Founder and Chief Investment Officer

Itai lourie, cfa

Itai Lourie, with 26 years of experience in institutional fixed income investing, founded Thresher Fixed to implement a systematic, quantitative framework for fixed income investing. He believes the future lies in embracing the advances in quantitative technology to create a more modern Fixed Income investment framework. Prior to founding Thresher Fixed in 2022, Itai served as the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Jennison Associates, where he led the Rates, Structured and Quantitative teams and was instrumental in designing cutting-edge solutions for liability-driven investors. 

Senior Quantitative Analyst

Bharadwaj Kavuluru

Bharadwaj Kavuluru leads Thresher Fixed’s quantitative efforts in all phases of the firm’s investment process. Bharadwaj is responsible for applying advances in AI and machine learning to the development and implementation of Thresher Fixed’s systematic portfolio management framework.  Bharadwaj has 11 years of investment experience in Fixed Income. Prior to joining Thresher Fixed in 2023, Bharadwaj worked at T. Rowe Price as a Quantitative Strategist. Prior to T. Rowe, Bharadwaj worked as a Quantitative Analyst for Loomis Sayles and SEIX Investment Advisors.