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Rupert Harrison
Senior Advisor, U.K. Portfolio Management
Mr. Harrison is a senior advisor to PIMCO's U.K. portfolio management team. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2025, he spent nine years at BlackRock as a portfolio manager and head of research for the multi-asset strategies group, managing assets across global macro, ESG, and climate strategies. From 2022–2023 he chaired the new Economic Advisory Council to help stabilize the U.K. economy. From 2010–2015 he was chair of the U.K. Council of Economic Advisors and served as chief of staff to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. Mr. Harrison is a regular commentator on economics, politics, and financial markets in both written and broadcast media, and his academic research has been published in the American Economic Review and the Economic Journal. He has nine years of investment experience and holds a Ph.D. in economics from University College London.