Craig Sterling is a Managing Director, Director Core Equity and Equity Research, and a Portfolio Manager at Pioneer Investments, which was formerly known as Amundi US, and was acquired by Victory Capital in 2025. Craig directs the central research team of fundamental and quantitative equity analysts who serve as the primary analytical resource of the firm’s managed equity and multi-asset portfolios. As Director Core Equity, Craig oversees the large cap core equity portfolio management team. He is also lead portfolio manager of the research-based, “best ideas” strategies. In both portfolio management roles, Craig specializes in fundamental research, ESG integration, security selection, portfolio construction and risk management. He is a member of the Investment Committee at Pioneer Investments.

Prior to joining Pioneer Investments, he was Managing Director and Global Head of Equity Research at EVA Dimensions (now a division of Institutional Shareholder Services) in New York, an independent equity research firm. Prior to June 2011, he served as a Director in the HOLT Group at Credit Suisse. Before Credit Suisse, Craig worked in the Global Industrials Group of the Investment Bank of UBS and the Investment Services Division of Mesirow Financial.

Craig holds an undergraduate business degree from Washington University (St. Louis) and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.