John Bernkopf Frank (born 1956) is the Vice Chairman of

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, having previously served as Managing Principal.

Early life

John Bernkopf Frank was born in 1956, 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 in Boston.New York Times: "Diann H. Kim Is Wed to John B. Frank"
August 26, 1984 He attended

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, where he graduated with a B.A. in history with honors. Afterwards, he became a legislative assistant to Robert F. Drinan, a member of

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. Frank later received his J.D. from

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, graduating Magna Cum Laude. In law school, he was managing editor of the ''

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'' and a member of the

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. He is a member of the

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Career

After graduating from the University of Michigan Law School, Frank became a law clerk for Frank M. Coffin of the

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for the First Circuit. In 1984 he went to

Munger, Tolles & Olson Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP (MTO) is a Californian law firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Charles Munger founded the firm in 1962 along with six other attorneys. Legal practice Munger, Tolles & Olson is know ...

. While in private practice he was listed in Woodward and White's Best Lawyers in America. In July 2001 he joined

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

Personal life

He is on

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's Board of Directors and is a trustee at

, the

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, Good Samaritan Hospital of Los Angeles, and the XPRIZE Foundation. In 1984, he married Diann Hyung Kim in a

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ceremony at the

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References

External links

John Frank Bio at Oaktree
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, John B. Wesleyan University alumni Living people 1956 births American businesspeople University of Michigan Law School alumni People associated with Munger, Tolles & Olson