| Mr Paul Broughton
| Mr. Paul Broughton is a Manager of Frontier Strategy - Investor Class. He is an assistant portfolio manager on Forward’s quantitative asset allocation team, which is responsible for the management of multiple investment strategies, including multi-asset income, commodity long/short, frontier markets and asset allocation. He is responsible for the fixed income collateral management of Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund, Forward Frontier Strategy Fund and Forward Total MarketPlus Fund. Prior to joining Forward, he held various roles in fixed income portfolio management and trading with Pacific Capital Bancorp and American Century Investments. He began his career with State Street in fund accounting. He holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting and business administration from the University of Kansas and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. |
| Mr David Janec
| Mr. David Janec is a Manager of Frontier Strategy - Advisor Class. He is a portfolio manager on Forward’s quantitative asset allocation team, which is responsible for the management of multiple investment strategies, including multi-asset income, commodity long/short, frontier markets and asset allocation. He is responsible for trading, portfolio valuation and risk management for Forward Frontier Strategy Fund. Throughout his career, he has researched portfolios across a variety of asset classes, including commodities, managed futures, equities and interest rates, and has a keen understanding of the effect of volatility on investment portfolios and risk management. His tenure at Forward and his previous employer, Accessor Capital Management, has provided him with experience across many aspects of mutual funds, including operations, research, client relationship and portfolio management, with an emphasis on research and implementation of systemic strategies and asset allocation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Skidmore College as well as the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation, a certification offered by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. He is a member of the FRM Chapter of San Francisco. |
| Mr Nathan J. Rowader
| Mr. Nathan J. Rowader is a Manager of Frontier Strategy - Investor Class. He is a senior portfolio manager at Forward and leads the firm’s quantitative asset allocation team, which manages multiple investment strategies, including multi-asset income, commodity long/short, frontier markets and asset allocation. He is responsible for overseeing trading, valuation, risk and portfolio management. He has primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund, Forward Frontier Strategy Fund and Forward Total MarketPlus Fund. He also has primary responsibility for managing the allocation funds, including Forward Income Builder Fund and Forward Multi-Strategy Fund. Prior to joining Forward, Mr. Nathan was chief investment officer at Accessor Capital Management. Throughout his career, he has been involved in the development and execution of quantitative and systematic portfolio strategies across equity, commodity, rates and currency asset classes primarily using derivatives. He holds an MBA from the University of Colorado in Denver. |
| Mr Edward Robertson
| Mr. Edward Robertson is a Manager of Somerset Emerging Markets Fund - Investor Shares. |
| Mr Edward Lam
| Mr. Edward Lam is a Manager of Somerset Emerging Markets Fund - Investor Shares. |
| Mr Andrew Beal
| Mr. Andrew Beal is a Manager of Deutsche Emerging Markets Frontier Fund - class c. He has 23 years of experience. |
| Mr Sean Taylor
| Mr. Sean Taylor is a Manager of Deutsche Emerging Markets Frontier Fund - class A. He has 23 years of experience. |
| Mr Andrew Kohl
| Mr. Andrew Kohl is a Manager of Alpine Financial Services Fund - Class A. He is a Portfolio Manager at Alpine. He joined Alpine in September, 2005 after working for two years at Wachovia Securities as an Equity Research Associate Analyst covering infrastructure software and data storage companies. Prior to that position, he spent three years at Putnam Investments as a Senior Investment Associate on the Global Asset Allocation team. Mr. Kohl earned a bachelor’s degree at Williams College, and an M.B.A. from the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. |
| Mr Peter Kovalski
