Frank Bianco, CFA, Director, Portfolio Manager/Analyst, is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst for all capital structure and convertibles-based strategies. He began working in the investment field in 1991. Prior to joining Lazard in 2009, Mr. Bianco was a Portfolio Manager and Head of Credit Research at Argent Funds Group LLC, where he oversaw domestic and international convertible bond, high yield and equity derivative portfolios. Prior to that, Mr. Bianco was a senior research analyst at McMahan Securities Co. L.P., covering the Biotechnology and Healthcare sectors. Previously, he was a senior research analyst in the Credit Risk Management division of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Frank started his career as a credit analyst at American International Group. Mr. Bianco has a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) and holds FINRA Series 7, 86 and 87 licenses.

Sean H. Reynolds, Managing Director of Lazard Asset Management LLC, is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the Investment Manager’s capital structure and convertibles-based teams. Prior to joining Lazard in 2007, Mr. Reynolds was a portfolio manager for convertible arbitrage strategies at SAC Capital Management from April 2003 to August 2006 and, subsequent to this, senior portfolio manager at Sailfish Capital Partners' G2 Multistrategy Fund.