Mr.
Craig Blessing, CFA
Director and Fixed Income Product Specialist
Mr. Blessing joined Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in July 2002.
He has over fifteen years of experience in the financial markets on
both the buy and sell side. Prior to MLIM Craig spent five years at
Chase Fleming Asset Management where he managed multi-sector and Emerging
Market Bond portfolios, including the Chase Vista Strategic Income Fund
and the Chase Vista Emerging Market Income Fund, both with top quartile
track records. Craig was also Director of Fund Management at Serfin
Securities, Inc. and the co-head of Emerging Market Fixed Income Sales
and Trading at Bank of America.
At
MLIM Craig serves as Product Manager for both the tax-exempt and taxable
fixed income asset classes. Craig received an MBA and an MA in International
Policy Studies from Stanford University. He did his undergraduate work
at the University of Kansas, where he received a BS in Business Administration
and a BA in French. Craig is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
