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Partner & Director of Currency Management |
Leah Traub, a Partner & Director of Currency Management, is the lead Portfolio Manager for Lord Abbett's Emerging Markets Currency Fund and provides support for the firm's currency hedging strategies. She also contributes as a member of the Allocation Investment Committee.
Ms. Traub began her career in the financial services industry in 2001. She joined Lord Abbett in 2007 as a Quantitative Analyst, and was named Partner in 2012. Prior to joining Lord Abbett, she was a Research Economist at Princeton Economics Group; a Teaching Assistant and Lecturer at Rutgers University Economics Department; a Research Assistant at the National Bureau of Economic Research; and an Assistant Economist in Capital Markets at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Ms. Traub is the co-author of "Price Discovery in the Foreign Currency Futures and Spot Market" (Journal of Derivatives 17:2, Winter 2009). She is a volunteer for the NY ASPCA. She also earned an Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from Rutgers University in 2006.
Ms. Traub earned a BA in economics from the University of Chicago, and an MA and a Ph.D. in economics from Rutgers University.
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In 80 years of operation, Lord Abbett has grown under the leadership of only nine managing partners. Our heritage of independence has allowed us to build a culture that fosters thoughtfulness, clear judgment, and objective insight—offering distinct advantages to the clients who work with us.
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History
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Founded in 1929.
One of the oldest independent money management firms in the United States.
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