Mr. Sais, Managing Director and CFA charterholder, is a Fixed Income Fund Manager for the Insurance Asset Management Team and a member of the Columbus Taxable Bond Team . He joined J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc in 1994 as a senior fixed income research analyst. Prior to this, he served as senior investment portfolio manager of Valley National Bank of Phoenix. Sais began his career with Citibank. Mr. Sais holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Richard Figuly, Managing Director, is a member of the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group. Based in Columbus, Rick is a portfolio manager for the U.S. Value Driven team and is responsible for managing institutional taxable bond portfolios. An employee since 1993, Rick previously served as a fixed income trader trading all taxable fixed income securities while specializing in structured products. Prior to joining the firm, Rick was a fiduciary tax accountant at the Bank One Ohio Trust Company. Rick is also a retired Major of the Ohio Army National Guard. He holds a B.S. in finance from The Ohio State University.

Andy Melchiorre, Managing director, is a member of the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group. Based in Columbus, Andy is a portfolio manager on the Core Bond strategy and is responsible for managing institutional taxable bond portfolios and fund vehicles. Before joining the firm in 2012, he worked at Wells Capital Management in structured products, focused on trading and portfolio management. Prior to this, he worked as an analyst for Summit Investment Partners covering all structured products. Andy holds a B.S. in finance and real estate & urban analysis from The Ohio State University and is a CFA charterholder..

An employee of JPMIM since 2016, Sajjad Hussain, Managing Director and CFA charterholder, is the Head of Securitized Strategies within the GFICC team and a member of the portfolio management team since 2024. Prior to 2024, Mr. Hussain was the head of the structured credit research team.