Matt Eagan is the Head of the Full Discretion Team and Portfolio Manager at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He is also a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. Matt has 36 years of investment industry experience as a Portfolio Manager and Fixed Income Analyst.

Matt joined Loomis Sayles in 1997 as a Fixed Income Research Analyst for the Multisector Fixed Income Team and became a Portfolio Manager in 2000. He was promoted to Co-Head of the Full Discretion Team in 2012. Previously, Matt was a senior fixed income analyst at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and a senior credit analyst at BancBoston Financial Company. He earned a BA from Northeastern University and an MBA from Boston University.

Matt is a co-founder of the Loomis Sayles Allies group, which is dedicated to supporting the firm’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and a member of the leadership council for Boston Scores, a nonprofit that helps youth build essential life skills and character through soccer and team-based enrichment programs. He is a CFAĀ® charterholder, a member of CFA Society Boston and a member of the Boston Economic Club.

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Latest Insights by Matt Eagan, CFA

Alpha Engine Perspectives
July 28, 2026 • 16 min read

Fixed Income Unscripted: Challenging Consensus Thinking

Markets appear confident, but are investors overlooking key risks and opportunities? In this article, Loomis Sayles investors challenge consensus views in a[…]
Custom Income Strategies, Full Discretion, Emerging Markets Debt, Relative Return, Alpha Strategies, Structured Finance, Global Fixed Income
Alpha Engine Perspectives
June 10, 2026 • 2 min read

Credit convergence: A framework for public-private income solutions

Explore the convergence of public and private credit markets and an integrated platform built to discover value across the full credit spectrum.
Full Discretion, Private Credit, Structured Finance
Alpha Engine Perspectives
February 25, 2026 • 8 min read

The Loomis Sayles Full Discretion Team: Adapting Through the Evolution of Credit

With decades of public market experience, the Full Discretion Team applies a disciplined, cycle-based risk premium framework to navigate the evolving credit[…]
Full Discretion