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

Prior to joining Wellington in 2015, Connor was a portfolio manager at BlackRock, responsible for investment-grade credit sleeves within multisector bond portfolios, and absolute return sleeves in unconstrained non-benchmark-oriented portfolios. Before that, he was an associate on BlackRock’s investment grade trading platform and managed custom credit portfolios. He also worked for R3 Capital and Lehman Brothers.

Connor holds a BA in economics and government studies from Bowdoin College. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.