John J. Studzinski
American-British investment banker and philanthropist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Joseph Paul Studzinski, CBE (born March 19, 1956) is an American-British investment banker and philanthropist. Since September 2018 he has been Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the global investment-management firm PIMCO.
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Born | (1956-03-19) March 19, 1956 (age 68) |
Citizenship | USA, UK |
Education | Bowdoin College (BA) University of Chicago (MBA) |
Occupation(s) | Investment banker, philanthropist |
Known for | Genesis Foundation |
Title | Managing Director and Vice Chairman at PIMCO |
Prior to joining PIMCO, he was Vice Chairman of Investor Relations and Business Development and a Senior Managing Director at The Blackstone Group. He had joined Blackstone in 2006 as global head of Blackstone Advisory Partners, the company's mergers and acquisitions advisory arm, and he ran that division for nearly a decade. Prior to joining Blackstone, he was at Morgan Stanley from 1980–2003, and at HSBC from 2003–2006, building mergers-and-acquisitions divisions in both institutions.
Studzinski is involved in philanthropy, patronage, and charity work, mainly around the arts, the homeless, and human rights. His charity, the Genesis Foundation, supports creatives early in their careers. He co-founded and chairs the Arise Foundation, which combats human trafficking and slavery.
Born and raised in the U.S., Studzinski moved to the UK in 1984, and holds American and British citizenship.[1] Since 2006, he has divided his time between London and New York.[2]