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Mohamed El-Erian

Mohamed El-Erian is President of Queens’ College, Cambridge University, an advisor to Allianz and Gramercy and a best selling author. He previously served as chief executive and co-chief investment officer of Pimco, deputy director of the IMF and president and CEO of Harvard Management Company. He is the Rene M. Kern Practice Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mohamed is also a director of Barclays and UnderArmour.

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