Jeff Sacknowitz is a Senior Vice President and Global Portfolio Manager at Pioneer Investments, which was formerly known as Amundi US, and was acquired by Victory Capital in 2025. He is a member of the Global Equity Team focusing primarily on European Equities.

Prior to joining Pioneer Investments, Jeff served as lead Portfolio Manager for International Growth Portfolios for both retail and institutional investors at Putnam Investments. During his 20 year tenure at Putnam Investments he also served as head of Putnam’s Proxy Committee, led a machine learning investment process project, managed a global technology portfolio, and served as an analyst covering technology and telecommunications stocks. Prior to that, he was an Asian Strategist at Independence Investment Associates, where he also served as an analyst covering Asian banks and consumer finance companies, industrials, and utilities. He started his career as a Research Analyst of Japanese equities at The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp in Tokyo.

He holds a B.A. from Colgate University, an M.A. in Politics and International Relations from Princeton University, and a Master of Law/Political Science degree from Tokyo University in Japan. He is a CFA® charterholder.