Mary Ellen has more than 40 years of investment experience managing a broad range of fixed income portfolios. She is responsible for the formulation of fixed income strategy as well as the development and implementation of all fixed income asset management services. Mary Ellen serves on the board of Baird Financial Group, as President of the Baird Funds and is chair of the Baird Diversity Steering Committee. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Marquette University and her MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mary Ellen earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1983 and is currently a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Milwaukee. Prior to joining Baird Advisors, Mary Ellen was President and Chief Executive Officer of Firstar Investment Research and Management Company (FIRMCO) and was Director of Fixed Income.

Warren has over 35 years of experience managing a broad range of fixed income portfolios. He is responsible for the formulation of fixed income strategy as well as the development and implementation of all fixed income asset management services. Warren obtained his undergraduate degree from Lawrence University and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1990. He is currently a member of the CFA Institute and a past President of the CFA Society of Milwaukee. Prior to joining Baird Advisors, Warren was a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with Firstar Investment Research and Management Company (FIRMCO) where he managed municipal bond portfolios and intermediate taxable bond portfolios.

Sharon has over 30 years of experience managing a broad range of fixed income portfolios. She plays a lead role in risk management and portfolio construction focusing on managing short and intermediate taxable portfolios and tax-exempt portfolios. Sharon obtained her undergraduate degree from Eastern Illinois University. She is currently a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Milwaukee. Prior to joining Baird Advisors, Sharon was an Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager with Firstar Investment Research and Management Company (FIRMCO) where she did quantitative fixed income analysis and portfolio management.

Charlie has more than 40 years of investment experience managing a broad range of fixed income portfolios. His responsibilities include setting investment policy and implementing the long-term investment strategy of Baird Advisors. He also plays a lead role in the management of institutional client relationships. Charlie obtained his undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University and his MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Prior to joining Baird Advisors, Charlie was a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with Firstar Investment Research & Management Company (FIRMCO).

Richard Piccirillo is a Managing Director and senior portfolio manager for PGIM Fixed Income’s Core, Long Government/Credit, Core Plus, Absolute Return, and other multi-sector Fixed Income strategies. Mr. Piccirillo had specialized in mortgage-and asset-backed securities since joining the Firm in 1993. Before joining the Firm, Mr. Piccirillo was a fixed income analyst with Fischer Francis Trees & Watts. Mr. Piccirillo started his career as a financial analyst at Smith Barney. He received a BBA in Finance from George Washington University and an MBA in Finance and International Business from New York University. Mr. Piccirillo was named a 2019 winner of the Pension and Investment Provider Award for Global Multi-Asset Credit.

Jay has more than 35 years of investment experience managing a broad range of fixed income portfolios. He is the head of fixed income research and oversees risk management across Baird Advisors’ portfolio strategies. Jay also plays a lead role in the formulation and implementation of investment strategy. In addition, he directs product responsibility for Long Duration LDI strategies designed for defined benefit pension plans. Jay obtained his undergraduate degree from Marquette University and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1987. He is currently a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Milwaukee. Prior to joining Baird Advisors, Jay was a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with Putnam Investments in Boston where he was responsible for strategy formulation and portfolio construction across a wide variety of multi-sector fixed income mandates.

Gregory Peters is a Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer of PGIM Fixed Income. Mr. Peters is also a senior portfolio manager for U.S. and Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income strategies. Prior to joining the Firm in 2014, Mr. Peters was Morgan Stanley's Global Director of Fixed Income & Economic Research and Chief Global Cross Asset Strategist, responsible for the Firm's macro research and asset allocation strategy. Earlier, he worked at Salomon Smith Barney and the Department of U.S. Treasury. He received a BA in Finance from The College of New Jersey and an MBA from Fordham University. Mr. Peters is a member of the Fixed Income Analyst Society and the Bond MarketAssociation. Mr. Peters was named a 2019 winner of the Pension and Investment Provider Award for Global Multi-Asset Credit.

Lynne Royer is a portfolio manager and co-head of the disciplined alpha team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. She began her investment industry career in 1985 and joined Loomis Sayles as co-head and co-founder of the disciplined alpha team in 2010 from Wells Capital Management, where she was senior portfolio manager and co-head of the Montgomery Core fixed income investment team. Previously, Lynne was a lending officer with Morgan Guaranty Trust Company (J.P. Morgan). Earlier, she was a financial analyst in the equity research department at Barclays de Zoete Wedd, and an analyst in the corporate finance department at Drexel Burnham Lambert. Lynne is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Gettysburg College and earned an MBA from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Richard Figuly, Managing Director, is a member of the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group. Based in Columbus, Rick is a portfolio manager for the U.S. Value Driven team and is responsible for managing institutional taxable bond portfolios. An employee since 1993, Rick previously served as a fixed income trader trading all taxable fixed income securities while specializing in structured products. Prior to joining the firm, Rick was a fiduciary tax accountant at the Bank One Ohio Trust Company. Rick is also a retired Major of the Ohio Army National Guard. He holds a B.S. in finance from The Ohio State University.

