CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISER, ALLIANZ GROUP
WHY: Gained fame as CEO and co-chief investment officer at Pimco, helping guide it along with Bill Gross through the 2008 financial crisis. Was CEO at Harvard endowment. Chair of then-President Barack Obama’s Global Development Council. Coined phrase “The New Normal.”
RECENT: Began serving term as president-elect at Queens’ College Cambridge in United Kingdom in 2020.
QUOTABLE: “There are a lot of things to do once you understand Orange County. I like the whole range of opportunities, from the Segerstrom Center to outdoor stuff.”