David S. Kennedy

B.A. in Political Science, College of the Holy Cross; Masters in Business Administration, Harvard Business School

David is a senior fixed income portfolio manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments and co-head of the liability-driven investment (LDI) portfolio solutions team. His team develops custom de-risking strategies for US corporate defined benefit plans.  In addition, he manages fixed income portfolios for select institutional clients.  He has managed several fixed income mutual funds, including a Total Return Fund voted “Best-in-Class” by Mutual Fund Magazine (2000, 2001) as well as the Morningstar 5-Star rated Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund.

David serves as a trustee of National Braille Press, a Boston-based organization advocating Braille literacy and developing Braille material.  Since joining NBP’s board in 2020, he has served as vice chair of the board as well as chair of the investment committee and development committee.