Christopher Baggini

Christopher Baggini is Global Head of Equity Strategy for J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management. As part of the Global Equity team, he helps develop the Private Bank’s global equity views, and identifies and markets stock-specific, sectoral and thematic investment opportunities across global equities. Mr. Baggini leads a team of equity strategists in the US, Asia, and Europe who manage investment opportunities for Asset & Wealth Management’s global recommended stock lists: Opportunistic, Core and High Dividend. He also assists in the construction of equity-linked derivatives that capture the firm’s highest-conviction ideas, including the broader AWM view and J.P. Morgan Equity Research. In addition, Mr. Baggini has a leadership role on AWM’s Global Investment Committee.

Before joining the Private Bank in August 2017, Mr. Baggini spent the majority of his 30-year professional career as Senior Portfolio Manager and Global Security Analyst working for Allied Investment Advisors, Gartmore Global Investments, Aberdeen Asset Management and Turner Investments. As a PM, he received two Lipper Awards for risk-adjusted returns in the Equity Long-Short Category, and three times managed products to a 5-star Morningstar ranking in the Large-Cap Growth, Multi-Cap Growth and Equity Long-Short categories. Mr. Baggini also worked at Salomon Brothers and ran his own consulting firm. He is often quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, and he frequently appears on CNBC, Fox Business and Bloomberg TV.

Mr. Baggini received a B.A. in Economics from Fairfield University and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business. He also is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder.