Danan Kirby

Danan Kirby, CFA, currently serves as a Client Portfolio Manager at Ariel Investments since January 2021, bringing extensive experience in investment management. Prior to this role, Danan held the position of Client Portfolio Manager at Thornburg Investment Management from September 2016 to January 2021, where responsibilities included acting as a liaison between investment, marketing, and sales teams for various investment strategies. Danan's career also includes experience as a Portfolio Manager at First National Santa Fe and as a Financial Institution Specialist at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, where assessments of financial institutions were conducted to ensure compliance with safe banking practices. Earlier in the career, Danan served in the US Army, overseeing critical information analysis, and worked at MCI WORLDCOM in telemarketing sales. Danan holds a BBA in Management and Finance from UNM Anderson School of Management, earned between 2008 and 2011.