As Principal and Head of Research at RPIA in Toronto, Louise served as a member of the Executive and Investment Committees and led the Research Team supporting portfolios worth ~C$7bn. She oversaw all global Investment Grade and High Yield company-specific analysis, leading to the recommendation of portfolio investments in new issue and secondary credit markets including bonds, loans, ETFs and equity securities. Louise is a sector specialist for Global Financial Institutions, including US and European Banks, insurance companies, non-bank financials and aircraft lessors. Products covered include senior and subordinated debt and loans, preferred stocks, AT1 capital and CDS as well as equities where relevant. Moreover, Louise’s team led the ESG investment analysis on sectors and companies, as well as helping construct the leadership framework for the firmwide ESG strategy.

In her 17-year tenure at Goldman Sachs, Louise held Managing Director roles both in Trading and Investment Research.  Serving as Managing Director in Global Investment Research she led the Financial Institutions credit research team, leading analysts for ~100 companies across global banks and insurance companies, REITs, BDCs, non-bank financials. In addition, as Managing Director in Investment Grade Credit Trading in New York, she helped manage investment risk in the Global Financials trading books of the sell-side Credit business in North America. In an earlier role as Executive Director of Credit Research in London, Louise was responsible for overseeing the European Bank and Insurance analyst team.

In her earliest career, Louise worked in the Credit Research department at Credit Suisse and JP Morgan and the Credit Trading department at JP Morgan in London. She graduated with honors in Hispanic and Latin American Studies at the University of Bristol.