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Clifford D. Corso

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Corso joined the firm in 1994, establishing the company's asset management platform and building it into one of the largest fixed income managers in the world. With a staff of 123 people, Mr. Corso now oversees the investment of more than $39 billion in assets and directs the investment strategies of Cutwater's clients, including pension funds, global banks, corporations, Taft Hartley and insurance companies as well as over 900 municipalities across the United States. Mr. Corso also initiated and managed the expansion of the asset manager's international asset management business from a principal office in London, now a multi billion dollar platform. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Corso served as co-head of a fixed income division at Alliance Capital Management. In his twenty five-year career, he has held positions as a credit analyst, restructuring specialist, trader and portfolio manager. He has managed a wide range of fixed income products, including corporate, asset-backed, government, mortgage, municipal, credit default swap and derivative securities. He has developed several unique conduit businesses including East-Fleet, a London based vehicle serving several global banks. He was also an early pioneer in the credit derivatives market, developing several investment programs starting in 2000, and expanding this area to create the MINTS funds, one of the most successful CDS funds ever created with over $1.6 billion in notional value under management.Mr. Corso began his career in banking positions as an analyst, lender and trader, and has led several notable and large debt restructurings. His analytical skills combine mathematics, game theory, economics, psychology and investment theory.Mr. Corso graduated from Yale University with a degree in economics and earned an MBA from Columbia University. He has lectured on topics from leadership to finance at many academic institutions, including Columbia University and New York University, where he taught a course on financial derivatives. He currently holds Series 7, 24, and 63 licenses from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and is a member of the Fixed Income Analysts Society, Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and the Investment Management Executive Council. Mr. Corso also serves on the Board of Directors of the MBIA Foundation, a not-for-profit charity.