Fixed Income

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Fixed Income Research & Management

Jonathan Morgan
Managing Director - Fixed Income Group, Portfolio Manager
Jon oversees the strategic direction of our firm’s proprietary fixed income operations. He leads our bond policy committee and conducts fixed income research. In addition, Jon serves as a fixed income portfolio manager constructing individual municipal bond portfolios and working directly with clients of the firm who hold municipal bonds. He joined the firm in 2006. Mr. Morgan has been involved with the fixed income markets since 1979. Prior to joining Crawford Investment Counsel, he was a principal in Municipal Portfolio Managers, Inc. Prior to MPM, he was employed by Bear Stearns and Co. for 20 years as a municipal bond trader and municipal institutional salesperson. From 1979 through 1983, Mr. Morgan was employed by Trust Company Bank as a portfolio analyst. He graduated from Miami University of Ohio with a BS majoring in Economics and Finance.

Leslie Krone
Portfolio Manager
Leslie is a fixed income portfolio manager who constructs fixed income portfolios and conducts municipal and corporate bond research. She joined the firm in 2005. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Krone was an Associate at Trusco Capital Management and worked as a fixed income trader. In 1990 she began her career at SunTrust Banks in the Trust Department where she went on to serve as an Assistant Vice President and worked as a municipal bond trader for over 10 years. Ms. Krone received her BS degree from the University of Dayton with a major in Finance and a minor in Management.

Geoffrey DeLong, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Geoff is a fixed income portfolio manager who constructs fixed income portfolios and works directly with clients of the firm. In addition, Geoff conducts municipal and corporate bond research. He joined Crawford Investment Counsel, Inc. in 2008. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. DeLong was a Director of Institutional Fixed Income Sales at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in Atlanta. He began his career in 1991 at Smith Barney where he worked for three years as a Financial Consultant. In 1994, he attended the University of South Carolina where he earned his MBA. Mr. DeLong received his BA degree from Wofford College. He earned his CFA designation in 2001.

Ana Luiza Gattegno
Research Analyst
Ana is a fixed income research analyst who conducts municipal and corporate bond research. She joined the firm in 2010. Ms. Gattegno earned her BA degree in Economics and International Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

John Crawford, III
Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
John founded the firm in 1980 and currently serves as Chairman and Chief Investment Officer. In addition to managing a select number of client portfolios directly, and communicating our firm’s current thinking to the broader client base via timely updates, John crafts the firm’s economic outlook and strategic asset allocation direction. Furthermore, he aids the Managing Directors of our Fixed Income, Equity, and Diversified Portfolio Groups in assessing trends and relative value among the asset classes our portfolio managers implement in client portfolios. Prior to establishing the firm, Mr. Crawford spent ten years with Lionel D. Edie & Company, a New York-based investment counseling firm. He spent the last five years of his association there as Regional Manager of the Southeastern office. Before joining Edie, he was associated with Merrill Lynch. Mr. Crawford received his BA degree from the University of Georgia and his M.Div. from Drew University. Mr. Crawford has worked in the investment industry since 1969. He currently serves on the investment advisory committee for the American Cancer Society and is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Drew University.