Scott J. Peterson has been with Principal® since 2002. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Mr. Peterson has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

John R. Friedl has been with Principal® since 1998. He earned a B.A. in Communications and History from the University of Washington and a master's degree in Finance from Seattle University. Mr. Friedl has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Michael is a senior fixed income portfolio manager and co-head of the global pension solutions effort. He focuses on liability-driven investments and multi sector fixed income strategies and has more than 20 years of investment experience. Michael joined Goldman Sachs in 2009 and was named managing director in 2011. Prior to joining the firm, Michael was a portfolio manager at Drake Management, where he was responsible for managing Drake's $8 billion fixed income business. Before that, he worked at JPMorgan Chase as a proprietary trader. Earlier in his career, Michael spent 12 years as a portfolio manager and trader at Prudential Financial. Michael earned a BS in Finance from Albright College and an MBA from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Management.