Andy is Allegiant’s Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income, Chair of the Allegiant Investment Committee and a Managing Director of the firm. Andy leads the strategy and performance for all of Allegiant’s fixed income investments and also serves as the Fixed Income Team’s mortgage security specialist, bringing more than 25 years of experience in research and fixed income to the firm. Prior to joining Allegiant, he was Senior Vice President of McDonald Investments Mortgage-Backed Securities Trading. Andy holds a B.S.E. in Engineering from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Baldwin-Wallace College.

Brian is a Portfolio Manager as well as a member of the Asset Allocation Committee. Brian has more than 25 years of fixed income experience and has previously served as the firm's Director of Fixed Income Product Management. Before joining Allegiant in 2004, he was a senior portfolio manager with Smith Graham & Company. A CFA charterholder, Brian has a B.A. in mathematics and an M.B.A. from Brigham Young University, as well as an M.A. in applied mathematics from California State University at Fullerton.

Cindy is a senior member of the fixed income team with responsibility for custom strategies and tax-exempt investments. She has over 20 years of investment experience, including positions in insurance company portfolio management, research, and portfolio strategy. Prior to joining Allegiant, she was the corporate bond portfolio manager for Ohio Casualty Group. Cindy joined the firm in 1999. Cindy received a B.S. from Tri-State University and an M.B.A. from Xavier University.

Tim heads all credit related investments for Allegiant's fixed income team. His responsibilities include integrating investment-grade and high yield resources and implementing all credit portfolio strategies. He was an investment-grade bond trader for Goldman Sachs Asset Management prior to joining Allegiant in 2003. A CFA charterholder, Tim possesses a BS from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Mark's responsibility is to oversee all AAA-rated structured product investments such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and to oversee all actively managed short duration portfolios. Prior to joining Allegiant in 2002, he was with National City Corporation's Equity Sponsor Group, involved with senior debt lending for equity buy-outs. A CFA charterholder, Mark received a B.S. from the State University of New York at Geneseo and an M.B.A. from the University of Rochester.