Lei Wang is portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined Thornburg Investment Management in 2004 as associate portfolio manager and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2006. Lei holds a BA and an MA from East China Normal University and an MBA from New York University. He is a CFA charterholder. Prior to joining Thornburg, he served as an associate for Deutsche Bank as well as for Enso Capital Management. He has also worked as a bank supervision manager at China’s central bank.

Brian Burrell is a Portfolio Manager, Managing Director for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2012 as an equity research analyst. Brian earned a BA in economics from Reed College and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin in the Applied Security Analysis Program (ASAP). He is a CFA charterholder. Prior to joining Thornburg, Brian was a business journalist and economic consultant for a variety of publications in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.