Brett Buchness, Vice President, is a portfolio manager within BlackRock's Private Investors Fixed Income Group. He manages non-dollar, taxable, and municipal fixed income assets for institutions and high-net worth individuals. His responsibilities include the research and development of global and international fixed income trade recommendations across different mandates. He is also responsible for implementing various global, taxable, and municipal fixed income strategies in clients' accounts.

Mr. Buchness' service with the firm dates back to 2007, when he joined the firm as part of BlackRock's Summer Analyst Program. He was a Portfolio Specialist in the Private Investors FixedIncome group from 2008 to 2010. Prior to his time at BlackRock, he worked on the fixed income trading desk at Stifel Nicolaus.

Mr. Buchness earned a BS degree with special attainments in commerce, cum laude, in business administration from Washington and Lee University in 2008. He became a Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce) in 2013. In 2012, he was accepted as a Carnegie New Leader by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. In 2011, he was accepted into the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA).