Jon Nelson is a vice president 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 plus fixed income and investment grade credit plus 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, Jon was a credit analyst on the fixed income team at PPM and was responsible for the credit coverage and investment recommendations for the metals and mining, building products and homebuilding sectors. Prior to joining PPM in 2023, Jon was an analyst at DoubleLine. He earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Minnesota. Jon is a CFA® charterholder.