Experts
Sonali Pier
Portfolio Manager, Multi-Sector Credit
Ms. Pier is a managing director and portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office, focusing on multi-sector credit opportunities. She is the lead portfolio manager for diversified income and is a senior member of the leveraged finance team. She is a member of the firm’s Americas Portfolio Committee, and previously she has served as a rotating member of the Investment Committee and the Executive Committee. Barron’s named her among the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance for 2024, and Morningstar named her winner of the 2021 U.S. Morningstar Award for Investing Excellence in the Rising Talent category. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2013, she was a senior credit trader at J.P. Morgan, trading cash, recovery, and credit default swaps across various sectors. She has 21 years of investment experience and holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Princeton University.