Ned is an Associate Portfolio Manager and Senior Investment Analyst at Edge Asset Management, an investment boutique within Principal Global Investors. In his role, he co-manages Edge’s Large Cap Value/Equity Income strategy and is responsible for research coverage of the Banks and Health Care sectors.

Ned joined Edge in 2010 as a Senior Investment Analyst and was promoted to an Associate Portfolio Manager/Senior Investment Analyst in 2013. He has been in the investment industry since 1996 and has worked in a variety of capacities in and around the Financial sector.

Previously, he was a Senior Analyst for FSI Group, Inc. providing fundamental research coverage for Financials, an Associate Director for Fitch Ratings, and an Associate National Bank Examiner for the U.S. Department of Treasury – Comptroller of the Currency.

Ned received an M.B.A. from Benedictine University and a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance from Drake University. Ned has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.