John Blevins

John Blevins has extensive work experience in compliance and leadership roles. John is the Founder and CEO of Heartland Compliance Advisors, where they currently serve. Prior to that, they were the Chief Compliance Officer at Acorn Growth Companies.

From 2013 to 2022, John held multiple roles at PineBridge Investments, including Managing Director and Global Chief Compliance Officer. John also served as the Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer for the Americas during this time.

Before that, they worked at BlackRock as the Managing Director and Global Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, as well as the Director and Senior Compliance Officer.

John's career also includes positions at Lazard Asset Management, SSB Citi Asset Management Group, AIG Global Investment Group, First Investors Corporation, Banks of Mid-America, Inc., and Coopers & Lybrand. Overall, they have a wealth of experience in compliance and leadership spanning over several decades.

John Blevins obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Oklahoma State University in the years 1983-1987. John also holds various certifications related to financial securities, including the Canadian Chief Compliance Officers Qualifying Examination from the Canadian Securities Institute in 2015 and multiple series certifications from FINRA obtained between 1989 and 1993.