Jim Baskin, CFA, CPA

Head of US Private Structured Finance

Jim Baskin, CFA, CPA, is head of US private structured finance responsible for expanding the firm's global private structured finance capabilities. He is also a portfolio manager for US Structured Finance and US Securities Opportunities strategies. Prior to his current role, Jim was head of US structured research and has spent the last 26 years investing in private ABS markets and complex esoteric ABS structures. He first joined the private placements group specializing in asset-backed securities (ABS). Since then, he assumed increased responsibility in sourcing, analyzing, executing, and managing structured products in public and private markets. Prior to his current role, he was employed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation where he served as a commission bank examiner in the safety and soundness division. Jim has been in the industry since 1990 and started with the firm in 1996. He received his BS in finance from the University of Tennessee. Jim has earned the right to use the Certified Public Accountant designation and is a CFA® charterholder.