Aidan O'Connell is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 31 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 22 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as a research director and an equity investment analyst, he had research responsibility as a U.S. small- and mid-cap generalist. Prior to joining Capital, he was an investment analyst and portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton Investments. Before that, Aidan was a research associate and corporate finance associate at Hambrecht & Quist. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in international studies from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, and a bachelor's degree in French and English from Dartmouth College. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Aidan is based in San Francisco.

Jessica Spaly is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She also serves on the Target Date Solutions Committee. She has 27 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 22 years. Earlier in her career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, Jessica covered U.S. retailing, branded apparel and footwear, and e-commerce. Prior to joining Capital, Jessica was a private equity analyst for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and an analyst in mergers and acquisitions for Morgan Stanley. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, graduating with high distinction as a Baker Scholar, and a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard College graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Jessica is based in San Francisco.

Martin Jacobs is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 38 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 25 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered U.S. industrials, machinery and electrical equipment companies. Before joining Capital, Martin was an executive director and senior investment analyst at Brinson Partners, Inc. in Chicago and an industry analyst at Security Pacific Merchant Bank in New York. He was also a research analyst at the Wharton Center for Applied Research, Inc. Martin holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Southern California. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. Martin is based in Los Angeles.

Michael Beckwith is a portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 27 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for seven years. Prior to joining Capital, Michael was managing director at Maverick Capital where he was a sector head overseeing global industrials and financials. Before that, Michael held investment roles at Sequoia Capital and Andor Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Michael was an equity investment analyst covering global technology, industrial and financial companies. He holds a juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School and a bachelor's degree in history from Middlebury College. Michael is based in San Francisco.

Blair Frank is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 32 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 31 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, Blair covered U.S. small-cap companies. Before joining Capital, Blair worked as an equity manager at Institutional Capital Corp. in Chicago. He holds an MBA in finance from Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree in history from Bates College. Blair is based in Los Angeles.

Brad Barrett is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. As an equity investment analyst, he covers media and advertising-driven internet companies in the U.S. He has 25 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Brad began his career at Capital as a participant in The Associates Program, a two-year series of work assignments in various areas of the organization. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Claremont McKenna College. Brad is based in Los Angeles.