Greg Wilensky, CFA

Head of U.S. Fixed Income

Greg Wilensky is Head of US Fixed Income at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2020. He is responsible for co-managing the Short Duration and Core Plus strategies and co-manages the fixed income portion of the Balanced strategy, all since 2020. Prior to joining the firm, Greg served as senior vice president, director of the US multi-sector fixed income team and held several director and portfolio manager positions that spanned short duration, inflation-protected fixed income, securitized assets, and multi-asset strategies at AllianceBernstein from 1996 to 2019. Prior to that, he was a treasury manager – corporate finance at AT&T Corp. from 1993 to 1996.

Greg received his bachelor of science degree in business administration from Washington University, graduating magna cum laude. He also earned an MBA with high honours from the University of Chicago. Greg holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 27 years of financial industry experience.

James Briggs, ACA, CFA

Portfolio Manager

James Briggs is a Portfolio Manager on Corporate Credit at Janus Henderson Investors responsible for the Buy and Maintain, Global Corporate Bond, and Global Investment Grade strategies. James joined Henderson in 2005 as a credit analyst and was named a portfolio manager in 2010. Prior to this, he was a credit analyst with BlueBay Asset Management and a high-yield analyst with Invesco Asset Management..

James graduated with a BA degree (Hons) in philosophy from University College London. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He has 23 years of financial industry experience.

Jennifer James

Portfolio Manager

Jennifer James is a Portfolio Manager and Lead Emerging Markets Analyst at Janus Henderson Investors. Prior to joining Henderson in 2014 as lead analyst, Jennifer was a co-fund manager and research analyst on the global credit team at Thames River Capital. Since moving to London in 2005, she has had investment roles covering corporate credit at several hedge funds, including Amaranth, Peloton, and Gruss. Her first buy-side position was at Bear Stearns Asset Management on their high-yield team. She started her career in the analyst program at JP Morgan and then moved to high-yield research as a junior research analyst for the investment bank.

Jennifer received a BSc degree in management (accounting) with concentrations in finance and English literature from Boston College. She holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and has 22 years of financial industry experience.

Jenna Barnard, CFA

Co-Head of Strategic Fixed Income | Portfolio Manager

Jenna Barnard is Co-Head of Strategic Fixed Income at Janus Henderson Investors, a position she has held since 2015. She manages and co-manages a range of strategic fixed income strategies and funds meeting different client needs globally. Jenna joined Henderson in 2002 as a credit analyst and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2004. Prior to this, she worked as an investment analyst with Orbitex Investments.

Jenna graduated with a first-class BA degree (Hons) in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford University. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, is a member of the Society of Technical Analysts, and is an Affiliate Member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals. She has 19 years of financial industry experience.

Jim Cielinski, CFA

Global Head of Fixed Income

Jim Cielinski is Global Head of Fixed Income at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2017. He oversees all of the global fixed income products and teams and leads Corporate Credit as well. Previously, Jim was the global head of fixed income for Columbia Threadneedle Investments from 2010. Prior to joining Columbia Threadneedle, he spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management as managing director and head of credit. Before that, he was head of fixed income for Utah Retirement Systems, assistant manager of taxable fixed income for Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., and an equity portfolio manager for First Security Investment Management.

Jim received bachelor of science degrees in management and finance from the University of Utah and an MBA with a concentration in finance from New York University, Stern School of Business. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 37 years of financial industry experience.

John Pattullo

Co-Head of Strategic Fixed Income | Portfolio Manager

John Pattullo is Co-Head of Strategic Fixed Income at Janus Henderson Investors. He manages and co-manages a range of strategic fixed income strategies and funds meeting different client needs globally. John joined Henderson in 1997 as a trainee manager in corporate bonds and was head of the Strategic Fixed Income Team from 2009 until 2015 when he became Co-Head with Jenna Barnard. Prior to Henderson, he spent four years as a chartered accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

John has an MA (Hons) in economics from the University of St Andrews. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (CA) and an associate member of the Society of Investment Professionals (ASIP). He has 27 years of financial industry experience.

