Thomas W. O'Connell
Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager - Taxable Fixed Income Client Group

Mr. O’Connell is Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager in the Taxable Fixed Income Client Group. He has twenty-eight years of investment industry experience. Mr. O’Connell is responsible for implementing taxable investment strategies for the Company’s client portfolios. In this capacity, his focus is on assessing relative value with an emphasis on the credit sector. From 2004 to October 2005, Mr. O’Connell served as Vice President and Corporate Bond Trader for J.P. Morgan Securities, where he was responsible for making markets as well as maintaining and developing business with middle market accounts for secondary corporate bonds. Prior to his service at J.P. Morgan, Mr. O’Connell was a Corporate Bond Trader and Director for Banc One Capital Markets, where he was charged with trading and making markets in the bank, finance, insurance and auto sectors. Previously, Mr. O’Connell was a Government Bond Trader at First Chicago Capital Markets. Mr. O’Connell received a B.A. degree in Finance from the Southern Illinois University and a M.S. degree in Information Systems from DePaul University.