Lauren Wagandt is a portfolio manager co-manages the US Investment Grade Corporate Bond Strategy. Lauren is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Lauren’s investment experience began in 2006, and she has been with T. Rowe Price since 2009, beginning in the Fixed Income Division as a corporate credit analyst. Prior to T. Rowe Price, Lauren was employed by hedge fund BlueCrest Capital Management, in New York and London, as a product specialist serving in a marketing and client services role. She also was a high-grade credit research analyst at Credit Suisse in New York.

Lauren earned a B.A. in economics from Cornell University. She also has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

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