Arthur Aaronson is a Vice President of SSGA and the Adviser and a Portfolio Manager in the Global Fixed Income Solutions group focusing on Tax Exempt and Taxable Municipal securities. Mr. Aaronson joined SSGA in July 2016 through its acquisition of GE Asset Management (“GEAM”). He was a Portfolio Manager in the Insurance Asset Management Group prior to assuming his role on the Municipal team. He joined GEAM in 2002 as an Assistant Portfolio Manager. Prior to GEAM, he spent 11 years at the Princeton Insurance Companies as Vice President of Investments. Previous to his tenure at Princeton, he was Chief Financial Officer for Propac Underwriters and spent several years at Pannell Kerr Forster, a national public accounting firm. Mr. Aaronson has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Law from Clarkson University and is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Stella DeLucia is a Managing Director of SSGA and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. and a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income Insurance Team. Ms. DeLucia joined SSGA in July 2016 through its acquisition of GEAM. Ms. DeLucia started managing municipal portfolios in 1989 when she worked at Alliance Bernstein managing national and state specific municipal mutual funds. Upon joining GEAM in 1994, she managed total return municipal portfolios for multiple insurance clients. Ms. DeLucia holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration from the Stern School of Business at New York University.