Jose Pluto, CFA, Managing Director, joined the firm in 2021. Jose is a Portfolio Manager within the Global Securitized Products team, where he is focused on securitized credit. Previously, Jose was Head of Mortgage Credit Research for Aegon Asset Management, where he oversaw research efforts across several structured finance sectors. Additionally, Jose has held research and investment roles at Thornburg Investment Management and Stark Investments and worked in the interest rate products groups at Goldman Sachs, Bank One and J.P. Morgan. Jose earned a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He has been awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.