John B. Frank

{{Short description|American businessman}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = John Bernkopf Frank | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1956}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = Vice-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management | alma_mater = Wesleyan University (B.A.) University of Michigan (J.D.) | occupation = Investor, lawyer | networth = | spouse = Diann Hyung Kim | parents = Sally Bernkopf Frank Howard A. Frank }}

'''John Bernkopf Frank''' (born 1956) is the vice chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, having previously served as managing principal.<ref name="deal" />

==Early life== John Bernkopf Frank<ref name="john">{{cite news | title= John Bernkopf Frank | url=https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/lookup.asp?lookup=oak | publisher=MarketWatch}}</ref> was born in 1956,<ref name="boomprofile"/> 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.<ref name=NYTWedding>[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/26/style/diann-h-kim-is-wed-to-john-b-frank.html New York Times: "Diann H. Kim Is Wed to John B. Frank"] August 26, 1984</ref> He attended Wesleyan University, where he graduated with a B.A. in history with honors.<ref name="sec.gov">{{cite web|title=United States Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403528/000140352816000045/a201510-kdoc.htm|website=SEC.gov|accessdate=8 September 2016}}</ref> Afterwards, he became a legislative assistant to Robert F. Drinan, a member of Congress.<ref name="reuters"/> Frank later received his J.D. from University of Michigan Law School, graduating Magna Cum Laude.<ref name="sec.gov"/> In law school, he was managing editor of the ''Michigan Law Review'' and a member of the Order of the Coif.<ref name="john"/> He is a member of the State Bar of California.<ref name="boomprofile"/>

==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.<ref name="boomprofile"/> In 1984 he went to Munger, Tolles & Olson.<ref name="reuters"/> While in private practice he was listed in Woodward and White's Best Lawyers in America.<ref name="boomprofile"/>

In July 2001 he joined Oaktree Capital Management as general counsel.<ref name="home"/> He remained in that position until 2006, and in May 2007 he became managing principal of Oaktree Capital Management.<ref name="boomprofile"/> Frank became vice chairman in 2014, a role that shifts his focus to developing relationships with Oaktree's investors and business partners.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kessler|first1=Aaron M.|title=Paulson Testifies That 'Punitive' A.I.G. Terms Were Also Necessary|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/paulson-takes-the-stand-in-a-i-g-trial/?_r=0|website=The New York Times|accessdate=8 September 2016}}</ref> He has been an Oaktree director since May 2007.<ref name="sec.gov"/>

==Personal life== Frank is on Chevron Corporation's Board of Directors<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chevron.com/stories/john-b-frank-elected-to-chevron-board-of-directors|title=John B. Frank Elected to Chevron's Board of Directors|last=Affairs|first=Chevron Policy, Government and Public|website=chevron.com|language=en-us|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref> and is a trustee at Wesleyan University,<ref name="board"/> the Polytechnic School, Good Samaritan Hospital of Los Angeles, and the XPRIZE Foundation.<ref name="sec.gov"/><ref name="reuters"/> In 1984, he married Diann Hyung Kim in a Presbyterian ceremony at the Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<ref name=NYTWedding />

== References == {{Reflist| refs =<ref name="deal">{{cite news| title = Private Goldman Exchange Officially Closes for Business| first =Peter | last = Latin| url = | newspaper = Business Day: DealBook| date = April 12, 2012}}</ref><ref name="boomprofile">{{cite news | title = John B. Frank J.D.| url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1796054&privcapId=22187| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130118171828/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1796054&privcapId=22187| url-status = dead| archive-date = January 18, 2013| newspaper = Bloomberg| date = | accessdate = 2012-01-12}}</ref><ref name="reuters">{{cite news| title = Frank, John| url = https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=OAK&officerId=1620909| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220514/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=OAK&officerId=1620909| url-status = dead| archive-date = March 4, 2016| newspaper = Reuters| date = | accessdate = 2012-01-12}}</ref><ref name="board">{{cite news|title=Board of Trustees |url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/about/trustees.html |publisher=Wesleyan University |year=2012 |accessdate=2012-01-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226234610/http://www.wesleyan.edu/about/trustees.html |archivedate=2011-12-26 }}</ref><ref name="home">{{cite news| title = John Frank: Managing Principal| url = http://www.oaktreecapital.com/people/bio.aspx?src=de&id=43| publisher = Oaktree Capital Management| date = | accessdate = 2012-01-12}}</ref>}}

==External links== *[https://www.oaktreecapital.com/people/bio/john-frank John Frank Bio at Oaktree]

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