John Kerschner is Global Head of Securitised Products and a Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson Investors. In this role, he is a named Portfolio Manager for over 45US$bn in strategy assets under management covering Securitised, High Yield, Multi-Sector Income and Global Short Duration & Liquidity. He is a member of the Securitised Credit and Core Plus Teams and leads the teams in finding innovative ways to utilise structured products in the firm's portfolios. He began his career at Smith Breeden Associates as an Assistant Portfolio Manager and was promoted several times over 12 years, becoming a Principal, Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of the ABS-CDO group. He worked for Woodbourne Investment Management, where he was Global Head of Credit Investing. Prior to joining Janus in 2010, he was Director of Portfolio Management at BBW Capital Advisors. Kerschner received his Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Yale University, graduating cum laude. He earned his MBA from Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, where he was designated a Fuqua Scholar. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 36 years of financial industry experience.