Amanda Johnson
Associate - Resi Trading at Waterfall Asset Management, LLC
About
Amanda Johnson serves as Associate - Resi Trading at Waterfall Asset Management LLC in New York, NY, specializing in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and other structured finance assets. In her current role, she is responsible for analyzing, trading, and managing residential credit assets, focusing on secondary market execution and portfolio optimization within Waterfall’s residential real estate investment strategies.
Prior to joining Waterfall Asset Management, Amanda held senior and associate roles at Invictus Capital Partners, where she gained expertise in credit analysis and investment management in the residential mortgage sector. Her career has been marked by hands-on involvement in both trading and transaction management for structured products, contributing to her strong track record in the residential credit and securitized asset space.
Amanda holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Kalamazoo College, complemented by advanced studies in Chinese Language and Literature from Capital Normal University and Chinese Studies from Harbin Institute of Technology. Her diverse educational background and industry expertise position her as a rising specialist in residential mortgage trading and structured credit investment.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfall Asset Management LLC | Associate - Resi Trading | Oct 2021 to Present | — |
| Invictus Capital Partners | Senior Associate | Jan 2021 to Sep 2021 | — |
| Invictus Capital Partners | Associate | Feb 2020 to Jan 2021 | — |
| Invictus Capital Partners | Analyst | Mar 2019 to Feb 2020 | — |
| Fannie Mae | Quantitative Analyst | Jun 2018 to Mar 2019 | -Designed, developed and implemented a relative tracking framework for underwriting variances, special features codes, and pilots in order to track appropriate risk on nearly 3 million residential mor... |
| Fannie Mae | Financial Engineer | Jun 2017 to Jun 2018 | -Created, coded, and implemented an AB test (hypothesis test) to quantify the impact of pricing changes in the distressed asset space. Findings provided an $11mm net increase in distressed asset portf... |
| Kalamazoo College | Economics Department Teacher's Assistant | Sep 2014 to Apr 2017 | — |
| Youngsoft Inc | Sales and Marketing Intern | Jun 2015 to Aug 2015 | -Analyzed sales trends using Excel over the course of the internship to inform strategic sales decisions in partnership with the executive leadership team which led to a 4% increase in the subsequent ... |
Education
Kalamazoo College
Bachelor's Degree, Economics
2013 — 2017
Harbin Institute of Technology
Bachelor’s Degree, Chinese Studies
2016 — 2016
Capital Normal University
Bachelor’s Degree, Chinese Language and Literature
2015 — 2015
Unity Christian High School
High School
2009 — 2013
Skills & Expertise
Others at Waterfall Asset Management, LLC (24)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
A Arjuna Lal | Analyst | New York, NY , United States |
C Crystal Bui | Analyst | New York, NY , United States |
D Douglas Kosann | Associate | New York, NY , United States |
| Analyst | New York, NY , United States | |
E Eugene Zhelezniak | Vice President, Investment Analytics | New York, NY , United States |
 | Portfolio Manager | New York, NY , United States |
J Jessica F | Analyst | New York, NY , United States |
 | Associate | New York, NY , United States |
L Leo Wong | Partner | New York, NY , United States |
 | Vice President - Investment Management | New York, NY , United States |