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Kamal Bhatia

Chief Executive Officer & President at Principal Global Investors

No current adviser or broker registrationSEC record checked 18 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 18 October 2026SEC record

Kamal Bhatia is Chief Executive Officer & President of Principal Global Investors, LLC, a Des Moines investment adviser managing $428B. Kamal Bhatia has passed the Series 7, Series 24 and SIE.

Role at Principal Global Investors

Title on Schedule A
Chief Executive Officer & President
Control
Kamal Bhatia is a control person of Principal Global Investors.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Kamal Bhatia has held the filed role since March 2024.

The firm

Principal Global Investors, LLC
Des Moines, IA

Form ADV filed 28 May 2026

$428B AUM8,205 clients337 advisers20 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed SIE · 2018
  2. Passed Series 24 · 2014
  3. Passed Series 7 · 2012

Registrations and exams

No current adviser or broker registration. Kamal Bhatia has passed 3 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 2426 February 2014
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 77 February 2012
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Kamal Nmn Bhatia
CRD
4933060
Firm
Principal Global Investors, LLC
Registration status
No current adviser or broker registration
Firm bio
principalam.com

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Background

Principal Asset Management identifies Kamal Bhatia as its President and CEO. Before joining, he led OC Private Capital; he also held leadership roles at Oppenheimer Funds, TIAA, Mellon Asset Management and Citigroup. Official firm biography

Education

  • He earned a bachelor’s degree from IIT Kanpur and a master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis.Official firm biography

Common questions

Where does Kamal Bhatia work?

Kamal Bhatia has been Chief Executive Officer & President of Principal Global Investors, LLC since March 2024, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 28 May 2026

Does Kamal Bhatia have a current investment-adviser registration?

Kamal Bhatia has no current investment-adviser or broker registration, as of 18 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 18 October 2026

What exams has Kamal Bhatia passed?

Kamal Bhatia has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 24 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in February 2012.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 18 October 2026

Leadership at Principal Global Investors

  • Jill Hittner
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Justin Lange
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • George Djurasovic
    General Counsel
  • Todd Everett
    Global Head of Private Markets
  • Michael Goosay
    CIO & Global Head of Fixed Income
  • Todd Jablonski
    CIO & Global Head of Multi-Asset and Quantitative Strategies
  • George Maris
    CIO & Global Head of Equities
  • Kenneth Allen McCullum
    Director
  • Simon McKay
    Strategic Advisor to CEO
  • Barbara Wenig
    Chief Business Officer
  • Brant Wong
    Head of Retirement Solutions

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 4933060. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Principal Global Investors, LLC, filed 28 May 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Principal Global Investors team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 18 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Kamal Bhatia or Principal Global Investors, LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.