Bloomberg TV: John Sheehan Interview
Published on September 14, 2020
Watch Bloomberg TV’s interview with John Sheehan, Portfolio Manager for the total return fixed income strategy, who discusses opportunities in investment grade bonds and provides an overview of the current market. John’s segment begins at 16:25.
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Featuring
John Sheehan
Vice President & Portfolio Manager
Prior to joining Osterweis Capital Management in 2018, John Sheehan spent more than 20 years working at Citigroup, first as Managing Director responsible for Investment Grade Syndicate in New York City, where he advised issuers on accessing funding in the corporate bond market. Later at Citigroup, he was Managing Director in charge of West Coast Investment Grade Sales in San Francisco, where he covered several of the largest U.S. investment grade credit investors.
He is a principal of the firm and a Portfolio Manager for the total return fixed income strategy.
Mr. Sheehan graduated from Georgetown University (B.A. in Economics). Mr. Sheehan holds the CFA designation.
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