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Oleg Melentyev

US Credit Strategist

Oleg Melentyev joined in April 2025 is as a US Credit Strategist at Sona Asset Management in New York with over 20 years of experience in credit strategy research.

Prior to joining Sona, he was Head of High Yield Strategy at Bank of America. Previously, he also served as Head of US Credit Strategy at Deutsche Bank and as a HY/EM Strategist at Merrill Lynch.

Oleg holds an MBA in Finance from New York University and a BA in Economics from Tyumen State University. He is also a CFA charterholder and a contributing author to CFA Institute education materials.