Gary Smith is Head of the Client Portfolio Manager team in the EMEA fixed income department of Columbia Threadneedle Investments and joined the firm in 2024. He has a primary product focus on Investment Grade credit. Before joining Columbia Threadneedle, he was the Managing Director of Sovereign Focus and provided financial market training to central banks and asset management firms. He has written over 60 articles on asset allocation issues that have been published by a wide range of publications.
Prior to that, Gary ran distribution teams at Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas. His previous experience includes serving as a trustee of a UK pension fund and working as a contributing editor for the Central Banking Journal. He began his career in fixed income research.
Gary has an economics degree from University College London. He also holds the CFA Sustainable Investing Certificate.