R. Burns McKinney is a managing director and a senior portfolio manager/analyst at NFJ Investment Group. He serves as a co-lead portfolio manager of the NFJ Dividend Value, NFJ International Value, and NFJ Global Sustainability strategies. He has been quoted and featured in a number of national publications, including the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, and has been a featured guest on CNBC and Bloomberg TV. Prior to joining NFJ in 2006, Mr. McKinney was an equity analyst at Evergreen Investments, an investment banking analyst at Alex. Brown & Sons, a vice president in equity research at Merrill Lynch, and an equity analyst at Morgan Stanley. Mr. McKinney earned a B.A. in economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) charterholder. He began his career in the investment industry in 1996.

Outside of NFJ: I am an avid runner and a long-time Dallas Mavericks fan, attending most home games with my kids.