Angie K. Long, CFA
Chief Investment Officer/Portfolio Manager, Palmer Square Capital
Angie Long is Chief Investment Officer and one of two Principal Owners for Palmer Square Capital, where she has key responsibilities for all investment-related activities.
With her leadership, the firm has grown Assets Under Management (AUM) to more than $36.6 billion and has expanded its global presence, notably with the recent establishment of a London office. She is widely regarded as a pioneer in the credit derivatives industry and is credited with creating the HYDI (High Yield Debt Index), the first liquid credit trading index and predecessor to all of today’s indices (the Markit CDX).
Additionally, she is one of the architects of the firm’s leadership investment strategy in Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs). With more than 90 CLOs issued, including 25 in Europe, Palmer Square is one of only nine CLO managers among 128 with zero downgrades. Additionally, Angie’s vision was behind the firm’s proprietary scoring system to identify and evaluate fund performance in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) metrics, with all three European funds ESG compliant.
Angie’s career includes experience at JPMorgan Chase & Co. where she was named a Managing Director at age 29 and held many senior roles including Deputy Head of North American Credit Trading, Head of High Yield Trading, and Head of Credit Derivatives Trading. In addition, she worked with the Global Head of Credit Trading to help oversee risk management for the High Yield and High Grade credit trading books.
Angie received an AB degree in Economics from Princeton University and was a member of two National Championship Rugby teams and named an All-American in 1997. Angie has continued her involvement with Princeton as she served on the Women in Leadership Committee of Princeton, founded the Greater Kansas City Princeton Women’s Network (PWN), and is currently serving as Co-Chair for the Princeton Greater Kansas City Region’s Alumni Schools Committee.
Angie is a member of the 100 Women in Finance and is a CFA ® charterholder.