Daniel Kurland, CFA Senior Analyst, Equity Research, Columbia Threadneedle Dan Kurland is a Senior Analyst in Central Research at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, and is responsible for the Healthcare Infrastructure vertical. He joined Columbia Threadneedle in 2015 as an associate analyst working primarily with the Consumer and Financial analysts. Previously, Dan was an analyst at Balestra Capital, an associate portfolio manager at Corby Asset Management, and an associate analyst at Merrill Lynch. He has been a member of the finance industry since 2006. Dan received a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the University of Chicago. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.