Mark E. Heppenstall

Penn Mutual Asset Management LLC (PMAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and insurance management firm headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded as Independence Capital Management, Inc. in 1989. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. PMAM offers fixed-income investment solutions and client-focused services to institutional clients. These solutions are accessible through separate accounts, sub-advisory relationships and various commingled vehicles.

Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. PSERS was founded in 1917 to manage the assets of the Retirement Fund for public school employees of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Members eligible to participate in the System include all full-time public-school employees and part-time public-school employees who render at least 80 days or 500 hours of service yearly.