Neil Ostrer is a co-founder of Marathon Asset Management LLP and has been a Portfolio Manager of Marathon’s European assets since inception of the firm in 1986. Neil is also a member of the firm’s decision making body, the Executive Committee. He has worked in the investment management industry since 1981 and holds an M.A. from Cambridge University.

Mr. Feehily, CFA, is a Managing Director of SSGA and the Adviser and Co-Head of Passive Equity Strategies in North America in the Global Equity Beta Solutions Group. In this capacity, Mr. Feehily has oversight of the North American Passive Equity teams in Boston and Montreal. In addition, Mr. Feehily is a member of the Senior Management Group. Mr. Feehily rejoined SSgA in 2010 after spending the previous four years at State Street Global Markets LLC where he helped to build the Exposure Solutions business.

Nick manages European equities across Marathon's global, international and European equity portfolios. Up until mid 2010, Nick provided analytical support to Neil Ostrer on equities in Europe before becoming accountable for part of the firm’s European investments. He joined Marathon in 2003 from American Express Asset Management where he was the Senior pan-European Investment Analyst responsible for the European media, technology and consumer staples sectors. Prior to that, Nick worked for Schroder Investment Management initially as a UK Investment Analyst with responsibility for UK transport, business services and technology sectors and latterly as a Senior pan-European Analyst. Nick graduated with an M.A. from Cambridge University in 1994.

Charles manages European equities across Marathon's global, international and European equity portfolios. Up until 2007, Charles provided analytical support to Neil Ostrer on equities in Europe before becoming portfolio manager accountable for part of the firm’s European investments. He joined Marathon in 1998 from Olivetti in Turin, Italy where he was part of the internal M&A team involved in the disposal programme to restructure Olivetti's business. Prior to that, Charles worked for Lazard Brothers initially in investment banking and latterly in the corporate strategy group. Charles graduated with an M.A. from Oxford University in 1989 and in 1994 was awarded an MBA from Insead in Paris, France.

Brendan joined Acadian in 2004 and is the chief investment officer. Brendan has served as the firm’s director of portfolio management, overseeing portfolio management policy, and was also previously the director of Acadian’s Managed Volatility strategies.

William Arah is a co-founder of Marathon Asset Management LLP and has been a Portfolio Manager for Japanese assets since 1987. William is also a member of the firm’s decision making body, the Executive Committee. He has worked in the investment management industry since 1982 and holds an M.A. from Oxford University.

Todd McClone, CFA, partner, is a portfolio manager for William Blair’s emerging markets strategies. Before joining the firm in 2000, he was a senior research analyst specializing in international equity for Strong Capital Management. Previously, he was a corporate finance research analyst with Piper Jaffray, where he worked with the corporate banking financials team on a variety of transactions, including initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and subordinated debt offerings. He also issued fairness opinions and conducted private company valuations. Todd received a B.B.A. and B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Alex Lai is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on Lazard's Quantitative Equity team. He began working in the investment field in 2002. Prior to joining Lazard in 2008, Alex was a Vice President and Quantitative Portfolio Manager in the Global Active Equity group at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Prior to that, Alex was an investment-banking analyst at Lehman Brothers Asia in Hong Kong. He has an MSc in Finance from Boston College and a BBA (Hons) in Finance and Accounting from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Taras Ivanenko, CFA Director, Portfolio Manager/Analyst Lazard Asset Management LLC (Boston) Taras Ivanenko is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on Lazard's Quantitative Equity team. He began working in the investment field in 1995. Prior to joining Lazard in 2007, Taras was a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Global Active Equity group at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Earlier at SSgA, he was a Principal and Senior Application Development Architect in the Equity Systems group. Previously, Taras was an analyst in Quantitative Research and Trading Systems at Oxbridge Research.

Peter Kashanek Director, Client Portfolio Manager Lazard Asset Management LLC (Boston) Peter Kashanek is a Client Portfolio Manager on Lazard's Quantitative Equity team. He began working in the investment field in 1994. Prior to joining Lazard in 2007, Peter was a Principal and a Portfolio Manager in the Global Active Equity group at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Previously, Peter was an investment analyst in the Institutional Equity Research Group at Bank of Montreal where he focused on global energy companies.