Darwei Kung, Managing Director, has joined Deutsche Asset Management in 2006. Previously he has worked as a Director, Engineering and Business Development at Calpoint LLC from 2001-2004. He holds a BS and MS from University of Washington, Seattle; a MS and MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Jeff Morton, CFA, is Vice President and Portfolio Manager. Fixed Income Portfolio Manager: New York. Joined Deutsche Asset Management in 2011 with 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining, he served as a Portfolio Manager at Fischer Francis Trees and Watts. Previously, he worked as a Vice President at Credit Suisse and at Blackrock. Hold a BS in Major Industrial Management and Economics, Carnegie Mellon University.

Jose Cerda, Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Manager Liquid Real Assets Portfolio Manager of the fund. Began managing the fund in 2025. Joined DWS in 2022 with 4 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked as a Quant Research/Quant Trader Intern at DV Trading, LLC. Previously, he worked as an Economic Analyst at CorpResearch (CorpGroup). Portfolio Analyst for Liquid Real Assets, Alternatives: Chicago. BS in Business Administration, Economics, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, MA in Social Sciences (Economics) and MSc in Financial Mathematics, The University of Chicago.