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Ms. Catherine E.
Drake, CFA MBA, is a Senior Managing Director & Credit Analyst at PPM America, Inc. She is responsible for the credit coverage and investment recommendations for regulated utilities and infrastructure.
Prior to joining PPM in 2002, Ms. Drake worked at Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. covering electric utilities and sat on the utility ratings committee.
Previously, she worked at Bank of America focusing on loan syndications and corporate lending.
She earned a master’s degree in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis, a master’s degree in international studies from DePaul University and a bachelor’s degree in French from Miami University.
She is a CFA® charterholder and has earned the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.
Catherine Drake active positions
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PPM America, Inc.
 PPM America, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients. | Analyst-Fixed Income | 31/12/2001 |
Training of Catherine Drake
| Miami University | Undergraduate Degree |
| DePaul University | Graduate Degree |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Masters Business Admin |
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PPM America, Inc.
PPM America, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients. | Finance |
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