Mark Redfearn, CFA

Mark Redfearn is a senior 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 joining PPM in 2002, Mark was a corporate bond portfolio manager in the institutional asset management group for Van Kampen Funds. Previously, he worked for Van Kampen Funds’ risk management group as a portfolio analyst with responsibility for assessing fixed income mutual fund risk and return relationships. Mark earned a master’s degree in public affairs from Indiana University and a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Miami University (Ohio). He is a CFA® charterholder.