Zane E. Brown, Partner, Fixed Income Strategist, is responsible for credit market analysis and strategy, enabling clients to gain context and further understanding about today's credit markets and how they relate to various fixed-income disciplines. He also is responsible for business development in Asia.

Mr. Brown, who has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, joined Lord Abbett in 1992 as an Investment Team Leader, and became a Partner in 1996. During his tenure at Lord Abbett, he has been actively involved in the management of various fixed-income and balanced portfolios. He spent most of the past decade as Director of Fixed Income.

Prior to joining Lord Abbett, Mr. Brown was an Executive Vice President at Equitable Capital Management Corp., and before that, a Manager in the Bond Department at Brown Brothers Harriman and Co. He is a former board member of the Fixed Income Forum, an organization of fixed-income institutional investors.

Mr. Brown has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Pensions & Investments, and is interviewed on CNN and CNBC, among other media, discussing interest rates and Federal Reserve Board policies. In addition, Mr. Brown has been published in the Journal of Behavioral Finance.

Mr. Brown received an MBA in investment management from Colorado State University and a BA in management and marketing from Clarion University in Pennsylvania.