John G. Popp is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the International Wealth Management division, based in New York. He is the Global Head and Chief Investment Officer of the Credit Investments Group (CIG), with primary responsibility for investment decisions, portfolio monitoring processes and business development for CIG's global investment strategies.
As of March 31, 2017, CIG had assets under management of approximately USD 44.3 billion. Mr. Popp serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Credit Suisse Funds, the Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund, Inc. and the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund. Mr. Popp is also a member of the Credit Suisse Global Leadership Council.
Previous to Credit Suisse, Mr. Popp was a Founding Partner and Head of Asset Management for First Dominion Capital, LLC. From 1992 through 1997, Mr. Popp was a Managing Director of Indosuez Capital and also served as President of Indosuez Capital Asset Advisors, Inc., and President of 1211 Investors, Inc.
In 1989, Mr. Popp joined the Corporate Finance Department of Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. as Senior Vice President, previously serving as Vice President in the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Drexel Burnham Lambert.
Mr. Popp is a member of the Board of Directors for The Loan Syndications & Trading Association (LSTA), the Council on Foreign Relations, the Brookings Institution's Foreign Policy Leadership Committee and the Leadership Advisory Board of the Wharton School.
Mr. Popp graduated with a B.A. degree from Pomona College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania.
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