Zach Gassmann, CFA

Portfolio Manager/Trader
Zach Gassmann, CFA
20 years of experience

Zach is a portfolio manager and trader for Principal Fixed Income. He is responsible for the agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities sector performance. Additionally, Zach’s responsible for developing and implementing analytical and regression models for the sectors. He joined the firm as an analyst on structured debt team in 2007, having covered a variety of structured debt sectors including agency mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities. Previously, Zach was an investment analyst and a risk management consultant at Wells Fargo Financial. He received a master's degree in financial management from Drake University and a bachelor's degree in accounting from Simpson College. Zach has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Iowa.