Abhishek Pulakanti, Managing Director , Senior Investment Analyst

Abhi has 16 years of experience. He plays a lead role in investment-grade and high-yield corporate credit research, as well as implementing and developing investment strategies within the credit sector. Abhi obtained his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Vasavi College of Engineering and his Master’s in Computer Science and MBA in Finance from Sam Houston State University. He earned the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation in 2010 and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2014. Abhi is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Milwaukee. Prior to joining Baird Advisors, he was an Assistant Vice President and Fixed Income Analyst at BMO Global Asset Management.