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Chief Investment Officer and Co-Head
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With rates on the rise, and returns near zero, traditional core bond portfolios may be challenged.1 We believe going forward, investors should consider a nimble, dynamic, global fixed income portfolio.
Jonathan Beinner
Chief Investment Officer and Co-Head
Michael Swell
Co-Head, Global Portfolio Management
Jonathan is the chief investment officer and co-head of the Global Fixed Income and Liquidity Management team in Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), where he oversees over $500 billion in traditional, alternative and money market assets.* He is a member of the Investment Management Division’s Executive Committee and Client and Business Standards Committee. Jonathan joined Goldman Sachs in GSAM in 1990. He was named managing director in 1997 and partner in 2004.
Jonathan earned dual BS degrees, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988.
Michael is the co-head of Global Portfolio Management within the Global Fixed Income team in Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM). In this role, he is responsible for co-leading the global team of portfolio managers that oversee multi-sector portfolios. Previously, Michael was a senior portfolio manager and co-head of the US Fixed Income group. He joined the firm in GSAM in 2007 as a managing director and head of Structured Products. This role entailed the creation of structured product asset management vehicles across the spectrum of fixed income products and management of opportunistic/alternative portfolios. Michael was named partner in 2012.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael was a senior managing director in charge of Friedman, Billings & Ramsey’s (FBR) Fixed Income Sales & Trading Division. Under Michael’s guidance, his division was responsible for the underwriting of more than $22 billion of mortgage-related transactions. Prior to FBR, he was the vice president and head of the Securities Sales and Trading Group at Freddie Mac.
Michael earned a BA in Politics and Economics from Brandeis University, a General Course Degree from the London School of Economics and an MA in International Economics and Finance from the Lemberg School at Brandeis University.