Gary Greenberg, CFA, is a senior vice president and portfolio manager who has been with Payden & Pygel since. As a member of the firm's structured finance group, Greenberg analyzes and implements relative value opportunities in the futures and U.S. mortgage market. Prior to his current role at Payden & Rygel, he was an investment analyst with the firm‟s portfolio management group. Previously, Greenberg worked as an investment planner in the trust services department of Banker‟s Trust. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Los Angeles.

Mary Beth Syal, CFA, is a managing principal at Payden & Rygel and a member of the Executive Committee of the board of directors. Syal is a member of the firm's Investment Policy Committee. She directs the firm‟s low duration strategies and also serves as a senior portfolio manager advising corporations, insurance companies and family offices. She is a trustee of The Payden & Rygel Investment Group, the sponsor of the Paydenfunds, for which Payden & Rygel is the investment adviser. Prior to joining Payden & Rygel, Syal was a portfolio manager and strategist at Amervest Company, Inc., where she was the co-chair of the Investment Strategy Committee. Mary Beth Syal is a member of the CFA Society of Los Angeles and the CFA Institute, the Los Angeles Association of Investment Women. In addition, she serves on the Investment Committee of the Western Province of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and is a member of the Investment Review Committee for St. Joseph Health System. Syal holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. She earned a BA degree in Government from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Tim Crawmer is a Senior Investment Manager on the North American Fixed Income team, specifically the Global High Yield Team. Tim joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in May 2013 following the acquisition of Artio Global Management. From 2009-2013, Tim held a similar role with Artio Global Management’s Fixed Income Group. Prior to Artio, he was a Corporate Bond / Credit Default Swap Trader with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Before his career in finance, Tim served as an E-6B Mercury Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy. Tim graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA and Masters from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Anderson School of Management.

Laura is a Senior Portfolio Manager in Standish's Insurance Group, managing high grade multi-sector fixed income portfolios. Prior to joining the company in 2010, Laura spent eight years at Wells Capital Management where she managed portfolios for insurance companies and other clients with customized portfolio needs. She also spent three years at HSBC in London, where she managed the investment team responsible for researching and selecting third-party managers.