John Bowman provides leadership and strategy to CFA Institute’s largest region – the Americas – including Canada, the US, the Caribbean, and Latin America. He serves as the face and voice of the region with the media, regulators and employers to advocate for high standards of practice, market integrity and professionalism.

Bowman joined CFA Institute in 2004 after holding several industry positions. He served as a portfolio manager at Mellon Growth Advisors (MGA), where he was responsible for portfolio construction and stock selection for the MGA International Growth and MGA Global Growth strategies. Bowman also served as a portfolio manager for the International Growth Opportunities Strategy at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) in its Global Fundamental Strategies Group. Before moving into portfolio management at SSgA, he was an equity analyst focused on domestic and international strategies.

At CFA Institute, he has held roles of increasing responsibility. He has served as Director, Business Development; Vice President, New Product Development; and Head, Educational Products. In 2010, Bowman accepted a special assignment as Head, Claritas® Investment Certificate (now the Investment Foundations Certificate), and led the effort to develop the Certificate, which was launched in May 2013. In these roles, he was responsible for product strategy, innovation, and product solutions.

He then served as Co-Lead, Education providing global program leadership for the CFA Program, the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM), and the Investment Foundations Program. He oversaw regulator and program recognition, university relations, scholarship programs, and regional education initiatives.

Bowman earned a BS in Business Administration from Mary Washington College and is a CFA charterholder.