John Popp

John G. Popp is a Managing Director of UBS Asset Management. He is the Global Head and Chief Investment Officer of the Credit Investments Group (CIG) with primary responsibility for investment decisions, portfolio monitoring processes and business development for CIG’s global investment strategies.  He has been with CIG since 1997. Mr. Popp serves as a Director of the Credit Suisse Funds, the Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund, Inc. and the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund.  Mr. Popp is a member of the Corporate Credit Committee, Structured Credit Committee, and PCO Investment Committee.

Prior to joining CIG, Mr. Popp was a Founding Partner and Head of Asset Management for First Dominion Capital, LLC, overseeing the management of $2.5 billion in Credit Securitization Vehicles.  From 1992 through 1997, Mr. Popp was a Managing Director of Indosuez Capital and served as President of Indosuez Capital Asset Advisors, Inc., and President of 1211 Investors, Inc.  While at Indosuez, Mr. Popp was responsible for building the firm’s asset management business, including the development of three Credit Securitization Vehicles aggregating $1.3 billion.  In 1989, Mr. Popp joined the Corporate Finance Department of Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. as Senior Vice President, previously serving as Vice President in the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Drexel Burnham Lambert.

Mr. Popp is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Brookings Institution’s Foreign Policy Leadership Committee and the Leadership Advisory Board of the Wharton School and the Juilliard School Council. In addition, Mr. Popp is a former member of the Board of Directors of The Loan Syndications & Trading Association (LSTA). Mr. Popp graduated with a B.A. from Pomona College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania.

In addition, for the Credit Suisse US Open and Closed end Funds, John has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President from February 16, 2010 to November 14, 2023 and currently serves as Director of Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund from 2/12/2013 to present, Trustee of Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund from December 1, 2012 to present and Trustee of the Credit Suisse Open-End Funds from March 14, 2017 to present.