John Studzinski — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Current Managing Director and Vice Chairman at PIMCO (since September 2018).
Founded the Genesis Foundation, which supports creatives early in their careers.
Co-founded and chairs the Arise Foundation, dedicated to combating human trafficking and slavery.
Served as Vice Chairman of investor relations and business development and Senior Managing Director at Blackstone Inc., joining in 2006.
Spent 23 years at Morgan Stanley (1980-2003), building its European mergers and acquisitions advisory business to become the number three European M&A advisory.
Co-head of investment banking at HSBC Group (2003-2006), where he built an investment banking division.
Holds an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Chicago (1980).

Biography

John Studzinski, CBE, is an American-British investment banker and philanthropist. Since September 2018, he has served as Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the global investment-management firm PIMCO. Prior to joining PIMCO, Studzinski was Vice Chairman of investor relations and business development and a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone Inc., which he joined in 2006.