Analyst

Bates has over eight years experience as an analyst in leveraged finance, working for First Union, Bank of America, ING Capital and Four Corners Capital Management. Additionally, he spent six years with the US Army Reserves Special Operations Command. Bates has a Masters in Public Policy from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, a Masters of Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago and a Masters of Statistics from Columbia University. He was awarded a CFA Charter in 2003.