Thomas J. Coleman

Founder and President

Tom is an accomplished and well-respected leader in fixed income product strategy and management, with over 30 years of experience building successful businesses at some of the world’s largest asset managers. In his roles as the Global Head of Fixed Income Investment Strategists at State Street Global Advisors, the North American Head of Product at Standard Life Investments / Aberdeen and as the Head of the US Fixed Income Product Management team at Wellington Management, Tom collaborated with investment, distribution and marketing teams to develop client-centric, solutions-oriented investment strategies supported by high quality content, messaging and materials.

At Fixed Focus Advisors we work with your investment, client-facing and product teams to streamline and focus the way you connect with the market. You’ve made the investment to build a quality investment strategy. Now make it stand out.

The competitive marketplace within which Fixed Income managers operate is larger and more complex than ever. While a select few managers have used scale to build substantial businesses the fact is that monopolies and oligopolies rarely truly benefit clients. Rather than creating barriers to entry, this condition actually creates tremendous opportunities for managers that can offer clients tangible benefits within this market context.

Recognizing the communication gap that often exists between fixed income market practitioners and their clients, Tom embraced the concept of “trusted advisor” to deliver content emphasizing education and transparency to deepen and grow relationships.

He has worked extensively with institutional clients and consultants around the globe to launch and build investment strategies spanning fixed income, including:

US & Global Credit

High Yield & Bank Loans

Structured Credit

Liability Driven Investing

Fundamental Active

Systematic Active

Index

Total & Absolute Return

Core & Core Plus

Emerging Markets Debt

Sovereign Rates

Stable Value

Over the course of his career he has played a critical role in many thousands of client, prospect and consultant meetings. An accomplished presenter, his ability to craft engaging presentations that distill complex investment topics into relatable client take-aways has made him a sought-after speaker at industry conferences.

Tom earned a BS in Finance with Honors from Syracuse University and an MBA in Finance with Distinction and a Fixed Income concentration from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Tom provides strategic consulting advice to Eastern Massachusetts non-profit organizations as a pro-bono Consultant with SOAR Management Consulting. He is an active board member with several Cape Cod-based environmental organizations.