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Mohamed El-Erian
El-Erian speaking at the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2008
Born (1958-08-19) August 19, 1958 (age 66)
NationalityFrench/Egyptian
Alma materOxford University
Cambridge University
OccupationCEO of PIMCO
Website[3]

Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian (IPA: [mæˈħæmmæd elʕeɾˈjæːn]; born August 19, 1958) is the CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO[1], a global investment management firm and one of the world’s largest bond investors with approximately US$1.34 trillion of assets under management as of June 30, 2011.[2]

In his capacity as CEO, El-Erian is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the firm and leading its operations globally. As co-CIO, and together with PIMCO co-founder Bill Gross, El-Erian oversees investment policies and strategies for all of the company’s portfolio management activities. He is also a lead portfolio manager focusing on global tactical asset allocation strategies.

He re-joined PIMCO at the end of 2007[3] after serving for two years as president and CEO of Harvard Management Company, the entity that manages Harvard’s endowment and related accounts. El-Erian also served as a member of the faculty of Harvard Business School.

He first joined PIMCO in 1999 and was a senior member of PIMCO's portfolio management and investment strategy group. Before coming to PIMCO, El-Erian was a managing director at Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup in London and before that he spent 15 years at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.

Background and education

El-Erian has published widely on international economic and finance topics. He is a member of the Financial Times "A List"[4] of writers and a regular op-ed contributor to Reuters. His columns have also appeared in Bloomberg, Economist, Financial Times, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Express, and other outlets. His book, When Markets Collide, was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, won the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs 2008 Business Book of the Year, [5] and was named a book of the year by The Economist[6] and one of the best business books of all time by the Independent (UK)[7]. He was named to Foreign Policy’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers” for 2009[8] and 2010[9], and was inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society, Inc. Hall of Fame on April 14, 2011.[10] El-Erian has served on several boards and committees, including the U.S. Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee, the International Center for Research on Women, and the IMF's Committee of Eminent Persons. He is currently a board member of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace, the NBER, the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Cambridge in America. He holds a master's degree and doctorate in economics from Oxford University and received his undergraduate degree from Cambridge University. In June 2011, El-Erian received an honorary doctorate degree from the American University in Cairo[11].

El-Erian is a widely recognized thought leader and, along with Bill Gross, is credited with developing the post-global financial crisis concept of the “New Normal.”[12] Recently, he has published numerous articles and commentaries on topics related to the New Normal, the sovereign debt crisis in Europe[13] [14], the transformative changes occurring in the Middle East[15] [16] and other matters related to the global economy[17] [18].

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ Jennifer Ablan (11 September 2007). "El-Erian quits Harvard, rejoins Pimco as co-head". Reuters. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. ^ "The A-List | Must-read views on today's top news stories – FT.com – FT.com". Blogs.ft.com. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  5. ^ "When Markets Collide - Mohamed El-Erian wins the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2008". Goldman Sachs. October 14, 2008. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  6. ^ "Books of the year: Pick of the pile". The Economist. December 4, 2008. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  7. ^ "The best business books of all time". The Independent. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  8. ^ "Foreign Policy's First Annual List of the 100 Top Global Thinkers". Foreign Policy. December 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  9. ^ "Foreign Policy's Second Annual List of the 100 Top Global Thinkers". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  10. ^ "Mohamed El-Erian Speech". Fixed Income Analysts Society. April 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  11. ^ http://www.aucegypt.edu/Documents/Commencement_Speech.pdf
  12. ^ "Investing in the New Normal". Kiplinger.com. October 19, 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  13. ^ El-Erian, Mohamed (February 3, 2011). "Spain is not Greece and need not be Ireland". Financial Times. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  14. ^ El-Erian, Mohamed (January 17, 2011). "Europe is running fast to stand still". Financial Times. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  15. ^ El-Erian, Mohamed (February 9, 2011). "Resetting Egypt's economy | The Great Debate". Blogs.reuters.com. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  16. ^ El-Erian, Mohamed (January 31, 2011). "Egypt's Improbable Path Traces Four Points: Mohamed A. El-Erian". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  17. ^ El-Erian, Mohamed (February 22, 2011). "Prepare for a shock from the Middle East". Financial Times. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  18. ^ El-Erian, Mohamed A. (January 25, 2011). "Davos Moguls Adjust to Fast, Slow, Reverse: Mohamed A. El-Erian". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2011-08-18.

Books

  • (2008) When Markets Collide: Investment Strategies for the Age of Global Economic Change, McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 978-0-07-159281-9.

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