Christopher N. Orndorff, CFA
Managing Principal Payden & Rygel
Portfolio Manager
Payden & Rygel, Los Angeles/CA

1990 – joined Payden & Rygel

Chris Orndorff is a managing principal at Payden & Rygel who oversees the equity strategy group and is co-portfolio manager of the large-cap growth, international real estate, and global equity strategies. Orndorff is a member of the firm’s Investment Policy Committee and the Executive Committee of the board of directors. He is a trustee of The Payden & Rygel Investment Group, the sponsor of the Paydenfunds, for which Payden & Rygel is the investment adviser. Orndorff is frequently quoted in the press, having published numerous articles and co-authored three books on investing.

Prior to joining Payden & Rygel, Chris Orndorff was a vice president at the Northern Trust Company in Chicago, managing domestic and global institutional fixed-income portfolios.

Mr. Orndorff is a member of the CFA Society of Los Angeles, the CFA Institute, and the Investment Counsel Association of America, Inc. He also serves as a Trustee of Westridge School, and on the board of the Pasadena American Baseball Little League.

Chris Orndorff holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He earned an MBA with an emphasis in finance and international business from the University of Chicago, and a BS in Finance from Miami University in Ohio.