| Dawn Brockman |
Dawn Brockman currently works at Ameriprise Financial, Inc., as Chief Accounting Officer & Controller from 2022. |
| Gerard Smyth |
Gerard Smyth is currently the Chief Information Officer & Executive VP at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. He started this position in 2020. Prior to his current role, he obtained an undergraduate degree from Imperial College London in 1987. He also holds an MBA from The University of Sydney, which he earned in 1999. |
| James Michael Cracchiolo |
James Michael Cracchiolo currently works at American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2005, The Business Roundtable, as Member, and Minnesota Business Partnership, Inc., as Member. Mr. Cracchiolo also formerly worked at RiverSource Investments LLC, as Chief Executive Officer from 1982 to 2010, American Express Financial Corp., as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer in 2005, Travel Related Services International, as President & Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2003, American Express Financial Advisors, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, as Chief Executive Officer, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd., as Chairman, Standard Chartered International (USA) LLC, as Chairman from 2000 to 2005, American Express International, Inc. (New York), as Chairman, Tech Data Corp., as Director, The Financial Services Roundtable, as Director, March of Dimes Foundation, as Director-Advisory Board, American Council of Life Insurers, as Director, American Express Co., as Group President-Global Financial Services, TRS Quality, Inc., as Senior Vice President-Global Re-Engineering from 1993 to 1997, Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 1990 to 1993, Global Network Services LLC, as President from 1997 to 1998, and American Express Global Services, as Group President from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Cracchiolo received his undergraduate degree and Masters Business Admin degree from The Leonard N Stern School of Business. |
| Charles Neal Maglaque |
Charles Neal Maglaque is currently the Chief Operating Officer & Director at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He also holds the position of COO & President-Business Development at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since 2012. Previously, he worked at American Express Co. as the SVP-Strategic Planning & Business Development from 1994 to 2005. He also held a position as Principal at Citibank, Inc. (New York). Mr. Maglaque completed his undergraduate degree at Colgate University in 1978 and obtained an MBA from New York University in 1980. |
| Thomas P. McGuire |
Thomas P. McGuire is currently the Chief Compliance Officer & Senior Vice President at Tri-Continental Corp., the Chief Counsel & Vice President at Ameriprise Financial, Inc., and the Chief Compliance Officer & Senior Vice President at Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc. Previously, he served as the Chief Compliance Officer at Ameriprise Certificate Co. from 2010 to 2020. |
| Walter Stanley Berman |
Walter Stanley Berman is currently a Director at Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL. He is also an Executive VP, Chief Financial & Risk Officer at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at American Express Financial Corp. Additionally, he is a Member of the CFO Roundtable and the Treasurer at Riversource Life Insurance Co. of New York. In the past, Mr. Berman worked as the Treasurer & Senior Vice President at American Express Co. from 1965 to 1996. He also held the position of Treasurer at American Express Co. from 2001 to 2004. Furthermore, he served as the CFO, Treasurer & Senior Vice President at American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. and as the Chief Financial Officer at American Express International, Inc. (New York). He also worked as a Treasurer at IBM Business Consulting. Mr. Berman completed his undergraduate degree at Brooklyn College. |
| William Frederick Truscott |
Mr. William F. Truscott is a Senior Vice President at Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc., a Chairman at Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at RiverSource Distributors, Inc., a Chief Executive Officer-Global Asset Management at Ameriprise Financial, Inc., a Senior Vice President at Tri-Continental Corp., a Chief Executive Officer at Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Missouri), a Chief Executive Officer at Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC and a Chief Executive Officer of Global Asset Management at Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC. He is on the Board of Directors at The Greater Boston Food Bank, Threadneedle Pensions Ltd., Middlebury College and Investment Company Institute.
Before joining the company in 2001, he served as chief investment officer with Zurich Scudder Investments, Americas, and managing director — Zurich Scudder Investments. He worked as a portfolio manager and equity research analyst at Scudder, Stevens & Clark, focusing on Latin American countries and securities. He also worked as a credit analyst and banking officer covering Asian banks and corporations at Chemical Bank before joining their LDC Structured Finance Group, concentrating on Chemical's debt/equity swap portfolio in Latin America.
