Robert F. Millikan, CFA, Executive Director, joined BB&T Asset Management in 2000 and Sterling Capital Management through merger in October 2010. He has investment experience since 1990. Bob is responsible for managing the state-specific municipal bond fund portfolios for Sterling Capital Funds as well as for the tax-free funds’ investment policy, research and management. Prior to joining BB&T, he worked for First Citizens Bank as Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager for both taxable and tax-exempt accounts. Bob is a graduate of Wake Forest University where he received his BA in Economics. He is a past President of the North Carolina Society of Financial Analysts and also a past Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Carolinas Municipal Advisory Council. He is a CFA charterholder. He is currently serving on the CFA North Carolina Strategic Advisory Board.

Michael P. McVicker, Executive Director, joined Sterling Capital Management in 1992 and has investment experience since 1992. Mike is Head of Municipal Credit Analysis and responsible for portfolio management of enhanced cash and short-intermediate municipal portfolios, as well as Associate Portfolio Manager responsibilities for the state-specific municipal bond portfolios for the Sterling Capital Funds. Prior to joining the Fixed Income team, he was Sterling’s Director of Operations managing the client reporting and performance team. Mike received his B.S.B.A. in Finance with a minor in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.