Melanie Hilbush, CFA, Senior Vice President, joined the firm in 2017. Melanie is a Senior Trader and Portfolio Manager on the Investment Grade Credit team, focusing on the financial sectors. Previously, Melanie was an assistant vice president at AllianceBernstein where she worked in a similar capacity. Melanie started her career in 2010 as an analyst on the interest rate desk at RBS. She received a BSBA with a double major in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University. She has been awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.