On October 1, Michael Allen joined OpCap's Fixed Income team as a portfolio manager specializing in mortgage analysis and research. Prior to his role at OpCap, Mike was a portfolio specialist for PIMCO, a position that emphasized investment expertise, product development and client support. Before that, Mike worked with Jerry Thunelius at Dreyfus Corporation, helping to formulate macroeconomic views and devise sector allocations for the firm’s fixed income portfolios. In addition, he has worked at UBS Financial Services and J. & W. Seligman & Co., Inc. Mike has an MBA in Finance from NYU's Stern School of Business and a BS in Finance from Pennsylvania State University. Mike is a member of both the CFA Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts.