Bob Pozen
Bob Pozen is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is a distinguished financial executive and thought leader with over four decades of experience across business, government, and media. Prior to joining MIT, Pozen served as Executive Chairman of MFS Investment Management, the nation's oldest mutual fund company, where he helped oversee more than $400 billion in assets. He was also Vice Chairman of Fidelity Investments and President of Fidelity Management & Research Company, during which time Fidelity’s assets grew from $500 billion to $900 billion under his leadership. Pozen has taught at Georgetown, NYU, and Harvard, and is a recognized expert on professional effectiveness, frequently sharing insights through corporate coaching, media appearances, and global speaking engagements.
Bob Pozen Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management
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Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
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Vice Chairman
Academic History
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J.D., Law
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Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Board of Advisors, Cerity Partners
Board of Directors, Reboot Rx
Trustee, IFRS Foundation
Independent Director, AMC
Independent Director, Nielsen
Independent Director, Medtronic
Chairman of the Leadership Council, Tax Policy Center
Pozen served as Vice Chairman of Fidelity Investments and President of Fidelity Management & Research Company, the investment advisor to the Fidelity mutual funds.
Under his leadership, Fidelity's assets increased from $500 billion to $900 billion. He also served as Managing Director and General Counsel of the firm.
He created Fidelity’s Charitable Gift Fund, launched Fidelity’s entry into the Japanese mutual fund business, and served as a director of its credit card bank.
GOVERNMENT CAREER
Pozen served on President Bush’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security, where he developed a progressive plan to make the system solvent.
He served as Secretary of Economic Affairs for Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, helping close the state’s large budget gap and reorganize its functions in business and technology, labor and workforce training and consumer affairs.
He also served as an Associate General Counsel of the SEC in the late 1970s, and Chairman of the SEC's Advisory Committee on Financial Reporting in 2007-2008.