April Goodman

April is a Fixed Income Trader at Putnam Investments with the Tax Exempt Fixed Income group.  She is responsible for monitoring relative valuations, market conditions and trading trends with the goal of identifying opportunities and executing portfolio priorities for the Portfolio Managers.  Additionally, she is active in the execution and monitoring of all Tender Option Bonds and any derivatives held in the funds.  In July 2020 she transitioned from trading high grade markets to high yield.  Her sectors include tobacco, Puerto Rico, higher education, long term care, hospitals, airlines, land-secured as well as a variety of other high yield markets across the curve.  

In 2019 she was selected by management to participate in the Women’s Leadership Program within Putnam. She is an active member of Women of Putnam, an initiative to support and increase the diverse representation of women at Putnam and enable a culture of inclusion.  She has been in the investment industry since joining Putnam in 2003.

Previously at Putnam, April held various roles in the Tax Exempt Fixed Income group including Administrative Assistant, Portfolio Associate and Portfolio Analyst.

April holds a B.S. from Endicott College.