Effective January 1, 2024, John Carson joined the Board of Trustees of Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund, replacing John Collins, who retired. Carson serves as chief executive officer for NorthStar Asset Management Company. Previously, Carson was a vice president at the Glenmede Trust Company.

He also served as a managing director at Oppenheimer & Company and spent more than a decade with Bank of America/Merrill Lynch as a director of institutional sales. Earlier on, Carson held similar positions for Wertheim Schroder/Schroders PLC and Drexel Burnham Lambert. Carson earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame.