Mr. Veit is an executive vice president and portfolio manager in the Munich office, where he oversees the European rates desk. He is also a permanent member and current chair of the European portfolio committee. Previously at PIMCO, his responsibilities have included a portfolio manager role on the European short-term desk and overseeing the European portfolio associates, the European collateral desk and the European cash desk. Mr. Veit has also worked in PIMCO's London, Tokyo and Newport Beach offices. He joined PIMCO in 2006. He has 15 years of investment experience and holds a master's degree in economics from J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt. He also holds a master's degree in piano from the Academy of Music Detmold, Germany.