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The investment seeks as high a level of total return as is consistent with prudent investment risk; a secondary objective is to seek preservation of shareholders' capital. Normally, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of investment grade debt securities with maturities exceeding one year. Also, the Portfolio may invest up to 20% of net assets in foreign securities, consistent with its investment objectives.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Jarad Vasquez | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2017 | Now |
Biography | Jarad Vasquez is a senior portfolio manager and co-head of the Core Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to joining WFAM, Jarad was a trader at Susquehanna International Group, where he traded mortgage-backed securities in a proprietary relative-value strategy and equity options as a specialist on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. He began his investment industry career in 2001. Jarad earned a bachelor’s degree in management science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | ||
Maulik Bhansali | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2017 | Now |
Biography | Maulik Bhansali is a senior portfolio manager and co-head of the Core Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to his current role, Maulik served as an equity research analyst responsible for quantitative modeling and portfolio construction in addition to fundamental analysis for various equity teams. Before joining WFAM, he served as a retirement actuary at Watson Wyatt Worldwide. He began his investment industry career in 2001. Maulik earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and international studies, graduating cum laude, from Yale University and a master’s degree in financial engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation. | ||
Thomas M. O'Connor | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2014 | 2020 |
Biography | Thomas O’Connor is senior portfolio manager and co-head for the Wells Capital Management Montgomery Fixed Income team. Prior to joining the firm in 2000, Tom was a senior portfolio manager in charge of Agency mortgages at Vanderbilt Capital Advisors (formerly ARM Capital Advisors). Earlier, Tom was a senior trader of Agency mortgages in both a proprietary and market-making role at the Union Bank of Switzerland. He was also a senior trader at First Boston and Smith Barney. Tom has been in the investment industry since 1988. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Vermont and has earned the right to use the CFA designation. | ||
Troy Ludgood | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2014 | 2018 |
Biography | Troy Ludgood is senior portfolio manager and co-head for the Montgomery Fixed Income team at Wells Capital Management. Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Troy was a trader at Lehman Brothers, responsible for corporate, emerging markets, and non-dollar sovereign bonds. Before transitioning to the investment industry in 2000, Troy worked as an industrial engineer at Ahold and May Department Stores. He earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech and earned his master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. | ||
Brian K. Yeazel | - | 2012 | 2014 |
Biography | Brian K. Yeazel, who manages the Portfolio, is a Managing Director of Mason Street Advisors. He joined Northwestern Mutual in 1994, is responsible for all fixed income trading and securities lending activities at Mason Street Advisors, and also manages Government, Agency and money market investments. | ||
Steven J. Lyons | Director | 2010 | 2014 |
Biography | Steven J. Lyons co-manages the investment grade bond portion of the Portfolio, is a Director of MSA and joined Northwestern Mutual in 2006 | ||
R. David Ells | Director | 2005 | 2012 |
Biography | Ells is a director of Mason Street Advisors, LLC. He joined Northwestern Mutual in 2004. Prior to this, he was senior vice president of Deerfield Capital Management, LLC from 2003-2004, and senior vice president of Enterprise Advisors/Imagine Reinsurance prior thereto. Ells holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. | ||
Varun Mehta | Portfolio Manager | 1997 | 2006 |
Biography | Mehta is a fund manager with Northwestern Investment Management Company, his employer since 1997. Prior to NIMC, Mehta was serving as a portfolio manager with Ameritech Investment Management Department. Mehta is a Chartered Financial Analyst. | ||
Jefferson V. DeAngelis | Managing Director and the Head | 2004 | 2005 |
Biography | DeAngelis is a Managing Director and the head of the fixed income division of Mason Street Advisors (MSA), joining in 1990. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst desgination. | ||
Steven P. Swanson | Managing Director | 2004 | 2005 |
Biography | Swanson is a managing director and a portfolio manager with Northwestern Mutual, his employer since 1981. |
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