Arlene Kearns is a Senior Director in the Digital Content & Innovation business at Moody’s Analytics. She is responsible for driving initiatives that will grow Moody’s Structured Finance product suite globally. Arlene has over 25 years of combined experience in fixed income credit analysis and product development.

Prior to joining Moody’s in 2010, Arlene held Structured Finance positions at Banc of America Securities, Lehman Brothers and Standard & Poor’s. Her experience spans banking, credit analysis, proprietary trading, and M&A.

Arlene earned a BA in Economics and International Relations from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Nicole Lawrence is Managing Director, Asset Management Strategy, leading global commercial and market strategy. She has over 25 years of experience in credit markets, with expertise in structured assets, including CLOs, as well as public, private, and esoteric asset-backed securities.

Most recently, Nicole served as Senior Director, Private Credit Strategist, where she helped shape Moody’s Asset Management strategy and expand its private credit presence. Prior to joining Moody’s, she held various roles at fintech company T-REX and several insurance asset managers, including over 11 years at Prudential PLC’s U.S. subsidiary, PPM America, where she most notably served as Vice President responsible for investments across several structured asset classes. She began her career as a structured analyst at Moody’s Ratings.

Nicole holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Chicago.