| Deidre A. Downes |
Deidre A. Downes is currently the Chief Compliance Officer at Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc., Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund, Morgan Stanley China. A Share Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc., Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund STS, and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. He previously worked as Vice President & Corporate Counsel at PGIM, Inc. and Prudential Financial, Inc. from 2016 to 2020. |
| W. Allen Reed |
W. Allen Reed is currently the Chairman of the Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc., Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund STS, and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. He is also the Chairman-Trustee Board of the Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund II A and serves as a Director of The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc., and Morgan Stanley European Equity Fund, Inc. In the past, he held positions such as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Promark Trust Bank, NA and General Motors Trust Co., President & Chief Executive Officer of General Motors Asset Management Corp., and Chairman of General Motors Investment Management Corp. He has also served as a Director of Ally Financial, Inc., Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc., Legg Mason, Inc., The Malaysia Fund, Inc., TIN LLC, The Thai Fund, Inc., iShares, Inc., Morgan Stanley Europe Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Frontier Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Global Opportunity Bond Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley High Yield Fund, Inc., General Motors Acceptance Corp., Auburn University Foundation, Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc., and Delta Air Lines, Inc. Additionally, he was the Vice President of General Motors Corp. and the President of Hughes Investment Management, Inc. Mr. Reed obtained his undergraduate degree from Auburn University and holds an MBA from Georgia State University. |
| Francis J. Smith |
Francis J. Smith is currently the Director at Nexus Family Healing. He also holds current positions as the Principal Financial Officer & Treasurer at The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc., the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc., the Principal Financial Officer & Treasurer at Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc., the Principal Financial Officer & Treasurer at Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund, and the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Morgan Stanley China. A Share Fund, Inc. Additionally, he is the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc., the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund II A, the Principal Financial Officer & Treasurer at Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund STS, and the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. Formerly, Mr. Smith held positions as the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Morgan Stanley California Insured Municipal Income Trust, the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc., the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at The Malaysia Fund, Inc., the Treasurer at The Thai Fund, Inc., the Principal Financial Officer at The Turkish Investment Fund, Inc., the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Morgan Stanley Frontier Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., the Principal Financial Officer & Treasurer at Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., the Treasurer & Principal Financial Officer at Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc., and the Principal Financial Officer & Treasurer at Morgan Stanley Eastern European Fund, Inc. |
| John H. Gernon |
John H. Gernon is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer of several investment funds, including The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc., and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. He is also the President & Principal Executive Officer of Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund, and the President of Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. In the past, he held similar positions at Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc., The Thai Fund, Inc., The Turkish Investment Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., and Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. |
| Michael F. Klein |
Mr. Michael F. Klein is Chief Risk Officer & Managing Director at Aetos Capital LP and Co-Founder, Co-President & Chief Risk Officer at Aetos Alternatives Management LLC. He is on the Board of Directors at Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc., The Thai Fund, Inc., The Turkish Investment Fund, Inc., The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc., Morgan Stanley Europe Fund, Inc., Sanitized AG and Sanitized Marketing AG.
Prior to co-founding Aetos Capital in 2001, Mr. Klein was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and was President and a Director of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Open and Closed-End Funds. Mr. Klein joined Morgan Stanley in 1995 and was involved in both the firm’s institutional asset management and retail funds businesses. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he practiced law at the international law firm of Rogers & Wells in New York.
Mr. Klein is a magna cum laude graduate of Colgate University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School, where he graduated cum laude. |
| Frances Langton Cashman |
Frances Langton Cashman is currently the Chief Executive Officer-Asset Management Division at Delinian Ltd. Additionally, Cashman holds director positions at Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley China. A Share Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc., and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. Cashman is also an independent trustee at Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund and Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund STS. Furthermore, Cashman serves as a trustee at Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc., The Loyola High School of Baltimore, Inc., and Mmi Gateway Foundation. In terms of former positions, Cashman was previously the Head of Sales & Managing Director at 1919 Investment Counsel LLC and Managing Director at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. Cashman also served as a director at Baltimore Capital Management, Inc., St. Ignatius Loyola Academy, and Catholic Community Foundation. Cashman's education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology. |
| Jakki Lynn Haussler |
Jakki Lynn Haussler founded Opus Capital Group LLC in 2006, where she is working as Chairman of the Board from 2006 and Opus Capital Management, Inc. in 1996, where she is working as Non-Executive Chairman from 2019. Ms. Haussler also founded Salmon P Chase College of Law, where she worked as Director-Best Transport. Ms. Haussler also currently works at Barnes Group, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2015, Service Corp. International, as Independent Director from 2018, and various other companies. Ms. Haussler also formerly worked at Cincinnati Bell Inc., as Independent Director from 2011 to 2021, Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc., as Director, The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc., as Director in 2015, and various other companies. Ms. Haussler received her undergraduate degree in 1979 from the University of Cincinnati (Ohio) and graduate degree from Salmon P Chase College of Law. |
| Nancy C. Everett |
Ms. Nancy C. Everett, CFA, is Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer at VCU Investment Management Co., Owner at OBIR LLC and a Member at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business Fdn. She is on the Board of Directors at Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc., and Randolph-Macon College.
