Joined the firm in 2005. Kurt conducts fundamental research on potential companies, as well as monitoring portfolio companies. Kurt spent nine years with Columbia Management Group as a high yield analyst and co-portfolio manager of the Columbia High Yield Bond Fund. Prior to joining Columbia, he held positions as a portfolio manager, analyst and trader at SAFECO Asset Management in Seattle. Kurt’s career began as a staff accountant and auditor at Price Waterhouse. He earned a BA in business administration from the University of Washington. He earned his MBA from Seattle University and is a CFA® charterholder.