Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund 

Peter is the chief investment officer (CIO) and a senior portfolio manager at Stone Harbor Investment Partners. Previously, he was the CIO of North American fixed income and a senior portfolio manager at Citigroup Asset Management. Prior to that, he was the head of fixed income and a senior portfolio manager at Salomon Brothers Asset Management and a portfolio manager and the director of credit research at Prudential Investment Company. Peter earned a B.B.A. and M.B.A. from Pace University. He is a Certified Public Accountant, holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and is a member of the CFA Society New York.

James is a senior portfolio manager at Stone Harbor Investment Partners. Previously, he served as a managing director and senior portfolio manager for emerging debt portfolios at Citigroup Asset Management. In addition, he served as a managing director and senior portfolio manager at Salomon Brothers and as an assistant portfolio manager and quantitative analyst at Shearson Lehman Advisors. James began his career as a trading associate at Lehman Brothers in 1989. He earned a B.S. from the University of Vermont, holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and is a member of the CFA Society New York.

William is a co-head of global high-yield debt at Stone Harbor Investment Partners and a portfolio manager for emerging-market corporate debt. Prior to joining the firm, he was an emerging-market corporate portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management and, prior to that, a portfolio manager in the global special opportunities group for Latin America at JPMorgan/Chase. Among other roles at there, he was credit risk manager for the firm’s global head of emerging markets. Prior to joining JPMorgan, he was in the investment banking group at Bank of America Securities and in the petroleum division at Irving Trust. He earned a B.A. at Colgate University and an M.B.A. from the Columbia Business School.  

David is a portfolio manager at Stone Harbor Investment Partners specializing in emerging-market debt and global sovereign debt. Prior to joining the firm, he was a managing director for sales and trading in emerging-market debt at Citigroup Global Markets. He earned a B.A. from Northwestern University, an M.A. from the University of Delaware, and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Matt is a portfolio manager at Stone Harbor Investment Partners specializing in U.S. high-yield debt. Prior to joining the firm, he was an analyst at Citigroup Asset Management, where he evaluated corporate securities in the broadcasting, entertainment/leisure, publishing, chemical, and utility industries. Matt earned a B.S. from Duke University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Hunter is a portfolio manager at Stone Harbor Investment Partners specializing in leveraged loans. Prior to joining the firm, he was a fixed-income trade support analyst for Citigroup Asset Management, where he evaluated high-yield securities in the aerospace, defense, and healthcare industries. Prior to that role, he was an associate in the structured products group at Deutsche Bank. Hunter earned a B.S. from Lehigh University.