Rob R. Knowles

Founded in 2000, Transamerica Investment Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Los Angeles with additional offices in San Francisco and Dayton, Ohio. The firm is a of Transamerica Corp. and their ultimate parent is AEGON NV (NYSE: AEG), a multinational insurance organization headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands. Transamerica Investment Management provides fee-based investment management to retail and institutional clients. Their institutional clients include corporations, foundations, endowments, hospitals, religious organizations, public funds and Taft-Hartley accounts. The firm also manages 22 mutual funds.

Founded in 1987, Wall Street Associates LLC is a registered investment advisor located in La Jolla, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Wall Street Associates II LLC. They manage growth portfolios primarily invested in domestic equity securities for institutional investors and private clients. WSA provides fully discretionary and model equity investment advisory services for a variety of clients. In addition, the firm serves as sub-advisor for accounts that are co-managed by other non-affiliated investment advisers. WSA also serves as a sub-advisor to open-ended mutual funds sponsored by unrelated NYSE member firms.