Brian Brennan

Brian Brennan is a Multi-Asset Trader at Virtus Investment Partners, based in New York, NY, where he is responsible for executing multi-asset trading strategies and contributing to the firm’s multi-sector investment mandates. His primary focus spans a range of fixed income asset classes, including investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, municipals, asset-backed securities, and U.S. Treasuries. As part of the Newfleet division within Virtus, he plays a key role in implementing diversified, relative value-based approaches within multi-sector credit portfolios, utilizing both macroeconomic and bottom-up analysis to identify opportunities.

Prior to joining Virtus, Brian Brennan was a Research and Portfolio Analyst covering Emerging Markets Debt at Stone Harbor Investment Partners, where he specialized in sovereign and corporate credit research and portfolio management for global EM strategies. Previously, he served as a Risk Analyst at Stone Harbor, managing portfolio risk analytics and supporting the investment process for emerging market and cross-asset fixed income mandates.

He holds a B.S. in Economics from the College of Charleston and also completed coursework in Economics at The University of Queensland. With extensive experience spanning credit, risk analysis, and multi-asset trading, Brennan is recognized for his contributions in navigating complex global fixed income markets and supporting the development of robust, risk-controlled investment solutions for institutional clients.