Mr. Braun is a managing director and generalist portfolio manager in the New York office. He leads the U.S. financial institutions group (FIG) and stable value portfolio management teams. He is also a senior member of both the liability-driven investment and the U.S. core portfolio management teams. He oversees management of fixed income investment portfolios for institutional and retail clients. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2009, Mr. Braun was chief risk officer of a large investment company. He has 31 years of investment and financial services experience and holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Connecticut. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a certified Financial Risk Manager.