Mr. Kurtz is a portfolio manager for the convertible strategy. Mr. Kurtz joined Lord Abbett's Operations Department in 2000. In 2002, he joined the convertible investment team as a sector analyst. He subsequently added responsibility for trading the convertible strategy, and in 2007 was asked to manage the day-to-day operations of the convertible separately managed account strategy. In 2013, he became a portfolio manager of the convertible strategy. Mr. Kurtz received a BA from Hartwick College and an MBA from New York University. He has been in the investment business since 2000.

Vanessa Deng is a member of the Innovation Growth Equity team and is responsible for contributing to the management of the firm’s convertible strategy. Ms. Deng joined Lord Abbett in 2018. Prior to her current role, she served as Research Analyst on the Innovation Growth team covering convertibles. Prior to that, she served as research Analyst responsible for covering the consumer sector for Lord Abbett’s Global Credit Research team. Her previous experience includes serving as Desk Analyst, IG Credit – Healthcare at SMBC Nikko Securities. She has worked in the financial services industry since 2016. She earned a BA in economics and a BA in statistics from the University of California, Berkeley.