Ehsan Iraniparast

Ehsan Iraniparast, CFA, is an experienced Emerging Markets Country Analyst at Payden & Rygel since November 2012, focusing on CEEMEA countries for the Emerging Markets Debt team. Prior to this role, Ehsan served as a Teaching Assistant for the International Capital Markets course at Columbia University's School of International & Public Affairs and worked as a Consultant at The Conference Board, where Ehsan developed a labor market institutions database for 22 countries. Ehsan also gained experience as a Summer Intern at the United States Department of the Treasury, supporting economic policy analysis for South & Southeast Asia. Between 2001 and 2010, Ehsan worked at Wellington Management Company as a Research Associate in Emerging Markets Debt, contributing significant research to investment recommendations and receiving promotions for increased responsibilities. Ehsan holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, with a focus on Economics, Finance, Statistics, Policy Analysis, and Emerging Markets, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Northeastern University.