Claudio Marsala is Head of Multi Asset US and a Director with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2001. Claudio previously led the quantitative efforts of the firm’s Multi Asset team in Italy, focusing on systematic multi-asset products. Before that, he worked in risk management. Claudio Marsala has worked in the investment-industry since 2001. He has a degree in economics and financial markets from the University of Pisa in Italy, and a master’s degree in quantitative finance from the University of Turin.

Paul is a Director of Allianz Global Investors Multi Asset US and is Lead Portfolio Manager of the Active Allocation Strategies Team, which he joined in 2005. Paul has investment-industry experience since 1995. He previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., focusing on research related to asset allocation, portfolio optimization, retirement planning and investment-manager due diligence. Paul has a B.S. in physics, a master’s degree. in philosophy of science, and a master’s degree in engineering economic systems and operations research from Stanford University. He is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Heldmann is a senior portfolio manager, a director and Head of Best Styles North America with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2007. He is responsible for developing the Best Styles US Equity team while building on its research capabilities. Mr. Heldmann previously managed Best Styles Emerging Markets and Best Styles Europe Equity products. Before joining the firm, Mr. Heldmann worked for the international laboratory CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, as a particle physics researcher. He has a master’s degree in physics from the University of Mainz, Germany, and a Ph.D. from the University of Freiburg, Germany. Mr. Heldmann is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Pappo is CIO US Fixed Income and a managing director with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2017. As the leader of the US Fixed Income team, his responsibilities include chairing the core strategy team (which sets portfolio risk allocations) and acting as lead portfolio manager for a number of strategies. Mr. Pappo previously worked at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, where he was head of the core fixed-income team; earlier at the firm, he led the credit team and the investment grade research team. Before that, Mr. Pappo worked at Fleet Investment Advisors where he managed taxable fixed-income funds and institutional portfolios. He began his career as a corporate bond trader. Mr. Pappo has a B.S. in accounting from Babson College. He is a CFA charterholder.

Thorsten Winkelmann is a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Managing Director with AllianzGI, which he joined in 2001. As a member of the European Equities team, he is Leader of the Growth Investment Style team and the Lead Portfolio Manager of the Europe Equity Growth strategies. Mr. Winkelmann was previously a Portfolio Manager with the European Equity Core team and the Multi-Asset team, where he was responsible for managing the equity portions of European balanced products. He still manages the equity portions of Kapital Plus, one of AllianzGI’s flagship products, and Azioni. Mr. Winkelmann has a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Bonn.

Dr. Mikhail Krayzler is a portfolio manager for Allianz Volatility Strategy Fund and a director within the Multi Asset US team at Allianz Global Investors. In his current role, Mikhail is primarily responsible for developing investment strategies in the liquid alternative space as well as in the asset life area. Mikhail has a longstanding experience in derivatives and quantitative finance both in industry and academia. In his PhD Thesis in mathematical finance he was working on exotic option pricing models. Furthermore, Mikhail holds a M.Sc. in “Finance and Information Management” from the TU Munich and University of Augsburg as well as a B.Sc. in “Applied Mathematics and Informatics” from the Technical University of Nizhny Novgorod. Mikhail authored several publications in renowned professional and academic journals and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on risk and investment management topics. In 2012 Mikhail was awarded the 1st Gauss-prize of the German Society of Actuaries and the German Association for Insurance and Financial Mathematics for his work on Variable Annuities.