Career
Philip Fontana has been Director of John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers since November 2020. Philip Fontana is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Philip Fontana holds a Bachelor of Science from Bentley University and an M.B.A. from Boston University (2004).
John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC is a Boston, MA firm with $68.6B under management, 50 clients and 28 advisers in one office, as of its March 2026 filing.
John Hancock’s November 2023 brochure supplement lists Philip J. Fontana’s product-development and investment-risk roles at John Hancock from 2009 through 2018, followed by vice president and head of Investment Product in the United States.
The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Credentials and registrations
Professional designations
Listed by John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers
- CFA charterholder
- CAIA charterholder
Individual registration and examination information for Philip Fontana is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.
Officer record
- Full name
- Philip Fontana
- CRD
- 7355051
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
- Firm bio
- retirement.johnhancock.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Philip Fontana work?
Philip Fontana has been Director of John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC since November 2020, and is a control person of the firm.
Is Philip Fontana a CFA charterholder?
John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers lists Philip Fontana with the CFA credential (“CFA charterholder”) on its website. CFA Institute confirms certification status.
Source: Official firm biography