Michael Keough

Portfolio Manager

Michael Keough is a Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson Investors responsible for co-managing the Core Plus, Global Investment Grade, Short Duration, and Intermediate Fixed Income strategies. Additionally, he manages the U.S. Corporate Credit and Long Duration strategies. Michael has also co-managed the fixed income portion of the Balanced strategy since 2019. Michael joined Janus as a research analyst in 2007. Prior to his investment management career, he served as a captain in the United States Air Force working as a defence acquisition officer.

Michael received his bachelor of science degree in business management from the United States Air Force Academy, where he was recognised as a Distinguished Graduate in the management department. He has 14 years of financial industry experience.

Nick Maroutsos

Head of Global Bonds | Portfolio Manager

Nick Maroutsos is Co-Head of Global Bonds at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2018. He is also a Portfolio Manager responsible for co-managing the Absolute Return Income and Absolute Return Income Plus strategies. Additionally, Nick is a founder and Managing Director of Kapstream Capital. Prior to forming Kapstream in 2006, he was with PIMCO from 1999 to 2005. From 2002 to 2005, Nick was vice president at PIMCO in Australia, where he worked with key clients and managed the development and launch of new strategies for the Australian market. From 2001 to 2003, he was a senior portfolio analyst on the global trading team managing the global fixed income portfolios and firm-wide global strategies. This entailed analysing fixed income markets, the strategic implementation of all global portfolios, and portfolio construction. Nick joined PIMCO’s Newport Beach, California, office in 1999. He is a sought-after expert on the global bond market and is a key speaker at industry forums and conferences. He and his colleagues have received numerous industry accolades and recognition.

Nick received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California – San Diego and an MBA from the University of California – Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management. He has 21 years of financial industry experience.

Paul LaCoursiere, CFA

Global Head of ESG Investments

Paul LaCoursiere is Global Head of ESG Investments at Janus Henderson Investors, a role he has held since 2021. Paul is responsible for managing the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) across the firm’s numerous investment strategies. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he was with Aviva Investors from 2014 and held various roles, most recently, global head of ESG research. Before this, he was a fixed income senior portfolio manager with Chicago Equity Partners from 2013, a fixed income portfolio manager with Aviva from 2010 and a fixed income senior strategist with Barclays from 2007. Paul began his career in financial services with Munder Capital Management in 2002.

Paul received a BSc degree in electrical engineering, graduating magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, graduating with honours. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 19 years of financial industry experience.

Seth Meyer, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Seth Meyer is a Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson Investors responsible for co-managing the High Yield, Global High Yield, Multi-Sector Credit, Short Duration, and Short Duration High Yield strategies. He also has co-managed the fixed income portion of the Perkins Value Plus Income strategy since 2018. Seth was promoted to assistant portfolio manager supporting primarily the High Yield and Short Duration High Yield strategies in 2012. He joined Janus in 2004 as a product manager covering a variety of equity and fixed income strategies before becoming a credit analyst. Prior to Janus, he was a consultant relations manager at OppenheimerFunds.

Seth received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Colorado. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 22 years of financial industry experience.

Tim Winstone, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Tim Winstone is a Corporate Credit Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since joining Henderson in 2015. Tim co-manages the European Investment Grade and European High Yield strategies. Prior to Henderson, he was an executive director, senior fixed income portfolio manager and part of the global credit team at UBS Global Asset Management. He began his career as a portfolio assistant at Thesis Asset Management and has worked in global credit since 2004.

Tim earned a BSc degree (Hons) in mathematics from the University of Bristol. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and the Investment Management Certificate and passed the Regulation and Compliance unit of the CISI Diploma. He has 17 years of financial industry experience.

Tom Ross, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Tom Ross is a Corporate Credit Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2006. He is responsible for co-managing the Global High Yield, European High Yield, and European Investment Grade strategies. Prior to portfolio management, he specialised in credit trading on Henderson's centralised dealing desk. He joined Henderson in 2002.

Tom graduated with a BSc degree (Hons) in biology from Nottingham University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 18 years of financial industry experience.