Jim LeBuhn is a vice president of Loomis, Sayles & Company and a co-portfolio manager for the municipal bond product suite. He has 32 years of investment industry experience and joined Loomis Sayles in 2019 as part of the firm’s acquisition of McDonnell Investment Management, where he had most recently served as a vice president and senior fixed income analyst covering municipal bonds. He was promoted to portfolio manager in 2021. Previously, Jim was senior director and sector head of US Public Finance for Fitch Ratings where he spent 12 years performing municipal credit analysis. In his role, he led the non-profit healthcare and higher education analytical team to ensure sector compliance with analytical policies and procedures. In addition, Jim directed the team in developing and updating of rating criteria and producing special reports and commentary. His work also involved serving as chairman on a majority of healthcare committees. Prior to this, Jim held institutional sales positions at Cain Brothers & Co. and Ziegler Capital Markets. He is a member of the Chicago Municipal Analysts Society and the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and has been previously elected to the Hospital (Intermediate/Long Term Care) team of All-Star Municipal Bond Analysts published by SMITH’s Research & Gradings. Jim earned a BS in Economics and Political Science from Northwestern University