John Koudounis
Chief Executive Officer@ Calamos Investments
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John Koudounis is the Chief Executive Officer of Calamos Investments, a global investment firm specializing in U.S. growth equity and fixed income. With 35.9 years of experience, he offers innovative investment strategies such as U.S. growth equity and convertible multi-asset. He has a strong background in trading, sales, and investment banking, with a focus on fixed income and equity capital markets. Prior to his current role, John served as the President and CEO of Mizuho Securities USA, where he built the firm into a full-service investment bank. He also served as the Executive Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income for MSUSA, leading all aspects of the firm's activities in trading,
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John S. Koudounis is Chief Executive Officer of Calamos Investments, a diversified global investment firm offering innovative investment strategies including U.S. growth equity, global equity, convertible, multi-asset and alternatives. The firm offers strategies through separately managed portfolios, mutual funds, closed-end funds, private funds, an exchange-traded fund and UCITS funds. Clients include major corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations and individuals, as well as the financial advisors and consultants who serve them. Prior to his appointment at Calamos, John was President and Chief Executive Officer of Mizuho Securities USA, (MSUSA) the U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd, and a member of the global Mizuho Financial Group. MSUSA provides capital markets and investment banking services to institutional clients, specializing in fixed income, equity, mergers & acquisitions, futures and structured finance.During his tenure at Mizuho Securities he built the firm into a full-service investment bank, expanding its debt and equity capital markets teams. Under his leadership, the firm grew in profitability, number of clients, and product diversification, allowing Mizuho to be considered globally as a top tier investment bank.Prior to his appointment as President and CEO, John served as Executive Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income for MSUSA, where he was responsible for leading all aspects of the firm’s activities in trading, sales and investment banking.John was formerly Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income for ABN AMRO North America. He began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1988.A native of Chicago, John received his Bachelor’s degree from Brown University in 1988, where he studied International Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs and Economics. He is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and the Bretton Woods Committee as well as the Japan Society. John is married with two children.

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Work Experience

2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, Illinois, 60563, US

Financial Services

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John Koudounis's Professional Milestones

  • President | Chief Executive Officer (2008-02-01~2016-03-01): Transformed company operations and increased profitability through strategic leadership and strategic thinking.
  • Vice President (1988-01-01~1993-01-01): Driving strategic initiatives and achieving record-breaking sales, resulting in exponential growth across the organization.
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Education

Brown University
Brown University

Economics,

Bachelors,

Bachelor Of Arts,

International Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs And Economics

1984-1988
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