From 2004 until 2010, Mr. Pirondini was Global Chief Investment Officer of Amundi Pioneer, overseeing equity, fixed income, balanced, and quantitative portfolio management, and quantitative and fundamental research divisions. Mr. Pirondini, Senior Managing Director and Head of Equities, U.S., joined a predecessor organization to Amundi Pioneer in 1991. Marco has a Masters in Finance and is an Economics graduate of the Bocconi University, Milan.

Mr. Chen, Vice President of Amundi US, joined Amundi US in 2019. Prior to joining Amundi US, he was a Partner, Portfolio Manager, and Analyst at Clough Capital Partners from 2010 until 2019, where he co-managed a long-short Asia-Pacific equity strategy. Prior to joining Clough Capital Partners, Brian was an Analyst at both Liberty Square Asset Management and Grosvenor Street Capital concentrating on public equities, and he also worked at ChinaVest on the private equity side. Brian also has extensive Wall Street experience from earlier in his career having worked at Salomon Brothers, Credit Suisse First Boston and ING-Barings. Additionally, Brian is a CFA® charterholder and holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University as well as an MBA with concentrations in Finance and International Business from Columbia University Business School.

Mr. Sacknowitz is a Portfolio Manager in the International/Global Equities group. He is responsible for managing International Growth strategies. Mr. Sacknowitz joined Putnam in 1999 and has been in the investment industry since 1993. Previously at Putnam, Mr. Sacknowitz was an Analyst in the Global Equity Research group, where he focused on the global technology sector. Prior to joining Putnam, he was an Investment Officer at Independence Investment Associates from 1998 to 1999, and an Analyst at HSBC James Capel Tokyo from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Sacknowitz earned an M.A. in Political Science and International Relations from Princeton University; and M.A in International Relations, Japanese Politics, from the University of Tokyo; and a B.A. from Colgate University.