Robert L. Cook, managing director, is the global head of the High Yield team in the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group.Based inIndianapolis, he is the lead portfolio manager and is responsible for overseeing high yield total return strategies, sub-advised mutual fund assets and absolute return credit products. Rob is also a member of the Global Fixed Income Macro Strategy Team. Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Rob spent ten years at 40|86 Advisors, most recently as co-head of the Fixed Income investment process, responsible for managing high yield total return assets a

Mr. Aniloff, CFA, joined SIMC in 2000 and currently serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager on the Global High Yield Team. Mr. Aniloff was also a key developer of SIMC's structured credit solutions and currently serves as Co-Portfolio Manager with responsibility for security selection and portfolio construction. In addition, Mr. Aniloff has been integral in the development and implementation of SIMC's proprietary structured credit monitoring technology.

Mr. Brufsky is a Partner in the Ares Credit Group, Co-Head and Portfolio Manager of Global Liquid Credit and a member of the Management Committee of Ares Management. Mr. Brufsky also serves as a Director, President, Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager of the Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ARDC). Additionally, he serves as a member of the Ares Credit Group’s U.S. Liquid Credit Investment Committee and the Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Investment Committee.

Mr. Paasche has been a Senior Managing Director of Benefit Street and its affiliates since the firm's formation.

Tom Gahan is chief executive officer of Benefit Street and is based in the firm’s New York office. Prior to joining Providence Equity Capital Markets LLC in 2008, a partner firm of Benefit Street, and launching Benefit Street in 2011, Mr. Gahan was global head of capital markets of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and head of corporate and investment banking in the Americas. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Mr. Gahan spent eleven years at Merrill Lynch, most recently as global head of credit trading within the fixed income division. Mr. Gahan received a BA degree from Brown University.

Mr. Schafer serves as an Portfolio Manager for the SEI High Yield fixed income strategies within the Investment Management Unit. Prior to joining the Global Fixed Income Team, he was a member of the Portfolio Implementations Team and Liquidity Management Unit. Previously, he was a Supervisor in SEI's fund accounting department.

Paul A. Karpers is a portfolio manager in the Fixed Income Division for T. Rowe Price’s U.S. and Global High Yield Strategies. Mr. Karpers is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Mr. Karpers has 17 years of investment experience, all of which have been at T. Rowe Price. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 1994, Mr. Karpers was an analyst with the Vanguard Group in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Mr. Karpers earned a B.S. in finance from LaSalle University and an M.B.A. with concentrations in finance and information systems from the Stern School of Business at New York University. Mr. Karpers has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Baltimore CFA Society.

Douglas C. Pardon joined Brigade in 2007and became involved with the investment decision made with respect to the High Yield Bond Fund in 2017.. Prior to joining Brigade Capital Management, LP. Mr. Pardon was a Vice President/Senior Analyst in the High Yield Group at Lehman Asset Management. Mr. Pardon also served as an Analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Merrill Lynch & Co.

Mr. Singh is a Partner and Portfolio Manager of U.S. Liquid Credit in the Ares Credit Group, where he is primarily responsible for managing Ares’ U.S. high yield credit strategies. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Ares Credit Group’s U.S. Liquid Credit Investment Committee and the Liquid Credit Allocation Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2018, Mr. Singh was a Portfolio Manager in the Global Developed Credit Group at DoubleLine Capital, where he managed high yield bonds across strategies and portfolios in a variety of investment vehicles. Previously, Mr. Singh was a Senior Analyst at the Post Advisory Group, where he managed high yield bonds and leveraged loans within the energy sector. In addition, Mr. Singh was Co-Portfolio Manager and Senior Credit Analyst at Four Corners Capital, a subsidiary of Macquarie Funds Group. He also held positions at Bradford & Marzec, PPM America and Heller Financial. Mr. Singh holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign College of Business in Finance and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management in Strategy and Finance. Additionally, Mr. Singh is a CFA® charterholder.

Mr. Mathewson is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of U.S. Liquid Credit in the Ares Credit Group, where he is primarily responsible for managing Ares’ U.S. high yield credit strategies. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Ares Credit Group’s U.S. Liquid Credit Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2006, Mr. Mathewson was an Analyst in the Communications and Media Investment Banking Group at Lehman Brothers, where he focused on creating financial models, performing valuation analysis and conducting due diligence. Mr. Mathewson holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College in Economics.