Jon Eggins, CFA
Managing Director, Co-Head of Portfolio Management
Jon Eggins is the Managing Director and Co-Head of Portfolio Management at Russell Investments. In this role, he co-leads the global team responsible for managing multi-asset, fixed income, equity, and alternative portfolios, with a primary focus on multi-asset, fixed income, and equity strategies. The team applies an integrated, total-portfolio approach and is accountable for all aspects of portfolio management — including performance oversight, asset allocation, manager selection, portfolio construction, continuous monitoring, and client communications. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Jon maintains direct portfolio management oversight for global equity portfolios.
Previously, Jon served as Head of Global Equities, overseeing the firm’s global equity funds and separate accounts. Before that, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for Russell Investments’ U.S. Small Cap funds.
Earlier in his career, Jon was a Senior Research Analyst within the firm’s Investment Practice team, where he developed investment tools, analytics, and forums to support the firm’s investment process. Before this he was Research Analyst focused on U.S. equity managers and global tactical asset allocation strategies.
Jon began his career with Russell Investments in 2003 in Sydney, Australia, before relocating to the firm’s Seattle headquarters in 2008. Jon also has a strong academic background. He taught economics and econometrics at the University of New South Wales and served as a lecturer in quantitative techniques at the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA), where he was recognized as Outstanding Lecturer in a Post-graduate Program in 2007. His collaborative research on stock market index construction and manager performance evaluation has been published in both practitioner and academic journals.
Beyond his investment and academic work, Jon hosts Russell Investments’ Without Boundaries podcast, engaging leading investment professionals and industry experts in discussions on market insights and evolving investment trends.