John Arege, CFA Managing Director, Portfolio Manager John is a portfolio manager on the US Value Equity team, where he has broad research responsibilities across the value strategies. John joined GSAM in 2006 and became a portfolio manager on the Value team in 2007. Prior to this, John was a senior analyst responsible for the energy and financials services sectors on the value team at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Prior to that, John worked for Standard and Poor’s in New York. He received his BA from Catholic University and a Masters in Finance from Boston University. John also holds a law degree and is a CFA Charterholder.

Mr. Dane joined the Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. in 2010 as a portfolio manager for the Value Team. Prior to joining the Investment Adviser, Mr. Dane spent 13 years at Putnam Investments as a research analyst and more recently as a portfolio manager.

Andrew Braun Managing Director, US Value Equity Co-CIO, Portfolio Manager Andy is Co-CIO and portfolio manager of the US Value Equity Team, where he oversees the portfolio management and investment research efforts for the firm's US Value Equity accounts. Andy has 21 years of industry experience and has been a member of the US Value Equity team since 1997. He currently has research responsibility for banks, specialty finance and broker dealers. He has also covered insurance, basic materials, environmental services and transportation stocks throughout his tenure at Goldman Sachs. He joined GSAM in 1993 where he was responsible for product development and strategy for mutual fund and institutional clients. Prior to that, Andy worked in the Corporate Finance Department at Dillon Read. He received a BA in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA in Finance and Economics from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Sean Gallagher Managing Director, US Value Equity Co-CIO, Portfolio Manager Sean is Co-CIO and portfolio manager of the US Value Equity Team, where he oversees the portfolio management and investment research efforts for the firm's US Value Equity accounts. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he spent 6 years as a research analyst at Merrill Lynch Asset Management focusing on technology, telecomm and REITs. Sean received a BS in Finance from Drexel University and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the Stern School of Business at New York University.