Tom Murphy is a senior portfolio manager and head of the Investment Grade Credit Team at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Murphy joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments legacy firms in 2002 and has held his current position since that time. Previously, Mr. Murphy was a managing director and portfolio manager at BlackRock Financial Management, where he was senior strategist for investment-grade corporate bonds, a senior member of the investment grade corporate portfolio management team, and lead portfolio manager for the firm’s investment grade corporate-only portfolios. Prior to that, Mr. Murphy was with Zurich Scudder Investments for ten years, holding a number of positions including corporate sector team leader. He has been in the investment industry since 1986. Mr. Murphy received a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Michigan. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Mr. Wilson joined Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC in 2007. Previously He employed as a corporate bond trader for Nomura Securities from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Wilson began his investment career in 2002 and earned a B.B.A. from Western Connecticut State University.

John Dawson is a portfolio manager for the Investment-Grade Credit Team. Mr. Dawson previously was a senior health care analyst on the Investment-Grade Credit Research Team. He joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle legacy firms in 2004 and has been a member of the investment community since 1996. He was previously employed in the fixed-income department at Hyperion Capital Management in New York, and held an internship focusing on high-yield and convertible research at Nicholas-Applegate in San Diego, California. Mr. Dawson received a B.A. in Economics from Bucknell University and an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from Indiana University. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.