Career
John Kirkowski has been Managing Director - Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Investment Management since September 2017. John Kirkowski is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. John Kirkowski holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree in economics from Yale University.
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC is a Newport Beach, CA firm with $3.67T under management, 41,699 clients and 628 advisers across 7 offices, as of its August 2026 filing.
PIMCO identifies John Kirkowski as CFO and says he has served in the firm’s executive office since 2011. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs.
No adviser firm registrations are on John Kirkowski’s record.
Credentials and registrations
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 99TO | Operations Professional Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 66 | Uniform Combined State Law Examination | 8 December 2006 |
| Series 3 | National Commodity Futures Examination | 7 October 2006 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 1 September 2000 |
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- Operations Professional Examination
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- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
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- Uniform Combined State Law Examination
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- National Commodity Futures Examination
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- General Securities Representative Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- John Jeffrey Kirkowski
- CRD
- 4241981
- Firm bio
- pimco.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does John Kirkowski work?
John Kirkowski has been Managing Director - Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC since September 2017, and is a control person of the firm.
Does John Kirkowski have a current investment-adviser registration?
John Kirkowski has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.
What exams has John Kirkowski passed?
John Kirkowski has passed 4 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 3, Series 66 and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in September 2000. FINRA credited John Kirkowski with the SIE, which began in October 2018.
Leadership at Pacific Investment Management
- Emmanuel RomanManaging Director - Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer
- Thibault StrackeManaging Director - President and Executive Committee
- Robin ShanahanManaging Director - Co-Chief Operating Officer
- Peter StrelowManaging Director - Co-Chief Operating Officer
- Nadia ZakirManaging Director - Global Head of Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer
- Mangala AnanthanarayananManaging Director - Executive Committee
- Andrew BallsManaging Director - Chief Investment Officer (Global)
- Stephen ChangManaging Director - Executive Committee
- Gregory HallManaging Director - Executive Committee
- Daniel IvascynManaging Director - Executive Committee and Group Chief Investment Officer
- Kimberley KorinkeManaging Director - Executive Committee
- Jason MandinachManaging Director - Executive Committee
- Mohit MittalManaging Director - Chief Investment Officer (Core Strategies) and Executive Committee
- Alfred MurataManaging Director - Executive Committee
- Marc SeidnerManaging Director - Chief Investment Officer (Non-Traditional Strategies)
- Jason SteinerManaging Director - Executive Committee
- Sung-hee SuhManaging Director - Global General Counsel
- Qi WangManaging Director - Chief Investment Officer (Portfolio Implementation)
- Candice WhittenManaging Director - Executive Committee