Kathryn O’Connor Gardner

Until recently, Gardner was a Senior Vice President and Corporate Credit Research Analyst within AllianceBernstein’s high-yield research group, focusing on the energy sector. She oversaw all energy-related investments for traditional high yield portfolios with roughly $35 billion in assets under management. Prior to joining AllianceBernstein, Gardner was a Managing Director on the sell-side at Deutsche Bank where she covered industries including energy, automotive and aerospace & defense. Gardner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.