Biography
Eric Williams is a Portfolio Manager and Private Credit Strategist on the Full Discretion Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He co-manages a suite of high yield and bank loan strategies. Eric has 16 years of investment industry experience.
Eric joined Loomis Sayles in 2025 from Northern Trust Asset Management where he most recently served as the head of capital structure and a senior portfolio manager on the global fixed income team. In this role, he had broad oversight of the actively-managed leveraged credit platform and served as the lead portfolio manager on several leveraged credit strategies. Previously, Eric was the head of credit at Northern Trust and a senior portfolio manager for fundamental, systematic and global high yield and ESG mandates. Prior to this, he was a portfolio manager and trader, working with research analysts to evaluate fundamental risk exposures, with a focus on valuation and volatility. Earlier in his career, Eric was a portfolio analyst and associate portfolio manager. Eric earned a BA in economics from the University of Colorado and an MBA with a concentration in finance and economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Latest Insights by Eric Williams
The Loomis Sayles Full Discretion Team: Adapting Through the Evolution of Credit
Fixed Income Unscripted: Real Talk on Market Narratives & Dynamics
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