Raffaello Distefano, CFA

Raffaello Distefano, CFA

Investment Director

Industry Experience 32 years
Tenure at Loomis Sayles 20 years
Team Global Fixed Income, Global Equity Opportunities

Biography


Raffaello Distefano is an Investment Director for the Global Fixed Income Team and the Global Equity Opportunities Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He began his investment industry career in 1994 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2006. Prior to Loomis Sayles, Raffaello worked for Hasbro as a director in the company’s international treasury center in Delemont, Switzerland. Previously, he was a senior financial analyst for Hills Stores. Raffaello has also worked as an independent financial consultant for Investors Capital, and as an account executive at John Hancock. He earned a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Northeastern University. Raffaello is a CFA® charterholder.

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About the Global Fixed Income Team

Offering consistent and competitive risk-adjusted returns to our clients for decades.
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Investors on the Global Fixed Income team

David Rolley, CFA
David Rolley, CFA
Co-Head of the Global Fixed Income Team, Portfolio Manager
Lynda Schweitzer, CFA
Lynda Schweitzer, CFA
Co-Head of the Global Fixed Income Team, Portfolio Manager
Scott Service, CFA
Scott Service, CFA
Co-Head of the Global Fixed Income Team, Portfolio Manager
Hank Lynch, CFA
Hank Lynch, CFA
Global Strategist
Heather Ridill, CFA
Heather Ridill, CFA
Global Credit Portfolio Manager
Ryan MacKay
Ryan MacKay
Portfolio Manager and Global Credit Strategist
Kevin Creeden, CFA
Kevin Creeden, CFA
Investment Director
Paul Malaguti, CFA
Paul Malaguti, CFA
Associate Investment Director
Gary Mahler
Gary Mahler
Portfolio Construction Strategist
Matthew Murray
Matthew Murray
Investment Analyst
Nadia Son
Nadia Son
Investment Associate

About the Global Equity Opportunities Team

Deep experience and fundamental research that drive sustainable, risk-adjusted returns over the long-term.
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Investors on the Global Equity Opportunities team

Eileen Riley, CFA
Eileen Riley, CFA
Co-Head of the Global Equity Opportunities Team, Portfolio Manager
Lee Rosenbaum
Lee Rosenbaum
Co-Head of the Global Equity Opportunities Team, Portfolio Manager
John Evans, CFA
John Evans, CFA
Equity Research Analyst
Cullen Johnson, CFA
Cullen Johnson, CFA
Equity Research Analyst
Alejandro Rodriguez
Alejandro Rodriguez
Senior Research Associate
Claudia Stedt
Claudia Stedt
Research Associate
Hunter Frayne, CFA
Hunter Frayne, CFA
Equity Research Analyst