John Kenney

Biography

John Kenney is the head of Strategic Initiatives at Allspring Global Investments. In this role, he leads the buildout of Allspring’s separately managed accounts platform and oversees the firm’s global product strategy and product development. John is also the president of Allspring Funds. Prior to joining Allspring, he held roles as an independent board member of a mutual fund platform and as an external advisor to Boston Consulting Group’s asset and wealth management teams. Before that, John was an executive committee member and the global head of affiliate strategic initiatives at Legg Mason Global Asset Management. John was a board member of each of Legg Mason’s independently operating investment affiliates, focused on the execution of key corporate and affiliate initiatives. Earlier, John served as the chief executive officer of Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation. He began his investment industry career in 1993 with additional experience that includes sales, trading, and leadership roles in institutional fixed income capital markets. John earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Notre Dame.