Eric Souders joined Payden & Rygel in 2017. He is a Director and Portfolio Manager on the Global Unconstrained Fixed Income team with a focus on absolute return and multi-asset credit solutions. In this capacity he is responsible for day-to-day oversight of the unconstrained team, which includes idea generation, strategy implementation, and risk management. Souders is also a senior member of the ESG Committee.

Prior to joining Payden & Rygel, Eric worked as a Portfolio Manager at Guggenheim Partners, focusing on multi-asset and structured product dedicated strategies. He also worked at Blackrock, serving as lead Portfolio Manager within investment-grade corporate credit solutions. Previously, he worked at BNY Mellon in their Wealth Management division.

Eric is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Los Angeles, where he served as a member of the Board and instructor in their fixed income review program. He earned a BA in Business-Finance at California State University, Fullerton.