Wilmer C. Stith III, CFA, has been a Vice President and Portfolio Manager of WTIA since 1996. In addition to his portfolio management duties, he manages fixed income separate accounts and is responsible for analyzing and trading various fixed income securities. Prior to joining WTIA in 1995, Mr. Stith was an investment executive with the Treasury Banking Group of First National Bank of Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Stith holds an M.B.A. from Loyola University Maryland and an undergraduate degree from Kenyon College. Mr. Stith has been quoted in various financial periodicals including the Wall Street Journal and Barron's Magazine. Mr. Stith has also done several TV appearances on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and the Fox Business Channel.

John W. Cranford, CFA, CIPM is a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at WTIA. Mr. Cranford is responsible for managing several fixed income separately managed account strategies with short- and intermediate-term mandates. He is a member of the Total Return Fixed Income team that manages institutional portfolios. His fixed income trading seeks to maximize relative value and monitor market trends, while striving to achieve the best trade executions for client accounts. John joined Wilmington Trust in 2007 as a manager in the Trust & Custody Services department before moving to the Fixed Income Investment Management team in 2010 as a fixed income trader. His past experience includes working in various accounting positions with BNY Mellon (formerly PFPC) and Deutsche Asset Management. Mr. Cranford holds a master’s degree in finance from the University of Denver and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Appalachian State University. He is a CFA® charterholder and CIPM, and a member of both the CFA Institute and CFA Society Philadelphia.