Prior to founding Spectrum in 1987, Mr. Lieb was a Founder, Director and Partner of DBL Preferred Management, Inc., a wholly owned corporate cash management subsidiary of Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. Mr. Lieb was instrumental in the formation and development of all aspects of DBL Preferred Management, Inc., including the daily management of preferred stock portfolios for institutional clients, hedging strategies, and marketing strategies. Mr. Lieb's prior employment included the development of the preferred stock trading desk at Mosley Hallgarten & Estabrook. Mr. Lieb holds a BA in Economics from Central Connecticut State College and a MBA (Finance) from the University of Hartford.

Mr. Jacoby joined Spectrum in 1995 as a Portfolio Manager and most recently held the position of Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager until his appointment as CIO on January 1, 2010, following the planned retirement of his predecessor. Prior to joining Spectrum, Mr. Jacoby was a Senior Investment Officer at USL Capital Corporation (a subsidiary of Ford Motor Corporation) and co-manager of the preferred stock portfolio of its US Corporate Financing Division for six years. Mr. Jacoby began his career in 1981 with The Northern Trust Company, Chicago and then moved to Los Angeles to join E.F. Hutton & Co. as a Vice President and Institutional Salesman, Generalist Fixed Income Sales through most of the 1980s. Mr. Jacoby holds a BSBA (Finance) from the Boston University School of Management.

Prior to joining Spectrum in 2000, Mr. Diaz was head of preferred trading at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg and Pershing, a division of DLJ, where he initiated preferred trading operations at both firms. Mr. Diaz also worked at Goldman Sachs as an analyst in the Investment Banking division and in the Preferred Stock Department as a trader and product analyst.

Manu Krishnan joined Spectrum in 2004. Mr. Krishnan earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering, Osmania University, India, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware, and an M.B.A. in Finance from Cornell University. Mr. Krishnan has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Mr. Giangregorio joined Spectrum in 2003. Previously, he was an intern with the Cayuga MBA Fund LLC where he covered Utility Sector equities. He also worked for the Ford Motor Company for over eight years as an engine design engineer. Mr. Giangregorio holds a BS (Mechanical Engineering) from S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook, a MS (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a MBA (Finance) with distinction from Cornell University.

Richard A. Bamford serves as a Portfolio Manager for the Fixed Income Team within SIMC's Investment Management Unit. Mr. Bamford is responsible for investment grade debt and municipal bond portfolios. Mr. Bamford's duties include manager analysis and selection, strategy development and enhancement as well as investment research. Mr. Bamford has over 20 years of investment experience in investment management. Prior to joining SEI in 1999, Mr. Bamford worked as a Municipal Credit Analyst for Vanguard. Mr. Bamford received a Bachelor of Science in Economics/Finance and Accounting from the University of Scranton and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from St. Joseph's University.

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.

Mr. Derby joined Wells Capital Management or one of its predecessor firms in 1995, where he currently serves as a Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager with the Tax- Exempt Fixed-Income team.

Kerry Laurin is a senior municipal research analyst and portfolio manager for the Global Fixed Income Research team at Allspring Global Investments. She joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before that, Kerry was a research analyst for Heartland Advisors, where she covered the taxable fixed income, consumer, and utility equity sectors. Previously, Kerry served as a compliance officer for M&I Investment Management. She began her investment industry career in 1999. Kerry earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Marquette University and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She is a certified public accountant and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.

Satomi Yarnell joined Spectrum in 2015. Ms. Yarnell earned a M.A. in Economics from Waseda University. Ms. Yarnell has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a Chartered Member of Security Analyst Association of Japan (CMA).

Mr. Falkowski serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager for the Funds. His duties include managing due diligence and selection. Mr. Falkowski has over 14 years of investment experience. Prior to joining SEI in 2016, Mr. Falkowski was a Senior Investment Officer at the City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement. Mr. Falkowski received both his B.S. and M.S. in Finance from Villanova University.

Anthony Karaminas, CFA, serves as Head of SIMC Fixed Income & Multi-Asset, within SIMC's Investment Management Unit. In this role, Mr. Karaminas is responsible for Portfolio Management leadership and oversight duties for the entirety of the SIMC Fixed Income & Multi-Asset Business. Prior to joining SEI, he was an associate portfolio manager/analyst within the Multi-Manager Solution team at UBS Asset Management. He previously held the role of Sector Head of Global Fixed Income and Global High Yield funds research in London with S&P Capital IQ; prior to that, he served as an analyst in Melbourne, Australia. Anthony was also a senior analyst at Goldman Sachs JBWere. Anthony earned a Bachelor of Business (with honors) from Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute.

Kevin Nugent joined Spectrum in 2012. Previously, Mr. Nugent had been a Guaranteed Introducing Broker with MF Global through Nugent Investment Group, LLC, since 2002. Additionally, since 2007 he has been a portfolio manager at Huntington Bay Capital Management and HFP Investment Management, with an emphasis on trading a proprietary volatility strategy for a hedge fund. He has held senior positions at Smith Barney, UBS and Prudential Securities where he developed low risk market strategies by using a proprietary trading model and statistical analysis. He also has extensive experience in developing various hedging strategies for commercial and institutional clients. Mr. Nugent graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University. He holds a Series 3 (National Commodities Futures) license. He is NASD Series 65 (Uniform Investment Advisor Law Examination) examination qualified.

Nicholos Venditti is a senior portfolio manager and head of the Municipal Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before joining WFAM, he was with Thornburg Investment Management as a portfolio manager and head of the municipal bond group. Earlier positions there include serving as a portfolio manager on seven mutual funds and separately managed accounts with total assets of approximately $10 billion. Prior to Thornburg, Nicholos held a variety of roles focused on municipal credit analysis at Financial Security Assurance/Assured Guaranty, where he began his investment industry career in 2007. He earned a bachelor’s degree in theoretical economics from Trinity University; a master’s degree in applied economics from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, where he also served as an adjunct professor; and a master’s degree in finance from Syracuse University. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) designation.