Jarad Vasquez is a senior portfolio manager and co-head of the Core Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to joining WFAM, Jarad was a trader at Susquehanna International Group, where he traded mortgage-backed securities in a proprietary relative-value strategy and equity options as a specialist on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. He began his investment industry career in 2001. Jarad earned a bachelor’s degree in management science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Maulik Bhansali is a senior portfolio manager and co-head of the Core Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to his current role, Maulik served as an equity research analyst responsible for quantitative modeling and portfolio construction in addition to fundamental analysis for various equity teams. Before joining WFAM, he served as a retirement actuary at Watson Wyatt Worldwide. He began his investment industry career in 2001. Maulik earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and international studies, graduating cum laude, from Yale University and a master’s degree in financial engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.