Dagney Maseda

Dagney Maseda, CFA, is Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at SSI Investment Management LLC, based in Beverly Hills, California. She leads SSI's Convertible Arbitrage strategy, focusing on convertible bonds and alternative fixed income solutions, and plays an integral role in the firm's client engagement and marketing initiatives. Her primary investment expertise lies in convertible bond arbitrage, a strategy that exploits pricing inefficiencies between convertible securities and the underlying equities, delivering risk-mitigated, liquid alternative returns for institutional clients.

With over 20 years at SSI Investment Management, Maseda has advanced from trading assistant to portfolio manager, reflecting deep institutional knowledge and sector specialization. Her professional experience includes substantial responsibilities in trading, credit analysis, portfolio management, and relationship management, serving a diverse set of institutional investors.

She holds a BS in Finance, summa cum laude, from California State University, Northridge, and is a CFA charterholder. Recognized as one of the Hedge Fund Journal’s 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds in 2021, Maseda is active in the CFA Institute and CFA Society Los Angeles. Her career is marked by a commitment to sophisticated alternative investment management, especially in convertible securities and fixed income alternatives.