 | Thomas Cooper
Mr. Cooper co-manages GMO’s global fixed income area with Bill Nemerever. Before joining GMO, he was a managing director at Boston International Advisors. Prior to joining Boston International, he worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Western Asset Management and State Street Bank & Trust Co. Mr. Cooper received his M.B.A. from the University of California (Berkeley) and earned a B.A. from Oberlin College. He is a CFA charterholder. |
 | Bill Nemerever
Mr. Nemerever co-manages GMO’s global fixed income area with Tom Cooper. Prior to joining GMO, he worked at Boston International Advisors where he founded the quantitative global fixed income effort. Previously, he was in charge of several Fidelity Investments fixed income groups, head of the fixed income department at State Street Bank & Trust Co., a portfolio manager at Wells Fargo, and a portfolio manager, equity analyst and actuary at John Hancock. Mr. Nemerever earned his B.S. in Mathematics at the University of Washington and his M.S. in Actuarial Science from Northeastern University. He is a CFA charterholder. |
 | Allan Berliant
Mr. Berliant is a member of the global fixed income group. Prior to joining GMO, he worked at Hartford Investment Management Company as director of asset-backed securities. Previously, he was a vice president within Structured Asset Research at Zurich Scudder Investments. Mr. Berliant earned his B.S. from The Johns Hopkins University and his M.B.A. from University of Chicago. |
 | George Estes
Mr. Estes is responsible for credit analysis for GMO’s emerging country debt portfolios. Prior to joining GMO, he was director for Latin America and Canada for the Burger King Corporation. Mr. Estes holds a B.A. in German from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of California at Berkeley. |
 | Justin Klosek
Mr. Klosek is a member of the global fixed income group. Prior to joining GMO, he worked on the fixed income teams of both Morgan Stanley Asset Management and Long-Term Capital Management. Mr. Klosek earned his B.S.E. in Civil Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton University and his M.S. in Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a CFA charterholder. |
 | Tina Vandersteel
Ms. Vandersteel is a member of the global fixed income group. She serves as a portfolio manager for emerging markets currencies and local debt. Prior to joining GMO in 2004, she worked at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in fixed income research, developing quantitative arbitrage strategies for emerging markets and high yield bonds. Ms. Vandersteel earned her B.A. from Washington & Lee University. She is a CFA charterholder. |
 | Geoffrey Verter
Dr. Verter is a member of the global fixed income group. Prior to joining GMO in 2009, he was a portfolio manager at AQR Capital Management. Previously, he worked as an interest-rate derivatives trader at both Deutsche Bank and Goldman, Sachs & Co. Dr. Verter earned his B.A from Yale University. He received his M.S. in public policy and his Ph.D. in finance from Harvard University. |
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