Mr. Arora is an executive vice president at Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”) and portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office and a member of the credit and liability-driven portfolio management teams. He manages credit portfolios focusing on investment grade and long credit. He was previously a senior member of PIMCO's global risk management team. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2009, he was an executive director, responsible for credit hybrids and exotics trading at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Arora was previously with Bear Stearns as a managing director on the structured credit trading desk, responsible for credit derivative products in investment grade and high yield credits. He has also worked on the foreign exchange Treasury desk at Citibank. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay). He is a Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM).

Mr. Mittal is CIO Core Strategies and a managing director based in the Newport Beach office. He is a member of the Investment Committee and a portfolio manager for fixed income multi-sector portfolios across the duration and credit spectrum. As CIO Core Strategies, Mr. Mittal has leadership and oversight responsibilities for long-only strategies across PIMCO's Low and Moderate Duration, Total Return, and Long Duration strategy suite. Morningstar named him winner of the 2020 U.S. Morningstar Award for Investing Excellence in the Rising Talent category.

Mr. Sud joined T. Rowe Price Associates in 2018 and his investment experience dates from 2006. Since joining the Firm, he has served as a portfolio manager in the fixed income division. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price Associates, he served as a Senior Vice President at PIMCO, where he helped manage the Credit Opportunities Bond Strategy and managed long duration credit assets.

Jelle Brons, is a member of the team responsible for investment decisions for the EQ/PIMCO Total Return ESG Portfolio. Mr. Brons is an Executive Vice President, specializing in global investment grade credit. He is a member of the ESG portfolio management team, focusing on credit. Mr. Brons is a portfolio manager on the global corporate bond team. Prior to joining PIMCO, Mr. Brons worked at UBS Investment Bank in the credit fixed income department, initially in credit sales and then with the team responsible for CreditDelta, a credit market and portfolio analysis tool.