Mr. Taft joined Columbia in 2011. Mr. Taft began his investment career in 1997 and earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. from the University at Buffalo.

Jeffrey Wimmer is a portfolio manager for Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Wimmer’s analytical focus is on small and mid-cap value strategies. He joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments firms in 2014. Previously, Mr. Wimmer was an associate at Samson Capital where he worked on alternative investment strategies investing across the capital structure. Prior to that, he worked at J.P. Morgan in sell-side research as a member of an Institutional Investor ranked team. Mr. Wimmer received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University and an MBA from Cornell University. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.