Mr. Stahl joined Wellington Management in 1998, where he currently serves as Director of Investment Strategy and Risk. As director of Investment Strategy and Risk, Kent conducts research on investment trends and focuses on major risks across our entire suite of equity, asset allocation, hedge fund, and fixed income approaches. While our firm does not have a traditional Chief Investment Officer, Kent and his team fulfill many of the elements that a CIO at other organizations would typically be responsible for overseeing. He is actively involved in our fiduciary oversight processes and serves on a number of our investment review committees, including as chairman of our Equity Review Group, as a member of the Fixed Income Review Group, and as the leader of our Equity Risk Advisory Council. Given the breadth of his exposure to all investment areas within the firm, he also serves as one of our primary investment spokespersons and is a strategic investment and risk advisor to a number of the firm’s larger clients. In addition, Kent is a portfolio manager on certain multi-manager solutions offered by the firm, including US, global, non-US, Japanese and hedge fund-like strategies. He is a member of the firm’s Operating Committee, which oversees non-compensation spending, and the Product Panel, which approves all new approaches offered by the firm. Previously, he served as the director of Equity Product Management. Prior to joining Wellington Management in 1998, Kent led the corporate finance and pension investment areas within NCR Corporation (1990 – 1998). He also worked as an asset/liability specialist for Salomon Brothers (1987 – 1990) and in institutional sales for Goldman, Sachs (1985 – 1986). Kent earned his MBA from the University of Chicago (1987) and his BSBA, summa cum laude, from The Ohio State University (1985). In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Mr. Thomas joined Wellington Management in 2002, where he currently serves as Senior Managing Director and Associate Director, Investment Strategy and Risk. As associate director of Investment Strategy and Risk, Gregg conducts original research on portfolio and risk-management topics, leads various Wellington Management internal investment oversight processes, and analyzes key trends and investment risks across the equity, fixed income, asset allocation, and hedge fund product suites. In addition, he is a portfolio manager on certain multi-manager solutions offered by the firm, including Global Equities, International Equities, Hedged Equities, Japan Equities, and US Alpha strategies. Gregg is a member of a number of Wellington Management’s committees and oversight groups, including the Risk Management Committee, Fixed Income Risk Advisory Council, Equity Risk Advisory Council, Multi Asset Strategy Review Group, Equity Review Group II, New Product Working Group, and Philosophy and Process Panel, and represents Wellington Management as a member of the Buy Side Risk Managers Forum. Previously, Gregg was an equity portfolio specialist and analyst at Wellington Management (2002 – 2006). Prior to rejoining the firm in 2002, he worked as a quantitative business analyst at Zurich Scudder Investments (2001), as a business analyst and data analyst in Wellington Management’s Information Services Group (1997 – 2001), and in various financial markets-related positions at IDD Information Services (1993 – 1997). Gregg received his BS in finance, with high distinction, from the University of Rhode Island (1992). He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.