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 the 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.