Buck Burns

As Director of Investments and Trading, Buck brings over 25 years of expertise across the spectrum of fixed-income investments, mortgage capital markets, technology, and digital assets.

Throughout his career, he has developed a strong foundation in balance sheet and hedging strategies to optimize portfolio returns and mitigate interest rate risk specific to depositories, mortgage originators, hedge funds, and high net-worth individuals.

Highly skilled in fixed-income portfolio management, asset sales and acquisitions, and transaction management, Buck offers broad expertise in pricing, contract negotiations, and due diligence for a range of investments.  He will help lead the fixed-income and loan trading efforts at Alden and focus on growing and managing our two community development loan funds.  He also serves on the firm’s investment committee and manages various other debt-oriented SMAs.

Buck lives in Memphis, Tennessee, and enjoys golf, guitar, and spending time with family.  He has two children: Ava, a freshman at Hendrix College in Arkansas and a member of the women’s volleyball team, and Hudson, a junior in high school and a member of the lacrosse, water polo, and trap teams.