Executive Director of JPMorgan since 2013, Portfolio Manager of the JPMorgan core bond fund since 2019, Member of GFICC and a portfolio manager responsible for managing other JPMorgan institutional taxable bond portfolios since 2006. He began his investment career in 1999 and has a BS from the University of Dayton, and an MBA from Capital University.

Meg has more than 20 years of investment experience managing a broad range of fixed income portfolios. She co-leads research and strategy development in the mortgage and asset-backed sectors. Meg obtained her undergraduate degree in Economics from Boston College, and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2005. She is currently a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Milwaukee. Prior to rejoining Baird Advisors in 2007, Meg was a Vice President and Portfolio Manager with Deerfield Capital Management in Chicago where she was a member of the asset-backed securities team focusing on collateralized debt obligations.

Jeff has more than 25 years of investment experience managing a broad range of fixed income portfolios. He plays a lead role in overseeing credit research and developing and implementing investment strategies within the credit sector. Jeff obtained his undergraduate degree from Carroll University and his M.S. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned the Certified Public Accountant designation in 1991 and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1998. Jeff is currently a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Milwaukee. Prior to joining Baird Advisors, Jeff was the Director of Corporate Bonds at Clarica Life Insurance and began his career as an auditor at the Chicago Board of Trade.

Seth Timen is a portfolio manager and co-head of the Disciplined Alpha Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He was named co-head of the team in 2020. Seth began his investment industry career in 2001 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2010 from Pequot Capital Management, where he was responsible for trading fixed income risk across investment grade, high yield, and structured products. Previously, he was an associate at Credit Suisse, where he assisted with corporate bond investment and strategy execution for institutional clients. Seth earned a BA from the University of Michigan.

Edward Fitpatrick III, Managing Director, is a member of the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group. Based in New York, Ed is the Head of U.S. Rates Team, responsible for managing government bond portfolios for institutional clients as well as recommending U.S. rates & derivatives strategies across GFICC portfolios. Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Ed was the head of U.S. Short-Intermediate Fixed income and government specialist at Schroders Investment Management NA. Previously, he spent six years as a repo and FX trade at subsidiary of The Bank of New York. Ed holds B.S. degrees in finance and information technology from Boston College, an M.B.A. in finance from New York University and is a CFA charterholder.

Andy Melchiorre, Managing director, is a member of the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group. Based in Columbus, Andy is a portfolio manager on the Core Bond strategy and is responsible for managing institutional taxable bond portfolios and fund vehicles. Before joining the firm in 2012, he worked at Wells Capital Management in structured products, focused on trading and portfolio management. Prior to this, he worked as an analyst for Summit Investment Partners covering all structured products. Andy holds a B.S. in finance and real estate & urban analysis from The Ohio State University and is a CFA charterholder..

Matthew Angelucci, CFA, is a Principal and portfolio manager on the Multi-Sector Team at PGIM Fixed Income. In addition, he is responsible for the Global Bond Strategies. Mr. Angelucci specializes in country and sector allocation, global rates positioning, and issue selection within sovereign securities and derivatives. Prior to assuming his current position, he was a financial analyst in the Portfolio Analysis Group where he was responsible for performance attribution and providing daily risk analysis and analytic support to the Global Government portfolio management team. Mr. Angelucci joined the Firm in 2005. He received a BS in Corporate Finance and Accounting from Bentley University. Mr. Angelucci holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Tyler Thorn is a Vice President and a portfolio manager on the Multi-Sector Team at PGIM Fixed Income. Mr. Thorn joined the Firm in 2015 and previously was an analyst in the Portfolio Analysis Group. He has also worked on the Quantitative Modeling and Strategies team. Mr. Thorn received a BS in business administration with concentrations in finance, economics, and computer science from Boston College.

Brad Stevens is a portfolio manager and co-head of the Disciplined Alpha Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. Prior to being named co-head of the team in 2025, he was a credit portfolio manager on the team, responsible for idea generation and security selection within his sectors. Brad began his investment industry career in 2000. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2010 from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, where he was an investment officer in credit. Previously, Brad traded equity options at Timber Hill LLC. He earned a BA in economics from Denison University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Brad is a CFA® charterholder.