As Chief Investment Officer of Wellesley Asset Management, Inc. and Co-Portfolio Manager of the firm’s mutual funds, separate managed accounts and private fund, Michael is an integral part of the firm’s investment team. He is responsible for convertible bond research and product development, analyzing and monitoring portfolio holdings, and communicating performance, portfolio and fund data. He also constructs and analyzes client portfolios.   In addition to his capacity as Chief Investment officer, Michael works directly with some of the firm’s institutional clients. Michael uses his over ten plus years of fixed income and financial planning experience to guide and educate many financial advisors, plan sponsors, registered investment advisors and asset allocators on the benefits of convertible bond investing.   Michael frequently speaks at national conferences educating investment professionals about the convertible bond asset class.   In 2017, Michael was recognized by Forbes magazine as a Top Next Generation Wealth Advisor and received the rating of number one in Massachusetts and number eleven nationally. Michael is a Certified Fixed Income Practitioner and a member of the Financial Planning Association.   Michael received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from American University’s Kogod School of Business in Washington, DC, where he specialized in finance, and his Master of Business Administration degree from Babson College F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. Michael resides with his family in Wayland, Massachusetts.

James Buckham, CFA is the firm's portfolio manager and head trader, bringing over 20 years' experience as a trader of mutliple asset classes at major Wall Street frims. He is responsible for researching new investmnet opportunities, monitoring existing holdings, trading, and speaking with clients and prospects about the firm's convertible bond strategies.

David serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager and leads the firm’s Global Convertible Securities team. Prior to joining Westwood, David spent 15 years managing both the long only and absolute return global convertible securities strategies at Aviva Investors and co-founded their convertible funds in April 2002. Before this he was a Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst at HSB Group for one year, and an Equity Analyst and later a Convertible Securities Analyst at Phoenix Investment Partners for seven years. David earned a BSc in Business Administration and Finance from Bryant University. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analysts Society.