Kyra manages benchmark-relative and total return-oriented fixed income portfolios for institutional investors and subadvisory partners. She researches macroeconomic trends such as consumer behavior in the housing and commercial real estate markets and shares key insights with team members. She also specializes in securitized credit and develops investment theses and relative value opportunities across structured finance sectors.

Prior to joining Wellington in 2021, Kyra was a portfolio manager and securitized credit investment strategist at Loomis Sayles, where she constructed and managed several securitized credit strategies. Before that, she worked at Merganser Capital Management as a structured products research analyst and as co-portfolio manager of a CMBS unconstrained portfolio.

Kyra holds a BA in economics and international studies from Stonehill College. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. Additionally, she serves on the board of directors of the Structured Finance Association (SFA).