Charles Sanford

Charles Sanford is Head of Barings’ Global Investment Grade Credit Group. In this role, he oversees the North American Investment Grade Credit and Developed Market & Emerging Market Credit Teams. He is responsible for the portfolio management of the firm’s multi-asset insurance client mandates as well as global corporate bond strategies. Charles has been in the industry since 1994, gaining extensive experience across a wide range of financial services. He joined Barings in 2004 as a credit analyst, covering sectors such as food and beverage, chemicals, and retail. Since 2006, he has served as a portfolio manager. Prior to that, Charles worked at Booz, Allen and Hamilton as a management consultant and Bell South, where he worked on mergers and acquisitions and internal consulting projects. He also co-founded and ran an angel capital firm, University Angels, during the early days of the internet, where he raised money for early-stage technology companies. Charles holds a B.A. from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.