Jon is the senior Closed-end Fund analyst in the Investment Strategy Group at Bank of America Securities - Merrill Lynch. Prior to BAS-ML Jon was with UBS and its predecessor firm PaineWebber covering closed-end funds since 1997.

Jon has also worked on privatization projects as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Kiev, Ukraine, and was a financial analyst with the American International Group. Jon received his BA degree in finance from Emory University.