Mark M. Montgomery, CFA®, Senior Managing Director, joined Sterling Capital Management in 1997and has investment experience since 1990. Mark is a chief investment officer and head of fixed income. Prior to joining Sterling, he held a number of positions at The Vanguard group. He began his fixed income career working on Vanguard’s taxable index bond team and later joined the municipal group working with their long-term and high-yield portfolio management team. Mark received his B.S. in Marketing with a minor in Public Administration from West Chester University and his M.B.A with a concentration in Investment Management from Drexel University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Mr. Brown is an Executive Director, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager and head of Sterling Capital’s Corporate Credit Team. He has been with Sterling Capital since 2004 and has investment experience since 2000. Prior to joining Sterling Capital, he held financial analyst positions at National Institutes of Health and First Union National Bank/First Union Securities. Mr. Brown received his B.S. in Statistics with minors in Business Management, Marketing and Communications from Cornell University and his M.B.A. from Wake Forest University. He is a CFA charterholder.