Neil is Co-Head of the Global Fixed Income team and a Senior Portfolio Manager. Neil is responsible for managing all Multi-Sector and related strategies. Prior to joining MacKay Shields, he was with Aberdeen via the 2005 acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management's London and Philadelphia fixed income businesses. While at Aberdeen, his responsibilities included Head of US Core, Structured Products and Co-Head of US Core Short Duration. Neil joined Deutsche in 2002 from Swath more/Cypress Capital Management where he worked in fixed income portfolio management. Previously, he worked for Chase Securities in fixed income trading and research. Prior to that, Neil worked for Paine Webber in fixed income trading and research. Neil graduated with a BA from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has been working in the investment industry since 1987.

Lesya Paisley, CFA is a Portfolio Manager on the Global Fixed Income team. She is responsible for managing Multi-Sector strategies at MacKay Shields. Prior to joining MacKay Shields, Lesya served as Investment Director and ESG Portfolio Manager, North America at Aberdeen Standard Investments. She was responsible for managing US dollar strategies including Credit, Corporates, and Core/Core+ strategies and was instrumental in the firm’s ESG policy and product development including Sustainable and Responsible Investment and Climate Transition Fund. Before Aberdeen, she worked at Deutsche Asset Management as a Credit Research Analyst. Combined, Lesya spent well over a decade in Credit Research covering a variety of sectors including Emerging Markets, High Yield, Investment Grade, and Municipals. Lesya is a CFA charterholder and earned a BSc degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce. She has been in the investment industry since 2003.

Michael is Co-Head of the Global Fixed Income team and a Senior Portfolio Manager. Michael is responsible for managing all Multi-Sector and related strategies. Previously, Mike was Co-Head of MacKay’s Macro and Quantitative Solutions. Prior to joining MacKay Shields, Michael was the CEO of PhaseCapital, where he managed systematic macro and credit strategies. Prior to joining PhaseCapital, Michael was Chief Investment Officer for Quantitative Investment Strategies and Director of Fixed Income Absolute Return at AllianceBernstein where he managed multi-asset, multi-sector, global and credit fixed income, as well as stand-alone and overlay currency strategies. Prior to assuming this role, Michael was Global Director of Fixed Income Quantitative Research. Michael graduated with a B.S. from Northeastern University and a M.S. from New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He has been in the investment industry since 1990.

Mr. Aronson has managed the MainStay VP Government Portfolio since May 2023. Mr. Aronson is a Structured Products Credit Analyst supporting the Global Credit and Global Fixed Income teams. He covers RMBS, CMBS, and ABS sectors. He joined the Global Fixed Income team in April 2019 as an Associate Director and Structured Products Credit Analyst. Prior to joining MacKay Shields, he worked at Ally Bank where he was responsible for analyzing and trading Asset Backed Securities, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, and non-Agency Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities. Mr. Aronson earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance in 2009 from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has been in the investment management industry since 2009.

Cameron is Head of Fundamental Research supporting the Global Credit and Global Fixed Income teams. He is also a Portfolio Manager and part of the Global Credit leadership responsible for the group’s portfolios across corporate investment grade, high yield and bank loan strategies. Cameron joined MacKay Shields in 2019 as a Senior Credit Analyst on the Global Fixed Income team covering the energy and utilities sectors. Most recently, he was a Senior Credit Analyst at Apex Credit Partners LLC. Earlier in his career, Cameron held credit analyst roles at MetLife Investments and Deutsche Bank Securities. He has a BA in Economics from Colgate University, an MBA from Cornell University and is a CFA charterholder. Cameron has been in the financial services industry since 2004.