He received his undergraduate degree from Middlebury College and an MBA from The Leonard N Stern School of Business. |
| Joseph Edward Sweeney |
Joseph Edward Sweeney's current jobs include being the President, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Ameriprise Financial Services LLC (Investment Management), Chairman at Ameriprise Bank, FSB, and Chairman & President-Advice & Wealth Management at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He is also a Director at American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc., Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Inc., and American Securities Association. Additionally, he holds the position of President of Advice & Wealth Management Products at Ameriprise Financial Services LLC and is a Member of the Securities Investor Protection Corp. and Finra Ltd.Mr. Sweeney's former jobs include being a Senior Vice President-Business Transformation at American Express Co. and SVP-Banking, Brokerage & Managed Products at American Express Financial Corp. He also served as a Trustee at St. Anselm College. His education history includes obtaining an undergraduate degree from St. Anselm College in 1983. |
| Dianne Neal-Blixt |
Dianne Neal-Blixt is currently the Vice Chairman at Reynolda House Museum of American Art, an Independent Director at Ameriprise Financial, Inc., a Director at The Children's Home, Inc., a Director at Triad Business Bank, and a Director at National Sports Media Association, Inc. In her former positions, Ms. Neal-Blixt served as the Chairman at National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Hall of Fame, Inc., a Director at LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., a Director at Metavante Technologies, Inc., an Independent Non-Executive Director at Lorillard LLC, an Independent Director at Scandinavian Tobacco Group A, a Director at Village Bank (Midlothian, Virginia), a Director at Natureworks Organics LLC, the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Reynolds American, Inc., and as a Principal at C&D Ventures, Inc.Ms. Neal-Blixt obtained her undergraduate degree and an MBA from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. |
| Brian Thomas Shea |
Brian Thomas Shea is currently an Independent Director at The RBB Fund, Inc., Ameriprise Financial, Inc., and Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. He also holds positions as a Director at Tomorrow's Hope Foundation, Institute For Catholic Schools, and Trustee at St. John's University and The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York. Additionally, he is a Member of the Financial Markets Authority. In the past, he served as the Chief Executive Officer-Investment Services and Vice Chairman & CEO-Investment Services at The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and BNY Mellon, NA. He was also the Chairman of the Securities Industry Association and Pershing LLC. He has served as a Director at WisdomTree, Inc. and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. He was a Member-Governors Board at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. He holds an MBA from Pace University and an undergraduate degree from St. John's University. |
| Christopher Judson Williams |
Christopher Judson Williams founded The Williams Capital Group LP in 1994, where he worked as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 2019 and SWS Capital Management LLC in 2002, where he is working as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2002. Mr. Williams also currently works at Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC, as Chairman from 2019, The Clorox Co., as Independent Director from 2015, Cox Enterprises, Inc., as Director from 2012, Union Pacific Corp., as Independent Director from 2019, Union Pacific Railroad Co., as Director, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., as Director, and Ameriprise Financial, Inc., as Independent Director from 2016. Mr. Williams also formerly worked at Williams Capital Group LLC, as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 2019, Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc., as Vice Chairman, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, as Chairman-Overseers Board, Caesars License Co. LLC, as Director in 2008, Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., as Director from 2008 to 2019, Walmart, Inc., as Independent Director from 2011 to 2014, The Mount Sinai Hospital, as Director, The Partnership for New York City, Inc., as Director, National Association of Securities Professionals, as Director, Caesars Holdings, Inc., as Independent Director from 2003 to 2019, Lehman Brothers, Inc., as Senior Vice President, and The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Inc., as Trustee. Mr. Williams received his undergraduate degree from Howard University and Masters Business Admin degree from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. |
| W. Edward Walter |
W. Edward Walter is currently the Lead Independent Director at AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a Director at The District of Columbia, an Independent Director at Ameriprise Financial, Inc., a Director at The Real Estate Roundtable, a Director at Measurabl, Inc., the Lead Independent Director at Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc., an Independent Director at Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc., and a Member-Visitors Board at Georgetown University Law Center. Previously, he served as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. from 1996 to 2017. He was also the Global Chief Executive Officer & Director at The Urban Land Institute from 2018 to 2022. Additionally, he held positions such as Chairman at The Federal City Council, Vice Chairman at National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. from 2011 to 2013, Chairman at Advances In Kidney Disease & Health from 2012 to 2014, Chairman-Steers Center for Global Real Estate at McDonough School of Business from 2014 to 2018, and Chairman at National Kidney Foundation. Mr. Walter's education includes an undergraduate degree from Colgate University in 1977 and a graduate degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1980. |
| Amy DiGeso |
Amy DiGeso is an Independent Director at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. She previously held positions as President & Chief Executive Officer at Mary Kay, Inc., Principal at American Express Co., Executive Vice President-Human Resources at The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., Senior Managing Partner-Global Human Resources at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, President at Popular Club Plan, and Principal at Olivetti Corp. of America. Ms. DiGeso holds an MBA from Fordham University and an undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University. |
| Robert F. Sharpe |
Robert F. Sharpe is an Independent Director at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. He previously served as Chairman at New Frontier Foods, Inc., Director at The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., Director at PepsiAmericas, Inc., and Director at Swedish Match AB. He was also the President-Commercial Foods at Conagra Brands, Inc. from 2008 to 2009. Prior to that, he held the position of Secretary, SVP-Public Affairs & General Counsel at PepsiCo, Inc. from 1998 to 2002. He has also worked as a Senior Vice President & General Counsel at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. and as a Partner at Brunswick Group LLC from 2002 to 2005. Additionally, he has served as an Advisor at StarVest Management Inc. He holds a graduate degree from Wake Forest University and undergraduate degrees from DePauw University and Purdue University. Current job: Independent Director at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
