Mr. Livas is a senior vice president and credit product strategist in the London office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2018, he spent over five years at BlackRock as head of European credit product strategy, with responsibility for leveraged finance, absolute return credit and private credit strategies. Previously he was with Morgan Stanley for 11 years across the investment banking and fixed income divisions. He has 17 years of investment experience and holds a master's degree in economics and economic history from the University of Edinburgh. He is a CFA charterholder.