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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July 23, 2025 • 2 min read

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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