John Khodarahmi is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Schwab Asset Management. He is a member of the team responsible for management of the Schwab Tax-Free Bond Funds. Prior to joining Schwab in 2015, Mr. Khodarahmi was a vice president and senior municipal trader at Eaton Vance Management for the firm’s tax-free bond funds. Previous to Eaton Vance, he was a vice president and portfolio manager at both Banc of America Montgomery Securities and Thomas Weisel Partners, managing corporate cash and high net worth portfolios. Prior to these roles, Mr. Khodarahmi was a municipal trader and underwriter for Fleet Securities, Inc. (now part of Bank of America). Mr. Khodarahmi earned a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in finance from Boston University.

James Cortez is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Schwab Asset Management. He is a member of the team responsible for management of the Schwab Tax-Free Bond Funds and has been a portfolio manager with Schwab Asset Management since 2019. Mr. Cortez joined the firm in 2006 as a director on Schwab Asset Management’s municipal research team, responsible for conducting credit research for municipal fixed income funds and money market funds with a focus on healthcare and higher education credits. Prior to joining Schwab, Mr. Cortez was an associate director in Standard & Poor’s healthcare group. Mr. Cortez earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of California Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, and a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Illinois. Mr. Cortez is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society San Francisco.

Jason Diefenthaler is a Managing Director and Head of Tax-Exempt Strategies for Schwab Asset Management. In this role, he is responsible for developing, managing, and implementing Schwab Asset Management’s tax-exempt fixed income investment strategies, including separately managed accounts, actively managed mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Mr. Diefenthaler also leads the portfolio management team for the Wasmer SchroederTM Municipal Bond Strategies and is responsible for day-to-day co-management of several tax-free Schwab Funds®. Previously, Mr. Diefenthaler was the director of tax-exempt portfolio management at Wasmer Schroeder & Company, LLC (Schwab Asset Management became the investment adviser for Wasmer Schroeder Strategies in 2020). He oversaw all tax-exempt strategies and management of the Wasmer Schroeder High Yield Municipal Fund, which subsequently reorganized into the Schwab Opportunistic Municipal Bond Fund. Mr. Diefenthaler began his career with Wasmer Schroeder in 2000. He was a credit analyst before becoming a portfolio manager. Mr. Diefenthaler earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from Florida State University. He is a member of the Southern Municipal Finance Society and the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.