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Mohamed El-Erian

Economist and investor, chief economic adviser at Allianz, former CEO and co-chief investment officer of PIMCO (2007 to 2014), and president of Queens' College, Cambridge from 2020 to 2025.[Source]

Where in the US · BirthplaceBorn in New York City in 1958. He settled in the US in 1983, joining the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.[Source]

Family history

His parents are Egyptian: Abdullah El-Erian, a diplomat who later sat as a judge at the International Court of Justice, and Nadia Shoukry. The family followed his father's postings between Egypt, New York and France.[Source]

Connection with Egypt

He spent part of his early childhood in Egypt, received an honorary doctorate from the American University in Cairo in 2011, and has made major gifts to the Children's Cancer Hospital in Egypt.[Source]

Organizations

  • AllianzCurrentChief economic adviser[Source]
  • The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaCurrentSenior Global Fellow, Lauder Institute, and professor of practice[Source]
  • Queens' College, CambridgePresident, 2020 to 2025[Source]
  • PIMCOCEO and co-chief investment officer, 2007 to 2014[Source]
  • International Monetary FundDeputy director[Source]

Education

  • Queens' College, CambridgeBA, Economics, 1980[Source]
  • St Antony's College, OxfordDPhil, Economics, 1985[Source]

Recognition

  • Chair of President Obama's Global Development Council, 2012 to 2017[Source]
  • Two New York Times bestsellers, including The Only Game in Town (2016)[Source]
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