Ms. Makhdumi is an executive vice president and a team lead for the PIMCO U.S. global wealth management strategic accounts group. She is responsible for managing relationships with U.S.-domiciled broker-dealers and private banks. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2009, she was in the corporate strategy and business development group in the asset management division at J.P. Morgan. Previously, she was a credit research analyst in the investment banking division at J.P. Morgan. In 2012, Ms. Makhdumi received the "Rising Star Award" from the Women's Bond Club of New York. She has 17 years of investment and financial services experience and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an undergraduate degree in economics from Yale University.