Blaine Reed is the secondary market analyst and trader. Prior to co-founding Tall Tree, Mr. Reed was a Senior Associate in the Senior Loan Group at MSIM, where he was responsible for providing secondary market analysis and trading. Prior to managing the loan trading function, Mr. Reed was responsible for managing short-term investment within the retail loan funds managed by the Senior Loan Group. Prior to joining the Senior Loan Group, he worked in various operational and service capacities for MSIM. Mr. Reed received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Houston. Mr. Reed is a Chartered Financial Analyst.