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Mr. Auth is the Head of GMO's Developed Fixed Income team and a portfolio manager for the team’s products. Mr. Auth is a partner of the firm. He is the lead portfolio manager for the Opportunistic Income and High Yield strategies and heads the Structured Products team as well. Prior to joining GMO in 2014, he was a portfolio manager for the Harvard Management Company. He was also a Research Director at Standish Mellon Asset Management. Mr. Auth earned his bachelor's degree in Government and History from Connecticut College and his MBA from the University of Connecticut. He is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Farley is engaged in research for GMO’s Credit Opportunities team. Prior to joining GMO in 2018, he was an associate at Bain Capital Credit. Previously, he was a high yield research associate at Fidelity Management & Research Company. Mr. Farley earned his bachelor's degree in History and Management from Boston College. He is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Hotra is the Head of GMO's Developed Rates & FX team and is a portfolio manager for the team's products. Prior to joining GMO in 2015, he was a portfolio manager at Convexity Capital Management. Previously, he was a Director at Sowood Capital Management. Mr. Hotra earned his bachelor's degree in Management Science with focus in Finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Kiselyov is engaged in research for GMO’s Structured Products team. Prior to joining GMO in 2012, he worked at Ernst & Young, LLP as manager on the complex securities team. Previously, he was an analyst at Vero Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Kiselyov earned his bachelor's degree in Economics from Chuvash State University, Russia and his MA in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University. He is a CFA charterholder.

Ms. Lieberwirth is a member of GMO’s Trading team. Previously at GMO, she was responsible for derivatives trading and process oversight within the Asset Allocation team, and prior to that, she was a member of the investments control group. Prior to joining GMO in 2006, she worked as a custody accountant for Investors Bank & Trust. Ms. Lieberwirth earned her bachelor's degree in Economics and Finance from Bentley College and her MBA from Boston University.

Ms. Ramachandran is a portfolio manager for GMO’s High Yield Strategy. She is a member of GMO’s Structured Products and High Yield teams, also contributing research focused on macro credit. Prior to joining GMO in 2019, Ms. Ramachandran held numerous positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch most recently as a Director in Credit Trading, covering macro and quantitative credit strategy. Previously at Bank of America Merrill Lynch she held positions as a credit portfolio strategist and a credit derivatives strategist. Ms. Ramachandran earned her BE in electronics and telecommunications from the University of Mumbai and her MS in financial mathematics from City University of London.

Mr. Roiter is a portfolio manager specializing in distressed credit investing. In his time at GMO, he led a long-short credit strategy. Prior to working at GMO, he served as a senior analyst for TPG Credit Management and as an analyst for the leveraged finance group at Citigroup Global Markets. Mr. Roiter left GMO in 2023. 

Ms. Vandersteel is the Head of GMO’s Emerging Country Debt team and the lead portfolio manager for the team’s products. Ms. Vandersteel is a partner of the firm. In her role as portfolio manager, she focuses on security selection and portfolio construction. Prior to joining GMO in 2004, she worked at J.P. Morgan in fixed income research developing quantitative arbitrage strategies for emerging debt and high yield bonds. She began her career at Morgan Guaranty Trust, attending Morgan Finance Program #18, before establishing her career in emerging debt. Ms. Vandersteel earned her bachelor's degree in Economics from Washington & Lee University. She is a CFA charterholder.