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Lawrence M. Raffone has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since January 2015, and previously served as our President from November 2012 through December 2014. Prior to November 2012, Mr. Raffone held the position of Executive Vice President, Distribution and Institutional Services from January 2001 until November 2012. Prior to joining us, Mr. Raffone served as the Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Brokerage Group, a division of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Raffone received an MBA from Babson College and a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Bryant University.

Kenneth A. Vecchione is Chief Executive Officer of Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL), one of the top-performing banking companies in the U.S. Mr. Vecchione previously served as the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer from 2010 to 2013 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2007. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Vecchione was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Encore Capital Group and served as Chairman of Cabot Credit Management, Encore Capital Group’s largest majority owned international subsidiary from 2014 to 2017. Throughout his more than 35-year career, Mr. Vecchione has held a number of senior positions at large financial services companies, including Chief Financial Officer at Apollo Global Management, LLC from 2007 to 2010. Between 1998 and 2006, Mr. Vecchione served in several positions at MBNA Corporation, including three years as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this, he served as Chief Financial Officer at AT&T Universal Card Services and Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup credit card services. Providing valuable insight and guidance on the issues of corporate strategy and risk management and offering diverse relationships within the financial services community, Mr. Vecchione served on the Board of Directors for Encore Capital Group, International Securities Exchange, the Federal Home Loan Bank and Affinion Group.

Bill was appointed Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC in June 2015 and Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank in April 2019. Bill is a career banker with significant frontline global banking experience and a proven track record of leadership and financial success. He has extensive experience of working in emerging markets and a proven record in spotting and nurturing talent. Bill began his career with JP Morgan, where he went on to become one of its top five most senior executives and later co-chief executive officer at the investment bank from 2004 until he stepped down in 2009. Bill was invited to be a committee member of the Independent Commission on Banking, established in 2010, to recommend ways to improve competition and financial stability in banking. Subsequently, he served as an advisor to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards and was asked by the Court of the Bank of England to complete an independent review of the bank’s liquidity operations. In 2011, Bill founded Renshaw Bay, an alternative asset management firm, where he was chairman and CEO. He stepped down on appointment to the Standard Chartered PLC Board. Bill was previously a non-executive director of Pension Insurance Corporation plc and RIT Capital Partners plc. He received a CBE in 2013.

Seth P. Bernstein was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of AllianceBernstein (AB) in 2017. In 2018, he was appointed Senior Executive Vice President of Equitable Holdings. Prior to his appointment at AB, Bernstein had a distinguished 32-year career at JPMorgan Chase, most recently as managing director and global head of Managed Solutions & Strategy at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. In this role, he was responsible for the management of all discretionary assets within the Private Banking client segment. Among other roles, Bernstein served as managing director and global head of Fixed Income & Currency for 10 years, concluding in 2012. Prior to that, he held the position of chief financial officer at JPMorgan Chase’s Investment Management and Private Banking division. Bernstein holds a BA in political science and economics from Haverford College, and is a member of the Board of Managers of Haverford College. Location: New York.

Mike Sales is a CEO, Nuveen Real Assets & Real Estate at Nuveen.