Biography
Main responsibilities
Sau is a portfolio manager on our global, short duration, and US high yield strategies.
Experience and qualifications
Prior to joining Aviva Investors, she was a portfolio manager for PPM America in Chicago where she managed the firm’s core plus and credit-plus strategies on behalf of investors globally. Before assuming that role in 2019, Sau was a senior credit research analyst with the same firm, responsible for researching global investment grade and high yield Corporates in the financials sector. She also held positions as a credit research analyst with Harris Associates and as a high yield research associate with Putnam Investments.
Sau holds a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University with a major in Hotel Administration and a minor in Real Estate, and a Master of Business Administration degree, with Honors, from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Accounting, Economics and Behavioral Science. She is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Chicago.
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