Eric Hovey is a Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Payden & Rygel. He works with insurance companies, corporations, and other institutions to address their unique investment circumstances.

His time at the firm has included positions as a Senior Fixed-Income Strategist, Trader, and Sector Analyst. Prior to joining Payden & Rygel, Eric worked at Merrill Lynch in Clayton, Missouri, where he was a member of an institutional fixed-income team. Eric holds the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Series 7 and 66 licenses.

He is a member of the CFA Society of North Carolina and the CFA Institute. He earned a BSBA in Finance and Accounting at Washington University in St. Louis and was awarded the 2002 Skandalaris Center of Entrepreneurial Studies Olin Cup.