John William Olsen

John William Olsen, a Danish national, has been the manager of the Positive Impact strategy since launch in November 2018. Two years later, John William became deputy manager of the Climate Solutions strategy upon launch, and in 2021 of the Better Health and Diversity and Inclusion strategies. John William joined M&G in April 2014, was appointed manager of the Global Select and Pan European Select strategies in July 2014 and, two years later, deputy manager of the Pan European Select Smaller Companies strategy. Prior to joining M&G, he worked for Danske Capital, where from 2002 he had managed non-domestic equity portfolios, including the Global Stock Picking, Global Select and European Select strategies. He joined Danske Capital in 1998 as a fund manager on the domestic Danish equities team, and in 2000 also became a global sector analyst focusing on technology and telecommunications stocks. John William gained a BA in business economics and then an MSc in finance and accounting from Copenhagen Business School.