Charles Roth is global markets editor for Thornburg Investment Management. Prior to joining Thornburg in 2013, Charles was an assistant managing editor at Dow Jones Newswires, the Wall Street Journal’s real-time financial news and analysis division, where he oversaw its bureaus in Latin America as well as the New York–based emerging markets group. He had previously served as a senior writer in the emerging markets group, bureau chief in Venezuela, and staff reporter in Malaysia.

Charles earned BA degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an MA from the Instituto Universitario de Desarrollo y Cooperación at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali.

Ben Kirby is portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined Thornburg in 2008 as equity research analyst, was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2011, and was named portfolio manager in 2013.

Ben holds a BA in computer science from Fort Lewis College and an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Prior to graduate school, Ben was a software engineer at Pinnacle Business Systems in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is a CFA charterholder.

Jeff Klingelhofer is portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2010, then was promoted to associate portfolio manager in 2012. In 2015, Jeff was made portfolio manager and managing director.

Jeff earned a BA in economics with a minor in business from the University of California at Irvine, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2010. He is also a CFA charterholder. Prior to joining Thornburg Investment Management, Jeff spent four years with PIMCO, where he was responsible for monitoring portfolio leverage and risk tolerances. Jeff also worked as a commercial mortgage-backed securities intern with ratings agency DBRS, and interned with the CalPERS alternative assets team.