Jeffrey Wheeler, Managing Director, is a portfolio manager in the Absolute Return and Opportunistic Fixed Income Group. Prior to joining the Firm, he was a Portfolio Manager at Smith Breeden Associates, where he served as Head of the Securitized Asset Team from 2009 to 2013. Jeff holds a B.S. in business administration from Appalachian State University, an M.B.A. in investment management from the University of North Carolina, and is a CFA^® charterholder.