Richard Buch

Mr. Buch joined BSAM in 2000.
Prior to joining BSAM, he served as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc., where he was responsible for the management of high yield portfolios consisting of open-end mutual funds, proprietary funds and separate accounts.
From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Buch was Senior Vice President at Kidder Peabody Asset Management, where he was responsible for the credit selection and management of four Collateralized Bond Obligations (CBOs).
Prior to that, he was an Assistant Vice President at Reliance Insurance, where he was part of a three-person team managing a $2.3 billion high yield portfolio.
From 1985 to 1987, Mr. Buch was a Senior Securities Analyst in the Private Placement Group at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association.
Mr. Buch received a B.S.
in Management from the State University of New York at Binghamton and an M.B.A.
from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.
He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research.