Thomas McLoughlin

Tom McLoughlin is Co-Head of the CIO Fundamental Research team, focusing on the taxable and tax-exempt fixed income markets and on areas of public policy. He currently serves as a member of the Research Management Committee. In his current role, Tom works closely with the U.S. capital markets desk to ensure the delivery of timely research on corporate credit, preferred securities and tax-exempt bonds.

Tom has spent 30 years in fixed income markets and prior to joining UBS in 2010, served as CEO of National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation. Prior to his tenure at National, he held a number of positions at MBIA Insurance Corp., including head of Global Public Finance and manager of the U.S. Western Region.

Before joining MBIA, he served as a Vice President at Legg Mason where he advised local governments throughout the U.S. on the sale of municipal bonds. Prior to his tenure at Legg Mason, he was an Assistant Director of the Government Finance Officers Association and a senior credit analyst at Moody’s Investors Service. Tom began his career as a staff member in the New York State Senate and the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment.

He is a former chairman of the California Society of Municipal Analysts, former Governing Board Member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and a member of the Society of Municipal Analysts.

Tom holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Albany and a master’s degree from George Washington University.