John Griffith III

John Griffith, III CAIA, Managing Director, is a senior product strategist for Private Debt. John leads investor relations for global platforms which includes wealth, OCIO, and consultant platforms. He also serves as a senior strategist for Multi-Strategy Debt Solutions (MDS) strategies. John is a member of the Private Debt Business & Product Strategy Leadership Team.

John was previously responsible for coordinating product marketing and business development activities for the platform with a focus on Multi-Strategy Credit. Previously, John was the senior product strategist for the US Investment Grade Credit & Long Duration business. In that role he oversaw business development activities for global clients investing in US Investment Grade Credit, and he worked closely with the Liability Driven Investment Strategy team to implement LDI investment solutions for US corporate pensions. Prior to that, John was a member of the Proprietary Alpha Strategies team, focusing on US equity and fixed income hedge fund product development and management. John relocated to BlackRock's London office to further develop the alternatives business following BlackRock's merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) in 2006. John joined BlackRock in 2003 as an Analyst in the Global Client Group, where he was responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with the firm's non-US institutional clients and served as a product strategist for the Obsidian Fund, BlackRock's flagship fixed income hedge fund.

John is Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad, a nonprofit which provides emergency medical and technical rescue services to the greater Princeton community. He is also a member of the Investment Committee for Princeton Day School which is responsible for management and oversight of the school's endowment.

John earned a B.S. degree in Business and Economics from Lehigh University in 2003. He also completed the Leadership and Management Certificate Program through the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation.