CFA Society Dallas/Fort Worth 21st Annual Dinner

Michael McKee

International Economics and Policy Correspondent for Bloomberg TV and Radio

Michael McKee is the International Economics and Policy Correspondent for Bloomberg TV and Radio, covering market and political developments, economic trends and central banks in the United States and around the globe.

He was formerly co-host of Bloomberg Radio's daily "Surveillance" program, and the weekly political program "Bloomberg View."  

McKee covered Congress, the White House, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department for Bloomberg News, and has written for Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Bloomberg.com. He's been a regular at many international economic gatherings, including meetings of the G-7, the World Bank and IMF, APEC, and the World Economic Forum in Davos. 

Prior to joining Bloomberg in January 1995, McKee covered politics for 20 years for a variety of news organizations, including Newsweek. He covered Capitol Hill and spent 10 years at the White House reporting on presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton.

Drew McKnight

Co-Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner, Fortress Investment Group

Mr. McKnight is Co-Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Partner based in Dallas. He serves on the Leadership Committee, is a member of several investment committees and is the head of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Prior to joining Fortress in February 2005, Mr. McKnight worked at Fir Tree Partners where he was responsible for analyzing and trading high yield and convertible bonds, bank debt, derivatives and equities for the value-based hedge fund. Prior to Fir Tree, Mr. McKnight worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Leveraged Finance and the Distressed Bank Debt trading group. Mr. McKnight serves on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, the Center for New American Security, SMU’s Cox School of Business Alternative Asset Management Center and the UT Southwestern Medical Center President’s Advisory Board. In addition, Mr. McKnight is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. McKnight received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Hrishi Balaji, CFA

Portfolio Manager on the Brookfield Infrastructure Income Strategy

Hrishikesh Balaji is a Director in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group and is responsible for portfolio management initiatives for the Brookfield Infrastructure Income fund including asset allocation and portfolio construction, with a particular focus on equity acquisitions. Prior to this role, Mr. Balaji was responsible for investor relations, capital raising, co-investments, and other strategic initiatives for Brookfield’s private infrastructure funds. Prior to Brookfield, Mr. Balaji worked in the assurance practice at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Balaji holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ivey Business School at Western University, is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a CFA Charterholder.