Mohamed A. El-Erian

Professor of Practice, Wharton School | Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz | Chair, Board of Directors, Center for Global Development | Co-Chair

About Mohamed A.

Mohamed El-Erian is the Rene M. Kern Professor of Practice at the Wharton School, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz, and became Chair of the Center for Global Development’s Board of Directors in June 2026. He previously served as CEO and co-Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO, President of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and Chair of President Obama’s Global Development Council, and is the author of several best-selling books, including Permacrisis, co-written with Gordon Brown.

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