Bob Michele

Head of Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities
Bob Michele, managing director, is the Chief Investment Officer and Head of the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities group (GFICC).

Bob is co-chair of the Asset Management Investment Committee, and a member of the Asset & Wealth Management Operating Committee and the Asset Management Operating Committee. He also chairs the GFICC Investment Strategy Committee and the GFICC Operating Committee. Michele is also co-chair of the initiative “Inclusion Starts with You" to increase the representation of women in senior investor roles. In September 2023 Michele was inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society Inc. (FIASI) Fixed Income Hall of Fame. Prior to joining the firm in 2008, Michele was at Schroder Investment Management for ten years, most recently serving as the global head of fixed income in London. Previously, Michele was at BlackRock from 1995 to 1998, most recently as a Managing Director responsible for managing core bond portfolios and developing credit strategies across all client mandates. Prior to that, he was at FirstBoston Asset Management as head of their U.S. fixed income business. Michele began his career at Bankers Trust Company and Brown Brothers Harriman. He holds a B.A. in classics from the University of Pennsylvania, is a CFA Charterholder and has the Investment Management Certificate of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.