CHRISTOPHER J. MIER, CFA
Managing Director/Head of Analytical Services Group 

Chris Mier brings over 30 years of experience to his role as the Municipal Strategist for Loop’s institutional fixed income sales force. In addition to providing portfolio analytics to our sales, trading and underwriting professionals, he is charged with generating client-specific ideas to enhance secondary market activity and fixed income strategy. 

Prior to joining Loop Capital Markets, Mr. Mier was an institutional Portfolio Manager in the Municipal Bond Department at MFS Investment Management, where he was also on the Duration Committee. In addition, Mr. Mier has served as a Portfolio Manager of numerous municipal funds at Scudder Kemper Investments, prior to which he held several posts at Comerica Bank in Detroit, including credit analyst, portfolio manager and trader in the Funds Management Department. 

Mr. Mier holds a Masters of Management in Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Michigan. Chris also just received his Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the AIMR in 1992. He also holds Series 7, 24, 53 and 63 licenses.