Biography

Mark LaRochelle is an Associate Portfolio Manager for the Credit Asset Strategy at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He also leads the firm’s Systematic US and Global High Yield Strategies, blending fundamental credit expertise with systematic discipline. Mark joined Loomis Sayles in 2000 and has 28 years of investment industry experience. Initially focused on economic modeling, he developed his fundamental expertise in the firm’s Credit Research Group, ultimately attaining the role of Senior Credit Research Analyst, where he covered high yield and leveraged loan issuers across a diverse range of industries. Recruited to the Alpha Strategies Group in 2011, Mark continues to focus on generating alpha across capital structures in the US and Europe. He was named Associate Portfolio Manager in June 2024. Mark earned a BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is a CFAĀ® charterholder.

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About the Alpha Strategies Team

Investors on the Alpha Strategies team

Kevin Kearns
Head of the Alpha Strategies Team, Portfolio Manager
Andrea DiCenso
Portfolio Manager
Vivek Garg, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Tom Stolberg, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Harish Sundaresh
Portfolio Manager, Director of Systematic Investing Strategies
Diqing Wu, CFA
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Peter Yanulis
Portfolio Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, Strategist
Kairui Huo, CFA
Senior Investment Analyst
Xian Li, PhD, CFA
Quantitative Analyst
David Liu, CFA
Investment Strategist
Tian Qiu, FRM
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Elaine Kan, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Rates & Currency Strategist
Oliver Xie, PhD
Quantitative Analyst
Roger Ackerman
Investment Director
Alex Thompson
Investment Director