Managing Director, the Advisor, TCW Asset Management Company and Trust Company of the West

Mr. Reilly is the Chief Investment Officer of the Equities Group and Director of U.S. Equity Research. He joined TCW in 1992 as an Equity Analyst after working four years in corporate finance at Security Pacific Bank. In 1995, he assumed co-portfolio management responsibility for TCW’s Latin America, Emerging Markets and International Equities investment strategies. Subsequently, from 2002-2005, he was co-Portfolio Manager of the Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM) global equities team prior to assuming leadership of the U.S. Equity Research department in 2006. Mr. Reilly graduated valedictorian of the University of Southern California with a BS in Finance and a BA in Spanish and also received his MBA from the University of Southern California. He was recipient of the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Fellowship for a year of postgraduate studies at Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. He is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Blum is portfolio manager of the TCW Concentrated Core strategy and the TCW Select Equities and TCW Growth Funds. He joined TCW in 1999 as a research analyst in the U.S. Equity Research group covering data networking, communications equipment, and enterprise technology companies. In 2002, Mr. Blum became a member of the Concentrated Core/Select Equities group and was subsequently named portfolio manager in 2004. Prior to TCW, Mr. Blum was a commercial mortgage-backed securities analyst at FMAC Capital Markets and PaineWebber. Mr. Blum began his investment career in 1994 as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. He received his BS in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and his MBA from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. Mr. Blum is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Olson joined TCW as an Equity Analyst in 1999. Previously, he worked at Aegis Asset Management as a Research Analyst. He graduated with honors from California State University at Fullerton where he earned a B.A. in Finance and International Business. He is currently pursuing his M.B.A. in Finance at the University of Southern California. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Mr. Maxwell is a Senior Analyst covering the energy & utilities sectors. He joined TCW in 2000 as an Analyst in the U.S. Equity Research group and served as Portfolio Manager for the TCW Spectrum strategy from 2002 through 2008. Prior to joining TCW, he worked as an Engineer at Anatech Corporation from 1991 to 1998. Mr. Maxwell holds a BS in Structural Engineering from the University of California, San Diego (1992) and an MBA, with an emphasis in Investment Management, from the University of Southern California (2000). He is a licensed Professional Engineer and a CFA charterholder.