Ruta Ziverte
Head of fixed income for William Blair Investment Management, and
portfolio manager for the Core Fixed Income and Intermediate Fixed Income
strategies. In this role, Ruta is responsible for developing and executing our
fixed-income growth strategy (in conjunction with other members of the team),
team leadership, and select portfolio management. Before joining William Blair,
Ruta worked at Oppenheimer Funds, where she was the portfolio manager for the
Global High Yield Fund and co-portfolio manager for the Global Strategic Income
Fund. She also led a team of fixed-income credit analysts. Before joining
Oppenheimer Funds in 2015, Ruta worked at GE Asset Management, where she most recently
served as executive managing director and high-yield portfolio manager.
Previously at GE, Ruta was a team leader and senior analyst, co-managing a
leveraged finance research team, and was responsible for developing and
implementing the firm's credit processes and procedures. Earlier in her career,
Ruta was a credit analyst with Citigroup/Travelers Life and Annuity. She also
worked at Phoenix Investment Partners.
Education: B.S. in business administration from the
University of Latvia; M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Tenure with William Blair: Since 2019