Kathy Jones is Managing Director and Chief Fixed Income Strategist for the Schwab Center for Financial Research, a division of Charles Schwab Corporation. She is responsible for interest rate and currency analysis as well as fixed income education for Schwab clients and the public. Jones has analyzed global bond, foreign currency, and commodity markets extensively throughout her career as an investment analyst and strategist, working with both institutional and retail clients. Prior to joining Schwab in 2011, she served as Senior Fixed Income Strategist at Morgan Stanley and a Consultant and Executive Vice President at Prudential Securities. Jones is known for her expertise in fixed income markets and is often quoted in financial media for her insights on fixed income, bonds, interest rates, and the broader economic landscape.
EARLY CAREER
At Morgan Stanley, she specialized in global macro strategy covering domestic and international bonds and foreign exchange.
For most of her career, she worked at Prudential Securities, where she rose to Executive Vice President of the Debt Capital Markets division.
She also served as a Director at Citigroup, a multinational investment bank and financial services corporation.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Jones provides analysis and commentary on economic and market trends, with a focus on fixed income investments.
She makes regular broadcast appearances on CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, and Bloomberg LP.
She is often quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Financial Times and Reuters.
She has also appeared at Barron's, Business Wire, InvestmentNews, TD Ameritrade, MarketWatch, Business Insider, and MoneyShow, among others.
EDUCATION
M.B.A., Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
B.A., with honors, English, Northwestern University