Nicholas Tripodes, CFA, Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager. Head of Low Duration/Structured Product Group. Responsible for portfolio management and administration of low duration multi-sector products with concentrations in investment-grade securities, as well as management and administration of structured product allocations within the Federated Hermes fixed-income complex. Previous associations: Senior Financial Analyst and Corporate Business Controller, Federated Hermes. B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh. Professional affiliation: Member, CFA Society of Pittsburgh. Joined Federated Hermes 1993.

Daniel Mastalski, CFA, Vice President, Senior Investment Analyst, Portfolio Manager. Responsible for research and analytical support in the domestic fixed income area concentrating on asset-backed and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, as well as other structured products. Previous associations: Senior Financial Analyst – Structured Finance, Standard & Poor’s – IMAKE Consulting. B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.B.A., Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. Professional affiliation: Member, CFA Society of Pittsburgh. Joined Federated Hermes 2008