Connor is the lead fixed income portfolio manager for a range of benchmark-relative, total return and credit-oriented portfolios for institutional investors and sub-advisory partners. He oversees portfolio construction, develops investment ideas, evaluates relative value opportunities, and manages risk across core, core plus, intermediate, and credit total return mandates.

Connor joined Wellington Management in 2015. Previously, he was a portfolio manager at BlackRock, where he was responsible for investment-grade credit sleeves within multisector bond portfolios, as well as absolute return sleeves in unconstrained non benchmark-oriented portfolios (2010 – 2015). Prior to that, he was an associate working as a trader for BlackRock’s Investment Grade platform and a portfolio manager on a credit-centric hedge fund book. Before his time at BlackRock, he was with R3 Capital Management (2008 – 2009) and Lehman Brothers (2006 – 2008).

Connor received his BA in economics and government studies from Bowdoin College (2006). Additionally, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.