Edward Fitzpatrick III, managing director, is a member of the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group. Based in New York, Ed is the Head of U.S. Rates Team, responsible for managing government bond portfolios for institutional clients as well as recommending U.S. rates & derivatives strategies across GFICC portfolios. Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Ed was the head of U.S. Short-Intermediate Fixed income and government specialist at Schroders Investment Management NA. Previously, he spent six years as a repo and FX trade at subsidiary of The Bank of New York. Ed serves on the board of Union Settlement and holds a B.S. degrees in finance and information technology from Boston College, an M.B.A. in finance from New York University and is a CFA charterholder.