Deena Raja

Deena Raja is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Barksdale Investment Management in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is responsible for overseeing client portfolios and implementing investment strategies in accordance with clients' policies and objectives. Her investment focus is primarily on fixed income asset classes, leveraging her expertise in managing short-duration and investment grade strategies for institutional clients.

Prior to her current role, Deena Raja held several leadership positions in the investment management sector, including serving as Principal, Chief Risk Officer, and Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Barksdale Investment Management until June 2023, as well as Client Portfolio Manager at Longfellow Investment Management Co., and Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Prime Advisors. She also held roles as an Investment Grade Corporate Trader and Agency Trader at regional banks and financial institutions.

Deena Raja earned her degree from Vanderbilt University and has extensive experience in portfolio management, risk oversight, and fixed income market analysis. Throughout her career, she has contributed to the development of disciplined fixed income investment strategies and risk frameworks, supporting institutional clients across the financial sector.