Walt Schmidt

Mr. Walt Schmidt, CFA MBA, is a Senior Vice President & Manager at FHN Financial Securities Corp.
He focuses on Total Rate of Return Structured Product portfolio strategies for money managers, insurance companies, central banks, sovereign wealth funds, corporations, hedge funds, municipalities, and large depositories on a global scale.
He is responsible for the management of the Mortgage Strategies area and the coordination of the Structured Product business within the firm.
He is a more than 20-year fixed income veteran and is based in the Chicago office.
Mr. Schmidt holds an M.B.A. from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago with concentrations in Finance and Accounting, an M.A. from the University of Chicago in Social Science/International Relations, and a B.A. (with Honor) from Michigan State University in Social Science/International Relations.
He is a member of both the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago.