Phillip Gronniger is a client portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. In this role he is responsible for the external-facing articulation of investment philosophy, process, performance, and positioning to clients across all
channels.

Before joining Thornburg in 2025, he was a client portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors, starting as a senior product manager in 2010. Prior to that he served as a vice president and portfolio manager for Financial Counselors, Inc., where he managed fixed income strategies for institutional clients and large-cap growth portfolios for private clients. He started his career in 1998 as a fixed income and equity trader prior to being promoted to a fixed income and equity analyst at Financial Counselors, Inc.

Phillip received his BS degree in business administration from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. He is currently registered with FINRA with a Series 7 and 63. He is a CFA charterholder.

Thiemo is Head of the Sustainable Thematic Equity Team and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Polar Capital Smart Energy and Smart Mobility strategies. Before joining Polar Capital in September 2021, Thiemo was the Head of Thematic Investing Energy/Mobility/Materials of Robeco Switzerland Ltd, Zurich, being the lead manager of the RobecoSAM Smart Energy and the Smart Mobility strategies. Prior to joining Robeco in 2007, Thiemo was Senior Portfolio Manager at Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie of the Infology Fund, where he was in charge of the sub-sectors semiconductors and “new technologies”.

Wai Lee is a senior portfolio manager and the head of the Systematic Equity Research team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before WFAM, Wai was at Neuberger Berman, where he served as head of quantitative investments and as a senior portfolio manager. Prior to that, he was head of the quantitative engineering group at Credit Suisse Asset Management, and earlier, he oversaw quantitative research and risk management for the global balanced group at J.P. Morgan Investment Management. Wai served as a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Business School. He began his investment industry career in 1996. Wai earned a bachelor’s degree with honours in mechanical engineering from the University of Hong Kong and a master’s degree in business administration and a Ph.D. in finance from Drexel University.  

Kelvin Leung is an Executive Director, Head of Discretionary Fixed Income Asia at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, based in the Hong Kong office. With over 17 years of experience, Kelvin’s career began in 2008 as a research analyst at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, where he played a role in manager selection for the HKSAR Government’s official reserves. In 2013, he joined J.P. Morgan Asset Management, assuming responsibility for strategic product positioning of the firm’s investment capabilities. He transitioned to the role of Investment Specialist within the Global Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Group, contributing to the growth of the fixed income business in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to rejoining J.P. Morgan, Kelvin served as a Senior Product Specialist at HSBC Global Private Banking, where he successfully drove sales activities for private bank clients in Hong Kong. Kelvin joined J.P. Morgan Private Bank in 2023 as Head of Discretionary Fixed Income Asia, bringing his expertise to serve as a subject matter expert across managed fixed income solutions including mutual funds and separately managed accounts (SMAs) for the Asia Private Bank business. Kelvin earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Management Sciences from the University of Waterloo. He earned certification including Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and Certified Private Wealth Professional (CPWP). Kelvin has also earned the Certificate of ESG Investing from the CFA Institute.

Matthew is Head of Global Unconstrained Fixed Income for L&G’s Asset Management division, having led the Global Bond Strategies team since 2019. Prior to this he was co-head of the Euro credit portfolio management team, and joined the business in 2009. Previously, Matthew was a Partner at Banquo Credit Management (a multibillion-euro absolute return investment manager) and has worked at UBS, Merrill Lynch and the rating agency Fitch IBCA. Matthew qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in 1996 and holds a BA (hons) in English from the University of York.

Phillip Gronniger is a client portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. In this role he is responsible for the external-facing articulation of investment philosophy, process, performance, and positioning to clients across all
channels.

Before joining Thornburg in 2025, he was a client portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors, starting as a senior product manager in 2010. Prior to that he served as a vice president and portfolio manager for Financial Counselors, Inc., where he managed fixed income strategies for institutional clients and large-cap growth portfolios for private clients. He started his career in 1998 as a fixed income and equity trader prior to being promoted to a fixed income and equity analyst at Financial Counselors, Inc.

Phillip received his BS degree in business administration from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. He is currently registered with FINRA with a Series 7 and 63. He is a CFA charterholder.

Thiemo is Head of the Sustainable Thematic Equity Team and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Polar Capital Smart Energy and Smart Mobility strategies. Before joining Polar Capital in September 2021, Thiemo was the Head of Thematic Investing Energy/Mobility/Materials of Robeco Switzerland Ltd, Zurich, being the lead manager of the RobecoSAM Smart Energy and the Smart Mobility strategies. Prior to joining Robeco in 2007, Thiemo was Senior Portfolio Manager at Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie of the Infology Fund, where he was in charge of the sub-sectors semiconductors and “new technologies”.

Wai Lee is a senior portfolio manager and the head of the Systematic Equity Research team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before WFAM, Wai was at Neuberger Berman, where he served as head of quantitative investments and as a senior portfolio manager. Prior to that, he was head of the quantitative engineering group at Credit Suisse Asset Management, and earlier, he oversaw quantitative research and risk management for the global balanced group at J.P. Morgan Investment Management. Wai served as a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Business School. He began his investment industry career in 1996. Wai earned a bachelor’s degree with honours in mechanical engineering from the University of Hong Kong and a master’s degree in business administration and a Ph.D. in finance from Drexel University.  

Yazid is the Head of Funds Selection at Bank of Singapore and he plays a key role in developing the funds platform and ESG framework for funds in the Bank. He has over a decade of experience in the institutional investment space in which he was primarily responsible for the external fund management and asset allocation in a sovereign wealth fund in Brunei. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with an MPhil in Economics. He is also a CFA Charterholder and obtained the Certificate in ESG Investing from CFA.

Matthew is Head of Global Unconstrained Fixed Income for L&G’s Asset Management division, having led the Global Bond Strategies team since 2019. Prior to this he was co-head of the Euro credit portfolio management team, and joined the business in 2009. Previously, Matthew was a Partner at Banquo Credit Management (a multibillion-euro absolute return investment manager) and has worked at UBS, Merrill Lynch and the rating agency Fitch IBCA. Matthew qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in 1996 and holds a BA (hons) in English from the University of York.