Thomas Melendez is an Investment Officer at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) and an institutional equity portfolio manager of the firm's global equity portfolios. In this capacity, he participates in the research process and strategy discussions, customizes portfolios to client objectives and guidelines, and communicates the portfolios' investment policy, strategy, and tactics.

He joined MFS in 2002 as an institutional portfolio manager with more than ten years’ experience, including three years as an Emerging Market Product Specialist for Schroders North America, two years as a General Manager for Schroders Argentina, and another three years as a Vice President, Latin American Fund Manager for Schroders Capital Management International, London.

Prior to that, he spent two years as a Vice President of Sales and Research for NatWest Securities.

Mr. Melendez earned a bachelor's degree from Long Island University and an MBA from Columbia University. He has served on a number of non-profit boards including Aspira of New York, The Toigo Foundation, and currently sits on the Board of Trustees for Boston Children's Hospital.