Ms. Everett had previously served as a senior adviser at Lombard Odier Investment Management, managing director and head of U.S. fiduciary management at BlackRock, CEO of Promark Global Advisors and had served for over 26 years with Virginia Retirement System, including four years as chief investment officer.
She received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. |
| Joseph J. Kearns |
Joseph J. Kearns founded Kearns & Associates LLC in 1998. Mr. Kearns also currently works at Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 1994, Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 1994, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2006, and various other companies. Mr. Kearns also formerly worked at Electro Rent Corp., as Independent Director from 2012 to 2016, Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc., as Director in 1994, The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc., as Independent Director, and various other companies. Mr. Kearns received his graduate degree from Stanford University and undergraduate degree from California State University-Sacramento. |
| Manuel H. Johnson |
Manuel H. Johnson founded The Group of Seven in 1991, where he worked as Co-Chairman from 1994 to 2006. Dr. Johnson also currently works at Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 1991, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, as Director, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2006, and various other companies. Dr. Johnson also formerly worked at NatWest Markets Securities, Inc., as Co-Chairman, Federal Reserve System, as Vice Chairman-Governors Board, Financial Accounting Foundation, as Chairman & President from 1997 to 2004, and various other companies. |
| Eddie Arthur Grier |
Eddie Arthur Grier currently works at Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc., as Director from 2022, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc., as Director from 2022, Witt, as Director from 2016, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, as Director, NuStar Energy LP, as Independent Director from 2021, The Virginia Biotechnology Research Park, as Director, NuStar GP LLC, as Director from 2021, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, as Director, Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund, as Independent Trustee from 2022, Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund STS, as Independent Trustee from 2022, and Leavey School of Business, as Dean from 2021. Mr. Grier also formerly worked at ChildFund International, as Chairman from 2012 to 2021, NVR, Inc., as Independent Director from 2014 to 2020, Sonida Senior Living, Inc., as Independent Director from 2016 to 2021, Middleburg Trust Co., as Director from 2014 to 2019, Colonial Williamsburg Co., as Director from 2012 to 2021, The Richmond Forum, as Director from 2012 to 2019, The Walt Disney Co., as President from 1981 to 2010, Virginia Commonwealth University, as Dean from 2010 to 2021, Disneyland Resort Express, Inc., as President from 2006 to 2010, the University of Massachusetts Global, as Trustee from 2010 to 2021, and VCU School of Business, as Dean from 2010 to 2021. |
| Kathleen A. Dennis |
Kathleen A. Dennis is currently an Independent Director at Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley China. A Share Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc., Morgan Stanley European Equity Fund, Inc., Mutual Fund Directors Forum, University At Albany Foundation, Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund, Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund II A, Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund Ii P, Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund STS, Cedarwood Associates, and AIP Alternative Lending Fund A. She has also held former positions as a Director at Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc., Independent Director at The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc., Independent Director at The Malaysia Fund, Inc., Director at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia Pacific Fund, Inc., Director at Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc., Director at The Thai Fund, Inc., Independent Director at The Turkish Investment Fund, Inc., Senior Managing Director at Victory Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Management), Director at Morgan Stanley Europe Fund, Inc., Director at Morgan Stanley Frontier Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Independent Director at Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., Director at Morgan Stanley Global Opportunity Bond Fund, Inc., Director at Morgan Stanley High Yield Fund, Inc., and Independent Director at Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. She was also a Trustee at Morgan Stanley California Insured Municipal Income Trust. |
| Frank L. Bowman |
Frank L. Bowman currently works at Fair Haven United Methodist Church, as Chairman-Trustees Board, Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2006, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2006, and various other companies. Mr. Bowman also formerly worked at Nuclear Energy Institute, as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2008, Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc., as Director from 2006 to 2012, The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2015 to 2016, and various other companies. Mr. Bowman received his graduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| Patricia A. Maleski |
Patricia A. Maleski currently works at The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc., as Director, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2017, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2017, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc., as Director from 2017, Morgan Stanley European Equity Fund, Inc., as Director, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc., as Independent Director from 2017, Liaison, Inc., as Treasurer & Director from 2001, Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund, as Independent Trustee from 2017, Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund II A, as Independent Trustee from 2017, Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund Ii P, as Independent Trustee, Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund STS, as Independent Trustee from 2017, AIP Alternative Lending Fund A, as Independent Trustee, and Nutley Family Service Bureau, Inc., as Treasurer & Trustee from 2023. Ms. Maleski also formerly worked at Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc., as Director, JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc., as Managing Director from 2001 to 2013, The Turkish Investment Fund, Inc., as Independent Director, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., as Director, Jpmorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., as Managing Director from 2004 to 2016, Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc., as Independent Director, Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc., as Treasurer, Chief Administrative Officer & VP, Victory Funds, as Trustee from 2005 to 2008, JPMorgan Funds, as President, Principal Executive Officer & CAO from 2010 to 2013, Pricewaterhouse LLP, as Senior Audit Manager from 1982 to 1995, Bank of New York (New York Branch), as Vice President from 1995 to 1996, Triumph Capital LP, as General Partner from 1988 to 2013, Global Asset Management, Inc., as Chief Control Officer from 2013 to 2015, and Pierpont Group, as Vice President-Finance from 1996 to 2001. |
