John Bernkopf Frank (born 1956) is the Vice Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, having previously served as Managing Principal.^[1]

Early life

John Bernkopf Frank^[2] was born in 1956,^[3] the son of Sally (née Bernkopf) and Howard A. Frank. His father was a professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School; his mother was a financial administrator at the Children's Hospital Boston.^[4] He attended Wesleyan University, where he graduated with a B.A. in history with honors.^[5] Afterwards, he became a legislative assistant to Robert F. Drinan, a member of Congress.^[6] Frank later received his J.D. from University of Michigan Law School, graduating Magna Cum Laude.^[5] In law school, he was managing editor of the Michigan Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif.^[2] He is a member of the State Bar of California.^[3]

Career

After graduating from the University of Michigan Law School, Frank became a law clerk for Frank M. Coffin of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.^[3] In 1984 he went to Munger, Tolles & Olson.^[6] While in private practice he was listed in Woodward and White's Best Lawyers in America.^[3]

In July 2001 he joined Oaktree Capital Management as General Counsel.^[7] He remained in that position until 2006, and in May 2007 he became Managing Principal of Oaktree Capital Management.^[3] Frank became vice chairman in 2014, a role that shifts his focus to developing relationships with Oaktree's investors and business partners.^[8] He has been an Oaktree director since May 2007.^[5]

Personal life

He is on Chevron Corporation's Board of Directors^[9] and is a trustee at Wesleyan University,^[10] the Polytechnic School, Good Samaritan Hospital of Los Angeles, and the XPRIZE Foundation.^[5][6] In 1984, he married Diann Hyung Kim in a Presbyterian ceremony at the Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[4]