Stephen A. Gorman, CFA, Senior Managing Director, Director, Tactical Asset Allocation, Global Multi-Asset Strategies Group, and Portfolio Manager. Steve is the director of the Tactical Team within the Asset Allocation Strategies Group and a portfolio manager focusing on our Global Managed Risk and Multi-Asset Absolute Return portfolios. Prior to joining Wellington Management in 2008, Steve worked as chief investment officer and director of research at 2100 Capital Group (2004 — 2008). Before that, he held a variety of positions, including co-head of Asset Allocation with Putnam Investments (1994 — 2003). Before joining Putnam, Steve held financial analyst positions at Pell Rudman, Applied Economics, and Investment Dealers' Digest. Steve earned his MBA, high distinction, from Dartmouth College (Tuck, 1994) and his BA in economics, magna cum laude, from College of the Holy Cross (1989). He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. Steve is a member of the Chicago Quantitative Alliance as well as the Research Review Team for the Research Foundation of CFA Institute. Additionally, he has authored or co-authored a number of articles on asset allocation-related topics.