Eric Kazatsky is responsible for client relationship management and business development initiatives for MacKay Municipal Managers team.

Eric joined MacKay Shields in 2025. Eric’s successful experience involving municipal bonds included various aspects of the industry including sell side, buy side, a large municipal issuer. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Bloomberg Intelligence’s Head of Municipal Strategy and was responsible for creating municipal focused research for Bloomberg Terminal clients. Prior to work at Bloomberg, he served as the institutional desk strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott and municipal portfolio manager SEI Investments. At Janney, he distributed weekly research notes specifying relative value opportunities for both Janney inventory and secondary market customer sales. At SEI, he oversaw credit and portfolio management for a $3 billion separately managed account platform.

Eric has a B.A. in finance and economics from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.B.A. in finance from St. Joseph’s University, and a M.S. in investment management from Temple University. He has been in the financial services industry since 2001.