Ted Piorkowski

Ted Piorkowski is Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Chandler Asset Management in San Diego, California, where he has been a key member of the investment team since 1999. In this capacity, he leads the design and implementation of fixed income investment strategies for institutional clients, with particular emphasis on public sector portfolios such as city and local government funds. His responsibilities include portfolio construction, risk analysis, sector allocation, and comprehensive client reporting to ensure portfolios align with specific client objectives, cash flow needs, and risk parameters.

Ted specializes in managing portfolios across a range of fixed income asset classes, focusing primarily on high-quality government, agency, and corporate securities. He is recognized for his expertise in aligning portfolio duration, managing liquidity, and optimizing returns within strict safety and policy guidelines required by the public sector mandates. His approach combines disciplined total return strategies with active analysis of yield curve dynamics, credit conditions, and sector rotation to enhance portfolio performance.

Ted holds both a BS and MBA in Finance from San Diego State University-California State University. Over his long tenure at Chandler, he has earned a reputation for delivering effective investment strategies, highly customized solutions, and proactive client communication, making significant contributions to the investment management of public agency assets throughout Southern California.