Michael Graham
Head of US High Yield and Senior US High Yield Portfolio Manager, AXA Investment Managers
Michael Graham is the Head of US High Yield and Senior US HY Portfolio Manager with AXA IM. He is also a member of the Core High Yield and Global High Yield Working Groups, which are the teams responsible for the management of their US core and global high yield portfolios. Since 2007, he has served several roles within the US High Yield team. Graham joined AXA IM as a US High Yield Credit Research Analyst, covering several sectors including Utilities, Energy and Healthcare. In 2010, his role expanded to include portfolio management. As one of the US Core High Yield portfolio managers, he is responsible for the daily management of the flagship funds for both our Core and Dynamic High Yield strategies and a variety of other funds and mandates. He is also the lead manager for our Global High Yield strategy. He was previously an Analyst in the fixed income division of Bear, Stearns & Company, where he performed financial analysis and quantitative support for the Public Power group. He holds a BA in Economics from Williams College and has the CFA professional designation.
