David Krider is a portfolio manager for the Systematic Edge team at Allspring Global Investments. He is responsible for the ongoing research and development of global equity-based investment strategies as well as the day-to-day trading of global portfolios. David joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to WFAM, David was founder and chief technology officer of Visualize, Inc., a firm that specializes in financial visualization and analytic software. He was a research associate at First Quadrant before leaving to start his own firm. David earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and computer science from the California Institute of Technology. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.

Harindra (Harin) de Silva is a portfolio manager for the Systematic Edge team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before WFAM, Harin was a principal at Analysis Group, Inc., where he was responsible for providing economic research services to institutional investors, including investment managers, large pension funds, and endowments. He focuses on the ongoing research effort for equity and factor-based asset allocation strategies. Harin earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance, a master’s degree in econometrics from the University of Rochester, and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of California, Irvine. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.

• Mabel has been an integral member in portfolio management of Multi-Asset and Multi-Component Portfolios since 2000 when UBS Asset Management launched the UBS Multi-Asset Managed Accounts Program. • Recognizing the importance of after-tax investment results to US private clients, Mabel led her team to launch Personalized Tax Management in 2011 as a tax overlay investment service to multi-asset portfolios. • Mabel has significant experience in manager selection, overseeing $30 billion of assets for institutional and private clients globally through open architecture of best-in-class managers in liquid strategies, combined with a keen focus on risk-aware and holistic portfolio construction. • Mabel joined the firm in 1984, after her graduate study in business administration and has held various positions in finance, treasury, strategic and business planning, prior to joining the asset management division of the firm in 1995. • Prior to business school, she was a corporate finance analyst at an investment banking firm.

Fred Lee, CFA, as the Head of Portfolio Construction & Quantitative Research within the MMS team since January 2009, oversees the portfolio construction process in determining the specific allocations to individual managers. He also leads the team responsible for the quantitative assessment of managers. Mr. Lee is located in the London office of UBS AM, which he joined in 2006 as a Risk Analyst where he provided risk assessment and monitoring for all client portfolios and enhanced proprietary risk models. Prior to joining UBS AM, Mr. Lee worked as a consultant for MSCI Barra providing advice to large investment managers across Europe on the interpretation and use of risk models and analytics.

Gina Toth, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager within the MMS team at UBS AM, focusing on fixed income and multi-asset investment strategies, including liquid alternatives. She is part of the team responsible for manager due diligence and selection, portfolio construction, risk management, investment oversight, and performance of multi-asset strategies. Ms. Toth joined the firm in March 2013. Previously, she worked at AllianceBernstein as a Senior Portfolio Manager in New York and Sydney, specializing in multi-asset portfolios, asset allocation and custom solutions for the institutional, high-net worth and retail channels, encompassing both traditional and non-traditional asset classes. She also spent 14 years in New York and London as a fixed income portfolio manager for US and global portfolios.

Peter leads our global Multi-asset & Macro investment team and is responsible for the team’s strategic direction. Additionally, he is a portfolio manager of the AIMS Target Return fund. Peter is also chair of the Asset Allocation Committee. Peter began his career at Old Mutual in 1995 before joining BNP Wealth Management’s Multi-asset team. He has extensive international experience having worked in Asia, Latin America and Europe.Peter holds a postgraduate diploma in Education from Trinity College Dublin and a degree in European studies from the University of Cork. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Jeppe Ladekarl is a co-Chief Investment Officer and Partner of First Quadrant. Prior to joining the firm in 2009, he was the Principal Portfolio Manager for the currency and GTAA portfolios managed by the World Bank Pension and Endowments Department. He also managed the team that allocates funds to external GTAA and active currency managers, and was responsible for the internally managed global macro strategy. Mr. Ladekarl also worked in the World Bank's Financial Sector Operations and Policy group conducting financial sector policy research and providing advice to emerging market governments on financial sector issues. Before joining the World Bank, Mr. Ladekarl was a Special Advisor at the Danish Central Bank holding various positions in the Monetary Policy and Capital Markets Departments. Mr. Ladekarl has published on various debt management, ALM, mortgage bonds, currency, emerging markets and international portfolio investment topics. He holds a MSc in economics from the University of Copenhagen.

Mark Friedman is recognized for his distinguished career of over twenty five years in the alternative investment industry. Mr. Friedman founded DLD Asset Management, LP in May 2013, where he serves as the Chief Investment Officer and Founder. Prior to launching DLD, Mr. Friedman briefly served as the Director of Trading and Operations at Touradji Capital Management. Prior to joining Touradji Capital, Mr. Friedman co-founded AM Investment Partners, LLC and co-ran the business from July 2001 through December 2011. AM was a multi-arbitrage strategy hedge fund operating in New York City and Hong Kong. Mr. Friedman’s primary role was to serve as Chief Investment Officer for all investment strategies. AM prided itself on a slow and steady growth providing outsized risk adjusted returns and peaking in assets under management at just over $1 billion. Prior to co-founding AM, he served as Director and Head of Deutsche Bank’s U.S. Convertible Trading desk in New York City from September 1997 through July 2001. At Deutsche Bank, he was recognized for consistently achieving strong returns while managing the risks associated with a multi-billion dollar convertible arbitrage portfolio. Mr. Friedman additionally served as Vice President with SBC Warburg in London trading South East Asian equity derivatives and convertibles. From May 1992 through August 1994, Mr. Friedman began his career as a Specialist and Market Maker trading U.S. equity options on the American Stock Exchange for O’Connor and Associates. Mr. Friedman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and International Business from New York University, Stern School of Business.

David Kelly is a portfolio manager for Americas House View Portfolios for UBS AM. Mr. Kelly is responsible for managing portfolios offered to UBS Financial Services clients that are aligned with UBS Financial Services House Views. He is a voting member of the Managed Account Solutions Investment Committee. Prior to joining UBS AM in May 2021, Mr. Kelly was a portfolio manager in the Investment Management group of UBS Financial Services, where he was responsible for strategy selection, portfolio construction and management of the multi-managed strategies. Mr. Kelly was a voting member of the Investment Management Investment Committee and was a member of the Investment Management Research Committee. Prior to joining UBS in 2004, Mr. Kelly worked at Merrill Lynch for 15 years where he served in a variety of municipal and taxable fixed income capacities, including private client sales, municipal new issue marketing and fixed income portfolio construction.

Ian has a longstanding association with the AIMS franchise and played a key role in its growth after joining Aviva Investors in 2014, particularly as portfolio manager on AIMS Target Return and in developing the House View as head of investment strategy. Prior to joining us, Ian spent over ten years at Standard Life Investments, where he was Investment Director, Multi-Asset Investing and managed the Global Absolute Return Strtaegies (GARS) fund and the Absolute Return Bond Strategy fund. Ian has a PhD in Mathematical Logic from Bristol University and is also a CFA® charterholder.