Todd C. Pulvino, Ph.D., A.M., M.S., is a Principal of the Sub-Adviser. Dr. Pulvino cofounded the Sub-Adviser in 2001 and oversees research and trading related to merger and convertible arbitrage and other strategies related to corporate events. He earned a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology, and an A.M. and Ph.D. in business economics from Harvard University.

Mark L. Mitchell, Ph.D., is a Principal of the Sub-Adviser. Dr. Mitchell cofounded the Sub-Adviser in 2001 and oversees research and trading related to merger and convertible arbitrage and other strategies related to corporate events. Dr. Mitchell earned a B.B.A. in economics from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and a Ph.D. in applied economics from Clemson University.

Robert F. Bryant is a Principal of the Sub-Adviser. Mr. Bryant joined the Sub-Adviser in 2002 and oversees research and trading related to merger and convertible arbitrage and other strategies related to corporate events. He earned a B.S. in computer science and electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Jordan Brooks is a Principal at AQR Capital Management, where he is the Co-Head of the Macro Strategies Group. In this role, he oversees equity index, fixed income, currency, and risk parity research, and is a portfolio manager for the firm’s risk parity, global macro, and multi-strategy portfolios. Jordan is also a Lecturer in Management at Yale University and an Adjunct Professor of Finance at New York University. He has published numerous articles on fixed income, global macro, and the intersection of asset pricing and macroeconomics. Prior to joining AQR, Jordan was a teaching fellow in the economics department at New York University, and a dissertation intern in the division of monetary affairs at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and in the capital markets group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Jordan earned a B.A. in economics and mathematics from Boston College, and an M.A. and Ph.D., both in economics, from New York University.