Payden & Rygel

Payden & Rygel is a privately owned investment management firm based in Los Angeles with $161.7 billion AUM,^[1] founded in 1983 by Joan Payden.^[2][3] The firm offers a range of mutual funds with debt and public equity based strategies, and also directly manages accounts for clients.^[4] The firm's economists and portfolio managers have also been quoted by financial news organizations, such as the Financial Times,^[5] The Wall Street Journal^[6] and Bloomberg Businessweek.

Payden & Rygel

Corporate Headquarters are in the Wells Fargo Center (left)
Company type	Private
Industry	Investment Management
Founded	1983
Founder	Joan Payden & Sandra Rygel
Headquarters	Los Angeles , United States
AUM	$161.7 Billion (2024)
Number of employees	239 (2024)
Website	http://www.payden.com

In March 2018, the firm announced the opening of an office in Milan, Payden & Rygel's first continental European office.^[7]