income portfolios, as well as conveying Guggenheim’s macroeconomic outlook to portfolio managers and fixed-income sector specialists. She also serves as head of the Portfolio Construction Group and Portfolio Management team. She has over 30 years of experience in investment management.

Recognized among Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance and the nation’s top-performing female asset managers by Citywire. Walsh is also a sought-after source for her industry expertise, frequently appears in media outlets including Barron’s, Bloomberg, CNBC, The New York Times, and Reuters, among others, and is a frequent contributor to Guggenheim’s award-winning Thought Leadership.

Lori Pomerantz is Lead Portfolio Manager on the High Yield, Bank Loan and Opportunistic credit teams within Goldman Sachs Asset Management Fixed Income. Prior to joining GSAM Fixed Income in 2020, Lori was a Vice President in GSAM’s Alternative Investments and Manager Selection (AIMS) business. In this position, which she held since 2015, she spearheaded long only fixed income manager selection for both institutional and high net worth clients of the Firm. Lori’s expertise spans a variety of sub-asset classes, including High Yield, Leveraged Loans, Investment Grade, Multi-Sector Fixed Income, Structured Credit, and Municipals, as well as ESG incorporation into those strategies. Prior to Goldman, she spent 12 years as a High Yield and Leveraged Loan Credit Analyst at BNP Paribas, Macquarie Capital, Citigroup, and Lehman Brothers. Lori earned a BBA with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and currently serves on the Advisory Board of Governors for the Ross School.