Mike Taggart,
Closed-End Fund Specialist
abrdn

Mike Taggart, CFA serves as Closed-End Fund Specialist at abrdn, where he is responsible for providing and developing the link between the company’s North American closed-end funds, their investors, advisors, and the wider marketplace. 
 
With more than 10 years of experience covering closed-end funds, Mike has extensive experience leading and supporting product development managers with preparation of proposals and project plans related to new product and/or changes to existing product. Prior to abrdn, Mike covered exchange-traded products, including closed-end funds, at Relative Value Partners. For seven years, he worked on product strategy as Nuveen’s Director of Closed-End Fund Research. Mike started covering closed-end funds at Morningstar, where he advanced from a Senior Equity Analyst to the head of the firm’s US closed-end fund business. 
 
Mike holds a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech, a master’s degree in Russian history from the University of Illinois Chicago, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.