John D. Rogers, CFA

 

President and Chief Executive Officer
CFA Institute

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Mr. Rogers joined CFA Institute in January 2009 after more than two decades of global experience as an investment practitioner and executive in the Asia-Pacific region and the U.S. He served as president and chief investment officer of Invesco Asset Management Ltd., Japan, CEO and Co-CIO of Invesco Global Asset Management, N.A., and as CEO of Invesco's worldwide institutional division, where he led up to 2,500 individuals.

 

Mr. Rogers began his career in investment management at Citibank, N.A., where his responsibilities steadily grew in scope and breadth. He then worked for CIGNA as a portfolio manager and held positions of increasing responsibility before moving in 1997 to Invesco. After leaving Invesco in 2007, he founded Jade River Capital Management.

 

Mr. Rogers is a member of the advisory board of Goizueta Business School at Emory University, serves on the investment committee of the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, and is on the executive and finance committees of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Board. He is a trustee of International Student Conferences, an organization that runs student conferences in Japan and Korea; a board member of the Georgia Conservancy; a board member of Schweitzer-Mauduit International; and is active in the Rotary Club. Mr. Rogers earned a BA in history from Yale University and an MA in East Asian studies from Stanford University. He earned his CFA charter in 1992.