| Mr. Peter Kovalski is a Manager of Alpine Financial Services Fund - Institutional Class. He was the principal bank and thrift securities analyst for Lieber & Company and Evergreen Asset Management Corp, in the ten years before joining the Alpine staff in January, 2002. Prior to joining Lieber & Co. he was a bank analyst with Williams Securities and Ryan, Beck & Co., specializing in research on regional banking institutions. Mr. Kovalski received his bachelor’s degree from Columbia Union College. He also holds the CFA. |
| Mr Samuel A. Lieber
| Mr. Samuel A. Lieber is a Manager of Alpine Emerging Markets Real Estate Fund - class A. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC. Prior to founding Alpine, Mr. Lieber spent thirteen years at Evergreen Asset Management Corp., first as an analyst, later as a portfolio manager. He earned his bachelor's degree with high honors from Wesleyan University, and attended New York University's Graduate |
| Mr Joel E.D. Wells
| Mr. Joel E.D. Wells is a Manager of Alpine Emerging Markets Real Estate Fund - Institutional class. He joined Alpine in November 2006, after serving as an Equity Research Associate Analyst on the Real Estate, REITs, and Lodging Team at Wachovia Capital Markets. Prior to that position he spent three years as a European Competition Analyst for WilmerHale in Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Wells earned his bachelor’s degree from Boston College, an MA from St. John’s College, and an International MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. |
| Mr Ruggero De'Rossi
| Mr. Ruggero de'Rossi is a Manager of Federated Emerging Market Debt Fund - Class B. He is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Federated. He joined Federated in 2014. He has 25 Years of Investment Experience. He was a Manager of Emerging Market Debt Fund and the Institutional Separate Account, Emerging Markets Debt Strategy. He was Partner and CIO at Tandem Global Partners. He was Managing Director and Head of EM Proprietary Trading at JPM Chase. He was at Managing Director and Head of Int'l Fixed Income Asset Mngt at OppenheimerFunds. He was Sr Vice President, Head of Global EM Debt & Currency Strategy at NG Barings. He was Vice President and Head of EM Trading Strategies at Citibank. He was Vice President and worked in Interest Rate Derivatives Trading at Bankers Trust Int'l. He got MSc and Ph.D., from Institute of Economics and Econometrics, University of Rome. He was Visiting Professor at University of Bologna, Department of Quantitative Finance. |
| Mr Ihab L. Salib
| Mr. Ihab L. Salib is a Manager of Federated Emerging Market Debt Fund - Class A. He is Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of International Fixed Income Group at Federated. He joined Federated in 1999. He has 23 Years of Investment Experience. He was a previous manager for many Mutual Funds, Institutional Separate Accounts and Variable Annuity Funds. He was Sr. Trader and worked in global fixed income and foreign exchange securities at Federated Investors. He was Associate Director and Senior Analyst/Trader at UBS Brinson. He held various positions at Bank of New York and Bankers Trust Company. He got B.A. from State University of New York at Stony Brook. |
| Ms Chia-Liang Lian
| Ms. Chia-Liang Lian is a Manager of WisdomTree Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund. |
| Mr Keith J. Gardner
| Mr. Keith J. Gardner is a Manager of WisdomTree Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund |
| Mr S. Kenneth Leech
| Mr. S. Kenneth Leech is a Manager of WisdomTree Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund. |
| Mr Andrea Salvatori
| Mr. Andrea Salvatori is Manager of Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund - Class Y. Mr. Salvatori is a senior vice president and Head of Global Emerging Markets and LatAm Equities at Pioneer, joined Pioneer in 1999 and has been an investment professional since 1997. |
| Mr Marco Mencini
| Mr. Marco Mencini is a Manager of Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund - Class R. Mr. Mencini is a senior vice president and Head of Equities - Emerging Markets at Pioneer, joined Pioneer in 2001 and has been an investment professional since 1998. |
| Mr Mauro Ratto
| Mr. Mauro Ratto is a Manager of Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund - Class C. Mr. Ratto is the Head of Emerging Markets and a Director at Pioneer, joined in 1998 and has been an investment professional since 1993. |
| Mr Gerardo Zamorano
| Mr. Gerardo Zamorano is Manager of Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund - Class C. Additionally, he holds the CFA. He has 15 years of experience with Brandes Investment Partners and 19 as years of industry experience. |
