Michael Z. Sun, CFA®, Executive Director, joined Sterling Capital Management in 2009 and has investment experience since 1998. Michael is a Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager responsible for the Fixed Income structured products. Prior to joining Sterling, he served as Vice President, Portfolio Manager/Senior research Analyst for Evergreen Investments. Michael received his B.S. in Geography from Nanjing University, his M.S. in Urban and Regional Study from Beijing University and his M.A. in Economics from Bowling Green State University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Jeffrey D. Ormsby, CFA®, Executive Director, joined Sterling Capital Management in 2010 and has investment experience since 2006. Jeff is a Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Sterling, he worked for Smith Breeden Associates as a CMBS trader and portfolio management Analyst within the investments group. Jeff received his B.S. in Economics from North Carolina State University, where he was a summa cum laude graduate and was recognized as Valedictorian, and his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, where he was the Norman Block Valedictorian Award recipient. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.