Mr. Solender is the lead portfolio manager of the municipal bond capabilities. Mr. Solender joined Lord Abbett in 2006 and was named Partner in 2008. His prior experience includes: Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Nuveen Investments; Principal and Portfolio Manager at Vanguard Group; Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Nuveen Advisory Corp.; Financial Analyst/Assistant Manager, Research and Product Development at Citibank. Mr. Solender received a BA from the University of Columbia and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is the holder of a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been in the investment business since 1987.

Mr. Herman is a portfolio manager of the municipal bond capabilities. Mr. Herman joined Lord Abbett in 2007 and his prior experience includes Municipal Bond Portfolio Manager at Lehman Brothers Asset Management. Mr. Herman received a BA from Union College and an MBA from Baruch College. He has been in the investment business since 1999.

Gregory M. Shuman, Partner and Portfolio Manager, heads the Fund’s team. Mr. Shuman joined Lord Abbett in 2010. Additional members of the Fund’s team are Daniel S. Solender, Partner and Director of Tax Free Fixed Income and Thomas J. Raleigh, Portfolio Manager. Messrs. Solender and Raleigh joined Lord Abbett in 2006 and 2017, respectively. Messrs. Shuman, Solender, and Raleigh are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund