Russell Budnick

Russell Budnick acts as the Global Head of Market Strategy and Trading within J.P. Morgan’s Capital Markets Solutions Group. In this role, he manages a 100-person global team responsible for trading across equities, fixed income and currencies. In addition to trade execution, Russ oversees the team’s market strategy effort to provide macro views, investment advice, insights and product knowledge across asset classes for high-net-worth individuals. The team advises private clients on the implementation of equity and fixed income investing strategies within the context of their overall investment portfolios, and is responsible for the execution of $500 billion notional traded across 20 million orders in equities and $300 billion in fixed income across over 150 counterparties annually. Russ chairs the Global Investment Strategy Forum, which formulates investment outlooks for the global economy and major asset classes, as well as oversees Trade Exchange (TX), which identifies tactical brokerage opportunities, and Heard on the Desk, which discusses top investment ideas with advisors across the firm. He additionally sits on various regulatory forums and committees, including the Volcker and the Best Execution Forums.

Prior to joining Global Wealth Management in 2009, Russ worked at J.P. Morgan Investment Bank on the Investment Grade Syndicate Desk focusing on structuring and distribution of new-issue investment grade debt transactions. Russ began his career in 2005 within the Fixed Income department of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc on the Corporate Syndicate Desk. Russ received a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College with a double major in Economics and Political Science. He has also received certifications in Python for Managers from Columbia Business School and Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School. Russ holds his FINRA Series 4, 7 53, 24, 55, 63 and SIE licenses.