Russ Koesterich, CFA, Managing Director, is Portfolio Manager for the $50b Global Allocation franchise, as well as the founder and Lead Portfolio Manager for the GA Selects Model Portfolio franchise. He was formerly BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment Strategist, Chief Investment Strategist for ...more

Russ Koesterich, CFA, Managing Director, is Portfolio Manager for the $50b Global Allocation franchise, as well as the founder and Lead Portfolio Manager for the GA Selects Model Portfolio franchise. He was formerly BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment Strategist, Chief Investment Strategist for the iShares business and Head and co-founder of the Model Portfolio Solutions business for BlackRock. Prior to the merger with BlackRock in 2009, Russ was Global Head of Investment Strategy for Scientific Active Equities at Barclays Global Investors (BGI). Prior to joining BGI Russ was the Chief North American Equity Strategist for State Street Global Markets.less