Kurt began his Investment Banking career as a summer analyst in Chase´s Global Syndicated Finance Group in 2000. He joined J.P. Morgan´s full-time analyst program in New York in the summer of 2002 and worked in the Asset Backed Securities Group, where he focused on collateral analysis and transactions involving esoteric assets. In particular, he was primarily responsible for generating stratification reports used to thoroughly analyze the various collateral pools being structured into ABS. He joined TTS in 2005. Kurt graduated from Morehouse College with a B.A. in Finance and a minor in Economics. He is also an SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) alum, Class of 2000, and a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society.