Steffany Young is an investment grade Portfolio Manager for the Principal Asset Management fixed income team. Steffany joined the firm in 2007 and has been in the fixed income department since 2008. Prior to her current role, Steffany was the director of investment grade credit research at Principal Fixed Income and previously served as a capital markets analyst at Principal Asset Management. She received a bachelor’s degree in finance and psychology from University of Northern Iowa and an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from The University of Iowa. She has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.