Mr. Devir is a managing director and portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. He is the head of Americas credit research, lead analyst for global energy, and lead portfolio manager for MLPs and energy infrastructure. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2011, he was a managing director and head of equity strategies at Barclays Capital in New York. He previously held a similar role at Lehman Brothers from 2005-2008. Before that, Mr. Devir worked for nine years in the equity division of Credit Suisse First Boston as director and portfolio manager in the European proprietary trading group in London and as director and head of U.S. equity proprietary trading in New York. He has 29 years of investment experience and holds an undergraduate degree from Siena College.