Andrew Brunks, CFA

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

Andrew Brunks is a managing director and portfolio manager on the total return team at PPM America, Inc. (PPM). He is responsible for investment and allocation decisions for the firm’s core fixed income and investment grade credit strategies which are managed on behalf of investors globally. In addition, he is responsible for making investment recommendations for the firm’s other total return strategies. Prior to his current role, Andrew was a credit analyst on the fixed income team at PPM and was responsible for the credit coverage and investment recommendations for the media, theatres and entertainment sectors as well as portions of the investment grade technology sector. Prior to joining PPM in 2012, Andrew was an analyst at Mercer Investment Consulting. Andrew earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois and is a CFA® charterholder.