Jim McCaughan is CEO of Principal Global Investors and serves as president of global asset management for the Principal Financial Group. He oversees investment activities across asset classes and market regions, with primary responsibility for the strategic development of Principal′s asset management business globally. He has three decades of experience in the investment management industry. Prior to joining Principal Global Investors, McCaughan was CEO, Americas, with Credit Suisse Asset Management, New York; president and chief operating officer of Oppenheimer Capital, New York; and CEO for institutional asset management in North America and head of international business and portfolio manager at Phillips & Drew/UBS Asset Management in London, Zurich and New York. As a portfolio manager, he specialized in U.K., Japanese and diversified international equity portfolios, primarily for institutional clients. He has a bachelor′s degree from the University of Cambridge′s Pembroke College and is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.

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