John Studzinski is the vice chairman and managing director of PIMCO, where he helps advance PIMCO’s global strategy and serves as a key strategic advisor to many clients around the world. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2018, he was vice chairman, investor relations and business development, and a senior managing director at Blackstone, overseeing sovereign and institutional investor relationships and advising large family offices. Studzinski was previously head of European investment banking at Morgan Stanley and deputy chairman of Morgan Stanley International.
Studzinski is the co-founder of the Arise Foundation, which partners with local networks to stop human trafficking, and he is a board member of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and vice chair emeritus of Human Rights Watch. He is also founder and chairman of the Genesis Foundation, a U.K.-based charity that supports young artists. He has 33 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College. In 2008, the Queen’s New Year’s Honors List named him Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the arts and charity.