Mr. Kiesel is an Executive Vice President, generalist portfolio manager, and a senior member of PIMCO's investment strategy and portfolio management group. He also heads the investment-grade corporate desk and manages corporate portfolios for the firm. Previously, Mr. Kiesel served as PIMCO's head of equity derivatives and as a senior credit analyst. Mr. Kiesel joined PIMCO in 1996, previously having been associated with the sales and trading divisions of Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan. He has twelve years of investment experience and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA in finance, economics and international business from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.