Paul Blankenhagen, CFA

Portfolio Manager
Paul Blankenhagen, CFA
33 years of experience

Paul Blankenhagen is a Portfolio Manager for Principal Asset Management’s equity team. He is responsible for managing for the firm’s international strategies. Paul joined the firm in 1992 and has been a member of the international equity team since 1995. He became an international equities portfolio manager in 2000 and has managed all country ex-U.S. mandates since 2003, European equity mandates since 2014, and managed emerging markets mandates from 2014-2021. He received an MBA from Drake University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Iowa State University. Paul has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.