Eric Williams

Portfolio Manager
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Eric Williams

Eric is a portfolio manager on the Full Discretion Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He co-manages a suite of high yield and bank loan strategies. Eric has 14 years of investment industry experience.

Eric joined Loomis Sayles in 2025 from Northern Trust Asset Management, where he was the head of capital structure and a senior portfolio manager on the global fixed income team. In this role, he had broad oversight of the actively managed leveraged credit platform and served as the lead portfolio manager on several leveraged credit strategies. Previously, Eric was the head of credit at Northern Trust and a senior portfolio manager for fundamental, systematic and global high yield and ESG mandates. Prior to this, he was a portfolio manager and trader, working with research analysts to evaluate fundamental risk exposures, with a focus on valuation and volatility. Earlier in his career, Eric was a portfolio analyst and associate portfolio manager.

Eric earned a BA in economics from the University of Colorado and an MBA with a concentration in finance and economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

“We believe actively managed exposure to floating rate securities is an excellent option for investors seeking strong income streams over the long term.”

Eric’s philosophy

Eric’s approach combines deep fundamental analysis of credit issuers with top-down analysis of the interest rate cycle, credit cycle, and current market conditions. His goal is to generate attractive outcomes for investors primarily through contractual returns while maintaining a focus on rigorous risk management.