Harbor Capital Appoints Justin Portnoy as Head of Outcomes

In this newly created role, he will lead the firm’s outcome-focused investment platform and help develop solutions to meet growing client demand.

Portnoy will also serve as a Portfolio Manager, supporting Harbor’s growing range of derivatives-based and outcome-focused investment strategies.

Portnoy joins Harbor from Citigroup Global Markets, where he was Director and Head of North America Synthetic and Equity Finance Sales trading. He previously held senior equity derivatives trading and sales roles at Jefferies and Goldman Sachs, working on options, complex derivatives and investment strategies.

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Earlier, he worked in derivatives trading at HSBC, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, with experience in pricing and managing risks for complex financial products.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Cornell University, where he studied physics, specialising in astrophysics, and French literature.

Portnoy will lead Harbor’s Outcomes platform, working with investment, product and distribution teams to develop strategies that meet investor needs. He will use his more than 20 years of experience in derivatives trading, structuring, sales and risk management to support the platform’s growth.

“Outcome-oriented investing starts with the investor problem, not the product. As clients ask us for more precise ways to help their end clients accumulate and pursue wealth accumulation and manage portfolio risk, we believe there is a significant opportunity to engineer investment experiences around clearer objectives and more intentional portfolio behavior,” said Kristof Gleich, President and Chief Investment Officer, Harbor Capital Advisors.

About Harbor Capital    

Harbor Capital Advisors is an asset management firm with $72.5 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2026. It partners with specialised investment managers to offer actively managed ETFs, mutual funds and collective investment trusts. The firm is based in Chicago, Illinois, and focuses on providing investment solutions to meet changing client needs.

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