John Hardy is responsible for contributing to the management for the firm’s large cap value, multi cap value, mid cap value, smid cap value and small cap value strategies. Mr. Hardy joined Lord Abbett in 2011. His previous experience includes serving as Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst – Clean Technology at Gleacher & Co. and Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst – Clean Technology, Associate Research Analyst – Technology, and Trading Assistant at American Technology Research, Inc. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2003. He earned a BS in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.

Qie Zhang is an Investment Director on the North American Equity team at abrdn. In this role, Qie analyzes current and prospective investments and co-manages client portfolios. She is the Telecom, Media, Internet and Fintech sector analyst for the team. Qie joined abrdn in 2008 upon receiving her MBA degree from Columbia University. She previously worked for Bloomberg LP. Qie graduated with a BA from Franklin & Marshall College in Biology and Psychology. She is a CFA charterholder.