Jackie Cavanaugh

Jackie is a Portfolio Manager of Putnam’s Focused U.S. Research strategy and an Analyst covering the U.S. financials sector. She is also a named manager of the Putnam U.S. Research Fund. As an analyst, Jackie conducts deep sector research, assesses company earnings and stock valuations, and identifies high-conviction investment opportunities. She is responsible for fundamental analysis of companies in the U.S. banks, asset management, exchanges, global insurance, and alternatives industries. Based in the Boston office, Jackie joined Putnam in 2011 and has been in the investment industry since 1995.

Prior to joining Putnam, Jackie was a Leader of the Global Financials Team and a Senior Equity Analyst at Janus Capital Group from 2005 to 2011. Prior to these roles, she served at Goldman Sachs & Co. as a Vice President, Asset Management, from 2003 to 2005 and as a Financial Analyst, Investment Banking Division, Media/Entertainment Group, from 1995 to 1998. Jackie also worked as an Associate, Investment Banking Division, Media/Entertainment Group, at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette from 2000 to 2002.

Jackie earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School with high distinction as a Baker Scholar, and a B.A. from Brown University with honors.