Phil Nordhus is a Portfolio Manager for Principal Asset Management's equity team, He serves as lead portfolio manager for the U.S small-cap and SMID-cap equity strategies. Phil Joined the firm in 1990 and was previously in corporate acquisitions and divestitures before moving to the equity group in 2000. He received an MBA from Drake University and a bachelor's degree in economics from Kansas State University. Phil has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Brian Pattinson is a Portfolio Manager for Principal Asset Management's equity team. He is responsible for leading the global small-cap team, which encompasses non-U.S and U S. small-cap strategies. He serves as the lead portfolio manager for the firm's international small-cap portfolios and is a listed co-PM on the firm's U,S. small-cap strategies, Brian joined the firm in 1994 and became a portfolio manager in 2001. He received an MBA and a bachelors degree in finance from the University of Iowa. Brian has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Emily Foshag is a Portfolio Manager for Principal Asset Management. She serves as co-portfolio manager on the firm's U.S. Small-Cap strategies and is the lead portfolio manager of the firm's global listed infrastructure capability. Emily joined the firm in 2019, Prior to her current role, she served as a portfolio manager and research analyst for the listed infrastructure strategy at Franklin Templeton, where she was a member of the investment team since the strategy's inception in 2013. She began her career as a member of Franklin Templeton's management training program. Emily received a bachelor's degree in accounting from New York University and an MS degree with distinction from New York University with a concentration in global energy and environmental policy Emily has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.