Garrick Bauer, CFA is Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the Opportunistic High Yield strategy. Garrick joined the firm in 2013. Prior to joining Fort Washington, he worked at Wellington Management Company as a credit portfolio manager on several mutual funds. While at Wellington he was also an analyst on the High Yield team following a variety of sectors. Prior to Wellington Management, he worked at Summit Investment Partners and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Garrick received his BS in Accounting from Miami University and his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Virginia. He is a CFA charterholder and earned the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation (inactive).

Brendan M. White, CFA. Mr. White is a Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Fort Washington. In this role, Mr. White is responsible for overseeing the investment activity for all assets under management with emphasis on all fixed-income functions while collaborating with James Vance, Co-Chief Investment Officer, on all investment decisions. Mr. White also shares responsibility for asset allocation and macro-positioning for both Fort Washington and Western & Southern Financial Group. Mr. White joined Fort Washington in 1993 and has more than 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he was with Ohio Casualty Corporation where he was a securities analyst supporting the High Yield and Mortgage-Backed Securities portfolios. He is a CFA charterholder with an MBA from Xavier University and a bachelor's degree in business administration finance from The Ohio State University.

He has research responsibilities for certain sectors and has assisted with the management of the Fund since 2025. Mr. Burleson is Assistant Vice President, Assistant Portfolio Manager, Senior Credit Analyst, and has been employed by Fort Washington since 2007.