Keith Patton
Keith Patton

Keith Patton

Managing Director, Global Head of Absolute Return Fixed Income

Keith is Managing Director and Head of Global Rates. Keith joined Columbia Threadneedle through the acquisition of BMO GAM (EMEA) in 2021, having previously been with BMO since 2012. Keith has over 30 years’ fixed income and asset allocation experience holding senior positions in some of the leading investment managers, including Deutsche Asset Management and Aberdeen Asset Management. Prior to joining the group and after a brief period at Brevan Howard (the macro hedge fund) he became the global head of fixed income for UBS Wealth Management in Zurich and a member of the global asset allocation committee within the investment office. Keith graduated in 1989 from South Bank University in London with a BA (Hons) in Business Studies (specialising in Finance).