Mr. Hammer is a managing director in the Newport Beach office and leads municipal bond portfolio management, with oversight of the firm's municipal investment grade, high yield, taxable, and separately managed accounts. He is the lead portfolio manager on PIMCO's municipal bond fund complex, including investment grade, high yield, state-specific, closed-end funds, and interval fund. Prior to rejoining PIMCO in 2015, he was a managing director at Morgan Stanley, where he was head of municipal trading, risk management, and research. He has 21 years of investment experience and holds an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University.

Vice President, PIMCO. Mr. Christine is a municipal bond portfolio manager. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2017, he was an institutional high yield and taxable municipal bond trader at Morgan Stanley. He has over eight years of investment and financial services experience and holds an undergraduate degree from Union College (NY).