Michael Chico is a Vice President at the Northern Trust Investments, Inc. He is a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income group and is responsible for quantitatively managing and trading fixed income accounts for Northern Trust clients. Mike originally joined Northern Trust in 2005 as Fixed Income Securities Trader with Northern Trust Securities, Inc., where he focused on structured products, non-USD fixed income securities, MBS/ABS, and Treasury securities. Prior to joining Northern Trust, he was vice president of MBS Trading at J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc, formerly Banc One Capital Markets, Inc.Mike received his B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.B.A. in Finance and Economics from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is a CFA charterholder in the CFA Society of Chicago. Michael R. Chico is Vice President of NTI. Mr. Chico joined NTI in 2007 and is responsible for managing various fixed-income funds.

Mr. Alongi is a Senior Vice President at NTI where he is responsible for the management and trading process for passive fixed income portfolios. Mr. Alongi joined NTI in 2000.