Diane Keady
Director, Portfolio Manager
“By seeking out high-quality
companies with strong
balance sheets and good dividend
profiles, we can find attractive
long-term investments."
Experience
- 12 years of investment industry experience
- Joined a predecessor organization in 1994
- Salomon Smith Barney - Vice President, Finance
- MBA in Finance and Management from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business
- BS in Accounting and English from Rutgers University
Diane is a Portfolio Manager for the ClearBridge Dividend Strategy and Equity Income Builder Portfolios. She is also a Portfolio Manager for private clients in the Appreciation strategy and Income Solutions program, working to create customized portfolios to meet the specific needs of private clients and institutions.
Diane has 16 years of financial industry experience including 12 years of investment industry experience. She joined ClearBridge predecessor organization Salomon Smith Barney in 1994 as a vice president in the Finance division. She subsequently transitioned to the Asset Management division in 2000 and began her work managing private client accounts with the Appreciation and Income Solutions portfolio management teams.
Diane earned her MBA in Finance and Management from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business and holds a BS in Accounting and English from Rutgers University.