Mark Zinkula, CFA
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Mark Zinkula is chief executive officer of Thornburg Investment Management. He is responsible for the company’s overall strategy and direction. He joined the firm in 2023.
Prior to joining Thornburg, Mark was CEO of Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM). During his tenure, LGIM was one of the fastest-growing and became one of the largest asset managers globally, primarily driven by an expansion in its active fixed income, real assets, multi-asset and LDI solutions. Mark rapidly expanded LGIM’s international footprint across the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Before leading LGIM’s global business, Mark was the CEO of Legal & General Investment Management America (LGIMA). Earlier in his career, Mark was global head of fixed income at Aegon Asset Management. Prior to Aegon, Mark worked for the Principal Financial Group.
Mark has been involved with several start-ups and served on multiple industry and nonprofit boards as well as advisory councils, including Diamond Hill, Financial Reporting Council, The Investment Association, UK Government Asset Management Taskforce, UK Green Finance Taskforce, Diversity Project, FICC Markets Standards and National Czech & Slovak Museum and Library.
Mark holds a BA in economics from Central College and both an MA and MBA degree from the University of Iowa. He is a CFA charterholder.