Cal Payne

Leading LQD’s portfolio risk management and risk policy initiatives, Cal brings over 35 years of finance and risk management experience to the team. Working for Fortune 500 corporations in his past, Cal has been engaged in various activities including asset-based lending, banking, and trading operations. He has served as Vice President and Treasurer for Transco Energy Company, Vice President, Market Risk Management for Transco Gas Marketing Company, Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Aquila, Inc., where he was directly responsible for market risk, credit risk, middle office functionality, insurable risk and oversaw a loan portfolio of over $500 million and annual credit risk of $44 billion. Cal also served as Managing Director of Risk, Capital Markets for Fortis Bank and then BNP Paribas’ energy trading entity. He was a founder of the Risk Control Roundtable and worked with the Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO) during their formation.