Ms. Cantrill is a managing director and the head of public policy for PIMCO.  In her role, she analyzes policy and political risk for the firm’s portfolio management group and leads policymaker engagement and policy strategy for the firm.   Prior to joining PIMCO in 2007, she served as a staffer in the House of Representatives and began her career in the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley.  She has 20 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and received her undergraduate degree in economics from Brown University. Ms. Cantrill is a CFA charterholder and a regular contributor to Bloomberg and CNBC. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, sits on PIMCO’s Closed-End Fund board as well as the boards of Covenant House New York and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association ("SIFMA").