John Erdos

John Erdos’ Financial Background Combines with His Spirit of Volunteerism to Benefit Lanterman Community

According to the bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, between September 2005 and 2006, about 61.2 million people (26.7 percent of the total U.S. population) volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2005 and September 2006. Many of these volunteers spent their time assisting non-profit organizations, and Lanterman is no exception to being one of these non-profits that depends on volunteers for their assistance. Lanterman’s support group facilitators, Peer Support Partners, and board and committee members all carry out their work as volunteers and provide a valuable service to the Lanterman community. And Lanterman’s newest board member, John Erdos, has a long history of direct volunteer participation dating back to his high school years.

A 2003 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Erdos majored in Finance and received a Bachelor of Business Administration. While in college, Erdos was a member of the Notre Dame Investment Club and the Student International Business Council. He also joined the National Honor Society, a service-based organization, of which he is now a life member. During the summer before his senior year, Erdos worked as a Private-Client Services intern at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., and was hired as a Private-Client Services assistant after his graduation. In this position, Erdos participated as a member of the Compliance Department in the supervision of all broker trades, worked as part of a private-client wealth management group, and assisted the branch manager with the San Francisco branch operations.

In January 2005, Erdos moved to Los Angeles to work as a Portfolio Control assistant with the Capital Group Companies, and was promoted towards the end of his first year to Portfolio Control associate, Global Market Transactions. He works as a member of a global team and is responsible for executing market transactions and investment convictions for institutional clients across the world. In this role he has various duties that expose him to proprietary investment products, equity analysis and discussion, and international markets.

The Capital Group Companies have a strong commitment to community support and giving, including a matching gifts program, community service leave, and company-sponsored volunteer opportunities. And in 2006, Erdos became a member of the Capital Group Non-Profit Leadership Steering Committee, attended the 10-month course offered by the Riordan Volunteer Leadership Development Program that provides board training experience and fosters lifelong service in the governance of non-profit organizations, and joined Lanterman’s Administrative Affairs Committee, also becoming a member of the Real Estate Subcommittee.

Earlier this year, Erdos attended the Lanterman Leadership Institute to gain a better understanding of how he can most effectively contribute to the needs, goals and mission of Lanterman Regional Center. He shares: “As a new board member, I am interested in using my skills and talents to support the growth and development of the lives of people with developmental disabilities, and increasing opportunities available to them. As a result of my personal interaction with individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, I can only hope to make a positive difference and help improve all facets of life – with the ultimate goal being absolute dignity, respect and understanding.”

Erdos has been a member of the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce since 2005. He also became a member of the Notre Dame Alumni Schools Committee in 2006, and was elected to the position of secretary for the Notre Dame Club of Los Angeles in 2007. In his free time, Erdos enjoys playing golf, reading, traveling and arguing about college football.

Updated August 28, 2007