Biography

Heather Ridill is a Global Credit Strategist on the Global Fixed Income Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. She is also a Co-Portfolio Manager for the global credit and global corporate strategies. Heather joined Loomis Sayles as a Credit Research Associate in 2007. Beginning in 2012, she spent three years at Loomis Sayles Investments Limited, the firm’s London-based entity, as a Credit Research Analyst and later, as a Senior Credit Research Analyst. During this time, Heather covered European utilities, global chemicals, and European consumer credits. In 2015, she joined the Global Fixed Income Team. Prior to Loomis Sayles, Heather was an equity research assistant at Merrill Lynch. Previously, she was a fund accountant at State Street Bank. Heather earned a BA from Fordham University, an MBA from Boston College and the Certificate in Sustainable Finance from Columbia University. She is a CFAĀ® charterholder and holds the CFA Institute’s Sustainable Investing Certificate.

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