John P. McCarthy is a senior portfolio manager for Delaware Management Company's high yield strategies, a role he assumed in July 2016. He is also co-head of credit research on the firm’s taxable fixed income team. McCarthy rejoined Delaware Investments in March 2007 as a senior research analyst after he worked in the firm’s fixed income area from 1990 to 2000 as a senior high yield analyst and high yield trader, and from 2001 to 2002 as a municipal bond trader. Prior to rejoining Delaware Investments, he was a senior high yield analyst/trader at Chartwell Investment Partners. McCarthy earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Babson College, and he is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.

Vivek is Head of Leveraged Credit within Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) Credit, a role he assumed in November 2023. He has overall responsibility for the team’s leveraged credit capabilities, including portfolio and business management. Prior to joining Macquarie, he was Head of European and UK Fixed Income at AllianceBernstein from August 2021 to November 2023, responsible for leadership and strategy of European Fixed Income. Before that, Vivek spent more than 10 years at Neuberger Berman within Leveraged Credit in various roles, including Director of Research, Portfolio Manager, and Head of Europe. Vivek received a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration in finance and management from Columbia Business School. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and he is a Certified Public Accountant.

Edward is a Portfolio Manager for the Leveraged Credit Team within Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) Credit, a role he assumed in November 2024. Prior to this, Edward was a Senior Trader within MAM Credit, where he focused on bank loans, high yield, and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). Prior to joining Macquarie, Edward worked at Sun Life Investment Management in various trading and portfolio management capacities. Before that, he was a Trading Assistant and Portfolio Analyst at the CLO manager Silvermine Capital Management. Edward began his career at Lehman Brothers as a Sales Assistant in 2007. Edward holds a Bachelor of Arts in international business and management from Dickinson College.