Mr. Jacobson, Principal and Portfolio Manager, co-founded Rhicon in 2001. Prior to founding Rhicon, Mr. Jacobson headed the European currency desk at Goldman Sachs International Finance in London, where he relocated to expand and develop the JPY currency desk for Goldman Sachs' International Bank in Tokyo. Mr. Jacobson previously worked at Swiss Bank Corporation in Geneva and at Citibank Sydney.

J. Ellwood Towle has served as a member of the investment team since he founded the firm in 1981. He has researched and invested in publicly traded companies for 30+ years. During his investment career, Towle & Co. has owned over 80 companies that have been acquired from the company's portfolio. His cumulative knowledge of and experience in the small-cap universe provides a foundation for Towle & Co.'s investment management process. Before starting Towle & Co. in 1981, Woody worked for nine years at Brown Group, Inc. lastly as Manager of Corporate Development. In this capacity, he was involved in the implementation of the firm's merger and acquisition strategy including the identification, due diligence and analysis of acquisition candidates. Woody received his B.A. in history and business administration from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois in 1965 and an MBA from the University of Missouri in 1967.

Mr. Peter J. Lewis, CFA, Director of Research, has been a member of the Towle team since 2001. Prior to Towle & Co, Mr. Lewis was President of Principle Research, Inc. From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Lewis was a Partner and department leader at Edward Jones & Co., where he developed a seven-person research team responsible for determining the suitability of all products sold by the company. Before 1991, Mr. Lewis worked as a Senior Credit Analyst for three years at the Bank of New York.

Christopher D. Towle joined Towle & Co. and served as a member of the investment team since 1994 and has been instrumental in all aspects of the firm's growth and development. As in integral member of the investment team, he shares responsibility for the investment management process including portfolio management, trading, and research. Prior to 1994, he served as a General Manager of H. H. Brown Shoe Co., Inc., an operating subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, with full line responsibility for a division of the company. He started his professional career as a Senior Credit Analyst at Manufacturers Hanover Trust in New York City. Chris graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, MA with a B.A. in history in 1990 and received an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1998.

Puneet Mansharamani, CFA, is a Partner, Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Analyst of LSV. Mr. Mansharamani has more than 14 years of investment experience. At LSV, Mr. Mansharamani is part of our quantitative and implementation team, which is responsible for the day-to-day data management, portfolio implementation and ongoing enhancement of our models and systems. Prior to joining LSV, Mr. Mansharamani was an Analyst at Institutional Trust National City Corporation. His responsibilities included project management, systems development and designing financial and analytical applications fo

Christopher Brandon joined Swiss Bank Corporation in Geneva in 1995 and relocated to SBC Warburg London in 1996, as a senior currency trader. He moved to UBS Warburg Singapore in early 1999 as a proprietary trader and the senior technical analyst in Asia, providing technical expertise to the bank’s major institutional customers. He resigned in 2000 and co-founded Rhicon Currency Management that same year. He holds an MA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Edinburgh.

Adrian Banner, Ph.D., is chief investment officer, a position he's held since January 2012. Dr. Banner served as chief executive officer from November 2012 to March 2022. He joined Intech in August 2002 and since that time has been an integral part of the firm’s Princeton-based research team. In 2009, he was named the firm’s co-chief investment officer.

Mehis Raud, Portfolio Manager and Management Board Member, manages the portion of the World Select Equity Fund's assets allocated to AS Trigon. Mr. Raud has 18 years of industry experience with 16 of the most recent years being with AS Trigon. Mr. Raud serves as the Management Board Member of AS Trigon and is the manager of Trigon New Europe Fund as well as the manager for regional mandates.Mr. Raud has been the Portfolio Manager of AS Trigon since 2007 and, on a daily basis, is backed by a team of analysts and other specialists.

Andrew Chan, MSc, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, joined Fiera Capital in 2009. Andrew Chan is a member of the Global Equity team and is assistant portfolio manager for the U.S., International and Global Equity strategies. Prior experiences include Senior analyst positions for U.S. and global equities at leading investment management firms.

Nadim Rizk, CFA, Senior Vice President and Lead Portfolio Manager. Joined Fiera Capital in 2009. Bachelor of Business Administration, American University of Beirut and Master of Business Administration, McGill University. Prior experiences include Head of Global Equities, Lead manager for U.S. and Global equity portfolios, as well as Senior Global Research Analyst positions at some of Canada’s leading investment management firms.