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Gregory Stumm is president and CEO of American Beacon Partners and American Beacon Advisors, and holds additional senior leadership positions with other affiliated organizations, including president of the American Beacon Funds complex. He also serves as a member of the companies’ Product Management Committee. During his tenure with American Beacon, Mr. Stumm has served as a senior vice president and head of Distribution. He has also held two national sales manager positions, separately managing Institutional & Platform Sales and Retail Sales. Mr. Stumm joined the organization in November 2012 as a vice president of National Advisory Sales. Prior to joining the organization, Mr. Stumm was an investment director for RS Funds, a subsidiary of Guardian Investor Services, where he was responsible for supporting their advisory clients and representing investment strategies at industry events and conferences. Earlier in his career, Mr. Stumm was a product specialist for the Investment Research Group at PLANCO, a division of The Hartford Mutual Funds, where he was responsible for internal manager research and competitive analysis, supported national key accounts and advisory relationships, and delivered training programs for The Hartford Mutual Funds’ sales representatives. Mr. Stumm earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Philosophy and Politics with a concentration in Economics. He holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 63 and 24 securities licenses. He also is a CFA^® charterholder and a CAIA^® charterholder.

Rebecca L. Harris is the senior vice president and chief operating officer of American Beacon Partners and American Beacon Advisors. In that role, she has oversight responsibility of the Fund Solutions, Information Technologies and Product Solutions departments. Ms. Harris also serves as vice president of the American Beacon Funds complex. In addition, she is a member of the companies’ Product Management Committee. Previously, Ms. Harris was a senior vice president and the head of Product Management, Corporate Development and Affiliate Relations for American Beacon. Since joining American Beacon in 1991, Ms. Harris has held other leadership roles, including those of chief financial officer from 1995 to 2010, mutual fund treasurer from 1995 to 2010, and director of Product Management from 2010 to 2015. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Harris was a financial analyst at Sabre Travel Information Network from 1990 to 1991. She began her career at Ernst & Young after receiving a BBA in Accounting from Texas A&M University. She is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.

Paul B. Cavazos joined American Beacon Advisors as senior vice president and chief investment officer in June 2016 and was named vice president of the American Beacon Funds in August 2016. Mr. Cavazos is responsible for overseeing corporate pension plan investments and the investment sub-advisors to the American Beacon Funds. His comprehensive background includes leading defined benefit and contribution plans, conducting investment manager searches, due diligence and risk-control oversight. Before joining American Beacon, Mr. Cavazos served as chief investment officer and assistant treasurer at DTE Energy Company in Detroit. He was responsible for the development of asset allocation strategies, as well as fiduciary oversight for DTE’s $10 billion in retirement trust assets. In 2014, Mr. Cavazos received the prestigious CIO Industry Innovation Award of the Year from Chief Investment Officer magazine. Previously, Mr. Cavazos served as chief investment officer at Navistar, where he was responsible for all investment aspects of the company’s $5 billion in retirement trust assets. His experience also includes investment and finance roles at The Boeing Company and Chrysler Corporation. Mr. Cavazos is a member of the Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets, which is a plan sponsor organization representing more than 110 of the country’s largest pension funds. CIEBA’s members manage more than $2 trillion of defined benefit and defined contribution plan assets on behalf of more than 17 million plan participants and beneficiaries. Mr. Cavazos served as chairman of the CIEBA Board of Directors from October 2020 to October 2022. He previously served a two-year term as its vice chair. In those roles, he assisted CIEBA on a number of defined benefit and contribution issues. He continues to serve as a director on the CIEBA Board of Directors. Mr. Cavazos earned a B.S. in Finance from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He also holds an MBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.

Tyler Rittenhouse serves as director of Product Solutions of American Beacon Partners and American Beacon Advisors. He is a member of the companies’ Product Management Committee, tasked with sourcing new investment ideas for the company and its affiliates. He leads the Product Solutions team in overseeing the strategic development and management of the company’s investment products, and ensuring their alignment with client objectives and market trends. Mr. Rittenhouse and his team are dedicated to innovating and optimizing product offerings, and collaborate with Sales, Marketing and distribution partners to advance the company’s growth. Since joining the company in 2015, he has held roles in Sales, Asset Management, Product Management and Product Development. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Rittenhouse served as a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Plano, Texas, and held an institutional sales role at Fidelity. Mr. Rittenhouse holds a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Illinois State University.

Jay Schilling serves as vice president and national sales manager of Wealth & Institutional Sales of American Beacon Partners and American Beacon Advisors. He is responsible for leading the American Beacon Sales teams, supporting National Accounts, Institutional & Platform Sales, National DCIO Sales and ARK Invest. Mr. Schilling also supports consultant and advisory relationships and is a member of the companies’ Product Management Committee. Before his 2022 promotion to national sales manager, Mr. Schilling was vice president of Institutional & Platform Sales. Previously, he served as the company’s vice president of National Advisory Sales and Retail Sales, supporting the External Sales team’s relationships with registered investment advisers, banks and broker/dealers. Prior to joining American Beacon in 2014, Mr. Schilling served as an investment director of RS Investments, a subsidiary of Guardian Investor Services, where he was responsible for supporting advisory clients of the firm and representing investment strategies at various industry events and conferences. Mr. Schilling also served as a research analyst with Lockwood Advisors, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, where he performed due diligence for third-party money managers within the International Developed and Emerging Markets asset classes. Mr. Schilling earned a B.S. in Finance from State University of New York at Oswego. He is a CFA^® charterholder and holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 24 and 63 licenses.

Clay Bell serves as vice president of Financial Planning & Analysis of American Beacon Partners and American Beacon Advisors. In that role, he develops and has oversight responsibility of the company’s financial forecasting and ensures that annual and multi-year planning aligns with the organization’s strategic vision and goals. Mr. Bell is a member of the Product Management Committee. Since joining the company in 2012, he has held various roles in the Finance & Accounting department. Mr. Bell started his career with Ernst & Young. He earned an M.S. in Accounting from The University of Texas at Arlington and a B.S. in Accounting from Texas Tech University.