Julia Batchenko

Julia Batchenko, CFA, is a Partner and Senior Equity Portfolio Manager at Red Cedar Investment Management, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio. In her current role, she is responsible for leading portfolio construction and management across various equity strategies, focusing on generating strong risk-adjusted returns through rigorous fundamental analysis and active security selection.

Her investment coverage is broad, including global equities with a particular emphasis on high-quality, income-producing asset classes, as well as multi-sector and SRI (socially responsible investing) strategies. She is involved in managing portfolios that incorporate both top-down macro perspectives and bottom-up security selection, utilizing sectors such as preferreds, hybrids, global fixed income, and equity instruments to achieve diversified income generation.

Julia began her finance career in 2011 and has held roles as Equity Portfolio Manager and Portfolio Analyst at reputable investment firms before advancing to her current leadership position at Red Cedar Investment Management. She holds an MBA in Finance from Xavier University, an MA in Translation from Kent State University, and a degree from Kursk State University, and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, underscoring her strong analytical and investment expertise.