Kamal Bhatia is President and Chief Executive Officer for Principal Asset Management. He is responsible for strategy, investment performance, and client growth for the global investment unit and the total company's assets under management (AUM), including the general account. Kamal joined the firm in 2019. Prior to joining Principal, he was CEO at OC Private Capital, a joint venture company between Oppenheimer Funds and the Carlyle Group, where he focused on private credit investing. Kamal has worked at Oppenheimer Funds, TIAA, Mellon Asset Management, and Citigroup in various leadership roles. He earned his bachelor's from IIT, Kanpur (India) and master's from Washington University in St. Louis. Kamal has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.